2700sq ft house. Just me and the dog anymore. Gas for the stove and supplementary heat if needed during the winter. Heat pump. Woodstove. It's spring so not a lot of heat or AC required. April bill was $105.45 for 622kw used, roughly 17 cents per KW.
I could be a bad ignition switch or connection, bad spot on the starter, etc.
A couple things you can check: Does the 12v control wire to the starter solenoid go hot when you turn the ignition to start? If it doesn't then you likely have a safety, ignition switch, or ignition wiring issue...
I posted the photo above of a black snake chilling out in the driveway. I guess he thought we're now friends.
He came to visit me last night inside the house...
I just installed the standard Bxpanded Piranha Toothbar on my tractor bucket earlier today.
Did an initial test fit and everything looked good. It really stiffens up the bottom of the bucket!
I then seated the bar firmly onto the bucket edge with a block of oak and a short handled sledge...
For a cord of oak google says:
5000lbs wet (+/- 500lbs)
4000lbs dry (+/- 500lbs)
I estimated a 4x3x4 (275 gallon) IBC container cage to be 1/3 cord when filled to top with two stacks of 16-17" wood. That would put the weight for semi-dry somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500 lbs (+/- 200lbs)...
I was a little concerned as well. The bucket held up fine for the short distance I moved them. I don't plan on moving them again with that set-up though. I didn't trust it and kept the bucket low and my hand on the lever to drop the load in a hurry if needed. I just got a text about a legit QA...
Snagged a couple of IBC containers based on pics I had seen somewhere in here using them for wood. (thanks to whoever it was!) They sell them pretty cheap nearby. Seems like a great way to have mobile wood stacks!
I pulled out the plastic container and cut an access in one side of the cage for...
I use a magic marker to draw a line on all my various chainsaw bars 16" back from the tip for cutting rounds since it's my preferred cut length. It makes for a quick reference no matter what length bar I happen to be cutting with. Usually I'm pretty close anyway but sometimes my eye is off a bit...
The new used splitter is working well. I got this...
Turned into this... No more splitting until fall.
Now I need to figure out what to do with this pile. One of the advantages of splitting by hand is the pile is much smaller when I'm ready to call it quits for a bit, LOL.
The control under the seat is a drop speed adjustment. If the rake is dropping normally when it starts to drop from fully raised then the drop speed is not the issue. Are you saying that when you drop the arms neither the wheels or tines drop enough to hit the ground? It sounds like they are...