South Dakota farmer builds bin control for $100 instead of $80K

Grand forks Herald ^ | 22 June 2021 | Mikkel Pates

[Grampa Dave]

Frugal bastard is better than cheap bastard.

I will work with his family (not us) on what to call him.

[Grampa Dave]

IIRC the Lexis problem was from the wrong floor mat.

We bought a different Driver’s side floor mat for my wife’s Lexus and threw the original one away.

I still check on the placement of the mat when I drive her Lexus, which is often.

[HIDEK6]

A MAACO guy told me that if you go to a dealer or a body shop for painting your car, they will throw a high price at you because they don't know how to do it.

Then, if they get the job, they try to figure out how to do it.

[Vigilanteman]

Then, if they get the job, they try to figure out how to do it.

Like subcontracting to MAACO?

[minnesota_bound]

Jeremy Clackson of Top Gear fame has a new farming show.
He has spent a fortune buying what he needs to just start a farm. At least $250,000 pounds

I watch it on Amazon Prime using the ROKU box. 8 episodes. Interesting show.

Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘Honest’ Application for Farmer of The Year | Clarkson’s Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esTr4IqnXro

[OnAMission]

It’s able to be patented in a limited way on the use. Still very important teachings when the alternative costs $80k. I happen to know about these things. I have a couple of patents that people said that the “technology” is already there. The patent would be on a use that the industry wasn’t using prior to his “invention”.

[HIDEK6]

Probably so.