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No prob brother. I’d like to see a place where people who are more knowledgeable about vehicles can help out some of the folks that might be having vehicle issues.

Older tech is the way to go w vehicles. Don’t get any more simple than points! I’m a mechanical diesel guy. I’ve got a 12 valve Cummins back in Bama that’ll be my next project.

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We have a patch of wild blackberries here in Missouri. Personally I let first year canes just go where ever they like.

Second year I prune back in spring to make them more manageable to harvest and to encourage it to set fruit.

And I try to clean out old dead canes when I get a chance a few at a time.

This works well for me. But keep in mind mine are wild landrace and situated near a power line easement between zones 4 and 5 so it’s not a big deal if they get crazy growth. Your situation may be different

Also @DavidTheGood has a great video on blackberry propagation that is super simple and can exponentially increase your brambles

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All sound advice. Plus one on the older truck. I recently got out from under a payment on a shiney new pick up and bought a 95 f250 powerstroke. I have been saving the money from the payment and putting it toward a full rebuild. Truck may out live me when I’m done. I can post up some pix thru the process if that’s something that might interest the community

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Follow: will let you know what there up to, when they start a discussion or post.

Connect: will allow them to communicate with you in private messaging on freesteading.

There’s probably more but that’s what I figured out so far. Hope that helps

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I feel that in my soul lol. I have weeds tall as the corn that did nothing but feed the local deer population. There are some amazing resources here that will help us figure it out tho!

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What breed did you go with?

Your climate should be a big deciding factor in choosing a breed.

In a nutshell, smaller comb and wattle are less prone to have issues with frostbite in cold climates.

Larger comb and wattle are capable of cooling themselves more efficiently in warmer climates