Recent content by coldsteelva

Could it potentially be more advantageous to simply elevate the parking area by bringing in some geo-grid/geo-cell and gravel? The mats would hold and lock the gravel while also supporting the base.

Good morning everyone. Here's something to be on the lookout for so that you don't get caught unaware. My GC1720 is 8 years old and was most recently sitting in my garage where I parked it after the last snowfall. Northern Virginia pretty much had 2 weeks worth of winter this season so it sat...

Ohio Insurance Board Insurance companies are licensed to operate in a given state by some type of government insurance board. That clause should only allow them to deny the claim if you KNOWINGLY allowed the leak/seepage to continue. An insured cannot possibly mitigate a problem that is not...

Fluid Film works, but is pricy in large quantities. Guess what I do? I get a pack of Crisco shortening in brick form and I just rub that liberally all over the snow contact surfaces. Re-apply between sessions. It does NOT return to the kitchen. Food grade, won't hurt a thing.

Have you considered a Honeywell T6 Hydronic Thermostat or Honeywell AC11201 Temperature Sensor for Floor Heating Applications? Due to thermal mass, you're going to want to maintain the temperature of the FLOOR. Measuring and triggering on the ambient air temperature will have you always behind...

I use the TSC stuff with my Stihl due to ease of replacement. The standard blend is like molasses in cold temps - the winter weight continues to flow at least.

Hyper Engineering | Single Phase AC motors can require 6x the rated power to start up from a locked motor position. So for that first instant, the draw of power is much more than your small generator can supply and it will trip. Hard start kits are in-line capacitors to overcome that...

You can reduce the in-rush peak current hit to your generator if you can wire a hard-start kit into the pump circuit. The same tech works to run AC systems off generator also.

Info from your Canadian Government: Flood mapping.

In addition to the block heater, you may consider pre-wiring an SAE connector to your battery terminals. Depending on how cold cold is, you can easily quick-connect a battery tender/trickle charger to maintain the battery during times of non-use. Pair this with the block heater when you will...

I have the predecessor GC1725 and as masseyrider said, it has been pretty bulletproof. But as someone that also maintained a 900 foot gravel driveway with 50 foot elevation change between the state road, down to the creek, and back up to the house for 7 years using a back blade and a land plane...

To echo: air bag deployment is the airbag, inflator cartridge, headliner, plus 2 doors, trim molding, mirror, paint and it's a Renegade so not a high value vehicle so this will likely be a total loss. I'm sorry. Best thing you can do is search your local area for vehicles for sale TODAY that are...

And as a neat little trick once you figure out the arrangement. Wrap colored zip ties around the matched ends. My DL95 was color coded by colored plug on the female and zip ties on the male ends.

I may have to look more closely at these. The GC1720 has male connectors on the loader and a four-port female manifold on the tractor. I have had plenty of issues previously with the temperature swings between current and prior use causing one or two (out of 4) couplers to be impossible to...

What position is your mower height dial in? If you have the dial in Position 1 (lowest/scalping) setting, then you should have nothing preventing the deck casters from reaching the floor. Just beyond the highest setting (5) is the LOCK setting which prevents movement of the mid-mount arms down...