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When I first got my B7610 I was concerned about not having enough grease guns. I bought a case of Alemite Screw Type Grease Gun Model C600...

Difficult thread to visit. But there is a good chance it's coming to all of us. Just had a close relative pass Sunday, mainly from dementia. She was the wife of my wife's brother. He had been an actual rocket scientist at Huntsville, AL until retirement, and they lived in Fulton, MS, now a 2...

I bought a pair maybe a decade ago. Died about the month the warranty ran out. Bought another pair, same thing. Now I just buy good muffs and cram BT earbuds (~$15 and up) into the lining.

Long hair? Like classical music or opera? Or ZZ-Top? :)

Have you tried a single strand PB coated electric fence? An uncle had a large watermelon garden that the whitetails loved. His solution was a 1 strand electric fence which he then "coated" with peanut butter. He'd put a glob of PB in a glove and just run the wire through the glove, giving it a...

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Condolences. Hope everything goes smoothly AND quickly. My MIL passed away about 2 years ago, we've had no problems but the attorney handles everything so slowly.

That's great. Still a good thread. Is there any way to get a mod to change the title and maybe add something like PROBLEM SOLVED?

Now that's a CLOSE shave!

Buying opportunity. Happens all the time. That's what I tell the wife. Sometimes, if the forgotten item is not TOO expensive it happens several times. Nothing wrong with "backup" tools.

ORM-D, which stood for "Other Regulated Materials - Domestic," was a US Department of Transportation designation for limited quantities of hazardous materials, primarily consumer commodities, that presented a limited hazard during transportation. However, this designation was phased out on...

That's the way to do it. Could you give us an idea of the monetary value of an "expensive ordeal"? ~$1K, or ~$5K or more?

You were replying to a May 17, 2016 post by a member who hasn't been here in a year.

Weigh Safe Drop Hitch $300+

For tearing up decks a sawzall may also work. My back deck in Virginia was originally put in with ring-shank nails. To rip off the deck I cut the nails between the deck board and joist with a sawzall with the best blade I could find. Don't know if it would work as well on deck screws but I...

I'd first try some penetrating oil like Kroil and give it some quick short engagement jerks on powering up to see if that would loosen it.

Background - Bought 2 50 gal transfer tanks years about 2013 for $100 total . Intent was to fill with diesel and keep at site in Mississippi. Got them filled in Mississippi, rarely use them. So I'm wanting to "mount" 1 in the bed of my F350 and also perhaps a near future F250/Ram (yet to be...

90 posts, 2 months, and you still didn't check the pressure. :(

And lucky she fell on the couch.

Thanks for the table. I'm looking to transport a 30lb'er in my Escape. It should fit in the backseat standing up and strapped in :)

Reads like "Silent Spring". Peepers around my section of Mississippi are just starting up, but that may be due to relatively cool temps.

Many years ago there was a member here, Diamondpilot, that seemed to know what he was talking about and he highly recommended "Greenball" sold by Costco as the best bang for the buck.

I've about 10 toilets to maintain. I mainly use fluidmaster fill valves and have become used to having to replace the seal about every two years or so. But I have one Korky also. I buy most of my plumbing stuff at Supply House online. Now the fluidmaster valve replacements are just a piece of...

ARMY - Arrive Remain Motionless for Years During my employment with the Army I enjoyed several trips to Tuzla from DC as part of a two person training team . Procedure was to fly into Germany commercial, switch to military flight, fly to Tuzla. Twice the connection to Tuzla was canceled after...

Same here - I've 5 "workshops" in Mississippi and 2 in Virginia, so for really common things that HF used to give away or sell REAL cheap (tape measures, screwdrivers, flashlights, paint brushes, etc.) I tend to keep one in each shop area.

Ah, sharpening by sound. Made me look up "chooching".

Keep the hose handy. Can you idle it out ?

That is valuable info.

IF your looking for suggestions - try lifting it with the 3 point. /edit If you were farther north I'd suggest build an ice path to slide it on.

Before my first back surgery (~ 2005) Kaiser put me through the "slow roll" wringer. One of the first tests several doctors did was to see if I could stand on my tippy toes. Passed. They tried physical therapy, no good. Then they tried cortisone shots, failed. Then they did x-rays, passed...

Is there even a frost line in Edgewood?

