Most farm trenching accidents don’t happen on big jobs with engineers and safety meetings. They happen on farms, during “quick digs” that were supposed to be done by noon. You’re trying to lay water line, fix a valve, or drop in a post, and you...
Trenching looks simple… until it’s not. We’ve dug through just about every type of soil the Midwest can throw at us. Hard clay that laughs at your bucket teeth. Loose sand that caves in before you can blink. Slick muck that’ll bog down a...
We build a lot of fence. Some of it’s welded solid from corner to corner. Some of it’s bolted together with heavy-duty hardware, especially for windbreaks and line fence. We don’t pick favorites. We pick what works, based on what that section of fence needs to handle....
You know the feeling. You walk past that old shed, lean on that sagging panel, or step around that water station that’s been half-working for three seasons. You mutter something about tearing it all down and starting over. And sure, new builds are shiny. But let me...
I used to think the most important part of a livestock watering system was the waterer itself — the model, the pressure rating, the fancy bowl, the float valve, the training paddle. Turns out, I was wrong. Because none of that matters when the whole area around your...
