Recent content by S854

Front axle point duly noted… and yes, I probably have be abusing it… not good - I’ll think more about what and how I’m doing things… I do usually carry a 6’ BB when using the tractor… it’s “not much” and it’s very close to the (loaded) rear tires… I just replaced the brakes on my 3/4 ton...

I’ll practice the “lift as I enter the pile” technique next time we douse the pile… Effectively it sounds as though I should be scraping the wet soil off the face of the pile… from bottom to top… no?

Yesterday Julie and I began turning next years compost pile… me in the tractor seat - she was armed with a hose… the pile was incredibly dry throughout… At first pushing into the pile and lifting the dry contents was easily a full-bucket endeavor… as the pile began to get more saturated, the...

I used a 50/50 mix of powdered sugar and Boraxo sprinkled on the hill closest to our house… the sugar attracts the workers who then carry the Boraxo gut-bomb down to the queen… that mound was inactive within a week… I like the cheap/effective paradigm…

On a related note… are those R-pins the only thing keeping the turnbuckle from rotating? Looks like a waaaay simpler (and easier to use) method… trying to get a big ol’ wrench on my stabilizer bars is getting old…

Starting an engine once takes quite a bit of juice… starting it a couple times without giving the alternator time to recharge the battery may have drained it… have you tried jump starting?

On our property we have several of these hills… this one is roughly 24” diameter/ 10-12” tall… That pic is kind of an optical illusion… looks sunk on top… it’s not… I’m not sure what kind of ants they are, I’m not an entomologist… and it’s really hard to photograph a particular ant… basically...

The local power company is replacing the questionable poles in our area. Like any self-respecting cheapskate I went over and asked what their plans are for the ones they cut down. "How many do ya want?" was the answer. I'm thinking of creating a retaining wall around our small greenhouse for...

Dang! That’s exactly the one I’ve narrowed my selection down to…👍🏻 Maybe it’s time to pull the trigger…

I’m looking to purchase a bench top ultrasonic cleaner… in the 6 - 10 liter range… obviously for smaller parts… (carbs, hand tools, etc.)… Cost - $150 - $200 Lots of options… the digital ones are slightly higher priced than a comparable analog model (physical dials)… are there big differences...

I can’t believe I read a whole “electrics” thread… this is the only part I understood…

Google and the rest of the internet are at odds… Seems Craigslist list defines “Vintage” items as anything older than Windows 10, a non-working shell of its former self, preferably with paint/parts missing and listed at, minimum, twice the price of the particular item when new on a cost adjusted...

I retired a little over a year ago from a construction company here in Montana (I drove a concrete truck)... I stopped by the shop the other day just to say hi and pick their brains on this subject, they're the ones who have to repair the things us "grunts" tear up... their unanimous choice, all...

Seems most of you guys with the Piranha tout its ability to grub roots, sever saplings and deal with brush and trees...some giving kudos to its digging in hard dirt. OTOH, the few tooth bucket responses tend to lean towards it's potential in rocky soil... Am I reading between the lines accurately?