Recent content by paulsharvey

I found a low profile aluminum jack, and I did look for repair kit. Not that seriously, cause the rams are so poorly chromed they corrode and eat o-rings.

That's what I refer to as "redneck santa", and I have zero issue picking it up. It would be different if you saw it fall off a truck, or if it was a wallet with an ID, or similar.

Ours is basically two parts or three if in a city limits. Board of Couny commission can do upto 10 mils (1%), school board upto 10 mils; all based on appraised value, minus deductions (homestead, window, disabled, ect), and then flat fees, per property, like a small fire department fee, a trash...

Im glad to hear that.

Not to be political at all; but last year, or maybe the voting cycle before; there were several proposed amendments, adding a $50k additional deduction for first responders, teachers, and vets. Im not gonna lie, I voted against them. Someone is going to pay, and I dont want to pay more to make...

Well, when we refinanced, the mortage company didn't set up escrow for taxes and insurance, which we can ask them too do; and we probably will, but it makes you start looking at this stuff a bit more. Just taxes and insurance add up to more than the old places total payment.

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Im going to drain the tank, change the filter again, and seal up that screw on water separator. Edit: Did some looking, and a filter is about $19, or the whole assembly, bleed screw, primer, water separator, with the filter is $45; so, gonna replace the whole dang assembly.

Kinda yes, and kinda no. I did know they would go up some, and you can view anyone's tax bill, which we did, but you dont know what discounts they might be getting, like widow, disabled, "ported" homestead savings from a previous home, ect.

So, not any fix for this, but I got off the phone with my county property appraiser. We got our TRIM notice, basically tax due in spring is $×,××× or $that plus 400 if a bill/reg passes. Well; thats more than double last years.... Call, and yes that $4ish K is right, year one of ownership...

So, I probably should Google it, but what is an acceptable thread sealant on threads in a diesel system. The fuel-water separator, on the bottom if the filter, plastic males thread into steel females, and I'm starting to wonder if air is able to get in there? Edit: those threads dont leak...

I guess I'll provide a bit of an update. I had been just keeping things 3/4+ full; changed full filter again, and I did try unscrewing the fuel cap. Anyways, yesterday it did it again, while trying to regrade the road. Kinda missed me off, as I'm half a mile from the house, 5/8 of a tank, and...

https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/aben-plans/8011.pdf This 3 bed, 2.5 bath, home from 1980 is not far from what is built today. Yeah, replace that T1-11 with hardi, change that one kitchen wall to a knee wall with bar, remove some of the unneeded doors. It actually kinda surprised me with the number of...

The 22x30x10 machinery shed; i mean, fundamentally, for a conventional framed; it just needs some updating; 1" plank roof, thats 7/16" osb; 30# felt under the slab, thats visqueen; 6/12 roof, thats pretty extreme in most of the country, a 4/12 is fine. Replace the forge with a welding table...

Add to that various ordances and stigmas with manufactured and/or modular homes, which are about the only want to get under $250k with a new build. You want more sub $400k homes; cities, counties, and subdivision need to realize a manufcatered home of 2025, isn't the "trailer" of 1970