You have to realize renting is not a viable option for many of us. I needed a backhoe for small jobs that were not going to be finished quickly. Rental required 2 hours to go get and return, not including hooking up trailer etc. IF THE RENTAL WAS available when I had time for the project. With...

I'd like to get 5 or 10 years out of them. I have had OSB that wouldn't last the truck ride home, and had some Advantech that lasted outside for years. I'm mainly just checking the TBN knowledge base to make sure there's nothing new on the market. I greatly dislike finishing a project the best...

Did those of you that had all these marvelous sledding experiences ever do much "snow skating"? Where I grew up in Vermont across the street from us was a farmfield with a wonderful hill that had about a 150 yard downhill run, 100 yards wide, ideal for sledding/tobogganing. But the "pièce de...

I've read several threads on here, but didn't see anything recent. Background - I've got a bunch of "cut-offs" (~4'x~5') that I want to make into small sheds/tool boxes to put about my properties. Primary purpose is short term tool/material storage due to inclement weather, and it's Mississippi...

As a potential buyer - does anybody have a concise list (from this and other threads) of and of critical tools to carry along?

Hang in there man, you are doing good.

From another thread:

Had a similar incidence with a Gravely snowblower (manual start) when I was about 14. Chute got jammed, belts squealing. Procedure was to grab a stick, give the blockage a jab. That usually cleaned it quickly and I didn't have to shut it down clear the chute then pull start it. Stick got...

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It was well documented that his purpose was to run it into the ground and get it privatized. It's one of the primary methods of political control. Shut off the easy forms of communications.

My last $500 saw, Stihl 088 with an Alaskan CSM.

That seems to be a pretty big tractor in the picture for a cat 1.

Another vote for Zenni, been using them for about 15 years.

If you are the type that loses sleep over worrying about the market look at bogleheads, or start by dumping it into T-bills through the Treasury. Still better than fruit jars.

That's the way to do it! Snakes also work. When I was in the Army I worked at the Engineer Topographic Lab, Ft. Belvoir. For several years I was the main "support" system for a senior researcher and trainer. They stuck the two of us, and a secretary in an old 40x40 1 level concrete bldg with...

I've been using Messicks for minor parts and fluids since 2009. At first I was impressed by their shipping speed. Then they got me with their knowledge. I called up for some part, (forget exactly what) for my B7610. After clarifying what part, the cost, shipping etc. the salesperson...

I'm living in that. Darn deer grazing on my lawn.

I'd love a new to me aluminum body F250 diesel, but my wife can't reach the "oh crap handle". My 2002 F250 dually 7.3L diesel will have to suffice. She can reach the OC handle in that.

Is the pallet 48"x40"? Are the "loaner forks" built such that you can slide the pallet partially inside the bucket? I've got "clamp on forks" that are designed to have a 2x4 stuck in to stop the load shifting backwards. and I can rest a pallet on top and against the back of the bucket. Or I...

I misplace my phone routinely, so I make frequent backups. /edit Backups are chair legs, you need at least 3 to be stable.

But it's gotten TOO TALL. I need to be able to legally tow 10K. My darling 5' tall wife has difficulty climbing up into it, and would struggle trying to get a bag of groceries onto the seat. My 2002 F350 dually sits lower. Maybe I should get her a Tesla. Now if only they made one with a 900...

Why not? I've seen pickups with a 300 gallon ISO TOTE in the back filling up at Walmart/Murphy. Perhaps not legal, but if you've good air circulation it's easier.

Or use a bullet of your favorite caliber at an appropriate range.

I've a M4700 and several "lots" of 15 to 80 acres spread over an area of about 15 miles by 10 miles. A bit far to drive my M4700 (top speed ~18MPH) without trailering. But I could see loading it on an APPROPRIATE tow dolly and pulling it with my dually at 18mph to get it to my far lot.

May his wisdom live on.

Just take a well used chain and grind it down will probable be easier.

Definitely not. Loved the true MAPP gas that burned at over 5,000 degrees F. Only got to use it a little before it was discontinued in 2008. wicki

Heck, if I'm paying for it I probably would not care what equipment they use, I'm only wanting holes of a certain size installed quickly.

Can they run a liner inside?

Drew - Excuse me, but you took your Expedition to Harbor Freight? I'm not surprised it got hot. Probably thought it was slumming. :)

I was the same way. Bought my 2 year old Kubota B7610, put a backhoe on it. Goes through the woods easy, but doesn't carry enough. After a few years, and obtaining a house w/ 73 acres, bought my Kubota M4700. My woods are mostly ~40 year+ old stands of deciduous. The B7610 fits through...

