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    Diesel EGR Issue

    at 113,000 miles the Duramax ERG system is plugging up according to the code the dealership ran Dealership says cleaning it out with a new egr valve does not really work that well and putting on a new system is over 1200 dollars. Is there a better way to just disconnect the system
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    Arm beds questions

    I am not sure if a cannon ball bale bed fits in this forum but the problems I have had with mine is the arms not releasing We have a shop that installs and works on some of the brands of beds the problem with mine had to do with the safety device in the frame of the bed not releasing. the...
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    6AM Saturday morning.

    Did you get your tractor started so you a can feed your Livestock easier today
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    A Little Less Like Fall.....

    Nice view . trees are just starting to turn colors down here
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    Weaning Time

    The plastic one piece 10 ft bunks work well but when it rains there goes your mineral even the rain mineral. I like the SOUIX flat ground mineral feeders they have changed the top bolt on them . Some still use the blue plastic barrel from the tree and many people are buying the wooden feeder...
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    Bud Box Questions

    I bred a neighbors cows in a bud box alley. He made his alley very tall like a bud box but we actually bred cow in a old squeeze chute rattle trap that defeated his purpose all together. He did not make a gate in his alley or stop. As for the Bud Light box it works well at late night breeding's...
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    right rear foot problem

    we are treating it with koper tox and la 300 fyi fecuse foot has really been controlled in this area for the past 20 years This how FF is controlled do not trade cattle for other places keep cattle on the same rotational grazing pasture clip seed heads on brush hog pastures over seed with...
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    right rear foot problem

    Seeing it on the left foot now on baby calves. I forgot we brush hogged and dozed down some thorn bushes and trees on this pasture. Cattle on other pastures are ok. They are all on vitaferm mineral. Treated some with Kopper Tox the real bad ones in two weeks they are ok.
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    right rear foot problem

    several cows and calves have swelled right rear feet like foot rot factors that could be related standing in a pond and sprayed weeds with grazon but why is it only the right rear foot we had horse fly issue as well one cow or calf every couple of days
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    A Steak in Genomics

    It looks like the Angus Boot Camp is entirely conducted by current by Univertiy staff If so I will request for a refund from the boot camp
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    IGR for fly control

    IGR and CTC work better when it's fed before fly season Starts. The years I got it out on time it works ok but still had a few flys One issue is the neighbors that do not use it you still problems with flys I try to buy the best mineral reguardless of price if the cows eat it These new ground...
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    Are you going?

    If it matters I have been to Sitz on the national tour a few years ago They develop their bulls about as good as one can anywhere in a real world environment I saw Upward this past year and yes he does have feet and leg problems The handler of him reminded me Upward is a old bull And was...
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    what would you buy

    Thats the easiest question ever answered Split your 5 million three ways 1/3 for a ranch 1/3 for cattle either at Express Angus or Schaff Angus For cows you might fill a 30 ft Goosenck with your new herd 1/3 for feed to keep them in tip top shape And you never have to over graze again Then get...
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    A Steak in Genomics

    I have also done some testing with 50k With my own breeding (which is a outcross to most Angus bloodlines) I read the results as my cattle DNA does not have much on file to compare the AAA adjusts the Epds to more accuracy and the numbers change a bit one way or another. With more and more DNA...
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    Vets

    We have three real good local Vets however these are the reasons I am starting to go for the first time to another town. Our local vets are to busy trying to do large and small animal vets out of the same office they really do not work together Three vets work out of two competitive offices one...
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    Justifying a hired hand

    I would say important question with insurance taxes etc I have a guy that helps me when I need it but I hire all my haying done and some fencing when needed Others in the area hire part time labor. Sometimes they tell them full time until they can not keep them busy and usually the hired man...
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    -40

    Going to interrupt here When the Russians were buying as many cattle from North America Someone that had been dealing with them quoted the Russians saying ( just wait when our weather pattern changes to your side of the world for seven years you North Americans will be buying beef from us cause...
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    a couple of the Galloway boys

    It's rare to see a Galloway that has been fitted and fed properly Sure looks like the old Rothney Galloways But more like the Glenfold sp bloodline e that was real good but hard to find Keep up the good work
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    National Western History: The Brown Palace

    I assume Mr Green read the book 10 days every January by Willard Sims former manager of the National Western I was very lucky to have know Mr Sims more importantly Charles Kirk Jr. Livestock superintendent . Charley as I knew him was one of the first exhibitors of the National Western Stick...
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