Recent content by handirifle

I made a short video of raising mine. Here ya go.

I have a 1:05 (65 seconds) long video showing the pole on the ground, and the loop and L hook mentioned, so it might make more sense. The second time I lifted the pole I loosely wrapped the end of a 12ga wire over the cable, at the top of the bipod. This allowed me to just wiggle the cable...

BackRoad, I saw one like that as well, with the three poles, and planned that style originally, but figured I'd never get all the holes aligned correctly, plus thought it might have enough movement to be noisy, so I opted to to the square base method.

Thanks for the compliments. I am getting so many ads on this page it keeps rebooting and keeping me from posting, so I am writing this from another app and will cut n paste, in case it looks odd. I painted the pole with rustoleum metallic aluminum spray cans, (2). I sanded the pole with a...

Well I started off with a wimpy Harbor Freight 15' extendable pole. Worked ok for a month, then the locking collars quit holding. Ended up cracking after a bit, so I resorted to screw clamps. Put up with that for about a yr, unscrewing those clamps everytime I had to replace a flag, also HF...

Well, its a place to start. Any idea where the sending unit is located on the tank?

Truth us, it never has in the 13 yrs I have owned it. I would like to resolve that, but I know very little about the systems. Not 100% sure how they work. So I would greatly appreciate any insight on how to troubleshoot one. For the last 8 or so years, I have used one of those spiral gauges...

Ok so my MF1010 has not ever really charged since I have owned it, 6 years. I have just kept putting off repairs by keeping the battery on a trickle charger. Bad I know, but charging systems have always been my achilles heel. So I finally dove into it. The generator is ok, the voltage...

Lol, still stuck on my old problem, I guess. I got em freed up this morning. Some WD40 and a hammer. Nice and free now. Kinda tight for time right now but will flip on its side and pull blades when I get more time and sharpen/balance them. I was really impressed how well it cut my fields...

Well got back at it today with the same result. No budge! Here are some pics. . . This is to show how I was doing it. The chain around the tree, with 2x lumber to protect the tree. The end wrapped around the yokes and the other end is to my truck. I put the truck in 4wd and revved to...

So my neighbor approached me a week or so ago. Says he has this 4' bush hog that he has not used in years, and wonders if I want it, duh, of course. Everything is in great shape, except, the drive shaft slip section is frozen. He told me it was but said with heat and a hammer it has always...

I have a small Campbell Hausfield 110v welder I have used about 20 years. It has done very well for me. I am pretty much self trained and can most of the time run good beads and get the penetration I need, for what I am doing. For settings, it only has hi-lo and 1-2 so hi-1 or hi-2 etc. I am...

I have a small Campbell Hausfield 110v welder I have used about 20 years. It has done very well for me. I am pretty much self trained and can most of the time run good beads and get the penetration I need, for what I am doing. For settings, it only has hi-lo and 1-2 so hi-1 or hi-2 etc. I am...

I figure you guys would know this as well as anyone. Been considering a framing nailer for some time. Don't have a lot of uses for it, but occasionally one would be handy. I see there are 21* and 30* models but have no clue which I should get or which is better. I the steeper 30* just for...

Wasn't sure where to post this so I tried here. I hesitate to post this because it's not my stuff so I won't post particulars. My neighbor is not always at home, in fact seldom is. It's not a primary home. He lost the house in a brush fire nearly a year ago, but still had lots of equipment...