That seems like a job for the credit card. PHD's don't require a PhD to use, but you probably will have some learning curve. ASSUMING you don't run into any problems (rock or roots). If you are good at selling used equipment buying and using one will be an education. If not they don't require...

That is often as useless as mammary glands on a male bovine. I've a booster in my Mississippi house. I've got "dead areas" for my cell phone less than a hundred feet away. So IF I had an accident I couldn't call the wife, or emergency. Frequently on local roads there are "skips" in cell service.

I bought a three point set of forks for my B7610 back ~ 2009. Works well but it was only about $100 back then. From Agri-supply. link /edit Carries a pallet mounted 275 gallon Tote cage very well. Got the tote and pallet for free, thus I was only out about $100.

C'mon David, check the pressure, it's been 10 days now. Like already stated - it has been reported on here years ago that for a while some dealers routinely set the pressure low. My B7610 is on the low side of specs. But I've got to remove my backhoe subframe to fix it, so not worth the effort...

Do you have a need to deal with snow? I would have expected a small hut on the top. But looks great.

Our daughter did that with our 2009 "new" Jetta and her 2006 Honda Fit in our driveway. She was mortified, creased both cars pretty good. They wanted ~$1K to fix the jetta. We didn't get it fixed, then ~3 yrs later VW bough it back due to Dieselgate. That is a reason I've been trying to...

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If the battery is still in the tractor I'd verify connections FIRST. When taking to the store for a load test make sure they do it for a few seconds. I took one in, tested fine it seemed, then they tested it again and it failed.

My jetta - ~ 10 years ago wouldn't pass state inspection because an optional turn signal on the driver's (external) side mirror didn't work. The ones on the car body did. Last year I had to get a parking proximity sensor repaired on my Ford Escape to pass state inspection. Cars that don't have...

Yeah, I had a court/divorce piece done. Lawyer demanded $5K down. Went easier than we thought. Had about 1.5K after settlement. Lawyer continued to bill me MONTHLY charging about $150 a month for billing me. Told me to hire a lawyer if I wanted any money back.

And that moment becomes permanent in your memory. I can still see in my mind the my booted ankle protecting the engine case of my Suzuki 250 as the car t-boned me and threw me into oncoming traffic. Crushed my ankle, not a scratch on the engine. Little old lady didn't see the motorcycle. Ankle...

another thread I went with It's held fine since mid-Sept.

Did it idle for a long time? If so it might be "wet stacked". Look it up. Might be fixed by working it hard.

Drew - You make a really great tenant!

When did they first start advertising a battery with electronics as a "generator"? Did it start in the US?

Yes. You are supposed to change a setting if you change tire circumference. I met a guy in California ~ 1972. Nice big Camaro, big tires. Told me whenever he got stopped for speeding he would tell the cop "Sorry, just put these tires on" and they would let him go. It also prolongs your...

When the engine goes up in flames!

I often wonder if this is part of planned obsolescence. On my Escape, no easy way to check the tranny fluid. Need to remove a plug interior to the front tire and let it drip. Plus it's a pain to refill. The OEM MANUAL says to change the fluid every 150,000 miles. And the blasted filter is...

Concerning the heat pump - you can get an external thermostat like this and I' sure there are others for any temp.

Right now 2024 F-250 w/ 6.5' box and ~6 miles are going about as cheap as you can find them. Less than most F-150 V-8's. Dealers need to clean the lots.

Could the difference be in climate? Alabama versus North Idaho?

My preferred fire starter.

Whereabouts? My cameras in North East MS (near Sandy Springs) only showed about 3" before it stopped about 1430 or earlier.

My wife had similar, or so she said, called Kaiser they said no problem they were probably "floaters". Then it got worse and she is being treated for "Wet AMD", about 1 shot in each eye of Eylea HD, every 6 weeks (now, hoping to stretch it to 16 weeks) for life. Glad my insurance covers it so...

Sounds like my present house in Virginia. With the gusts we have been having the last few days I might be able to fly a small kite inside. But the heat doesn't run constantly and the living room is staying a good 58 to 60 deg. F. (winter temp).

That must be a California thing. In Mississippi they fill it with cast off appliances and tires for erosion control.

