The first step in any repair job, especially to engines, transmissions and other traditionally oily components, is to clean away all the accumulated grease and gunk. Oil and grease, baked by engine or transmission heat, can be especially challenging. Dan Anderson shares five options.

Need a chuckle for the day? Picture this ... a light bulb burns out. Here's how farmers in five age brackets, from their 30s to 70s, respond.

A lot of farmers buy a voltmeter but never gain confidence in how to use it. Dan Anderson explains the basics.

Most toolboxes in farm shops or farm trucks have one or two drawers that end up holding a variety of small tools and gadgets whose size belies their value in making repairs. Here’s a list of tiny tools and accessories you want to have on hand.