Recent content by daveshoot

Looks like the old key ignition switch. A very simple device, that someone apparently bypassed. It does have to be connected if you're going to run it. If you are blessed with the rope starter as I am, you should be able to just complete the circuit to allow spark. If you are burdened with a...

Hey, this thread is about tarantulas. :drink: I have killed a lot more gin than tarantulas. The difference is that I only kill tarantulas on, or in, my home, whereas I am willing to kill gin wherever it is found. My taste runs to scotch, with gin as a backup or change of pace. It has been a...

Normally we get about one tarantula a year, somewhere around the house, in the fall. We have had 5 in the last week, two from the attic. If you're in the "they're so cute, let them go" school of thought, look elsewhere. Now. We do not want to hear it. #1 was on the main entrance door when...

They do have audio RCAs, but I haven't used them. Here's the back of our Joey, about 6 months old. Sorry for the poor cell pic.

This morning about 4:30 I was out and the two dogs next door had set up a most unusual, piercing, and repetitive bark. I had projects in and out, but about 7:30 I noticed that it hadn't abated in the least. So, I took my air rifle down to the corner of the pasture to investigate. It is a...

I hate buying a mega $$$ tool only to find that when NiCd batts inevitably need replacing, they either a) cost as much as the original tool or b) are no longer available. I don't know about you but this seems to happen to me a lot. I know about NiMh and Li ion and I'm sure it's better to buy...

There is usually an arrow thing (just a little chevron) way over to left or right of the new tab page. Click it to get to the thumbnails of frequently visited sites.

Could be account settings. In your profile, under general settings, Miscellaneous, you can check this...

I will just leave the politics out of it, and let the article speak for itself... Secret Service tractors protect Obama G8 | The Sun |News

I'm sure most people think southern California has wall to wall high speed internet. I guess I assumed it did, too, until I moved to rural NE San Diego county. My little spot was cursed... too far out for DSL, no cable (how did a certain company get the franchise?), no nada. I didn't like...

Poor OP, so many problems and few solutions. Up to 1" PVC, this is way more better than sawing: On the bigger ones I use a jig saw whenever possible, and keep a longer blade just for the purpose. So many other excellent peeves have already been covered, particularly turn signals going out...

Look what got here just in time for the long weekend... Kinda surprised it didn't arrive in a box in little pieces! Heck, this is ready to hook up to the 3 point and put in gear! It's just a baby one but I can't wait to get home... still here at the office. Thanks Travis & Co. for good...

No specific brand recommended. Dingo has several sizes, one with tracks, but I have never used any of them. I do have enough experience with the wheeled Ditch Witch walk-behinds from rentals to get tired just looking at them, and the little tracked set up is waaay easier. Toro has one like...

Sunday I found this little guy in the valve box... solenoids are not wired up yet, so I've been turning them on by hand. Gotta get those valves wired up! This was a gopher snake (we have lots of gophers, and gopher snakes) but they have really unfortunate markings. I want them around but this...

Kubota B2320 with 2 acres or so of actual pasture, mostly weeds, pretty flat compacted dg, silt, and some sand. I would like to renovate and maybe do a small planting area. I have found used disc harrows to be hard to find and often pretty beat. I am looking for something my tractor can manage...