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Our hydro's 'right of way' is a mere 25ft, (12.5 both sides of power line). Most trees like to reach 40-50 ft high so not to ask why we have so many power outages. Heck I've seen them actually use a transit to be sure they don't cross that magic 25 ft line. Oh, I must add the questionable...

On my009 the 1st pull is always full choke. Next pull is choke off and it always starts.

Also have a 009, my favorite. Arborists love them. Mine always starts on 2nd pull. Suggest that a possible 'cure' might be replacing the 'in tank' fuel filter, they do get clogged up over time.

I once had an Austrian snow machine that was all based on VW components. The power was transmitted via what I now believe was a viariarer such as U describe. Was very smooth to drive. Machine was a Westmizer Skinner , was either Austrian or German. It was very fast and agile.

My test for speed is as simple as a 'flick of my bick' i.e. the spark of a lighter flint, and I have done a fair bit of welding.

I use one of those cheap helmets. I have my DIY test procedure that seems to work OK. I call it "flick of my BIC" whereby my helmet should react instantly at the scratch of a flint.

LOL, welcome to my club.

I DIY'd a similar setup for my Mitsubishi K3 engine. It is so tight in the filter area that nothing slips in there. I use a length of seat belt and vice grips. Wrap the belt and grip with vice grips and presto.

I think it is rather simple. If the 220 VAC generator has a 3 prong connector there is no ground. If 4 prong connector one has to be a ground with the others being hot/hot and neutral.

My system is up and running for months now. I never added a grounding and so far no problems with any electronics. What came to mind. When a 220 generator is wired with 4 conductors you have a ground (green) that does the job. Mind U my genny is 9000watts. Smaller generators (like 3-4000)very...

Hi Test gas only , air gun blow clean often. I have owned owned chain saws for over 60 years and rarely ever had problems. I always keep my chains sharp and use a file.

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2013 sure suggests poly pipe. Running and holding 20/30 makes it sound like the problem might not be serious, like perhaps a leaky or poor fitting. As to depth you might be lucky there as that can hand pull 100 ft easily. Constant running @ 30 PSI actually hints at a ruptured bladder tank or...

Wife placed an on line order weeks back. Seller's web site claimed 'delivered' but no signs here. What happened is UPS left it at a local 'drop' and it was signed for by the 'drop' clerk so when we went to seller's web site it showed 'delivered' and to make it worst UPS attaches their own...

Got lucky! A friend was scrapping an old school bus. Under some rear seats was a small heater about 6'' x 6'' size. I modified by installing a muffin fan. That was some 10 years ago. Same school bus donated widow glass for w/shield and rear.

And some shops will only sell complete OH kits. Blame it on gasohol ! Then also rubber fuel lines will suffer the same demise.

I think it's a steady hand more than a fancy drill bit holder. All I can say is I can drill all day with no problems.

LOL, and your shorts clean!

LOL, not a tractor But I collected a new fleet car @ abut 11;30and decided to lunch at a close by McDonalds. OK, I locked the doors B4 closing them. Well SURPRISE, the back window blew out. Now remember this car is a mere 2 hours from dealer delivery. OK, **** does happen, BUT on a new...

Poor man's inclinometer.----------------- - find center of windshield - attach a 'plumb bob' there - locate true center of that windshield and mark it as a reference. - LOL, next drive such to lift the rear into a 'tip and spill' situation and carefully mark your plumb bob 'tilt angle'. - Next...

I live in Quebec, Can. After reading some of the posts I feel much better with my heating costs which are all electric. It has been a while since I've compared our hydro rates to other areas. OK, Quebec generates a lot of electricity which we can even export. On the other hand, where I live, we...

Your not alone as to the wire saving the day.

Having worked around many DIY cottages I have seen the effects of mixed plumbing fittings. One system was all brass and or poly but the one steel union was rusted internally down to about 1/16th or so. My 'trademark' is that I only use brass and/or stainless and that on poly B lines.

Did not know this as a sand filter but that device is what I filter my lake water into the house for over 20 years now and still using the same screen element that I simply toss into the dishwasher about 3 times/year.

In Quebec, where I am, it is contracted out to a main bidder who then subcontracts to local guys. Back when I did snow removal I was asked to do the one closest to me as a friend won the local contract. I was quite surprised as to how well they were paid using private drives as a basis for...

I have the same style. My box is at # 3 level, and I can access by simply opening my driver's side window. But now with winter coming it should be interesting to see them dig them out

I had a similar problem but then my water is pumped from the lake. Problem was very fine silt that clogged the filters. Those would only last about48/72 hours. After research I installed a swimming pool filter @100 mesh and that controlled the clogging problem, I now only need 2 - 3 filter...

My son's FIL bought a spread and found an old D8 dozer way back on his land. It'll rot there as he does not wish to disturb the land. Silly as I'm sure there is good salvage $$'s in that dozer.

