Dan Anderson

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There are tools every farmer knows to have handy while planting. But here are a few useful “pocket tools” unique to planting.
Here’s a story about my father’s experiences with bench vises.
A fellow mechanic and I used to say, “Fire is our friend” when we were stymied making repairs.
A good bench vise is an essential tool in any shop. Here are tips and facts about those oft-overlooked necessities.
There comes a time when we‘re almost caught up with the most pressing chores. Then we find ourselves in our shop wondering, “What should I do next?” Here is my list.
Some accuse me of having a “negative personality,” and say I focus too much on my mistakes.
Mid-winter often brings the click-click-click sound of a starter solenoid signaling its battery is dead.
No matter how many sketches I draw with welder’s chalk on bench tops, no matter how many tack-welded prototypes I build, my “improvements” and “inventions” never seem to work as I envision.
No matter how long you work on farm equipment, there are always things to learn. In the past few years I’ve finally learned or understood…
A lot of things laying around an average farm shop have multiple uses.