Sampling Of Stories Featured in the Current Issue of FARM SHOW Magazine:
Forklift Made From Old Swather
Rhonda Hartje says her dad Roger Holcomb is a genius when it comes to building things. “Over his entire life, he’s built things that are sometimes way better than anything he could buy.” Those ideas include a horse-drawn buggy, a holding chute for livestock and a bucket-mounted post...
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Handrail/Mirror Combo On Zero-Turn
Zero-turn mowers are one of the slickest inventions ever but knowing what’s behind you in woodlots or along roadways is difficult. Minn. farmer Al Hernke solved that problem using spare parts from his shop.
“I formed an old piece of chrome tubing from...
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Trailer Ramp Lift Assist
“Recently I borrowed my grandson’s mower trailer and while I had it I decided to repair the fold-down ramp. The problem was that after I finished the repairs it was so heavy I could hardly lift it,” says Kenny Vandeventer.
“I decided to add a spring-loaded lift assist to one side of t...
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Extra Seed Box Added To Air Drill
Luke Risch likes a challenge and adding a small-seed seed box to a big air drill was a good one. Risch does custom metal work out of his one-man shop in western Wisconsin. When a friend wanted to seed alfalfa at the same time he was planting oats or wheat with his Deere air drill, Risch took on th...
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Biomass Burner Dries Grain Faster, Cheaper
BioDryAir from Triple Green Products burns biomass to reduce grain-drying costs by up to 80 percent over natural gas or propane. Hot, dry clean air is piped into a conventional drier; no heat exchanger is needed. Even better for Canadian readers of FARM SHOW, a government program curre...
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