I once had to cut stall matts, Discovered liquid soap to be a good lubricant. Folding over a 2 x 4 was a good help. On a tire ,soap might be your best bet.

The shells were metal and heavy, possibly filled for weight. They were shod with regular tires. Seem to recall it was only the bottom of the front pair that was heavy. That dozer was a Westmizer (or close), gee I had that like 40/50 years back.

Some years back I owned a snow machine that was made for the Alps. It was all Volkswagen based, cool machine. The first set of wheels were solid versions of the undercarriage and quite heavy. Throwing a wheel was never an issue.

Yeah" For most of my life 12 D's was my foot size. Now with 'offshore' brands I only look at 13/14 and even then a comfortable fit is rare. For sure I'd never buy footwear on line.

I also own an 180D. and have all factory books. From the above photo I suspect you are wearing the wrong tires. Fronts should be 5 X 12 and rear 9,5 X 18 R3's (ps, 9.5 r3's are nowhere to be found)

What? An 80K PU and U question rust proofing? Shucks I'd be tempted to rust proof 3/4 x /yr with best policy published!

Would have, should have!

Had a problem persistent 'fisherman' but he soon quit after 6/7 deflated tires, LOL, always the same left rear.

LOL!

My battery theories! 1-largest battery to fit the space. 2-Highest CC amps 3-permantly wires quality 'keeper' in the circuit. My present CUT sports a used phone company battery (5 yrs old when installed)and now pushing on to be 11 year old, and perhaps older. Usually need 2 cycles to get my...

yep, right. We got caught rising 300 ft setup but lucked out as a delivery guy just arrived on time. 300 ft of water gets rather heavy.

Tractors usually have screw type adjustments on the lift arms so the answer is to lengthen the uphill arm or again shorten the down hill side arm. Sure weight will help as well for bigger bites.

I shopped with a friend for a while and the with majority the asking was $500. here in Canada. That was merchants of used equipment and not private.

As most hunters know the liver of deer and moose can be consumed the day of the kill while the meat has to age/hang before consumed Well we bagged a nice moose and were all drooling to enjoy that liver for supper. Problem was it was diseased but showed no signs of being so. One mouthful turned...

Years back I rear ended a car while I was arguing with my boss. I was issued 2 tickets, reckless driving and following too close. I lived some 75 miles from the 'scene' so I went first to local attorneys for quotes which started at $1200. and downwards to about $500. After talking to some 10 -...

On that aircraft master was left on in order to trouble shoot but under most dashes it is a very busy place.

I've seen what a metallic watch strap can do to a wrist that probed blindly under the dash of an aircraft. Not pretty!

Under load the RPM's would be a bit lower. Then most oils get thinner as thy get hotter. Suggest you change for a heavier weight oil and give that a try,

On courts and lawyers. I was once assigned a young female lawyer to plea a case. The judge suggested she stay home and change diapers. Bye-Bye my case! I was still billed for her time. To her benefit she suggested that I pay for her lunch as otherwise I'd be billed 3-4 X whatever she ate.

I've been subpoena a few times with varied outcomes. Once I drove 300 miles to learn the case was dropped. I was the plaintiff so I should have been the only person to drop the case. Turned out the perp was the judges son and I was handed $500 by the clerk 'for my troubles'. It was filed as a...

150 ft to provide AC power is your least costly route in my opinion. If U don't wish to bury deep U can always run the AC inside of cheap PVC piping for protection.

I once lent my CUT to an ex employee under condition that he traitor it as he lived some 7 miles away. I had to beg for it's return and the day he did I happened to be working near where he had to pass by. I was alerted to his arrival by a clashing of gears as he attempted to downshift. That was...

At least with a plastic tank U can use a sheet metal screw and leather or rubber and plug the leak hole. Kind of difficult to weld a patch on metal tanks however.

Some years back it was a trend to aid poorer nations and we'd do so by giving them modern production machinery. Problem was they'd then operate them at minimum wages and thus put our factories out of business. Then to add insult to injury they'd buy up our registered brand names and logos at...

Some years back I had a client that visited some Chinese factories. He observed production lines stop from time to time in order to change the labels on tools. You might have also noticed that most actually now simply sport stuck on logos vs cast into the molds as into the past.

"Made in XXX" is often a work around ploy. I E. If shipped COD or collect then the shipping is USA content. For sure on certain items shipping is the major component. As long as the %age is over a certain limit then the product is deemed to meet USA content. Tricky, or what.

I lift heavy, back drag, dig--you name it. Often my weighted rear is in the air. BUT NEVER do I bash into the load or object. I inch up close and let hydraulics do the work. A hose can always be replaced plus pressure relief valves are there to CYA. My CUT is close to 2000 hrs and I never had...

