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Tried to buy one. They never answered the phone and never returned my messages, circa 2014. Wanted to drive down and pick it up. Bottom line was no response. DR Power was a customer so we bought one of those, at a discount. Suspect they are indeed copies. The parts manual is very detailed and...

That thing went up like a Russian ammo dump!

Anyone have one of the Titanium series MIG welders?

Looking at the parts diagram, the SuperSplit has two bearings with a support in the center. The DR has one full-width bearing. There are quite a few other differences: two return springs, safety interlock handles, etc. All industry-standard stuff, any industrial supply or bearing supply shop...

When was that? Bought ours in 2014. We have a very old DR brush mower we've kept due to the excellent Kawasaki engine.

We have a DR Power K55 Kinetic purchased in 2014. Wanted to buy a SuperSplit but they never answered my phone calls despite being local. DR was closing their factory store in NH and I arrived on their last open weekend. It was pouring rain and they had a floor model at a crazy great price so...

Necrothread but no good reason to start a new one. We have a DR Power K55, discontinued as the K34 seems to do the same job. Purchased in 2014. Overall very pleased as the cycle time is much faster than hydraulics and it’s split everything we have (Ash, Birch, Hornbeam, Maple, Red Oak. Limited...

In the old days to pack down ski jumps, we used lots of people with snow shoes.

We've used many, many different compounds over the years, from ski wax to Pam to Mower Guard to spray Silicone to DuPont Snow and Ice Repellant. They all work: for about 20 minutes.

In NH, most of what grows other than trees is rocks.

Update. The powder coating lifted and got a lot of corrosion. Once I got a van, didn’t need it anymore, repainted it and sold. Needed something to bring the snowmobile to the dealer so bought a 5’x8’ aluminum kit...

Called them up and found the real deal on the tires. They are rated for 80mph. But because of some CA law they rate everything for 45. I’ll take some pics, came out nice.

Got to try it several times, on powder to slush. We got an 18” storm and it was throwing the snow over the lower utility lines! And works must better with plowed and slushy snow.

Ash, several varieties of Birch, Maple, and Red Oak. Some Eastern Hemlock.

Cut down some trees for firewood, and going to run the tops through the chipper. So I’ll have bucketloads. Can this be used to compost? If so what else should I add? Can I just dump it in a pile or do I need to contain it? TIA.

Two tires made by Nokian - who invented the snow tire.

When we got an Alaska mill, purchased a used MS461 with 28” bar.

Have an Alaska mill and have it a number of 2” thick live edge planks 10-15” wide and up to 10’ long. Somewhere found plans for rustic chairs from this kind of timber - but can’t find it! The closest I’ve come is a simple design from Bob Villa. Any suggestions?

Made in Canada. They faked me out too.

You can’t talk yourself out of something you behaved yourself into.

We have Hakkas on the Sprinter van. And 4Runner. And Prius V.

Hondas weigh 70-100 lbs less.

We use Optimas where light weight matters. The red top for my WRX was 32 lbs. OEM was over 40 and Odyssey 50. In our 4Runner have an Odyssey because there is nothing light on it.

2WD pickups are unsaleable in New England. We load the rear of our van for winter traction.

You can easily move Ariens RapidTrak machines with engine off.

We have a contractor neighbor with a B series Kubota he uses for plowing. Turf tires on back, chains on front.

The RapidTrack machine is very maneuverable.

Learned about the original impeller mod kit (from Clarence’s Small Engines in Quebec) about 20 years ago, but never installed one. Boston gets very heavy, wind-packed snow and they use plenty of road salt. So you have heavy, salt infused snow/slush that will clog even the most powerful...

Owned five different Ariens and rebuilt several. Currently own two: an Ariens Pro Hydro RapidTrack and the previous model Honda 928 track. Both tracked, hydrostatic machines. The Ariens moves a lot more snow. The Honda throws far and is a lot lighter, so we use that one in the city. The Ariens...

Found my tire groover in the garage in NH, if anyone wants to borrow it. Bought Ofa chains a few years ago.

The tires that come with these things are rated 45mph. Unsat, and I want a spare. 1. Are these easy to change at home? 5.30x12. 2. Bias ply vs radials for a small trailer like this? (1,715 lb rating). Debating buying a pair of wheels with tires mounted, keeping one original as a spare, and...

Bought my first HF kit (the 1,715 capacity model) for $215. Trailer market is crazy due to shortages: there have been two price increases since this version was purchased. Had a couple hours to assemble. A 24” framing square is useful to make sure everything is true. Assembled the bolts...