A MAJOR problem is the change in the ability of watersheds to absorb a rainfall. with the increase in paved areas and the filling in of swamps a heavy rainfall event is multiplied. It seems like 100 year floods are happening more often. "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot".

That sounds like a winner. If you've got the ground clearance. Sure beats driving over the pop-up sprinklers on the golf course.

Keep looking it's fun. I had been looking for years for a replacement for my 2002 F350 7.3L CC long bed. Last night a truck popped up on cars.com for a 2022 F250 diesel at Koons . For $50K, top of my price range and only 10,385 miles. It has everything I need and much more, but dark charcoal...

Perhaps add the recommended system pressure for the lift capacities. Great work!

I like the "fighting to get the socket off the rail". It keeps them on the rail and not lost. I often work a ways from my toolboxes. I'll grab a ratchet and the appropriate sized stick.

I use the cheap type that Harbor Freight used to sell for < $1 and are now $1.50. Bought them by the handful when HF was trying to "upscale". Fit in all my toolboxes.

Was great for me also.

I used to be a wetland field biologist, working in swamps from Florida to Alaska for the Army Corps of Engineers. Ticks and mosquitoes were always a pain. The only true preventative I found which worked for me was garlic. DEET was good but melted the plastic on truck seats. With garlic I had...

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Can we anticipate another epic plug problem? How about putting in some type of EZ or Fumoto oil drain plug? Gad - 64 is what I heat the house up to! When I got up this morning it was just above 53!

A little summary Well it seems that the majority of responders think Al is great for truck bodies. No major complaints about repair cost. Just will make it harder to attach my $20 magnetic back up camera. And then there is the outlier You shouldn't. More important, WHY do you care...

My last 5 gallon bucket cost ~ $120. Full of SDT2. From Messicks :)

Didn't Ford offer a 6.7 diesel?

I still have a vivid memory of one of the first Chevy Vega's I saw in northern Vermont in about 1972. The vehicle was about 1 year old and had a rust hole eaten through the passenger door big enough to stick my hand through.

Now that Ford has had about 10 years putting their F150 and Superduty in the field how are they working out for for the TBN'ers? I was skeptical at first, thinking they would damage easily. Now I'm wondering why more manufacturers have not gone to Al. Coming from Northern Vermont where rust is...

What does your CPA brother recommend? That to me would be critical.

Thanks. By "stored out of the weather" I meant storing LP Smartside so it doesn't get precipitated on or blown around and isn't sitting in water or exposed to the sun. My sheds in Mississippi provide cover but not temperature or humidity protection. I've left a unpainted, unsealed 1/4 Hardie...

Where can I find find these "Chinese minis are light duty, cheaply built and have virtually no resale value" used? All the ones I see on FB are more than retail.

Thanks Eddie for the comments. Do Smart Panels need to be stored out of the weather? Or if painted once (including edges) do you expect they would hold up for a decade? How would you compare their water resistance to Advantech OSB?

I've been retired since ~2010 and life has seriously gotten in the way of moving to Mississippi :( And SWMBO had said no metal sheds. I was hoping some other manufacturer had come out with a Hardie type material or large vinyl UV resistant sheet material that I didn't know about.

I'm going to be building several SMALL sheds (6x10 or smaller) for garden tools, fencing, etc. at several different sites. I've used Hardie Panel and liked it, but the cost seems to have greatly escalated, as have all things. My main consideration is LOW MAINTENANCE, the 10x15 Hardie Panel...

Dang that was a lot of effort. Hope it lasts a long time!

Thanks for taking the time to post Ted. I'm sure many of us are following your posts and praying for you and Dona.

I'm also looking for some steel plate.Here (Alexandria, VA) there are ads on FB for similar for $1,800 and for as of this writing (12/13/24). /edit - of course thinking on that it's about what good 3/4 PT plywood was going for recently.

Unless that is a metal piano a good chainsaw should help in disassembly. I've got a situation with a cast iron piano sitting in my now deceased MIL's garage. It's been sitting there for 40 years. It is untuneable (bent frame), unsaleable and probably weighs over 500lbs. My wife my BIL...

USED to? Did VW buy it back? I had a 2009 Sportwagen they bought back. Best darn car I ever had.

When I look at their offerings their prices seem high. What/where would be a good reliable link to find inventory supply of various trucks?

I've been in the market for another truck. Found one I liked on Carfax for $36.9K, sent a message about it. No reply from dealer next day. Two days later price at dealer is up to $38K. Do they raise prices just before they drop them for a News Years sale?

