Tool Library

By zepickens

The Fish Tank Air Pump Herb Propagator saves you time and helps your herb cuttings grow roots faster by supplying a steady supply of fresh oxygen to the stems and roots. This system is very cheap, using a repurposed restaurant...

By wisconsingarlicfarm

As a garlic farmer, we all know it is a very time consuming hands on type of planting and harvesting. It's difficult to find specific equipment since this farming industry is small. I knew there had to be...

By Kristen Loria

hydraulically offsettable 3pt hitch mount for the transplanter so that 1, 2 or 3 row beds can be easily planted with a single row transplanter

By green tractor farm

A pedal powered tractor for cultivation and seeding, built from readily available lawn tractor, ATV, and bicycle parts. Speed is 3 - 4 mph depending on choice of gearing and pedaling speed. Better for operator's body, less soil compaction, no...

By dorn

This quick attach system enables more rapid and safer changing of implements than a standard three point hitch. The design also enables use of a standard three point hitch if the tractor side portion of the quick attach system...

By GrantSchultz

A mechanical garlic bulb breaker/clove separator.

By Palankearney

Garlic is labor intensive to plant as the cloves should ideally be planted with the clove base down, so that the plant does not need to waste energy growing around the clove in order to reach the surface. Our...

By dorn

This tool is used to roll standing annual cover crops and crimp the stem to prevent regrowth and create a heavy mulch in place that can be planted through using no-till drills, planters and transplanters. This tool entry...

By jbd

This is a list of books that people have found useful in running a farm. Typically How-To or books explaining tools and techniques.

By brshute

There is already fantastic documentation of how to convert an Allis Chalmers model "G" tractor to run on an electric motor at http://www.flyingbeet.com/electricg/. This Farm Hack page serves as a repository for new information, modifications, add-ons, and useful advice...