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The most universally capable modern homesteading machine we know of is a commercial-grade compact diesel tractor. We like Kubota tractors, John Deere''s 20- to 48-hp 2000 class and New Holland''s Boomer line. Even the smallest models--which look like sturdily built lawn tractor mowers--are equipped with powerful diesel engines and industrial quality transmissions and running gear. They also sport a three-point rear hitch that will mount commercial farm land plows, harrows and rakes and provide attachment points for a hay or field corn cutter bar or silage chopper, a sprayer or buzz saw. These tractors include a hydraulic system that will power remote motors on the chopper''s flails, the sprayer''s pump or the saw''s blade. They''ll also mount hydraulic cylinders to pull the plow up or dig it in and hold it down and will run any number of other hydraulic attachments such as a front-end snow thrower or plow blade, a bucket loader to carry soil, gravel or building bricks, a rear-mount backhoe to dig trenches, a forklift to raise bay bales into your barn loft, an electric littletikesactionpowertools generator to power the house and barn if the power lines go down in a storm, or a pump to fill a pond or empty the cellar after a flood. A modern, small diesel tractor is a major investment for a ranch or truck-farming operation--but one that will expand littletikesactionpowertools your homesteading capabilities beyond muscle-power, and will pay off every day for a lifetime or two of strenuous use.

Welding Torches and GunsUsed for shielded-metal-arc welding, torches (electrode holders). manually controlled, grip ends of electrodes, also called rods-pinch type and collet type are common.GMAW and FCAW guns come in pistol grip, goose-neck, and inline styles, the latter used for mechanized welding. Knowing the wire diameter, select a gun rated slightly higher than the welding current to be used. Duty-cycle ratings are usually given for C[O.sub.2] shielding--air or C[O.sub.2] cooling arc usually sufficient for welding at up to 600 A at less than 100 percent duty. Higher amperages require water cooling--high-amperage guns come with tubing for water cooling. Hand-held, mounted on a robot arm or fixed within a mechanized welding setup, guns guide filler wire and shielding gas into the weld puddle.

A good friend called to let me know that there was an error in my thinking concerning aerial work platforms. I said "there is an aerial work platform in the field population in North America for every 1200 people, give or take a few." I should have said there''s an aerial work platform in the field population for every 950 people. That will decline this year to one machine for every 850 people, give or take a few. That''s still a lot of work platforms, no matter how you cut it! The 951 backhoe attachment from Great Bend Manufacturing mounts on skid steers from 40 to 100 hp and 55 to 100 hp tractors with Cat. II 3 point and I hitch. The 951 offers 9.7 ft. of digging depth with 4575 lb. of digging force. A tapered console and walk-through deck provide comfort and visibility to the operator and two double-action hydraulic cylinders replace chain links to ensure smooth swing operation, the company said. Attach hydraulic Ho-Pac Model 500 vibratory compactor/driver to mini-excavator, backhoe, or trencher to compact or drive soil in narrow trenches. Base plate measures 12 ins. wide and 27 ins. long. Boasts impulse force of 3,940 lbs. at 2,000 cycles per min. with minimum of 9 to 18 g.p.m. from carrier. Optional swivel-top mounting bracket permits precise positioning without moving carrier. My 22-month-old son is mad for trucks. And not just any trucks -- construction vehicles. Out of the vast variety of images he''s exposed to daily, he has honed in on dump trucks and cranes. How did this happen? My partner, Laura, and I are still trying to figure it out. Neither of us drives a big rig. Riley doesn''t watch TV. He has dolls. He loves flowers and animals. But boy, does he love backhoes.