Recent content by SteveD55

That seems to happen to me more often than not too. I do not cancel the burn because I've been told it can cause problems by the NH dealer who sold me my used 2015 workmaster 33 a few years ago. No problems so far.

We're seeing more outages in recent years too. Utility rates keep going up while service goes down. Glad I got a good deal on an older whole house generator from a deceased friend's wife a couple years ago. My friend was meticulous about maintenance and storage of his equipment. Before I bought...

I'm not sure about the newer generators but with the older style like mine, not inverter, it is recommended to start it up every month or two and run it under load for awhile. I use my portable shop air compressor for the load. I've been told it has something to do with the possibility of losing...

I agree. It will make good firewood for heat when it's safe to cut and split. I had a dead elm (Dutch elm disease) on my current 12 acre property when I bought it in 1981. It finally fell down in a wind storm and made excellent firewood. A lot of work but like the old local saying it heats you...

I had a 1000 gallon concrete septic tank installed in my 1850's homestead after I bought it in the early 1980's. I don't remember how big it looked back then but here is what I found online. "A 1000-gallon septic tank typically measures around 102 inches in length, 60 inches in width, and 63...

I don't enjoy mowing either but grass/weed fires made uncontrollable by wind can happen anywhere even here in one of the greenest rural areas of New York State. I keep a good buffer zone mowed around my house and other buildings.

Maybe a universal joint on the PTO shaft is damaged?

I've lived my 70 year old life in a mostly rural area with small cities in the geographically middle of New York State. I am seeing and hearing less, but still some, turtles, frogs, toads, song birds and monarch butterflies. Fortunately no feral pigs so far. The dozen or so barn swallows that...

Good morning, This is my first post. I live near Waterville NY and have a 1954 Ford NAA that I have owned since 1983. It came with a heavy plow on the front that I use for snow plowing. It raises and lowers with a cable going back to the hydraulic arms for the 3pt hitch. It started giving me...