Built two Harbor Freight steel trailers previously. This is a 2005 Yamaha Venture 2 up sled. Now we have a Ski Doo Enduro and an old Yamaha Phazer, both shorter and lighter. Works fine. While the bed is 8’ the trailer is 12’ long, and most of the weight of a snowmobile is up front. Towed great...

Huge difference between towing something over the Rockies; over the Appalachians; or across Florida.

Those are popular but don’t work for me. Had an Aluma 548 which was much nicer, but snowmobile didn’t fit. Hope to start unpacking and laying it out shortly.

Built two Harbor Freight 4x8 “Heavy Duty” trailer kits a few years ago. Made some minor upgrades and it was a handy unit. Sold it for more than paid when I got another cargo van, second went to a relative. Needed something to occasionally tow my snowmobiles. sick of fighting rust so purchased...

Have a big (25’ x 20’) piece of shrink wrap from a boat. Most of it wasn稚 shrunk, just the bottom. Like to use it to cover some items this winter. What do I need to shrink it? There are propane fueled burner heads to burn weeds, $30-50. Will those work? Propane Torch with Push Button Igniter

Should be up next Wednesday. That dumb bird has hit that glass hundreds of times. Also had to stuff pieces of firewood over the door where she wanted to build her nest.

Think this will be an almost exclusively full time cutter saw, but an interesting technical achievement. The smallest fuel injected motor we have is a Yamaha 250: this Saw is 79cc! 6.7hp, 13.6lbs. Price in Euros is about $1,750. Features. MS 5i - Innovative new chainsaw with electronically...

Do not see a Poll option here, but just curious if you ever use the chainsaw while alone. Alone meaning no human within eyesight, earshot, or both. Only ever used the saw while other family was here, except in emergencies like downed tree across driveway. But I am falling behind on my projects...

We have 12 acres in NH. We are able to harvest more than enough hardwood firewood (Ash, Birch, Maple and Red Oak) for the stove. But there are a lot mature Eastern Hemlocks on the property as a lot of the big hardwoods were harvested in 1985. I am concerned they might be choking out the more...

We have ordered about 150 feet of Red Cedar fencing, 42 to 72 high. We want to stain it before installation. Have no idea what to use. Suggestions?

The snowmobile dealer has 8-10 long pallet fork extensions so they can pick up a snowmobile from a van or trailer. Anyone make their own? Out heaviest sled is about 650 lbs but believe our forks are 42 and don稚 extend far enough.

We live 200 from the oldest settlement in Boston. It has not flooded the last 378 years, so we are probably OK. :) (we are about 25 feet above those flood waters) Snow tonight, the back to rain.

No snow today but it’s windy enough to blow barnacles off rocks. Currently 46mph gusting 55, Gale Force. Full moon so we have high tides of 11.7 feet (normally about 10) and Northeasters tend to increase the water levels N of Cape Cod.

How many forum members does it take to change a spark plug? 1 to change the spark plug and to post that spark plug has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing spark plugs and how the spark plug could have been changed differently. 7 to caution about the dangers of changing...

Bought a shed with 12 joist spacing and double plywood floors so I could put heavy implements in it, and possibly wheel the tractor in (won稚 be stored there). So the builder provided a 6遅6 ramp made up of 1x6 pressure treated wood. When I told them 渡o way they proposed blocking it in the middle...

"If you stand next to a Challenger and listen carefully, you can hear them depreciating." But it's one of those vehicles like Mini or Jeep (or Ducati or Harley): some of the lowest reliability/durability ratings, some of the highest owner satisfaction ratings. A very personal choice, and not...

Been using a variety of Harbor Fright and Home Depot purchased drill bits. Then had to drill some stainless fixtures and learned how poor they were. What is a good fractional drill bit set, 1/64th to 1/2"? Do cobalt steel bits hol up better than Titanium nitride?

I may be buying a used pickup. As my brother lives near Austin, been thinking about looking in TX because no road salt. Normally in the People's Republic of MAssachusetts I'd have to submit a title application, registration application and wait for plates. But in other states there are...

Bought a string of white Christmas lights last year. They were $20 or less. You could barely see them and the light only lasted a few hours. Anyone know where to buy some that really work?

We have a good sized patch of moss in our back yard: probably 75 x 35'. The home inspector said it's because there's a spring underneath and it's too wet for grass to grow. But I'm wondering if I dug it out and planted grass seed there, would the grass take over? This summer has been really try...

Currently (5am) -20° F near Mt Sunapee, NH. But it's not too windy: Boston is -9 with 24mph winds gusting to 36mph.

Mexican Train: rules of the domino game

18 degrees here in NH this morning. Guess a motorcycle ride is out.

We have a Rinnai wall heater in NH. There is an exhaust vent to outside about 12" above ground. It snows a lot here and if the snow covers the vent while we are away, the unit will not run. I guess most people make an A frame to shield it. I'm obsessing over the height, width, and whether to...

Please don't clutter up this thread with "I bought an xyz for $$$ and it's better" comments. These kits are not for everyone but can be a great value. I needed a small trailer to haul lumber, trash, bring snowmobiles in for service, etc. Didn't want to spend much and needed enough length for a...

What is the approximate cost for an L series at a dealer for the 400 hour service?

I plan to get spacers for the L3200 so i can mount chains. But the aftermarket ones offer spacing from 1.5 to 4.5". What is the spacing for the oem spacers? Anyone know what they cost?

Recently 40 Army Ranger candidates and four instructors were struck by lightning at Eglin AFB (http://www.weather.com/news/news/army-rangers-struck-by-lightning). Today we had a series of thunderstorms come through the area. At Eglin Rangers usually leave their metallic gear and move about 50...

The home inspector we used expressed concern that the W side of the house had dirt right up to the trim on the dide of the house. He recommended grading it out away and putting some gravel down for drainagae. When I started digging it out I discovered there was gravel for a few inches away from...

i might build some Adirondack chairs, or buy them. Either way I could make them from Pine, Poplar, Red Oak or Red Cedar. This will sit down by the stream bank, possibly year round. I can coat them with something, but what is going to last the longest?

includes a buy-back anf up to $105 million fine. Gov't: Fiat Chrysler must offer to buy back 500,000 pickups - Yahoo News

Today at work we took delivery of a 130" wheelbase medium roof Ford Transit. Headroom is about six feet. Options included the Ecoboost, limited slip 3.31 axle, trailer package, interior [cargo area] trim, LED cargo lights, Navigation. Drove it a little over 100 miles thus far with a few hundred...

S.A. family gets reality TV show - San Antonio Express-News Saw several episodes last night. Despite being largely in Spanish (sub titles are show for both English and Spanish) this show is about a family run heavy truck fab shop. In the [I think] second episode they fabricated a 19 ton dump...

This is our "back yard" in NH. There are a lot of rocks, the ground is on a slope and kind of uneven, and there are several apple trees and garden patches to cut around. We also have to cut around the house and garage. That's only part of it: total area is about an acre. BPO had an old 18hp...

I have sockets up to 19mm, and have also purchased 32 and 36mm. What other size 1/2" drive sockets do I need for routine maintenance and repair.?

The plastic hinge broke and then today I lost the lid. I'd like to get something a little bigger. I like Pelican cases but they are probably too deep. Suggestions?

Went to attach the mower today and couldn't get the pot shaft on. There are three balls that are supposed to retract in when you push the collar forward. Even when I do, they stick out enough that I can't get them over the end. Was fine last fall. The second problem is that the PTO on the L3200...

I wanted a rack that I could locate under a deck. It is south-facing so protected from rain and snow but gets some prevailing breeze and sun all day. Looked around and this style seemed to work. I was thinking you would need so outside braces but people jut box in the end pieces. (2) 2x4x10'...

i'm looking at adding a 200-400sf shed (Say between 12x16 and 16x24) next summer to store "off season" stuff like snowmobiles and dirt bikes. I can buy one assembled on site for a range of about $6,000 to $12,000. But I have no idea how much the lumber would be if I built one from scratch...

There are quite a few plans and articles on solar kilns for drying lumber, but not so many for small scale home firewood drying. Anyone do this themselves or discover a good design? Being able to dry a 1/4 cord would be sufficient.

Hokkaido gets a lot of snow. A friend of mine lives there and he's the only person I know with one of the Honda 1336 Hybrid snow throwers - which cost him $8,000. Niseko is considered the 2nd snowiest resort in the world (behind only Mt Baker Washington) with 595" of snowfall a year. Sapparo...

I have a number of logs in lengths from 6' to 15' and diameter of 8" to 16" that I need to buck into firewood length for splitting. Right now I pick them up with pallet forks, mark the cuts, then cut off one end then the other until I have 4-6' left. Then I have to lower it onto cut pieces to...

We have the 3" wide x 42" long pallet forks on our L3200. We can pick up one end or the other of our snowmobiles, but the forks aren't long enough to reach past the balance point. The dealer has some very long extensions on their forklift, and all I've found thus far is 8' or 10' extensions for...

I noticed a lock bolt came out and the pin started to back itself out. Here's a picture of the other side, where there is an OEM bolt with a nut on the bottom. Any way I can find out the bolt size without removing the one in place? I'm assuming it is standard metric.

I don't have the service manual yet to see what runs where, but I would like to mount a 12V plug somewhere on or near the dash of my L3200. