Anonymous-0
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Thread on tool got me thinkin and made me smile a little...
What do you folks do to cut down on expenses but still get things done (maybe take a few minutes longer)?
We do stuff without even thinking about it that folks (myself included) call other folks names over...
We make 2-3 5 mile loops a day to check horses. Means short trip fuel mileage, dirty daily driver, and messed up roads in bad weather. Not by plan, my (15 mpg) car broke and I replaced it with one that gets 30 on them short trips (but still gets dirty).....
I put together a portable fence setup and just let a couple horses graze smaller places that are a PITA to get the tractor to, then go over them with the ATV and a chain harrow.
Got a power inverter for the car/tractor to run the electric stuff I would need away from power instead of lugging the generator around for everything.
We collect rainwater in a couple of barrels to water flowers and the yard a little but mainly to give mosquitoes a (controlled) breeding place. Goldfish in the barrels and birds/bats take care of anything they produce and we swat a couple a year that gets by them.
Hardest thing on me is the tractor time... I know I'll use less than half the fuel if I drive 5mph as apposed to 15 but I always have to get done and on to something else
:roll:
Just decided to look for and buy a scooter to check the horses with to cut down on fuel and the time and/or expense of washing DD's so much.
Our dryer is 10+ years old and like new because SWMBO uses clotheslines year round...
What do you green weenies do?????
What do you folks do to cut down on expenses but still get things done (maybe take a few minutes longer)?
We do stuff without even thinking about it that folks (myself included) call other folks names over...
We make 2-3 5 mile loops a day to check horses. Means short trip fuel mileage, dirty daily driver, and messed up roads in bad weather. Not by plan, my (15 mpg) car broke and I replaced it with one that gets 30 on them short trips (but still gets dirty).....
I put together a portable fence setup and just let a couple horses graze smaller places that are a PITA to get the tractor to, then go over them with the ATV and a chain harrow.
Got a power inverter for the car/tractor to run the electric stuff I would need away from power instead of lugging the generator around for everything.
We collect rainwater in a couple of barrels to water flowers and the yard a little but mainly to give mosquitoes a (controlled) breeding place. Goldfish in the barrels and birds/bats take care of anything they produce and we swat a couple a year that gets by them.
Hardest thing on me is the tractor time... I know I'll use less than half the fuel if I drive 5mph as apposed to 15 but I always have to get done and on to something else
:roll:
Just decided to look for and buy a scooter to check the horses with to cut down on fuel and the time and/or expense of washing DD's so much.
Our dryer is 10+ years old and like new because SWMBO uses clotheslines year round...
What do you green weenies do?????