SOCIAL SECURITY was created as a safety net for those that couldn't or wouldn't save for themselves. Sort of an alternative of "tithing" to the church, then relying on the church to take care of the poor.

Thanks for the wrap up!

From reading your postings on TBN (assuming you are not a bot) you would be safe regardless.

I've written several times about how in the last dozen years the government has gone like a spider on drugs laying cable in an effort to remove the backwardness of rural areas. When we bought our "place to retire" in Mississippi a dozen or so years ago the best internet we could get was speeds...

I've gotten several "Terms of Use/Privacy Policy" updates recently. Like for my cable provider, my internet provider and the most recent, an NBC one. The NBC one is 145 pages! No summary, not a mention of what's changed. Does anyone know of a website that analyzes these? I'm thinking like in...

I'd at LEAST like a mute/unmute button on the wheel!

I started with an HF LiFe VIKING about 8 years ago. We've a Honda Civic that sits idle 99% of the time. Jumped it about dozen times when the battery showed completely dead. Convinced me to buy a larger Gooloo which I've used on my 7.3L diesel dually (in warm weather) when my battery died...

And for the 2023's I had a 1967 Toyota HiLux that probably had about a 500lb payload capacity that would easily carry 1,000 lbs of newspapers for our Boy Scout paper drives. Really worked well, it had what I'd call a "creeper gear". We'd be collecting papers in the flat suburbs. My Dad would...

Thought it was a good price when I bought it on the 28th. Now I'm looking for a good sale on their GC001 battery clamps.

Not necessarily during the next administration, they could just keep kicking the can down the road.

Ted - hang in there, we are all pulling for you and Dona.

Yeah, the only reason I looked at it was because YOU posted. Black Friday started this year back in October. I've spent hundreds on needed tools etc. And many were marked down more than they are now.

Same here in the 80's and 90's. There was a group of 3 of us who frequently flew from DC to Boston and rented a car to drive to the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center research facility) headquartered in Hanover...

That brings up one of my wife's favorite driving stories. Seems that in high school (circa 1965) she lived in Fulton, Ms. and the parties were usually in Tupelo, Ms, about 20 miles away. Connected by one prime rural road. Her father, a Doctor, had a strict curfew. So one night after a ball...

Same here, plus I don't have to worry about security or time. And it always offer the opportunity to acquire new skills and tools.

For starting fires I USED to rely on newspapers. But as MossRd writes they are almost extinct. However the newspapers have been more than replaced by all the cardboard we now get from online shopping.

Road kill possum and a six pack. A 7 course meal.

Also to escape the need for keeping a clean environment. Unfortunately this seems built in to performance standards for personnel. I worked in a small Army topo science lab. LOT's of bright people trying to get the best bang for the buck. For decades most of us "researchers" were involved with...

And then when you put the tubes you pinch them with the tools and have to patch the tubes.

My frig in Va. just broke down a little over a month ago. Son (in Va) calls us in Mississippi "It's making a lot of loud noise". The frig is a Whirlpool model GS6SHEXML00 (25.6 cu ft) side by side, made May of 2005. It is a gift to my wife from the children, the price sticker on it shows list...

And then before they dry put in burn barrel and light them up.

I know one of the most difficult things for the newbie to hydraulics is matching hose ends. Is there any "app" that lets you take a picture with a cell phone which then will tell you exactly what matches that end? And what has the TBN brain trust found as the most comprehensive "picture"...

So you go from ketchup mode to musturd mode.

Why the discussion of 20% tariffs? Looks like Canada and Mexico might get 25%, China 10%. link It means look into your planned purchases of imports for the next 4 years and stock up now if you can. Don't worry. It will be trickle down economics, and those of us that get trickled on are known...

Are those pads in the picture 5'x12'? Looks good.

How much "r etard" can you put in and have it still bond like it needs to? I see they now have machines that will build walls by putting down layers like squeezing toothpaste from a tube. Can one pour say 2 foot wide sections next to each other and have them bond? (note-I tried to write the word...

Metal dust pan and fire extinguisher.

Fully agree. When we bought 74 acres next to our house in Mississippi it came with an overhead transmission line ROW. Come to find out the locals considered it to be a "shortcut" for their ATV's between 2 roads, cutting off about 100 yards on a 1 mile route. Sometimes late at night. For a...