LOL, deflate your tires at night so the perps can't crawl under to remove the Catalytic Converters.

In the '70's I had a Volvo that had a manually operated venitian blind in front of the radiator for faster warm ups. Simple but effective!

Yep, lead is another recyclable metal, LOL

I suspect it is a more of a safety issue as the small DC pump is actually submerged in fuel. Fuel does not ignite like gas will, with gas a slight spark will go boom.

Friend has a vehicle storage area. He has been hit multiple times with trucks the first targets due to clearance. Diesel convertors apparently the highest value due to rare metal contents. The thieves even abandoned tools often making quick getaways. With face masks (Covid) and hoodies no number...

My CUT has a 4 ft bucket. I have moved rocks wider and higher than the bucket. Simple, I flip and roll them to where I want them to live.

Reminds me of my chimney repair some 50 years ago. Local masons all quoted, like $5-600 to repair the upper portion. Now it was external to the house therefore at the outer edge' What I did was create a cantilever platform so that I could brick all sides. Simple, extend some planks and weigh...

I had a store bought 6 inch magnet that I'd simply insert in a sandwich baggy that I'd remove and toss. Actually collected probably about 2 gals worth of burnt rusty nails that way. Worked for me, can't complain. LOL, wife was not happy with my consumption of sandwich baggies.

My separation method is to simply place my magnet inside of a plastic bag and drag it thru the cold ashes. Works just fine for me.

Except in Quebec where they do everything to reject English and promote French every which way. Immigrants have 6 months to learn French which is really not a feasible time frame. The political autocrats however all have English university degrees of some sort. (do as I say, not as I do!)

Quote : "And grease compatibility turns out to be a real problem. My buddy had some mix and harden. Difficult to get out. rScotty" Like a powered grease gun that I was once gifted. The dry grease was so hard that I almost needed a drill to get it out. It had probably lived over the furnace...

Oil and grease drips are all part of owning/operating heavy equipment. You just have to learn to live with it. Same goes with work clothing, they will get dirty!

I once designed a fan system for a stable I built for a client. I activated the fans by using a humidistat switch so that whenever the humidity reached a 'smelly' level the fans would do their job. The idea was to control odors all while conserving costly heat. I also insulated very much like a...

How abut GRAVEL GUARD as sold for rocker panels? Should work I'd think. I did my CUT fenders with it and no rust! Mind you the velocity of grit would be higher on a mower deck but then gravel guard is kind of rubbery so grit might bounce off. Worth a try!

I also lost a LH turnbuckle a while ago. Most cost effective solution was a whole new generic kit. My fix was to safety wire all the components once I attained the adjustment desired.

Most cheaper greases are essentially clay based and probably simply made fluid by using an oil solvent. Like, don't leave your grease gun stored in a hot location for an extended length of time. I was once 'gifted' a Lincoln powerd gun and I literally had to drill out the dry caked grease. It's...

Probably as RH is very common vs LH that might be special, hence more costly. Shucks just price a LH tap and you'll understand.

After having lived a 7 day power outage I don't think an EV is 4 me. Maybe a hybrid. Just shopping gas for my generator would have been a problem.

As to feeding issues, often simply shortening the coil spring and shaping a new end 'hook' will cure that issue. Done it a few times.

We just 'survived' an 8 day power outage. Guess I'd better do an oil change, LOL. Cost of gas sure hit the pocket book hard.** On plus side the food savings probably offset running costs (22CF freezer + 2 fridges) also sanity was kept. Being able to have Sat TV reception sure helped pass away...

Bought a used Hitachi stick nail gun at a flea market and did many a roof consuming pallets of nails. Who knows how many nails ran thru earlier in its life. Never let me down and I can't remember having jams. I preferred stick vs coil as coils jamb often, especially if dropped. Spare sticks are...

Here in Quebec we just lived a 7 day power outage due to a freak storm. Hydro was running out of poles, trees down everywhere and many roads closed. OK, I have a 1 KW generator so we made out OK (but my back hurts from hauling gas) 10 day later and still no phone and Cell coverage very spotty...

I select and get what I did but no PIC, Then later it did work 4 a bit but froze on the last image. Now its OK and seems normal. At one point I could only get CTV west and not Mtl. Quite baffling. Guess I'll just blame it on the recent storms we've had and 7 day power outage.

I'm in Canada, Quebec to be precise and we've had much power outages and damage. Going on a week now, but power is back up. Here is the problem. Many stations simply are not working, like CTV, CNN CBC etc. (mostly the ones I frequent a lot) Others work OK. What might be the problem? Is a...

Perhaps a 'last ditch' fix but that filter screen is brass. You could always solder a 'patch' over the missing area. My CUT has been running for 8-10 years with that same 'fix'. A 'patch' will simply reduce the working area by a small amount but still do its job.

AND the shipping guys are all making record profits! Situational advantage?

Yellow on hotdogs, Dijon on most other foods!

OK A win/win shipping tale. I once shipped via Can Post/USPS an industrial sewing machine. Due to size/weight it went in 3 parts. I marked 1 of 3, 2, of 3, 3 of 3 respectably. One casting got damaged in transit and PO wanted it back for examination. (NB: it helped that I held a 'materials...

YEP Give me that older, repairable and simpler appliance. ON/OFF hotter or cooler. Also have , (like a huge) chest freezer that has never lost me any food. OK, about once a year I have to defrost and clear out accumulated ice but never lost any food. Same goes for washers and driers, give me...

And we thank U for following up. (Too many simply don't)

What kind of help? For sure U are very vague.

Re subsidized housing--- Since many of them don't or won't work anyway all they do is smoke drink and watch TV all day. On the other hand if you do rent to them be sure to collect rent on that due date. (in cash)

Also rather costly!

Shut up and eat your snowshoes! (Jack Benny,?)

I once loaned my CUT to an employee under condition he trailered it. Weeks later after pleading for its return I heard a screaming tractor and gear meshing as he was driving it back. He was immediately on the black list. Same guy would fill his tool bag B4 days end and also have to fill it next...

Perhaps U were expected to pay him for the wonderful opportunity of playing with your tractor.

LOL. Ed Sullivan, Honeymooners and lots of test patterns. Also globs of steel wool on the rabbet ears.

I, for on who has followed a 'help tread' will always thank the poster when he does a follow up and hit the 'Good Post' button as well.

As a former pilot I've flown 4000 hrs on some 30 types. Crashed* once (engine failure) and 3 'precautionary' landings. Once discovered reversed controls on a test flight and landed OK. *Even the crash was well controlled in that glide and approach was letter perfect only the soil was so soft...

Inverted or pull blowers need to be mounted on heavy tractors since the wheels must always make contact with the road bed. Too light and you'll be compacting snow and the ride will become very rough, especially with wet snow.

I've saved those long TIES that they use for election posters. Handy around a tractor for hoses etc. Dan things are sure costly. I rigged a hook blade at the end of a pole so as to liberate them from arms length.

Every landing you walk away from is a good one.

They had a fantastic day fishing. One fisherman said they should mark the spot to be sure they had more great catches. Buddy said he did. He made a large X on the side of the boat.

Then came 'knock-knocks'.

In my teens I DIY'd a log cabin. Later on I raised it and added a foundation. Then I added an extension for a master suite. Later enclosed a porch to have 3 season usage. LOL, sold it and the new owners added a 2nd bathroom and a front deck. LOL and being the neighbor the still talk to me.

YES There are kits available but they are rarely to be seen as stores prefer bigger sales.

Caution: Of recent I've seen popular items listed with super low prices. They often have a number of photos and include that small replacement part but the listing does not match the price. Kind of a modern 'bait and switch'. i When U check carefully often the low price is for a small spare...

One horticulturist said to drink lots of beer and urinate around the garden. He claimed that scent would do the trick! LOL, I preferred using irish spring soap.

Reminds me of when I plowed with a 4x4. I towed many (neighbors, usually) and when asked how much $ I'd simply suggest a bottle of wine would be just fine. One guy pre-empted saying he was but a poor student. (Sure driving a new car and living in a rented chalet with g-friend who also was on...

I've had both fronts crack badly but then I know why. I had an angled snow plow and the side forces it exerted made crabbing necessary. That crabbing side forces simply did the rims in. Since weight was not a problem I replaced the centers with 5/16 machined stock and no more issues.

I usually give a first chance. But fool me once and bye/bye. I've made me a list and many are X'd off. I once made a guy drive 2 hrs to return that tool he borrowed for a day, 3 weeks back. X Then there's the guy that said 'it was used and due to break', another X. My SIL, always he actually...

"Aunt Jemima-type syrup" YUCK!

Good question, hoping to learn a trick or two. I somewhat suspect a leak/drip or two is the cause. One improvement I've done to my feeders is to add an "O-ring' to the mating connection and that seems to help a lot as mine no longer drip.

Some years ago I had a very noisy Briggs powered small generator. I had it placed near one foot deep hole and then I got an idea to soften the noise. Using some flex metal tubing I extended the exhaust to the bottom of the hole. The drop in sound was simply amazing as the earth absorbed a great...

A word of caution however. Do not wear a red hat while refilling the feeders. You might just get your ears cleaned.

I believe, YES! We have 2 feeders, front lakeside and back at kitchen window. They go to the kitchen fly up/down then go to the front and repeat kind of saying 'we are back where is the food?' How else would any bird know which window to go to unless he'd been there last year?

