Recent content by Chuck52

I wanted to get two of the grandkids computers for Christmas....well, actually, SWMBO wanted me to, and I figure it's a bit early at least for one of them. Anyway, the family dynamics meant I "wanted" to buy two computers. I refuse to do the Black Friday thing in person, and I didn't see...

DW just started a new job, at 60!, in the local school systems career center. Of course, she has her own e-mail account at the new job, and because of the nature of the job it gets used a lot. Problem is she can't access the account from home. The IT person at her new job says she should be...

The spring on one of my garage doors broke. About 2" broke off from the adjustable end of the spring. I thought there might be enough of the spring left to do the job, so I cut off the broken end and tried tightening what was left. No go. If it has any spring left with the door up, it is way...

I get these e-mails nearly every day and some contain what look to be really good deals. This one caught my attention because so many TBNers have or seem to need security cameras and the like. I know nothing about the company....opinions? Retrevo Deals Chuck

We've had this over-priced object for about ten years, and I've only had to remove the lid once during that time. I need to get the lid off again, and it seems to be stuck. This is one of those toilets with a pull rod in the middle of the lid. I can't recall if I need to unscrew the trim ring...

I have the 27HP Kawasaki on my HD60 Gravely and it has two 3.5 gallon tanks. Takes me about 2.5 hours to do my mowing and if I start with a full tank I still have gas when I finish, so less than 3.5 gallons in 2.5 hours.... from topping such a tank up I think I'm using less than 3 gallons for...

After looking and pricing, I ended up buying a Gravely HD60. This is homeowners machine, but it has a Kawasaki engine and the same hydraulics used in the other machines I looked at. The deck is pretty heavy, and in fact it is the same deck used on Gravely's bottom line commercial...

I may figure this out myself....stranger things have happened. However, at first look I don't see how this switch comes out. Kubota L210. Voltage goes in, no voltage, or very little, gets out. Four wires connected. Got three of the four off and WILL get that last bugger. However, after...

So, after last year, when I shopped around for a zero turn and then had to make do with my old riding mower for another season, I'm back in the market. This time SWMBO insists I get something reliable so she won't have to hear me complain. Last year I got interested in an Ariens at Home Depot...

SIL is in HVAC and is installing a 5 ton 16 SEER Goodman heat pump and electric furnace for me. This is replacing an older central air and electric furnace combo, so we should see some savings on our electric bill. The new furnace has two 60A breakers in the unit and we're not sure if 6AWG is...

I tried searching for threads about electrical wiring, electrical problems, etc, and didn't find anything useful, so if anyone knows of previous applicable threads please point me to them. My MTD rider, with a 21hp Briggs V-Twin started just fine Saturday and ran about 20 feet. It then died as...

This isn't just about Ariens, so I put it here instead of in the dedicated forum. My old crappy MTD rider has another broken pivot bar. This is the second one and my dear wife is so tired of hearing me complain that she sent me out looking for a zero turn. I want to stay somewhere in the...

To the tune of singing in the rain. I last mowed on Wednesday, May 7, if that date is correct. We went back to Tennessee for Mom's 90th birthday, and since we've been back I either had to be at work or it has rained or both. The grass is now knee high to a giraffe. It isn't raining right at...

We had three inches of snow on the ground less than two weeks ago, and my ground is still so soggy from finally thawing and then rain, rain, rain that I can't walk on the grass without sinking. Yesterday it was in the 70's and today it's 82. I was able to work some of my raised beds yesterday...

Got an old Frigidaire, maybe 8-9 years old, that quit cooling a few weeks ago. I figured it was something simple, but we wanted/needed a new refrigerator anyway, so I stuck the old one in the basement to wait for me to play with it. When I was checking it out, the first thing I did was...