Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Recent Episodes

Farm testing the 2022 Ford Maverick pick-up truck. Aired 6/11/22

Posted June 18, 2022 • 00:30:00

Can Ford’s new compact pick-up truck be useful on a farm or ranch? Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer, puts a hybrid and EcoBoost version to the test...

Hot Rod Farmer: A reader asks if you need to blueprint an engine?

Posted June 15, 2022 • 00:55:30

The term blueprint when it comes to an engine is often misunderstood. The topic of this week’s episode was prompted by a question. Can you just take...

What the color of engine exhaust smoke means. Aired 6/4/22

Posted June 11, 2022 • 00:29:59

Just as a plant will identify a nutrient deficiency by the color of its leaves, so will an engine if there is smoke from the exhaust. The Hot Rod Farmer,...

Hot Rod Farmer: Can the 2022 Ford Maverick be a farm truck?

Posted June 8, 2022 • 01:11:33

Is the 2022 Ford Maverick compact pick-up truck farm tough or is it meant for those living in a subdivision? Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer, puts both...

Getting to know the Augmenta real time variable rate application system. Aired 5/28/22

Posted June 4, 2022 • 00:30:00

This week I get together with Preston Tolstad from Augmenta. He explains how the Augmenta systems use five cameras to provide the first real time crop...