In my case I have a wood shed just outside of my electric panel and it is isolated from the house by the concrete foundation. I've wired via a transfer switch, cut a hole in the shed for the exhaust and also installed a large muffin fan to rid any fumes. A battery keeper/tender (intelligent...

I was of the impression that OZONE generators was the way to go. I had a small convertible that stunk like H-ll and 6 hrs of using one made it smell like new. Friend that ran a carwash uses it all the time, old food, pot, cigarette smoke is gone after a few hours.

I was lucky in that I had a cut off piece from a dozer cutting edge stock. (T1?) I cut and shaped me a pair of 10 X 2 inch skids* for my 60 inch blower and guess they'll outlast the blower and for sure outlast me. I had a look at them after some 6 seasons and still like new. *I started with 12"...

I did mention it earlier on. But to enhance the deterrent I shave it and make little bags with window screening (simply stapled) and a plastic roof (stapled) so that rain does not dissolve the soap flakes. And WVBill, glad to have found another that has had positive results. Surprised that...

What I did was to file a flat spot so that a contrasting paint (used white paint) would not get rubbed off.

The steeper the tin roof the faster the water runs down. All skylights, dormers etc will need top notch sealing. Once saw a such steep roof and every protrusion leaked real bad. Withe a simple 2 sided steep roof, no problem but add dormers, skylights etc and the problems commence.

Get creative, purchase some DOM stock of correct diameter and weld a washer at one end then drill the other end for a pin or bolt.

I always had my FEL 'leak down' but simply learned to lived with it. Later I had a pump coupling issue that required servicing when I discovered the pump shaft seal was damaged from shaft corrosion. I cleaned and polished the pump shaft and installed a new seal, (actually 2 as there was space...

As is also the aluminumized vapor barrier, good product and easy to install but forget radio reception. LOL we need to have the radio on the widow ledge to hear the news.

My best and 'go to' is a Stihl 009 that was a yard find, cost me all of $40.00. I've hand many offers to buy it but it is a keeper as it never lets me down. 2 pulls and ready to work! Heck one guy offered to trade a nearly new $300. to get mine, No sale! OK, I also know how to sharpen chains (by...

Welding is all 'practice, practice', and more. My 1st was a DIY that I rewound from an old transformer and started to stick things together. Later I bought a Hobart 200 stick machine and still have that. Rods and their storage is another key component. A rod oven is sure a good thing to use...

Re: Irish Spring soap. I shave it, bag it in window screen material and create a small plastic 'roof' to deflect rain. That way my soap bags last a very long time. Shaved increases the aroma dispersal. LOL, a botanist once suggested that I drink lots of fermented suds and relief my self in and...

Deer simply love hostas, like desert to them. On a gardener's advice we made sachets of shaved irish spring soap chips. Seems there is something about the aroma that deters deer. We've used that successfully for 3-4 years now. Another no-no is wind chimes as deer being curious chimes attract...

LOL, I also see that you are into SCUBA, the lead belt weight is a giveaway. \Nice hobby! I have used my old weights as rear weights for my CUT.

There seemed to be a trend to use background music to create excitement. Problem is that background music makes lots of dialogue hard to follow. I simply no longer watch that kind of programming.

I seasonally remove and re install my bucket. To make that task easier I machined a 'bullet' which is a pin of the correct diameter but with one end very tapered for easy inserting. Once inserted I then drive out the 'bullet' with the actual pin. In your case of misalignment a long reamer would...

"Wife occasionally nags me about getting an aid, but I don't see how one could improve this situation." I probably would not as most aids amplify everything so the amplified noise still drowns out that voice you wanted to hear. Like wearing an aid in a bar would probably drive you nuts. Some...

My hearing useless in the higher ranges but I know why. As a youth I worked in a tin can factory where they has miles of cans rattling around 24/24 and punch presses thumping all day. Then I used old chain saws a fair bit. I followed that by flying some 4000 hours in a small aircraft. However...

Most often the deliveries simply get dumped or attached to my garbage bin. Scary if that's on a garbage pick up day. When I expect a parcel I check for a few days then have to drive to the local drop off location to see if it was left there. Also never seem to get notices as to go to the drop...

Or I'd say the closest estimate of that usage. Some zerks would be more critical, like the front axle pivot. In winter I mainly plow and blow so my front axle pivot is the only one that works hard so I do it often. FEL simply idles.

Cold does affect those gas springs as does some oils.* LOL, my car rear has a pair that has lost some pressure over time and I now bump my head when it's cold out. *learned the hard way as I once sprayed a pair thinking it was preventative but next day I had to buy a new pair.

A friend has a Kubota, cabbed and heated and rigged like that. It sports a snow blower and can take a mower as well. He finds it extremely maneuverable snow blowing in and around tight places. It was a gov't surplus purchase.

