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Show Opportunities Offered In Homemade Equipment Homemade equipment is only for persons who have ideas of their own. A farmer usually sees a neighbor's wagon, inspects it, and goes home to build one for himself, or lets his son do it. Also, say engineers at the New York State College of Agriculture, rubber-tired tractors have convinced con-vinced farmers of the practicability of rubber-mounted equipment. In their opinion, a start toward bringing all the equipment up-to-date is the farm wagon which can be made easily and will cost about $35, without box or rack. Auto running run-ning gear, preferably with 600-16 tires, lends itself to easy tire replacement re-placement when the wagon is heavily heavi-ly loaded. The advantages of tires are lost, it is said, with more than 25 pounds pressure in them. Used tires are satisfactory if the wagon is used on the farm and not behind a truck or car on the highway. If used on the road as a trailer, New York state law requires that it be equipped with brakes, lights, and a license. Ensilage carts that push easily over litter and other obstructions may be made at a cost of from $20 to $25 for material and labor, according ac-cording to the engineers. A sturdy handy cart for carrying milk cans may be made from old auto wheels, he says. |