Recent content by meburdick

I drew up plans for a 16x20 shed with a 14x8 or 14x9 overhead door and 10' walls. Floor is all 2x12 joists, 12" on center. I put the project on hold partly because it got late in the year, and partly because I was not really ready to spend the money on materials ($5k or so). The shed is really a...

I'm looking at buying my first welder and have found a couple of on line vendors that seem to have about the same price as each other. I'm wondering if anyone can provide good or bad experience information on either or both of them. Welders, welding equipment and supplies | Welders-Direct.com...

I have a Husqvarna 435 with a 16" bar that I bought new about two years ago. I used it for some very small branch cuts at the house and then took down a 30' pine. Seemed to be cutting fine. I then took down some sort of "shrub" type thing and that's where everything went off the rails. Cutting...

I live in a town where there's pretty much no public water supply (almost everyone has wells for their home use), no public sewer (we all have septic systems), and constrained access to "entertainment" service providers (phone, Internet, television). On top of that, we pay RIDICULOUS electrical...

We have a pure bred mutt from "The South" (as in southeast). He was born just before Thanksgiving 2011 (making him about 8 months at the time of this writing). He was advertised by the shelter as a Border / Lab mix, but I'm not completely buying it. The woman that owns "mom" says her vet has...

Looks like it's time for you to take a trip to the local Toyota dealer to see it in person, then. This is NOT a bolt-on hitch. Here's pages 7 and 8 from the Toyota eBrochure for 2012 (which is just about identical to the information published for 2011, and my truck is a 2011). This is the second...

I have a chance to pick up a brand new Anderson EQ7185T (7x18, 10k) trailer for what appear to be a reasonable price. The deck is 18' with a 2' beavertail (16' flat), dual axles, D-Rings, stake pockets, and a wind-down 7k jack. I know nothing about them as a manufacturer or product and the...

I've been looking around for a trailer to haul my JD 2520 on the rare occasion when I need to have it "someplace else". The used market has a lot of options, but it seems that people want an AWFUL lot of money for these things used. I had one go across my screen briefly that seemed a great deal...

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival / delivery of my JD2520, and have a mowing question... I am purchasing the tractor with the 200CX loader (61") and the 54" front-mounted snowthrower. I have opted to not purchase a MMM, and it turns out that may be a very smart move for me! My property is...