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I re-roofed a large tobacco barn in 2019. Did most of it myself with occasional help from a buddy. The hardest and scariest thing was getting the first safety line in place—I threw a safety rope from one side to the other (anchored on the ground) and climbed up, tore back some roof, and nailed...

Not that this really matters at all, but no, that was another member.

Not me! Although I don’t miss the two stroke exhaust.

Now figure in how much of that energy is useless as waste heat, etc.

I think this is not so simple. You omit all the extraction, processing, and transportation of fossil fuels from this equation, and don’t factor in what power on the grid is from solar, wind, etc., which will vary a lot depending on where you are. That said, I can’t imagine it makes a lot of...

Cheaper, yes, better, no.

I have converted to electric. Chainsaw, polesaw, weed eater. Makita 36v (2 18v batteries). Works really well for maintaining an 8 acre property, processing firewood, etc. Really happy with them for that. I grew to hate carb adjustments on my Stihl gear and yanking on chainsaw pull cords...

This. Ask me how I know. :rolleyes:

I am also in the “don’t trench” camp. Comcast is the evil empire. We have one cable/hard-line internet provider in our rural county (the Empire). They have the absolute worst service and keep jacking up the rates—about $75 more per month than a few years ago. We recently went with Starlink...

Thanks all. Balance hadn’t even occurred to me. I’ll spring for a new one.

Hi all, had a water pump fail and the fan wobbled & dig into the radiator and chewed up the leading edges. Anyone ever tried to trim the edges back instead of replacing the fan? Wondering how much that might affect the cooling. Thanks for your thoughts.

I have a 6x12 dual axle livestock trailer and use it for everything in addition to moving livestock. Cost about $2800 at tractor supply in 2020. I really like the low load floor, to the point where I haven’t used my F150 for hauling heavy things in quite some time. Sooo much easier than hefting...

Tractors aren’t there yet, but I’m a “yes,” eventually. I will limp along my ailing MF until that market develops. I’ve had an EV car for about four years and recently bought a second one for the missus. Never going back. Don’t miss gas stations, don’t miss oil changes, don’t miss check engine...

I’ll take this discussion in a different direction. Aside from who believes the climate change is happening, or whether it’s urgent, or whether electrification pollutes just as much, the electrification of transportation is happening, and it’s kind of awesome. I am a gearhead and a part-time...

Hi all. I have a MF 1428v with a 1464 loader that has a frozen/locked-up loader valve and the three-point isn't working at all. Basic what-happened: was carrying some rotted wood in the bucket, a couple pieces fell off and I hit them with the bottom of the tractor. Immediately thereafter the...