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Ranch equipment, tested.

Reviews of the gear a working outfit actually buys — handling equipment, fencing, water, feed, workwear and the tools that hold it all together. Every assessment says what it rests on: gear we own and use, gear we have handled, or gear we have only researched. We tell you which, every time.

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GPS livestock trackers: a sceptical look at whether a small place needs one

Collar or tag, battery life against update frequency, and coverage at the property being the real constraint.

Water level sensors: what they save is a trip, not money

Float, pressure or ultrasonic — and the rural connectivity problem that decides whether the alert arrives in time.

Trail cameras for a homestead, not for deer

Watching a gate, a calving pen, or whatever is killing chickens — plus the cellular subscription nobody mentions.

Buying a first stock trailer: payload, floors, and whether to own one at all

Sizing against what the truck can actually carry, the rot that kills used trailers, and the case for borrowing at low use.

Hitches and coupling: the checks that are not optional

Ball and coupler sizing, tongue weight as a percentage, chains crossed under the tongue, and where the breakaway...

Trailer tires: ST is not a truck tire, and pressure is the whole game

Load range, the date code that ages out before the tread, and why cold inflation causes most blowouts.

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