As far as the bar is concerned - when I bought mine the bar was extra. I just used rubber bands and a dowel to hold the arms apart, took it off when hooked up (the few times I did it).

In Alexandria, Va. I used to road my B7610 the 4 miles from my house near Ft. Belvoir to the house I own near Beacon Mall. That was about 2009-2012. Maybe once or twice a year. Then about 2015 traffic got just too darn heavy and crazy at most times of day.

I've got them but they fit some implements, not others. Didn't work well with my box blade. Made it a lot easier on the things they fit. A good concrete pad helps also.

Just make sure you've got all flashers, SMV signs etc. are there and DO IT on a nice day. Then report back with pictures. If it is possible to leave it there SAFE AND SECURE overnight get an alternative mode of transportation to return home and come back the next day to work more on your plots...

Seems most of the reviews are from getting a free product. How do I get a free product? :)

I saw the OP proposing about a 100+ bag (80lb) pour (mix it himself and he doesn't have a mixer), or perhaps the same amount ready mix. My pricing at HD is ~$5.50 a bag plus tax. Are prices in Coastal Rhode Island that much cheaper?

Exactly!

There is a chance that the person who returned it did NOT take the money. When I was about 9 years old (1960) a friend and I found a ladies wallet under a bridge, in the snow, on a frozen creek. It had a drivers license and just the corner of a ?dollar bill. I gave it to my Dad and he called...

How do you convince the bags to crawl up and dump themselves in the mixer? :)

What do you people use for step counters? I tried a fit-bit years ago, it worked SOMETIMES, then just recently my son loaned me a fit-bit and it hardly counted my steps at all. Come to find out that one depended on arm-swings and most of the time that day I was carrying stuff back and forth...

Open a duct and see how dirty it is. I change my filters and that seems to have sufficed since 1984. And I have looked into them.

One son has done that several times in the last few years. He's gotten really good at stopping the cards and getting replacement licenses etc. The good thing is he tends to clean up his "areas" when looking for things. I've been tempted to misplace it further do he cleans up more.

. Bored boys with pocket knives. The same ones who would carve their initials into about anything.

That time was spent counting wads of gum and admiring the handiwork of initials carved under the desk.

John - Do you have a record for major purchase from Barlows?

This is 1 step above what I have done. I had a LOT of cut saplings and cut bamboo to move soon after I got my B7610. Being a spendthrift I chose the method the OP mentioned at first. I bought a pair of clamp on forks ($119 IIRC) and I had a bunch of HF 15' 3/8 chain (~$10). I'd lay the bucket...

Condolences :(

I reported a whole bunch also, but then it got so I would report one and three more would show up and I realized it was a losing battle.

I miss those from my winters in Vermont. With a good snow cover it was almost as bright as dawn or dusk. We'd go sledding or skating until the wee hours.

Try your luck with posting in the TBN forums for the region you live in AND tell WHERE and WHEN and WHAT you need transportation. You might find some TBN'er hauling a trailer full of stuff one way TO Iowa and deadheading back to your area. There is a forum, Old Wood Working Machinery (OWWM)...

My Grandad, my Dad and I (age 10+) built (with very little additional help) a duplex on 30 acres in Vermont, with a full 8' walled basement (must have been about 70x30 or larger). After we had the "hole" dug by a hired excavator operator (/edit and a professionally done floor poured) we built...

On my list of varying priorities: 1. An extension of a shed floor from ~ 10'Wx15'L to about 17'W to max it out w/ a change in the maximum size not requiring a permit. ~50@ 80lb bags 2. About the same size as #1 for sidewalk to house ~50 bags 3. Repair/replacement of some 10x10 driveway pads

I'm a one person "try to do it all" operation. I've several "projects" lined up in my mind that will require hundreds of 80lb bags of mix but with a loose time frame. I know that is in "buy by the yard and pay to get it done" category but labor is SCARCE and one site is about an hour from the...

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Wrap up - On the way home from Mississippi we stopped at our son's in Bracey, Va. He had a "4 door" frig that looked good, WIFE said "I LIKE that". Got home, she had changed her mind. BUT the frig at home just needed the Condenser Fan Motor replaced and after looking at various online...

These uses don't seem that large. What is a "big shop"? I've 4 shops totalling ~2.500 sq ft. I only use a blower in my 2 shops where I drive vehicles in and out. A battery powered DeWalt does these fine. I don't like to run 2 cycle equipment inside the shops. For the outside I generally need...

