Polaris. Uhe Magnum 330 4x4 provides on-demand fence true 4WD. Its drum-shift transmission includes a park feature and spliceless belt. $5,099.Kawasaki. The Prairie 650 4x4 sports a 90[degrees] liquid-cooled V-twin engine and selectable 4WD. It can tow 1,250 pounds. $6,999.Yamaha. The Grizzly 660 4x4 features a five-valve engine and three-way in/out 4WD. $7,099 - $7,399.Arctic Cat. The 500 4x4 comes with the Multi-Rack Platform and attachments like bucket carriers and wire spool mounts. $6,949.John Deere. The Gator 6x4 diesel utility vehicle travels up to 18 mph. It has seating for two and an 11.2-cubic-foot cargo box. $10,299.

Cow comfortCow comfort was the goal when Terry Timmons (pictured below) built tight a new free stall barn on his dairy farm near Loudonville, Ohio. Timmons and his father milk 200 head of registered Holsteins. Larger leatherman tool stalls with more "lunge space" in the front help their cows get up and down easier now, says timmons. their old barn, built in the 1970s, had small stalls that were closed in the front. the new stalls were made locally by stein-way equipment in apple fence creek, ohio. the bedding is sand.the barn was built in august 2001 for $500 a stall, including electricity and water. timmons says the investment has already paid off in better tight cow health.

willis bought the bobcat and attachments used from his local dealer for about $11,000. money well spent, he says. he uses it to move pallets of feed, move calf huts, and clean the barn. world tool 10 way knives the green box fence shown in the photo above is actually a hog hauler willis tight picked up at a local auction. it campfire tool will fence hold four calves on the front of the skid steer when it comes time to move them from huts to the barn for weaning tight and tool processing. his older barn has been remodeled, and the skid steer slides perfectly down the aisles and into the pens for cleaning. anything bigger wouldn''t fit, says willis.some producers cite purchase of a skid steer as their best recent management change.