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    Tractors and (upcoming) tariffs?

    I too have paid into Social Security since a young age (16 for me). I was forced to retire early at 62 due to back problems. Fortunately, I had a good 401k that I started at age 26 and so am not entirely reliant upon Social Security however had I been, it would have been near impossible to live...
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    Tractors and (upcoming) tariffs?

    The markets today are much different than those of 1930. We were a manufacturing country back then whereas now we are simply a consuming country with much less base manufacturing. A vast majority of what U.S. consumers buy today comes from China. Just try to find something that doesn't! It's not...
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    What should I look for? AC clutch dropping out.

    Low resistance on coil = higher current through windings which could lead to: overheating of coil & failure to maintain pull and/or blown fuse due to high current through circuit. If power is present to clutch coils when compressor clutch disengages then refrigerant pressure is not the issue...
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    1.5 acres. Am I nuts for thinking about a tractor?

    I agree with the BX size thought. Versatile and capable for that size property but not oversized. We have 4 acres, about 1.5 wooded, two nice fields and landscaped around the house. Was maintaining with lawn tractors and hand tools . . . then we got old! :LOL: :unsure: So I recently picked up a...
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    Gov't mandates gas can flame arrestors.

    Just another feeble attempt to legislate stupidity into safety. All this does is make people's lives who have common sense on how to use things properly more difficult. Nowhere in that legislation did I see language indicating that they would address the root cause of these issues, which is that...
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    really need your advice if you have ever had an insect infestation !!!

    Although I second and third the notions of "move" if staying is their choice, I found a fogger spray that seriously kills everything I've thrown it at! Had a double infestation of bees and wasps in our hot tub because it was out of commission for a year and idle. Nothing was getting rid of them...
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