We need more of that story!

Short version- Need a metal fan for the condenser on our 19 year old Whirlpool model GS6SHEXML00. Seems like they discontinued the metal fan, and only sell plastic. So I need a recommendation for a source. Long version Daughter organized her siblings to buy the frig for us from the Sears Outlet...

I'm pretty darn sure I have not put 300 miles on either of my tractors!

Dec Rainbow - link Overbuilt, overpriced, slow as a snail but reliable. The lab probably bought them because they were sold by DEC and we ran many PDP-(8,11) and in a few years moved to many Vax's. A few years later I was fielding MicroVax's for Geographic Information Systems.

Same here, but I had held out for it, since I was in the Army and employed at an Army research lab which had just started getting DEC Rainbows (with floppy drives) for all the secretarial staff. And once I got it I found I could fit the C64, it's tape deck and power supply into a scavenged...

That's about the time I climb out of my vehicle (acting as a befuddled old man) and ask the "honkers" what's wrong.

Don't cough! But keep us posted. Some of us rely on reading your posts to remind us of Hawaii. I probably spent 3 or 4 months all told supporting the troops at Fort Shafter. Most of it outside. Far different from my Vermont & Virginia climate. So get better!

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And IF YOU crack one you can chisel it out and replace it.

looked up the rating by VIN. What can I say.

That seems to be the phone# and email I tried in 2019.

used Pre-Owned 2021 Ford F-150 XLT Truck V8, looked up the rating by VIN.

Registered state rules are not clear. Occurrence of the guy getting told he was illegal for having a mfr tow rating on his truck < the rating on the EMPTY trailer was all in Va. I've called the State Police and they just kept on passing me to numbers that would never respond.

And consider what you can get in a mini-ex that: Will fit in your relatively small properties and future flips Will be easily towed without changing trucks Will reach what you want Will comfortably fit your wallet In 2009 I went with a B7610 and added a $8K Woods backhoe to get a 7' dig depth...

LS - hang in there. Dona's back problems make me recall bad memories of mine. I ended up having 3 surgeries over the years ~2007 to 2012. Had one doctor diagnose me as a faker, because I could stand on tippy-toe. About a week later an MRI showed a large bulge of spinal nerve down around L5...

Thanks, but I'm pretty sure that is not the way it's done in Virginia and Mississippi. Once again, to pull the olives out of the word salad: F350 weighs ~ 6.5K, mfr tow rating 12K (registered as 6.5K) F150 weighs ~5.7K, mfr tow rating 9.8k (registered as 5.7K) Trailer weighs ~2K, mfr rated to...

I know this has come up several times but the search function is broke and things change over time. Situation/background - I've an enclosed trailer, 7x16, rated at 10,100 lb GVWR and licensed in Mississippi, bought in 2019. Been using my F350 dually (rated to pull 12,000 lbs) w/ a 14K rated WD...

Looks good! One man's junk is another man's art!

Don't drive in Boston, go around.

Except it seems some car companies set fluid interval change beyond the warranty period. I recently tried to buy some tranny fluid for my 2019 Ford Escape 2.0 (only 30K miles). Of course Ford recommends Motorcraft. So I called the local dealer, they were out, and the guy argued with me, telling...

I've got probably dozens of them. Supporting everything from a 900lb chipper to a small toolbox. I've got about 2,500 sq ft of concrete floors in my sheds so they roll fairly well. I even got a couple of 6'x30" tables (bought on surplus for $10) zip tied to them so I have "rolling tables" to...

That's what I do. 4 zipties and I'm done. Zipties and Harbor Freight dollies go well together. I also put my mac2400 air compressor on a HF dolly, about 10 years ago.

That's about what convinced me to retire. I worked in a small Army Lab, there were only ~300 employees. We had 4 pass on in 1 year. All 4 were about my age and near retirement (~60). Heart attacks took two, cycling accident, and leukemia . The leukemia really changed my mind because I had...

Depends on the depth of your wallet. One of the BIG advantages (in this day and time) of a TLB is the ability to move the backhoe across distance rather quickly. Back in 2009 when I bought my B7610 and added a backhoe the cost of a standalone 7' reach backhoe was far greater. With the advent of...

Thanks, reads like an AI generated response.

4 years, how many man hours? And you find Did you study the geology of the area? Do any soil cores? You could have "lenses" of rock and sand forming drains for your pond.