Recent content by the old grind

Sure, but anyone who isn't First Nations won't likely learn to get that close to one. :) (if you know, you know :cool:) btw, OP confirms that trapping can be a best thing most of us don't do. And that pet .22 LR HG isn't just for plinking. Pack it and be ready for what does invade your turf..

NYC was putting dry ice into rat holes with some success, but suffocation takes a while. That said, we have CO2 for welding, but soil like in my area (post-glacial sand) is too porous to ever flood tunnels much less expect good dispersion with gases. Equal parts flour and plaster of Paris, and...

We've got the entire wiring diagram, and only the tach doesn't work. It was fun while I put <20k mi on it last century but it's not a NOVA so why keep it? OK, enough of this side note & back on topic ....

CRC contact cleaner (2-26?) indoors on electrical stuff. Hoppes #9 bore cleaner on outside stuff to clean and leave a bit of corrosion protection but I often follow it up with a dousing of WD-40 or similar. btw, & OT but just fired up the skidder after sitting since Covid but w/new starter. 5...

Vertical mesh means vermin will just dig deeper to try to get under it. Tie into the fence and bury shallow going outward instead. Marmot and beagle proven to minimize digging at the fence where they try to get in/out.

I bought another 20Ga just to shoot steel shot. (Wby Element, recommended) My Savage smooth-bore .22 LR SG/rifle (#12 shot from Win or CCI) is a bowser on anything with fur or feathers beyond 5 yd. .410 isn't cheap and even #4 shot can be iffy when as big as ground hogs are afoot. While I have...

I've found grounding to be a big cause of electrical phantoms (including with home/shop wiring) and esp with trailer wiring or with accessories added and no schematic updated or to update. Dim and/or ghost lights, say when the key is off, is what makes us dig in. Accessories can ground through...

There's a 110v outlet in my bucket (F450/Terex 292) and a big inverter that's working fine, so I can borrow a corded pole trimmer (HFT) from next door. But my experience with corded/electric saws (20 yrs+) is that after they bind a few times a gear strips. (main driven) $35 for a new gear or...

When testing Charles' battle bot my slabs by the garage sounded like drum head, with a disturbing hollow sound from metal casters (balancing) on it and the bot's 200 lb. Ants undermine slabs and this is a prime cause of settling during freeze/thaw cycles. They like the thermal stability of...

There are ways to try to force it loose by chaining to a tree, etc but I would hate to risk breaking something by diong so. There's a small access port on the left side of the bellhousing used to adjust the clutch. You may be able to work things loose through it, going gently and rotating the...

'Module' is likely a timer & a relay but could also get input from a temp sensor. I'm about to wire in push buttons to GP relays to override the automatic stuff when I want a little more heat to start. (old CUT, cold SxS) If the relay is in the module, I'd just add one separately with the...

I thought of using a pallet puller before discovering BG and have two of the small ones. (rusty loaners now) They do work, esp because the teeth swivel vs rip out as the angle of the pull changes coming out. Expect some big ones to come down onto the ROPS but you got this. The vid showed a slot...

Last time I used a brush grubber I hooked, Lee drove, and Gary stacked the willows we pulled from along shore by the house. We cleaned up about 40' in just over an hour. Buckthorn, autumn olive, locust, and poplar cover a good acre or so and I'm constantly working on 'em. Now I'm several times...

Several comments to remind us that taking the train isn't for everyone. Schedule vs scenery vs ??? I've taken long rides across international borders and appreciated the extra time when papers were checked, hanging with the friends I made while promising we'll keep in touch. Trains have more...

So looking out the window for 20+ hrs beats getting some sleep when it's dark? ok