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I have been using Facebook ads off and on for a couple years now. Since Facebook change the rules on how your messages are placed in your Fans news feed, it has become very difficult to get any “organic” reach. Organic reach is when you post something on your page and your audience naturally sees…

I love to think and write about the business side of hobbies. The mere mention of pricing will light up a fire storm in certain circles and it is great. Each person making models, any models, to support a hobby, for a hobby, or create income for whatever reason needs to raise their prices in…

First off, I have to apologize for not writing much in 2015. There are a couple lame reasons for this but I will get to that below. Something I have wanted to do for Rockin H readers is open up the “control center” so to speak and let you in on what happens when you…

A number of fellows on Facebook have asked me when the 379 Peterbilt build along lessons will resume. I am delighted to report I thiiiiiink we will be able to resume next week and knock this project out. If you recall, I printed my own decals using an APLS printer I own. This particular printer…

Housing the crew Part of our model crew’s story will include where the employees will be staying when the combines are not rolling. All harvesters provide some kind of housing for the crew or build in a housing allowance into the salary. For harvesters hiring international help by the H2A work visa, the law requires…

3D Printing the Smart Way The place to learn about 3D printing… Start here to build your 3D printing knowledge base. I’ve been on the 3D printing band wagon for several years now. LOVE IT and have encourage model enthusiasts to use 3D printing to create. Read my five parts series titled 3D Printing the…

Moving the grain cart and tractor The double combine trailer is still being used but not to haul combines. The standard use of this trailer now is to haul the grain cart and tractor. These trailers provide enough length and axles to move larger front wheel assist and four wheel drive tractors pulling the large…

Hauling the iron We can’t have a harvest crew without trailers. What makes the custom harvester so unique is the specialty trailers designed just for the purpose of moving combines. In addition, double combine trailers, header trailers single and double. The specialty equipment used in this industry is pretty cool. How do the harvesters move…