New Holland. The Super Boom LS190 features a 83-hp, turbo diesel engine and 102-inch dump height. $33,613Gehl. The 7000 Series have a 3,600-pound load capacity, lift height of 12 feet, 14-mph ground speed, and up to 110 hp. $46,400.John Deere. The 270 has a 102-Inch dump height, 77 net hp., and 2,800-pound lead capacity $32,039.Mustang. The 2105 features a lift height of 142 inches, lift capacity of 3,600 pounds, high-flow hydraulics, and 110 hp. Low $40,000s.Six picks: ATVsHonda is the favorite ATV of 37% of respondents. These models are good all-around farm ATVs:Honda. The FourTrax Foreman Rubicon features a 499-cc. longitudinally maunted engine and Hondamatic transmission. $6,999.

He also likes the white polywire made by Premier because it "has a lot of give, even after it''s been out in the sun for months." The cheaper yellow and black polywire sold at farm supply stores is flexible when you unroll it, says Klocke, but it gets brittle out in the sun.Twenty years and still tickingDairy farmer Dan Johnson of Elk Mound, Wisconsin, has used his Blitzer solar fence controller for almost 20 years. It''s been hit by lightning twice, requiring replacement of the the solar grid and one other part, but otherwise, it''s worked fine, he reports. Johnson milks 60 Holsteins and grazes the hills of his 285-acre farm.

"Changing from conventional to an intensive grazing operation," is the biggest management change for Robert Cessac of Higbee, Missouri. "This has saved on hay and feed costs by 75%," he says. "I feed hay only from February 1 to maybe mid-March, depending on snowfall. And the cattle handle much easier and are more gentle. I can handle my cattle mostly by myself now." Even relatively truckmountedpostpuller low-tech grazing systems depend on good technology. High-tensile electric fence, polywire, and solar electric fencers all get mention in the survey.Kim Klocke of Arlington, Iowa, likes his IntelliShock solar electric fencer made by Premier. He has had it four years and truckmountedpostpuller says it truckmountedpostpuller operates without a hitch. Klocke runs 75 stock cows and 80 ewes on 260 acres of grass and pasture.