Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Practical methods to minimize any problems.</h3> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-medium"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="107" src="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-300x107.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4037" srcset="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-300x107.jpg 300w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-1024x364.jpg 1024w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-768x273.jpg 768w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-1536x545.jpg 1536w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-2048x727.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></figure> </div> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-group"> <div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <p class="has-text-align-center">Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery Digest Radio, where steel and soil meet, on Rural Radio, Sirius/XM Channel 147, with a replay Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center">But if you miss an episode or you want to hear it again, you will find them here. Thank you for listening and never forget… agriculture runs on machinery but profits on reliability!</p> </div> </div> <div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="536" src="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/isaiah-9-6-2-1024x536.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6967" srcset="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/isaiah-9-6-2-1024x536.jpg 1024w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/isaiah-9-6-2-300x157.jpg 300w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/isaiah-9-6-2-768x402.jpg 768w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/isaiah-9-6-2.jpg 1376w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">May you find the true and meaningful joy of our Savior.</h3> <div style="height:60px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div></p>

<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Originally published 2/24/2021.</h3> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-group"> <div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>This episode of Idle Chatter aired in the early days of the podcast. The introduction and audio are a little different from what I use today. The information is timeless, foundational, and just as relevant to your success.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Agriculture runs on machinery… but profits on reliability!</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Thanks for listening, Ray Bohacz… the Hot Rod Farmer</strong></p> </div> </div> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="642" height="374" src="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Car-Alternator.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3378" srcset="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Car-Alternator.jpg 642w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Car-Alternator-300x175.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px" /></figure> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">&nbsp;Don’t let low voltage get you down!</h2> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>

<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Cleaning up what left the combustion chamber.</h3> <div style="height:21px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-medium"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="107" src="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-300x107.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4037" srcset="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-300x107.jpg 300w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-1024x364.jpg 1024w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-768x273.jpg 768w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-1536x545.jpg 1536w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RR_strech_stacked-2048x727.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></figure> </div> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-group"> <div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <p class="has-text-align-center">Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery Digest Radio, where steel and soil meet, on Rural Radio, Sirius/XM Channel 147, with a replay Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center">But if you miss an episode or you want to hear it again, you will find them here. Thank you for listening and never forget… agriculture runs on machinery but profits on reliability!</p> </div> </div> <div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>

<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="500" height="322" src="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Monarchtractor.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6950" srcset="http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Monarchtractor.jpg 500w, http://farmmachinerydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Monarchtractor-300x193.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"></figcaption></figure> </div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Why electrification is being forced on farmers.</h3> <div style="height:60px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div></p>