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Machinery Infatuation

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I bought my first NEW piece of farm machinery. I am not sure if this is a failure or a success, but it is different. I picked up a NEW Rotary Cutter (bush hog, brush hog, mower, etc) from a dealer. It cost me almost as much as the tractor did with its bits of hardware and options. It seems to work well on the CNH Boomer 33. I planned on getting up to NY in the next couple of days, but Gracie has been sick.. she has been up and down. The steroid treatment and a change in diet seem to be helping at this point. Besides hauling the tractor and mower up to NY I have numerous events planned over the next month. I will be in Charlotte for a conference as well as Tucson Arizona and of course other events and activities. I started installing radio equipment in the Humvee. It now has a telescoping 30 foot antenna, a 24 volt to 12 volt converter, a removable SDR radio and some other stuff to be sure. I'd like to get it to the Stone Mountain Hamfest -- thats what i am shooting for. I thr...
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I heard some street wisdom a while back that said if you are absolutely destitute you will do at least one of the following, Steal, Beg or Sell your body. I have trips to Brazil and Arizona coming up. I am excited about Brazil. I am going to an "Eco Community" (basically tree houses) for a weekend.
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I went flying this weekend. It was very cold in Atlanta. The windchill got down to +17 degrees F. Brrr. I took a very fancy plane out (2012 Cirrus SR-22) for a test flight. I think the avionics in the plane are better than most jets.