I always used an about 5/16" shaft sized one. That trick was shown to me by my local chain saw shop. When the screwdriver is withdrawn you'll notice that U can pull the chain by hand as well thus confirming the tension is just right,

I also read that zink strips is the proper cure for roof moss. The zink oxide acts like a herbicide for moss.

Tighten the adjustment with a screwdriver between the chain and the bar. When U pull out the screwdriver you'll have just the correct tension.

Then my car has a safety cap to prevent venting fumes. Dang cap sent a code and replacement was $80.+. Well I vent more fumes when I do a fill up at the pump. So guess what? I replaced with regular cap and covered the warning light with black tape. Car does not care.

Interesting: Some years back I purchased a 5/16" 2 x 3 ft sheer cut perfectly squared cuts. Used old bed frame angles for legs and made lower shelf that holds my welder. Also welded hooks to loop the cables conveniently. Now it served me well especially when I was fabricating fireplace doors as...

Heck an old 12 inch rim mounted to a welded sleeve that slips onto the well pipe is a common device used around here. My pump wholesaler vendor sells them. Downside is a large area to place all that poly you've hauled out plus a vehicle (or lots of hands) should that well be deep. We once...

The inner 'ball' is never meant to move, all action is the outer section that pivots around the captive 'ball'. That is but a DIY field repair. Actually U could drill the back flat piece and snugly bolt that back together and let the ball do its work.

While on oil change woes. Lacking proper crush washers I DIY'd my own using poly sheet stock I had on hand. I own a set of hole cutters and had some 1/8" poly sheet stock so I simply DIY me a new crush washer. Many hours and no problems. PS, I now have a 'kit' stock of sizes bought on line.

Yep, served me well. Another option is to create a new center 'plate'. Use the other wheel as your drill guide and make a big 'washer' with the holes properly located. I messed my fronts rims from snow plowing as they often were crabbed due to the side load from my angled plow. I made nice big...

While on this thought trend, how do you evacuate from a forest fire zone when they have cut hydro power and your EV is not charged? And some fire zones are cutting power as a routine measure when winds get high simply as a precaution. Branches like to ignite when they short out on power lines...

That bolt in the link end looks like a quick DIY attempt to repair. I suspect a stud snapped off and they welded a nut and used an on hand bolt to re attach. It is too long and allows the rod end to slide from side to side. Easiest cure might simply be a new shorter bolt, that or a bunch of...

If the damage is limited to 'out of round holes' why not simply weld some HD washers over the damaged area.

While I've seen many clamp storage racks/systems etc. mine is about as simple as it comes. I simply predrilled a pilot hole in the shop wall stud headers and hammered in some old 10-12 nails (spikes) that I had left over from building a log cabin. I then simply hang them on the spike. Once...

My KIA Serento has a top filter element like that. Good idea.

My CUT filter is in very close quarters. After rejected my collection of filter tools I resorted to a DIY method. I use a short length of seat belt material and a pair of vice grips. Wrap the seat belt around the filter can and grip the belt close and lever with vice grips using the fat side to...

B4 changing over to LED's I had those style bulbs and had a hard time to find some. No local auto parts could cross reference either. I did however locate them at a Motorcycle supply place. Mine were marked Stanley.

Nope as I did not at the time have a proper meter. (have one now) But I do enough woodworking to know the difference.

For sure placing an old tarp on the trailer bed will quicken clean up. From there you can upgrade by making or buying a rear tarp roller so you simply crank and roll your load off. They even sell them as a 'truck bed' unloading kit.

I once had a rather smallish quantity of wood to dry and had some old tin roofing material. I carefully stacked it nice an level oriented towards mid day sun with 2 roof tins for sides and shaped a third into a 'roof'. Fortunately the old roofing was black so it cooked my green wood during the...

What has worked for me is a Urethane based caulking, (Flextra by brand) but others would work as well. I once stuck a 5/6 inch patch to cover a hole and years later attempted to remove it. Impossible, I had to resort to a hammer and chisel. Urethane based caulking* is very similar to...

Shucks, lacking shop floor space, my blower sits outside. BUT I store it on blocks of wood, spray paint (yes rattle can) and bare metal as rust sure likes to grab snow/ice and clog things up. Oh and it is 10-12 years stored that way and very very little signs of rust anywhere. When I first...

LOL, I was welding and wife called for lunch. I later drove off and yanked the cables off of my welder as I'd not detached them.

Hey I won good on slot machines when a teen. LOL, I drilled a coin and used nylon fish line so that my coin came back for re use. I'd ring up all the odds and shoot the balls blindly as I walked over to claim my win. Note that I only did this once just to prove a point. OK, I do like to play...

OK, not on tractors but I sure had more than my share on new cars. Here are a few. A left front wheel departed due to no lube @ 6 K miles. A differential seize solid due to no lube @ 1k miles. Rear window blow out @ 30 miles. Same day as delivery. Dangerous sudden lurching on left passing...

