I Love the Sound of a Blowtorch

As I toil away here at Three Geese Farm, doing all the hobby farm chores, I constantly look for labor-saving devices. I mentioned buying a fuel transfer pump, so I don’t have to balance precariously on the tractor to pour five gallons of diesel into the tank, whose cap sits on the top of the engine cover. The plan is to avoid another shoulder surgery or, likely worse, falling off the tractor and being covered in diesel fuel. With the transfer pump, I leave the can on the ground, hook the hose inside the tank, and push a button. Most of these gadgets pop up on my Facebook feed. That app reads...

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