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Some years back it was a trend to aid poorer nations and we'd do so by giving them modern production machinery. Problem was they'd then...

Some years back I had a client that visited some Chinese factories. He observed production lines stop from time to time in order to...

"Made in XXX" is often a work around ploy. I E. If shipped COD or collect then the shipping is USA content. For sure on certain items...

I lift heavy, back drag, dig--you name it. Often my weighted rear is in the air. BUT NEVER do I bash into the load or object. I inch up...

LOL, deflate your tires at night so the perps can't crawl under to remove the Catalytic Converters.

In the '70's I had a Volvo that had a manually operated venitian blind in front of the radiator for faster warm ups. Simple but effective!

Yep, lead is another recyclable metal, LOL

I suspect it is a more of a safety issue as the small DC pump is actually submerged in fuel. Fuel does not ignite like gas will, with...

Friend has a vehicle storage area. He has been hit multiple times with trucks the first targets due to clearance. Diesel convertors...

I have always assumed that cost was passed on to the paying customers. It seems like charging for estimates is a more fair way of doing...

Only point, if you charge for a service call or estimate, then you are not starving to death for all the work you didn't get. Best, ed

My CUT has a 4 ft bucket. I have moved rocks wider and higher than the bucket. Simple, I flip and roll them to where I want them to live.

Reminds me of my chimney repair some 50 years ago. Local masons all quoted, like $5-600 to repair the upper portion. Now it was external...

I had a store bought 6 inch magnet that I'd simply insert in a sandwich baggy that I'd remove and toss. Actually collected probably...

My separation method is to simply place my magnet inside of a plastic bag and drag it thru the cold ashes. Works just fine for me.