Recent content by tom3

Check the wiring going into the alternator, use AC scale. If you see voltage there the regulator is probably bad.

I bought this generator years ago as an insurance policy, had some outages and had to bail out the small basement, really worked out well, never needed it afterwards. Made in USA.

A bit off topic but worth a mention I think. Son lives way up on the "Ridge" and had a big tree down. Got a bottle of the new Stihl biodegradable 50:1 mix oil with fresh gas and started cutting. After the first tank his MS290 (?) started slowing down and quit. Piston and cylinder was...

Some years ago a car ran through the fence on a friend's property. Kind of a shady looking outfit so my buddy blocked the car and told the wrecker driver to get lost. That car stayed right there waiting for some sort of payout from somebody. Car stayed there for some years until he cut it up...

I like a hammer in some places as it really sinks the nail and pulls the board down tight. Screws are great in some places too but some of those pretty gold colored screws are plain garbage. Built a 2 story pole storage building and used screws throughout. Spent some money on those too...

Just a side note. About any grease fitting on a mower that needs this kind of pressure probably can be freed up with the propane torch. Especially that front axle pivot that never gets greased on most mowers. Warm it up and the standard gun will probably do it.

And no use overgreasing these parts in a seldom used machine considering the price of grease these days. Ouch!

Unless it's a sealed unit with no outlet I'd think the more (or more often) the better.

I'm thinking if the dealer was in fact a crook looking to scam someone he would have fixed the meter, get it working, and nobody would be the wiser? Good that it did get settled - even with all the aggravation.

If the insurance company ever gets into my garage I'm in big trouble anyway. My gas cans sit in a corner and I fill up out in the yard always.

Grass here in So. Ohio is getting crunchy these days. Mowers gathering dust, not a bad thing actually. Pretty hard on the farmers though.

Hate to have to park a Kia outside these days, might not be there in the morning and the teens that swiped it might be dead from crashing it.

Never thought of this. And much easier to handle than a full 5 gal. plastic jug too.

The Chinese are just practicing for the takeover.

I suspect those wire brushes will get gummed up and full of matted grass pretty quick. And it would take a pretty hefty machine to run that heavy cutter head. But might be great for polishing concrete surfaces? I'll watch and see if you get any actual reviews.