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If you are north of 44 degrees latitude, you can sign up to be a beta tester for Starlink.

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Offgrid, Sure you have discovered Tractorhouse.com. You can search regionally, the only issue is the 40K tractors they have are listed by make. Also there are tractor transporters on line. You could rent a truck and trailer. You know - where there's a will.
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A couple of times I brought in a decent connection using the directional antenna with no service on showing on the phone with booster and omni antenna. Conditions have to be perfect. It was flat terrain, mostly open water in Eastern NC about 30 miles from the tower. So you can bring in a highly attenuated signal if you are in line of sight. 

But down in a hole where line of sight is blocked, forget it. Sometimes though just getting the antenna up 20 ft clears the obstructions. So it all depends on the terrain, tree cover, etc.

You have to do a survey. I've frequently gotten service by selecting a campsite at a higher elevation when there was none lower in the campground. What I usually do is drive through a campground with the phone on booster and omni in the TV. If I get a bar or more then I pick a site in that area. That's one reason I wouldn't want just the RV mounted booster. Having the booster in the TV is invaluable. The other reason is that even when you get no signal in the campground down in the hole often there is one within a couple of miles drive if you have a booster. 
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I have ATT unlimited and have been throttled on it before while travelling and using lots of bandwidth. I get no signal at our new place on it, but sometimes get one bar up the road a bit, so that will be a tough test for the directional antenna. My daughter has Verizon and sometimes gets one bar at the house, so I think that might work. US Cellular has their own towers in the area and the locals all have that, so there is a good possibility. Just got the dsl in, They promised 1.5 mbps which is inadequate but its showing 3 mbps, which just might be enough.  Wife will try working from there next week and see. 

Well you know the story, if there's signal you can boost, but can't boost no signal.. Hope the DSL works for ya.
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I have ATT unlimited and have been throttled on it before while travelling and using lots of bandwidth. I get no signal at our new place on it, but sometimes get one bar up the road a bit, so that will be a tough test for the directional antenna. My daughter has Verizon and sometimes gets one bar at the house, so I think that might work. US Cellular has their own towers in the area and the locals all have that, so there is a good possibility. Just got the dsl in, They promised 1.5 mbps which is inadequate but its showing 3 mbps, which just might be enough.  Wife will try working from there next week and see. 
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Even though they are generically called 'rotary cutter' in the catalog, most tractor owners dont call them that.
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I'm assuming you have already done a tower search and find them to far for a Yagi & Booster.

Ha, you're within my drive possibility for the right deal! You're smart enough to work out what the requirements are for you. Best of in your research!

Actually I haven't yet, cell data plans are throttled and my wife works from home and uses lots of bandwidth, so I want to try dsl first and see how that works. But now that you mention it I might see if I can pull in a decent signal, at least that would be something for when the phone lines go out. 


I researched plans for traveling and for home. AT&T 'had' one they promoted that gave me unlimited on 4 devices (one being a internet box) for less that my 20 gig combined Verizon for 2 phones (then my cost of internet). No brainer for me.. Throttled yes, but have to blow through 4 limits before an issue. Watch the plans as they promote them. Hopefully you can find good signal from both Big Boys so you can have choices. 
I worked from the road and home for the last year of employment. The system worked great from home, okay on the road (obvious reasons).

Emergency contact.. think Ham! Do a tower search in the area, if you have 'a', you can bounce through them all! Systems out now that you can 'text' with Ham to cell phones (only hearing about them, haven't used). 
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Originally posted by Tars Tarkas

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The independent R&L brakes are integral for steering, I suspect for even a 4WD with power steering.  There are times when you want to make a 90° turn in place, maybe depending on the job you're doing.  Mowing hay, for example, but possibly when bush hogging in some situations.  (I wonder if bush or brush hogging is a regional thing.)  
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Me to seller of loader tractor with attachments: Got a bush hog?
Seller: Yep
Me: Great, I have 12 acres of pasture to mow
Seller: Huh? I don't have a mower for it.
Me: Huh? You just told me you did.
Seller: No I didn't.

After that went on a little it finally became clear that he had a Bush Hog brand loader on his tractor.
So now I say "brush hog".  You can't call it a mower either because that could be a "finish mower".  Embarrassed

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Yah, I've learned that about the brakes on the old Ford that was originally at my new place that the seller used. I'm guessing thats especially important with 2wd tractors. Just looking at them the front ends really can't be doing that much, and once you put a brush hog on the 3 pt..The Ford wouldn't steer worth a damn until I started using the brakes.

The independent R&L brakes are integral for steering, I suspect for even a 4WD with power steering.  There are times when you want to make a 90° turn in place, maybe depending on the job you're doing.  Mowing hay, for example, but possibly when bush hogging in some situations.  (I wonder if bush or brush hogging is a regional thing.) 

I think you're right about muscle memory regarding tractor braking.  I do it without thinking.  You learn fast though.  While you're learning you can drop a gear or two and just go slower.  That's a nice thing about tractors.  Set the engine to 1900 rpm, or whatever, choose the gear you want for ground speed and your PTO speed is 540 regardless, so the mower or bush hog turns at the right speed no matter what.  The bush hog will generally do a nicer job at lower ground speeds, which I guess is the silver lining.

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Yah, I've learned that about the brakes on the old Ford that was originally at my new place that the seller used. I'm guessing thats especially important with 2wd tractors. Just looking at them the front ends really can't be doing that much, and once you put a brush hog on the 3 pt..The Ford wouldn't steer worth a damn until I started using the brakes. Scared me. My worry is that knowing that isn't the same as doing it right when I need to until my "muscle memory" kicks in. I'm sure its going to be like learning to fly an airplane was. the first hours are the highest risk. And, the older you get the slower you learn....

As I understand it, you draw a trapezoid between the contact patches of the 4 tires. If the cg falls outside of that trapezoid over you go. So downhill on a tricycle tractor, not good....

So many farmers have died from tractor rollovers, its really sad. Everyone around here I've talked to seems to either have a relative or know a neighbor who has died that way. Steep mountain land?   And much of the time it results in the loss of the farm and the family heritage. I just don't want to take the risk, apparently the survival rate with ROPS ans seat belt from a rollover is about 99% vs 30% without. That's pretty compelling odds in my case, If I was younger and had flatter land I might feel differently...
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