Recent content by the old grind

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

Through Memphis to NO, then to FLA? Map inset showing FLA connections. Arrows/colors show day/night times/directions.

I move snow the same way and use Edge Tamers (3) to avoid ever moving gravel or grass. But snow isn't heavy like dirt or gravel when we're 'loading/dumping' it. If I get anxious and shove the stick all the way to regen/fast dump it often goes slower than when powered. 1800 rpm does it but often...

La mia dragline da 15 tonnellate azionata da cavo era difficile da usare. I pedali della frizione erano rigidi e a 80k mi alzavo dal sedile. Non c'era un funzionamento fluido. Non riuscivo a raggiungere 10 M dalla riva con un braccio da 12 M per lanciare il secchio. Ho ripulito alcune aree poco...

The difference between hardness and calcium has to be understood. They're not the same. It's one reason softeners won't do anything about calcium. My water's PH has always been ~6.5 from the well or the pond, both before and after using the device. There are other aspects of water quality that...

For twenty years I was wiping fixtures weekly with white vinegar to deal with the calcium from my grandfathered shallow (crock) well 40' from the pond. Filters and softeners won't do anything about it. After a few years of doubt that it would work at all I bought this in '22. Seems odd but it...

A friend had removed his battery and when reconnecting it he mixed up the cables. They were both black welding cable replacements and he'd reversed them. It was a riding mower with the deck in front and a tail wheel under the seat. Of course the starter spun fine, just backward. Can't be sure...

My Rim Guard leak a week ago was from low tire pressure for not having checked it vs from a puncture. When I backed it up to the shop and went for the air hose the beads came loose and I lost a liter or two. I heard 'em reseat when I added air, and I crossed my fingers. No leaks since, as when...