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If the want to chase a premium. Many dairies are mating to a beef bull.or even wagyu . With the ability to sex semen and the reduced cost and increasing availability of embryo transplants. Only a small percentage of the top genetics are being used for replacements . Then some are used as recip...

There is actually a push in the other direction, and moving toward a red and white Holstein as a way to reduce heat stress and improve milk production ect. As a reduction of heat stress issues.

Funny thing drum brakes don’t require calipers . And the required space between brake drum and wheel is smaller then the area of required space between rotor and wheel because a caliper has to be Inbetween the rotor and the wheel. Federal regulations such as reduced stoping distance , four...

Maybe if you used one of them there measurement doohickey thingamobobs you would understand that calipers extend above the rotors more than 2 inches. Much more in some applications. If you use the googley thingomobber you will find that rotor thickness has decreased not increased. You will also...

Actually the opposite is true thicker rotors hold temperature longer then thinner rotors . That's why high performance and some after marker rotors have groves cut in them. To reduce overall metal mass and increase air flow around and in the rotor to reduce heat build up since air dissipates...

Take a tape measure and measure your rotors. 16 inch wheels would fit over them without a caliper or if the exact same diameter brake drum. The issue is a direct result of the caliper.

In the us tire size changed from 16 to 17 and 18 oem when the rear brakes changed from drum brakes to disc brakes. There are absolutely no vehicles in the us that are rated 1/2 ton equivalents and higher with 16 inch oem wheels and rear disc brakes. Rear disc on 1/2 ton equivalent rated...

It’s very simple hot h2o = steam Cool h2o =liquid. As I talked about previously when they started lowering exhaust temps rust became even more of a issue that is why they started using aluminized pipe and then stainless as well as adding weep holes in the exhaust system because the h20...

Never claimed disc or drum was better,only pointed out the facts that rims increased in size do to calipers not brake pads. If you believe the exhaust temps from the muffler back are higher today then in the older vehicles I encourage you to get a temp gun. Guaranteed you have never leaned up...

The reason there was a muffler shop on every corner was because they were simple systems that you could fix. Didn’t have to have thousands of dollars of equipment to ensure your repair was up to epa emission regulations. You bought a stick of pipe bent it to fit picked a standard muffler of the...

It’s not just vehicles. In 1972 he bought 80 acres with 40 water shares. Couldn’t buy it today for 20 times the money. 4 years ago I bought 3 shares of the same water shares for 5k each . Wich would mean the water shares alone (without the property) are worth at least 200k ! Look at the...

In 1974 my dad sold calves at $1lb Took his calf check and bought. A brand new chev heavy 3/4 ton 4x4 truck for less then $7400 out the door. Same truck would be more than 10 times that price today. We aren’t anywhere near $10 lb for calves right now. Not even getting 1/3 of that today. So...

All those bred cows are big money if the big packers take advantage of it. Can make as much of fetus products as they paid for the entire cow if everything is done correctly. Bovine fetus serum is big money . Makes offal prices look like peanuts.

Sexed semen and embryos are a big factor! No need to have 50 percent of your calf crop as a loss of profit. That and the ever decreasing number of dairy’s are effecting the price. Dairy calf prices always spike in the spring as demand increases.

Spaying them is the safest bet

That is exactly what people have been saying since the 1990’s and yet it continues to grow and expand and continues to support more and more people. If they can do it with 750 animals a year and three plus hours away from a population center, don’t tell me it can’t be done at a very much...

Don't know exact numbers. I would say 500 -750 per year. But numbers have been expanding as they are supporting more and more housholds. I know they sell at several farmers markets, a few different small grocery stores as well as selling direct to consumer. They started out doing 10 or so a...

Anywhere in the western 1/2 of the us that has a livestock auction . I believe that there are enough ranchers buying and selling on small numbers to keep the auction financially viable ,because semi loads aren’t normally sold at local auctions. As date as locker beef not working in Dave’s area I...

Hmmm 22 lots totaling 53 head . So if everyone is only buying and selling semi loads of cattle where are all these small lots coming from? Less then 3 head per lot average isn’t a semi load or even a pickup trailer load anywhere I know of . So someone or lots of someone’s in the area must be...

Yep you nailed it .it doesn’t work for HIM. Doesn’t mean it can’t or won’t work for his neighbor. This thread to me comes of very similar to another of his threads were he is being judgmental of anyone doing something different then he does. Cheep cull cow prices at auction is exactly what makes...