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how to convert a chest freezer to a fridge
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johnlvs2run wrote:
However, the main thing is that my friend feels a tractor is a necessity (though she doesn't know how to use one) for fixing roads and moving dirt, because that's what she was told by a neighbor. I've only used a maul and hoe for moving around dirt. So I'm curious about this for my personal purposes.
How do hand tools, such as a maul and hoe, compare with a tractor in the fixing of roads and moving around dirt? I'm looking for some encouragement in this regard. Thanks.
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frankenstoen wrote:
If a job becomes too large for hand tools, consider renting, borrowing or paying a neighbor for use of a machine. Ownership should be only be considered if it becomes significantly cheaper than those options.
Ownership entails a large outlay of money up front, or worse, purchasing on credit. There are ongoing fuel and maintenance costs. If it is a valuable piece of equipment, it should be insured. A large piece of equipment is a target for thieves and vandals as well.
A backhoe or a bulldozer can move astounding amounts of earth in mere hours, tasks that would take a single man and a wheelbarrow months to accomplish. While this is obviously a good thing, it is also a bad thing. When it becomes easier to move earth than to think about it, a lot of poor decisions can be made rather quickly. With only a shovel and a your own muscles to work with a lot more thought will go into your decisions.
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Matthew wrote:
It also depends on scale...and labor. If one person has to work 400 acres they will
need machines...which is why, imo, no one person should take on more than a few
acres.
TheDirtSurgeon wrote:
If everyone had a quarter acre garden, and no one ate beef or mutton... that could hold true. But it'll never be true.
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H Ludi Tyler wrote:
Personally I think there is a place for machinery, even large earth-moving machines, in permaculture (see Mollison, Holzer).
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BenjaminBurchall wrote:
I'd love to get my hands on a machine that could make deep holes in the ground instead of tilling. That would be of immense help in starting farms in my area. Oh and a renewably powered chipper would be great to chip that material up for faster decomposition.
TheDirtSurgeon wrote:
I can hook you up with both.
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TheDirtSurgeon wrote:
I can hook you up with both.
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TheDirtSurgeon wrote:
Pretty simple, actually. Wood chippers are either gas or diesel powered, and thus can be fueled with ethanol or biodiesel, respectively. The larger ones, like the tree companies have, are more efficient in terms of wood chipped to fuel used.
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