Went to Las Vegas a few times on conventions. I once shared a room with a fellow technician that was on tight budget. He won $500 on a slot that first night and continued to favor that lucky slot. Dang thing paid off about 4-5 times that night. They even provide plastic trays that take $100 per...

I once was very closely involved in an aircraft auction conducted by a major auction house. Heck, they'd paint older aircraft to spruce them for the sale, and that at the auction house's expense. That house did the same with construction equipment. They said that sprucing at their cost was a...

You might also noticed that those fine filters will also block water infiltration. I have one and once a small amount of fuel has passed and 'wetted' the fine screen beads of water are stopped. If I'm not wrong that mesh is 100 size. I have a larger DIY funnel that uses that fine mesh and I...

Years ago when I was selling fork lifts we had many folks purchasing the front mechanisms in order to convert them into shop lifts or elevators. Conversion was as simple as adding solid support for the mast and an electric hydraulic pump. Capacity would then be limited to the length of the forks...

Re 4 posts: We have now modified 2 and converted into freight elevators for a public storage facility. We filled the center gaps, added a cage for safety and limit switches for positioning and interlocks at all doors. To operate all doors must be shut and only controls are outside the elevator...

From selling crayons and art supplies I went on to a nice aviation career, like turning a hobby into a business. I ended up being an FBO, Cessna dealer and Avionics shop owner. Also they honored me by voting me as a director of the Int'l Aircraft Electronics Assn. and served as such until I sold...

LOL, yep and still some for great grand kids. We also had other art related brands such as high end artist related supplies, Oil and acrylic art paints, brushes, fine art papers etc. The were a fortune 500 company and outstanding employers. A common trade show perk was swapping samples with...

The primary component to prevent tire checking is plain carbon as discovered by Mr Biney and Mr Smith* and thus making then very wealthy. Carbon black is also one of the cheapest pigments so why dilute or substitute it. Another 'factoid', carbon black also blocks or hinders RF energy, like...

I'm thinking they purposely add air or pin holes so that they will always leak, perhaps to encourage the sales of innertubes.

Sure if U can figure a way to predrill the wood for accurate alignment and just to be on the safe side for good holding power use self tapping one size bigger. TIP 4 U Do as they did in aviation to prevent rusting of tubing, Pour some oil into any tubing and that it will deter internal rust. It...

Welcome to the club. Hope you are enjoying he golden years, I'm also a member. 'til next November when I graduate.

They are tubbed but also filled so flats would be problematic. However, so far so good. Just very frustrating as it cost me fair $$'s to install new tires that went as bad as those replaced and that within 5 months. LOL, top speed, flat out, is all of under 10 MPH. Just very frustrating! Had I...

For sure edge tamers are the way to go. I diy'd mine and am super pleased with the results. Also made me a set of oversized skid shoes for my blower and I never have gravel to rake back. OK, I DIY and have a welder so that helps.

My tires on my CUT look worst than that but they simply don't make my size anymore, and I've tried many many sources, even overseas. I simply cross my fingers and pray and stay in my yard. About the only positive factor is the cords are synthetic so they don't rot unlike old cotton threads. Big...

At one time I owned a Volvo auto and it had a venetian blind in front of the rad. It was controlled via a cable arrangement. You closed the blinds for a faster warm up all while monitoring the temp gauge. Simple but effective.

Then we have 'nufie' wrenches, aka vice grips.

We are fairly rural with lots of unused land around. A forester friend found a dozen plantations when he started harvesting his timber. Back then it was common to observe the supplier car making nightly deliveries to the caretakers. On that abandoned farm the previous owner had a vast assortment...

On ruined tires/rims, my GP was quite upset when he needed a new tire. Apparently he had a style of run flat and his replacement was , like $7/800., but then he drove a high end Mercedy .

She drives a Kia Reo, about 4/5 yrs old. Guess we're Kia lovers as mine is a AWD Serento and I've got a full sized spare, actually LOL, 8 more spares as we mount winters on rims and when I shopped for my last winter set I lucked out finding a mounted studded set of 4 for only $400. that had...

Hey, my wife's car was bought new and I never found that tow device, besides no more spare tire but a small battery powered compressor. LOL, the compressor would be OK for slow leaks but what to do with a blow out? Shucks pot holes* are so bad that you'd even need a spare rim as well. *A while...

Good to know as I was not aware of that. Only cars I've had were missing them I guess, but then they were preowned so previous owner probably kept them.

Only problem with that is you need the proper device to thread into that receptacle and who carries such an assortment just to be a good seminarian.

Following this discussion brings back a few memories. Like I usually try to help and never ask for $$'s but generally say 'we do like wine' leaving choice up to them. Well one young hippy couple were overjoyed and promised me the finest but that never happened. A month later in cold of winter...

