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O-rings have around 15% "crush" when installed. a little more on some static sealing arrangements. the o-ring groove will be something like 15-20% wider than the o-ring. almost certainly it'll be a...

For a while in the 80's goats were worth a fortune - black feral nannies around 150, ginger were worth heaps less but people sill made pretty good money mustering wild goats... a mate and i were up...

Just checked through some records - $5.70 a kg about 10 months ago. not sure about the latest schedule.

live and healthy loaded onto the truck - they pay cartage and the price is best for 7 to 18 kg carcass weight. Getting them into the yards is where you'll earn your keep. hunting them you think...

i believe wilson hellaby in auckland need 1000 goats a week for the supermarkets up there - they pay good money too (most of 6 dollars + gst) . there could be a couple of thousand dollars in those...

I'm afraid i've spent a fair few hours hanging off them too. some soils like clay/papa are murder and you need two powerful blokes and a borer to match... the last 20 or so years i've been in nice...

just measured my one - 550mm of drawbar then 2 metres of deck. the axle is 1.4 metres from the front of the deck so the quad takes a good proportion of the trailer load. one disadvantage is when you...

i built one quite similar to your design brad (25 years ago) but i ran the "A" right out to within about 15 mm of the outside of the tyres so in rough going the wheels can't snag on anything. also,...

I know some use laminated Tanekaha , possibly with some other type https://www.tanestrees.org.nz/species-profiles/tanekaha/

some years ago my old stockagent came to look at some cattle and i commented that he was doing ok on the hills as previously he had struggled with his body that had seen better days. He said he'd...

If that genny has previously sat around a bit it may well have old fuel-turned to gum in the carb jets, making the engine run lean . a lean engine will surge a bit then give up long before giving you...

i took a 650 as part payment for my Z1R when i sold it. That XJ got caned for 2 years with no maintenance and never missed a beat... sold it to pay for a pallet of milk powder when bull-beef was...

If you are going to repair it in situ then Belzona will give you a fighting chance - esp with a good fitting stepped key and the bolt torqued up with loctite 262. if you need some Belzona pm me and i...

Haven't recently given her flea treatment of any type ? some dogs are reported to develop a tendency for seizures after Bravecto or such like.

I've got one of those surfs and apart from liking petrol it's one of the best things i've bought. done a lot of miles towing heavy boats/trailers and never had an issue. the one on trademe with a bit...

A Rewarewa came down a few weeks ago in the strong southerlies we were having - its only about 14-16" or so diameter but i had similar thoughts to Ross about it ... is sapstain an issue with them? if...

When i first bought the farm it was in major disrepair and being young and keen i used to often work all night fencing... one cold still night (early may) i was putting in a gate post near the back...

About 12 or 13 years ago we bought a Klx 140 for the lady of the farm and i've got to say that bike has been the best thing ever. i'll use it over my kdx 200 for tricky steep hill work and quite...

A mate and his young fella come out possuming out the back of the farm from time to time and pluck the fur for a bit of pocket money. a couple of years ago i saw some kittens on the edge of the bush...

Cheers, seems like a lot of good blokes/blokesse's here

Hi everyone, another farmer here - a pretty modest drystock one fairly close to the Ureweras, so the occasional game animal but also the odd wild dog or two over the years. Do a bit of engineering...