Building and repairing machinery comes naturally to me from my farming days, but it still took lots of test fitting to get the parts to work. I bought the refurbished tractor from an antiques dealer for $1100. So, I bought a small stick welder at a hardware store and drove my pickup to a scrap-metal dealer to buy the materials. With just one click of a mouse, you can rotate, animate and explode every joint and part of six classic woodworking projects. The loader has a self-leveling bucket...

But his vision for building the library from its small beginnings to an entity serving more than 14,000 patrons is worthy of praise, said Waukee Mayor Bill Peard, who bestowed the honor on Dolmage last month. In the early 1980s when the library moved from a small room at the back of the old City Hall to the then newly purchased property at a former church, Dolmage joined the wagon brigade, caravaning books to the new location. He's never forgotten where he grew up and he's given so much...

A young man, whos been partial to both antique steam and gas engine tractors since he can remember, is traveling to old-time farming shows and demonstrating his antique equipment. Working on steam engines and vintage equipment is enjoyable for Patterson, so much so that the amount of time or money he invests in such projects are worth it. Brian Patterson, 23, of rural Mayer is actively sharing his interest in farming practices of years past, as well as having the time of his life. How much...

Aside from shows, 500 tractors sat on display, eight steam engines and 35 Caterpillars, while 75 flea market and 20 food vendors sold everything from soap to glasses to cookies throughout the grounds. Basically, big machinery all ran together as audience members learned about the history and sheer mechanics of the 350-hp, 30-ton, two-cycle diesel engine. Regardless, a sure crowd pleaser was the pretend radio show, WFM, which gives people a lesson on a Fairbanks-Morse engine that operated...

The tractor-trailer traveled another 76 feet before coming to a stop. Highway 421 when he rounded a curve and the trailer crossed the center line and hit the front of a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The collision resulted in the Jeep being spun counterclockwise, coming to rest near the point of impact. Police say Atkins, who was not injured, will be facing charges following an investigation into the accident. Home of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Wreck leaves two injured By C. Highway...

The station wagon was heading northbound towards Middleton at about 8:15 this morning, when it ran into a corrugator arm attached to the tractor, coming in the opposite direction. The driver of the station wagon died at the scene of the crash and no other injuries were reported. KIVI-TV Today's 6: Idaho's News Station Wagon and Tractor Collide: One Dead The driver of a white Ford station wagon was killed this morning in an accident involving a tractor on Middleton Road.

The park would be a hub of economic activity, where everything from imported Asian electronics to raw lumber would be trucked, sorted and pumped out across the nation by truck or rail. Virginia ports are on the path to capture some of that import growth with port terminal expansions, such as the APM terminal that opened Friday. A distribution-center park outside the town could generate up to 9,000 tractor-trailer trips a day in about 20 years. Not only do we have the benefit of handling...

A John Deere tractor towing a large piece of equipment was traveling southbound and because of its size took up part of the northbound lane. Several cars avoided a collision, but the driver of a Ford Escort smashed into the equipment, and died instantly. The name of the victim hasn't been released at this time. Boise, ID-- One person is dead after colliding into tractor equipment in Canyon County.

I can pick up a dual wheel, bring it to the tractor raised on blocks for clearance, and position it against the hub by tilting the wheel as needed. A page written by our readers Idea of the month: Simplify dual tire changes This carrier fastens to my skid loader's fork attachment. The rollers let me turn the wheel to align the bolts. Compiled by Paula Barbour. Wheels come off the same way they go on.