I once needed to yank a bunch of posts to build a new higher privacy fence. My work vehicle was my plow truck and the solution was simple. I simply wrapped a chain around the posts and hooked it to my plow lift mechanism and out would pop all the posts one by one. Fortunately my truck could...

What has worked well for me is a construction grade urethane caulking* that is very much the same as automotive windshield adhesive. Very little is needed, just barely enough to fill a few threads. It is nice and paste like and sets up fairly fast but still can be unscrewed if needed. The idea...

LOL, reminds me of a plywood and bed angle plow I hung on my old VW 'Bug" way back when. My sophisticated lift was a rope and hockey stick lever and open driver's window, but WYH it worked!

Absolutely: "It needs to be throwing the snow in front of its direction of travel, other wise it'll just be putting the snow back over its tracks." All airport runway sweepers work that way as do small walk behind sweepers. On those big sweepers they are operated at about a 45 deg angle so as...

Thinned raw linseed oil is a great rust inhibitor. Any rust will soak it up like a blotter, it won't flake and peel away. It was the standard for aviation structural tubing and works, plus cheap.

I'm on Bell Canada 4 TV.--then a private internet provider and need a land line due to poor reception so no packages 4 us. As to TV, the actual 40 mins of programing (20 of commercials) are now looking like the internet as they all have scrolling messages and they now have frequent pop up adds...

My next door neighbor was the patent owner for Deet* and over a drink he related some research findings. Vitamin C is a good determent but that can't be patented but orange peels contain lots of ''C'. Then U can buy effervescent 'C' tablets and drink that B4 going in buggy weather. When it's hot...

We need sub categories now. -traditional wood slat -plywood faced -plastic

Some 20 years ago I had 4 loads of recycled asphalt* installed and the guy spread as best as he could by swinging his cut bucket left/right. On the last load he used his oldest truck with bald tires and simply drove back and forth thus doing a super compacting job. That improvised compaction job...

Sorry, no plans per say as I mostly do 'trial and error' 'til I like the effect. What I've always liked was a wall chart that showed all the effects of what each bit did. Like it is hard to visualize the reverse effect of the bit will produce. Some times U need 2 frames, like mount one over the...

We once, 2 guys, started to hand lift 1 300 ft pump that had a 3/4 HP pump at the end of Poly pipe. Well we had some 50% out and our arms were getting longer when luckily a delivery guy happend by and we won that battle, but never again. LOL perhaps if we had sandpaper on our hands we'd perhaps...

LOL, think I now own 5 routers and countless bits. Even made a DIY table that works well for me. My most used router is a 3 HP 1/2" usually table mounted down to a small hand held 1/4" that usually lives with a small radius round over bit. Over time I have relied on Freud bits as quality is...

I've wanted spacers for my Mitsubishi CUT and even have the rim designations but every shop I tried wanted me to send them a rim to machine me a set. Sure, with shipping costs both ways they'd cost a fortune plus my rims have tires mounted. Shucks I know the rim designations but I suspect the...

I also had that happen to me on my blower. The sheared bolt was simply too soft a grade and tore rather than shear and the ends stayed in place. Also driving out the shaft section was a chore. (worst when cold with frozen fingers) I went to grade 5's and that cured my my shear pin woes. Sheared...

Had friends that had a rental shop and sharpened chains. Actually fairly complex as U have a multitude of styles and gauges and I recall 3 different angles and that for 2 (left and right) teeth plus raker adjustment. He had a chart that he'd refer to B4 adjusting his grinding set up as...

LOL, way back when cutting for a cottage roadway in early buggy spring Deet and extra oil in the chain saws was the order of the day. The work gang were all cottage owners and it was very comical to see the various getups to ward off skitters and black flies. From long pants with elastics at...

As you probably know wet snow likes to stick/freeze to cold metal. That said, lining the chute with a plastic liner is a great improvement. OK, PAM, oil etc will offset that problem but only for a short while. The answer IMHO is a plastic liner. Mine has been lined for a fair while and I found...

I always hand file my chains or should I say 'touch up' every fuel tank or 3. Those chains already tell U the proper angle, just look, eyeball and one or 2 strokes to simply touch up the cutting edge and , presto, you have a sharp cutting chain. OK, occasionally want to lower the rakers but...

Twice in the last 2 weeks I had cops at my door asking why I called 911! I finally figured how that came about, or think so. Both cop visits were on days that we had heavy rain! I lost land line phone usage both times and later Bell determined it to be damage* to my wire that had been...

Well my reply is that in my opinion that ambulance was probably not occupied, just a crew wanting to end their shift on time. Had their been a real emergency they had all the other side of the road that was clear of traffic to use. This was not a high nor even well trafficked area. The other...