Here's a "Talk About Anything" - II

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I owned a 1975 CJ7. Had a blast going off road with it. Blew a valve in it. Engine was caput.
Bought a used 2000 wrangler. Loved taking the top off of it but did not take it on the trails once. One of the worst vehicles I owned for dependability. And the frame rusted from winter road salt.

I had an ATV for the trails and it did a fine job.
 
i drove a 1970's era land rover for 30 plus years every day. not to say that it didn't break down but i was always able do drive it. a tornado blew it over and around and left it in a pile of trees once. the next morning i rolled it back up on all fours put oil in it and drove it off.
 
The biggest problem I see with rusty Jeeps is the CJ's and Wranglers have a box frame, road salt and dirt gets in then rust starts.
Friend at work bought a new 85 CJ, in ten years the motor and body was falling apart, the way he fix it was buy a new 97 Cherokee, so far he has around 20k mi on it, 5 years ago had a 8k rust fix job done and on his 4th set of weather cracked tires.........
 
The problem with ATV's around here, to get from point A to point B require road travel, that becomes a problem when they are not allowed on roads, I think I can drive a tractor on a road legally and further then ATV. With Jeeps just scoot down the road to a Jeep trail and good to go, after you let air out.........
 
I currently own a Toyota 4Runner. Very 'Jeep' like in the 4WD dept. More comfortable and carries more stuff. Runs like a top, very dependable. Great in snow and from what I've seen they can keep up with a Jeep on trails. I have not tried this myself, but others have and have shared pics I doubt I ever own a Jeep again.
 
We sold our commercial calves yesterday. Even though we had an all night rain the night before, the big truck did fine . The high price of beef is going in the packers pockets I guess because it sure isn't ours. Nice , fat heifers and steers avg 1.39 and 650 -750 lbs. We will grow out our registered bulls as seed stock and sell them at 1 1/2 years and use some of our registered heifers as replacements for old cows.
 

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Wow. Congrats. :clap: :clap: :clap: Way to go!!!!!!

Edit to add: I miss read the part that higher prices do not mean more dollars in your pocket. :( Sorry to hear that Collie.
 
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Outstanding Collie. Our supplier raised the price for 1/2 side to 2.50 a lb from 2.00. These are grain fed animals so I am not sure if this is inline with the rest of the country. He stated the increase was due to feed price increases. We are in Ohio.
 
Thank ya'll, :) Our price was on the hoof so not sure how that all comes out compared to dressing out one. These will go to a feed yard in a different state , be feed for a term then sold as prime Angus. Feed has really .,really went up. One load of DDG/ Hominy we bought in the spring was a record $ but you have to have it to grow nice looking cattle.
During that terrible,horrible , awful etc ice storm we had , we almost ran out of feed and actually had to ration it to stretch it out. The week before, the commodity broker said the trucks were tied up The next week, , the week long storm hit with roads impassable for the entire week!. It was less than 10 degrees here and I was able to crawl across a pond to help save a calf that had slipped down on it and her body heat had melted it enough to have her fall through. She survived though and yet another miracle during a bad time..
 
Wow. Way to go saving that calf. :clap:
So, do you have any heads left to tend to besides the bulls you mentioned? If not, what will you do with all your time?
 
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