Recent content by Bill Guenthner

I feel like you should be able to have the engine repaired somewhere. Insurance never makes you 100% whole, whether it's a car, a house, or anything else. I didn't even know you could get insurance for you damaging the engine.

Check your vent pipe(s) on the roof. If they do not extend high enough, are partially blocked, or are being air locked by prevailing wind or improper plumbing in the walls, you will get the periodic smell you are experiencing.

Ground squirrels wouldn't be in the tree tops.

They were here first. I try to find a way to co-exist if possible (except for carpenter bees, those I wish extinction on) Populations should balance out unless someone is eradicating predators like coyotes, owls, and snakes. Logging and land clearing can also drive large numbers of displaced...

Been there, done that, got the shirt. I suggest letting them be. Drive over the tunnels with your mower or ATV so they don't open up. Eventually they will exhaust the food supply and abate. If you put out bird seed stop doing that. In the meanwhile think of it as free lawn aeration.

We have reached a point in the US where you are better off to maintain your old car or tractor forever than to put up with the hassle of all the fragile and buggy systems on new units. (not to mention the absurd cost of buying new) Soon we will look like Cuba with 30 year old cars everywhere you...

Before you buy any property make sure you can do what are planning to do with the property. Most places in the US have cracked down hard on what you can do with a recreational property. You may not be allowed to camp there. You may not be able to place a trailer. You probably won't be able to...

Yep, especially their generators which often come from the same factory as the "name" brands.

I have no sympathy for folks who buy the cheapest tool they can find then complain about the quality. Harbor Freight tools are usually very good for the price, especially if you just need it for a specific project.

You really, really, really, really, do need a GC. A good GC pays for himself. You won't have any connection with or knowledge of the subs. You won't know who is good or bad and they won't have any reason to prioritize you, show up to your site on time, or do a good job because you aren't a...

Ride it, repeatedly, with an ATV. You will clear a path. Then spot treat it with a mixture of glyphosate and 2,4-d with a surfactant added. If your water has a high mineral content add some Ammonium Thiosulfate to the tank before you add the glyphosate.

This is very bad and dangerous advice. A 7k pound trailer (no matter how loaded) would very severely overload this particular pickup.

Trouble being defined as "dead."

I've never understood the fascination with putting liquid in the tires, especially on compact tractors. It corrodes the wheels, makes tires hard, increases the likelihood of punctures and makes repairing punctures more difficult. I keep an implement or a weight box on and I've never had a...

GM is pushing pre-paid maintenance plans as "insurance" that they will honor their warranty. https://www.gmc.com/protection-plans/prepaid-maintenance