Recent content by Sparks45

At the other end of the spectrum, we're building two houses and the county requires a bridge that will support a fire truck (they also made us put in sprinkler systems but that's another story). The 10' walls sit on 3' footers. Span will be 20'6", with 15 12"x12" oak beams. Not sure what...

There I was yesterday browsing thru TBN when an ad popped up in the right margin. Buy any Echo Bear Cat chipper/shredder and get a free Echo CS310-14 chainsaw (MSRP $199.99), but the deal ended 30 June. I check the calendar and it's the last day of June. Hmmmm...thought I. We're building on...

SWMBO and I are building two houses on 5 acres in Carroll County, Maryland. One for us and one for our son & family (wife and two boys - 3-1/2 and 18 mos). Per code, each house must have its own well. First one was done yesterday, hitting water at about 130', and the driller estimates an 8-10...

Here it is. The pencil-tip grease gun is sitting on it in one of the pics. Make is Olympic and it appears the model is 254. It says "Made in Italy" on it. Charlie

That's me. I have some questions and am wearing my kevlar suit so don't spare my feelings :D I recently bought a Stihl Kombi and added the pole saw. I've used it twice, for a total of maybe 15 minutes and am trying to carefully follow the instruction manual. Tightened up the chain (when...

I've noticed that Deere and Mahindra offer drive-over MMMs. I don't recall the Deere model(s) that can be so equipped, but saw an online video that showed a Max 28XL with one. Do any other manufacturers offer drive-over decks? Charlie

We're slowly progressing toward getting the "minor subdivision" approved by the county. GC thinks he'll have permits by end of March - except, perhaps, driveway permit to cross stream and wetlands from state Dept of Environment. Of course, he can't access the property to start building until...

The title covers it. I found TBN last summer shortly after making an offer on 5 acres in Carroll County, Maryland. I've spent a lot of time reading but this is my first post. I really enjoyed Motor Seven's build thread (spent most of a week reading every post), Obed's build thread, and Eddie...