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She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy…

She thinks my tractor’s sexy! She thinks my tractor’s sexy It really turns her on She’s always starin’ at me While I’m chuggin’ along… Kenny Chesney Whe…

Update: Twist II Clean Sediment Filter

June 21, 2019 Update Well, the TwistIIClean filter was a great idea. However, the execution is a bit off. The first issue we had was the red “Safety Latch” which is, in fact, not a safet…

DR Power TRM 875

DR Power TRM 875 Meets Texas Hill Country The Fat Rancher’s motto? “Better living through power tools.” DR Power knows the drill. So when it comes to taming the Texas Juniper (Juni…

T-Box Deer Blind

A Blind is a Blind The Fat Rancher isn’t a big hunter. Well, he is big; just not much of a hunter… Regardless, one of the first “installations” at The Fat Rancher’s pla…

2018 TAMU Beef Cattle Short Course

Save the Date: 2018 TAMU Beef Cattle Short Course The Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course has a rich tradition and historical place in the programs emanating from the Department of Animal Science a…

2018 Spring has Sprung

It’s All About the Critters While The Fat Rancher likes that colder weather so he can burn up some of the accumulated firewood, Spring is fun to watch come about. The Spring wildlife have emer…

Polar HD 1500TA Utility Trailer

If You Have A Ranch, You Have Stuff to Haul If you have any acreage at all, your going to be busy cleaning up fence lines, felled trees and maybe even moving firewood. A utility trailer is a must. A…

TAMU Beef Cattle Short Course 2017

Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course 2017 The 2017 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course 2017 is history now, and Bryan Texas is in the rear view mirror (literally). As we pulled our travel trailer…

Redneck Gate Opener

Redneck Hack No. 1: The Redneck Gate Opener The Fat Rancher isn’t lazy. No siree. But he does believe in saving wear and tear on his truck and knees. So finding a solution to open the gate a…

Tractor Tool Caddy

Redneck Hack No. 2: The Tractor Tool Caddy You are trundling to and fro on the back 20 and you notice your three-point needs adjustment. Where are your tools? It’s often I am out on the prope…

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