Recent content by RPM

I've been looking into this for months now - and thought I would share what I have learned to get some feedback. My situation is that I need to plant a windbreak along one of the property lines - around 1000 feet. My house is basically in a big field on the top of a hill with nothing but grass...

I'm looking for trimmer #3 for the spring. Trimmer #1 was electric (lived in town), trimmer #2 was a cheap nasty 2 cycle. Both are now dead - well, trimmer #2 is actually bleeding oil and coughing nastily every time I try to use it. What do you guys think of the 4 cycle trimmers on the...

A question for the collective wisdom of TBN regarding water softeners ... I have a deep well (600ft) at my house - and the water is neutral pH, only slightly hard, but has quite high iron content. The upshot is that we really don't have a problem with hardness - but we have a big problem with...

I'm looking at buying a tiller and post-hole-digger in the next few weeks -- have some projects lined up for the Spring and want to make sure I have everything set-up well ahead of time. I know that people on the board have used a variety of tillers with their BX - and also a variety of...

I'm not sure how good these figures are ... they're claiming 40% of the 30-55hp market in the US ... <A target="_blank" HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1519000/1519542.stm>India's tractors plough into the US</A>

Sad news ... the corporate jet crashed this week on take-off in the UK ... <A target="_blank" HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1743000/1743078.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1743000/1743078.stm</A>

I'm interested to hear what energy saving tips you all have come up with over the years. Had a couple of shocking heat bills last winter and am trying to avoid this year! My home is 'new construction' and I didn't have the chance to fully winterize last year. I'm therefore currently planning...

This is really a knock-on idea from the Anthrax scare. If I was running any high-profile company I would be looking at the following: a) Have mail handled off-site at a separate facility b) Incinerate any of the following: (i) Junk mail, catalogs, magazines (can access on-line)...

Tonight or tomorrow? Another milestone for TBN! Patrick

So ... a significant proportion of illegal opiates (heroin, opium etc.) comes out of central Asia - places like Afghanistan. The illegal drug market is also extremely good at getting their product into the USA. I'm sure it's been considered by the Al Qaeda - they've been in the drug and...

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Don't get upset with me - but there is an email circulating outside the US with a few pictures attached ... this is 1 of 3. <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by RPM on 10/12/01 04:12 PM (server time).</FONT></P>

Are there such things? If so - are they any good? Any idea on cost or availability? I'd like to get a set for my BX ... Patrick

Any chance of getting a bigger text entry box for posting replies? It's a bit small. Or maybe it's that my replies are too long. Patrick

So ... I was out there today watching the geese fly south in formation as I was mowing my yard. I'm thinking maybe a couple more cuts and that's it for this year. I'm in PA. Anybody done for the season already? What's the latest you've cut? Patrick