Recent content by dmartin88

I just found out this week that after 27 years with my company, they've asked me to move along- will be here for another 30 days or so and getting a great severance package. I had planned to retire in a couple of years so will just start a bit earlier than planned. After getting over the ego hit...

We're thinking about putting in a swimming pool and adding an outdoor shelter/gazebo with a fireplace in the same area- not looking at a firepit but a stone or brick fireplace. Anyone built something like this or have some pictures they could share for help with thinking this through? Ideally...

Since the end of the rainbow was so close, thought about attaching the backhoe and taking a look? Taken yesterday afternoon as a rainstorm came through Leesburg, Va. That's my BX22 sitting outside the shop.

I have a Bobcat 763H and was interested to get some ideas to fabricate a counterweight for those times when I'd like to have just a bit more stability. Moved a large (for me) Cypress log yesterday and no issue since it was only from a trailer at about 2' high to the ground but an extra few lbs...

Well, barely. Thought I'd post a few shots of an equipment barn I'm having built (I'm helping a bit but the same guy who built our house and my shop is doing the barn) for my BX22, implements, and Bobcat to get them out of the elements a bit. We've been milling logs for all the framing that...

Purchased these forks off ebay and installed them today, want to weld a bit more on the inside of the bucket but ran out of wire. I installed the hooks to a piece of angle iron, then attached that to the bucket. You can drive under the hooks to either put them on or take them off. My only...

I'm going to be giving my son a truck that I own and have a question about providing a Bill of Sale. I've found several legal forms and think I have that covered but wondering how we should go about filling out the purchase price. We'll exchange at least $1 as part of the transaction and our/his...

Getting ready to replace my gutters and want to include leaf guards. Looking for recommendations and any cautions when getting estimates. Are seamless gutters better? There are quite a few different types of leaf guards, anything to look for in that area and do they really work and not clog up...

Went out to use my BX22 yesterday, started the tractor to a very loud rattle like metal striking metal under the hood. Shut it down and opened the hood. Found that the top bracket holding the air filter in place had snapped where the top bracket meets the bottom portion of the bracket. A tie...

Many have probably already seen this but thought it was cute. If men vacuumed, this is how they'd handle it!

Started my BX22 this morning, ran for about 2 minutes, then started belching white smoke, coughed, and died! I had topped off the fuel tank earlier in the week and now see that the vent cap on the container was open, had been setting outside while we received some torrential rains so assuming I...

Had a delivery to my house last night about 6:00 pm. While backing out of the driveway, the back wheel of the truck went in to the ditch and no amount of rocking, wood under the wheels, etc. allowed him to drive it out. I brought the BX22 up and the driver attached a 20 foot chain to the frame...

Picked up my new Woods chipper today and spent the afternoon using it, no pictures yet. This thing can really chew up the wood. Using it mainly to clear up a lot of brush on my lot so probably not working it very hard yet. I decided to go with a unit with a 5 inch capability knowing that I'll...

Here's a couple of shots of the new BX23.

During some high winds a week ago, my neighbor had a tree tip over and it's now leaning on a couple of other trees in his yard. Had it fallen to the ground, the top would just reach to his garage, might have broken a window but don't think it would have done a lot of damage. He's wanting to...