Handy tools you didn’t know you needed

Where was that cool wire-stripping gizmo when this writer was attempting to get the lights working in a livestock trailer last fall. Using a pocketknife to strip insulation off tiny wires to get enough bare wire for a better contact is neither safe nor efficient.

Such not-new-but-neat products were found at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky., this year.

And who has ever tried to change tires on a self-propelled sprayer without proper equipment for handling those huge, awkward tires and rims? Some of the products illustrated here could simplify that job and make it safer at the same time…

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