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How To Fill A Hay Net Quickly

How many times have you gotten tangled up in your horse's hay net when trying to refill it? For most, it's more times than you care to admit.

Got a Bucket List for your Recreational Vehicle Travel?

Once you build a bucket list, including destinations, landmarks and scheduled events, you can plan well in advance and achieve your RV travel goals.

What You Need to Know About Insuring Recreational Vehicles

This blog post discusses important information about insuring your recreational vehicles.

How to Make Your Own Tabletop Blacksmithing Forge

Recovering alcoholic spurns lucrative career to become a blacksmith

Recovering alcoholic spurns lucrative career to become a blacksmith

How Robotic Blacksmithing Could Change Manufacturing Forever

It will supersede additive manufacturing and CNC machining for good.

A Blacksmith Shows How to Protect Ornamental Metalwork

The fight against corrosion never ends, but it can at least be reduced to an occasional skirmish.

How To Change A Trailer Tire

Whether caused by under-inflation or physical damage from road debris, a flat tire on a boat trailer should be regarded as serious as a tire failure on the tow vehicle and addressed immediately …

Students at Assets School sharpen blacksmithing skills while learning about life

At Assets School, the most popular mentorship program for over 10 years has been a metal arts class, where students learn how to make their own knives and hone life-shaping skills.

How this Mounds, Okla., blacksmith turns hard metal to soft art

“Blacksmiths are like boiled eggs,” she recalls him saying. “They’re hard on the outside but soft on the inside.”

Facts about the coolest trailer

Every day, drivers use reefer trailers to haul perishable goods. But, what is a reefer trailer? Get the answer and see what makes reefers so cool.

Blacksmithing For Beginners: Make Your Own Forge & Start Hammering Metal

This Forge Is Able To Heat Metals To A Temperature Where It Becomes Easier To Shape. If you enjoy making your own fishing weights, jewelry or welding your own materials then this Forge is perfect. Why waste your hard-earned money renting on of these puppies out when you can easily Do It Yourself? Having a...

Antiques and Collectibles: Rollingstone shop is in a century-old blacksmith's building

Folks not only find unique vintage items to repurpose, they also find old unique buildings and restore them.

Guide For Horsebox And Trailer Owners

If you’re feeling a bit anxious about hitting the road with your extra load, follow our top tips for a safe and hassle-free journey.

Book Review: Legal Blacksmith — How to Avoid and Defend Supply Chain Disputes

We are in the middle of a great period for procurement and supply chain books, with several very impressive examples being published over the last two years or so. (We’ve linked to our overview of …

How to Drive a Tractor‐Trailer

Driving a tractor-trailer can be a great way to make a living.—The pay is good, and the job offers a great deal of freedom and flexibility. Before you can get behind the wheel you have to get your commercial driver's license. Once you've p...

Leveraging long-term trends to improve trailers

Steven Porter will tell you that longevity is probably the most critical aspect of a dry van trailer, and as a result, that aspect guides most of the design and spec’ing strategies where such trailers are concerned.

How To Safely Pull a Trailer

Need information on how to safely tow a trailer? Our guide will show you the proper steps for setting up & towing your trailer.

How to Tow a Trailer Safely

How to Tow a Trailer Safely | Learn more about safety, insurance, and more with Petruzelo in CT.

Tips for Trailering or Towing a Boat

With a little practice and some preparation, you can master the fine art of towing and trailering your boat, spend less time behind the wheel and more time on the water!