Recent content by dogbert2521

A friend recently mentioned that he rented a mini-ex after his TLB broke and said he'd never go back to a TLB. This sounds reasonable for big projects like digging a pond, maybe not so much for general light-use landscaping.

I would never have the audacity to try and borrow things from a neighbor that I hardly know, and vice versa. And dangerous items (chainsaw, tiller, tractor) only get lent to trusted people, otherwise I offer to help do the work so I'm in control of safety. The word "borrow" is a...

Every dollar that can be shielded from taxes "saves" you ~20-40% (or similar) that year, but this only applies if its used wisely (which can be the case with debt for new / improved equipment). I have asked my kids how much their $100 device actually costs and its a bit of a wakeup call when...

These boots are the only ones that have ever kept my feet warm and they're relatively inexpensive. I've also had good luck with LLBean winter boots. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HT1TLAI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My wife once tried removing a metal plate with a plug attached. The metal plate contact with the hot contacts in the ground-down plug did not make her day o_O, and ever since I've been installing with ground-up, and she has never removed another outlet cover either.....

Any diesel engine with only 800 hours on it sounds pretty appealing to me. My JD 655 is basically a tank.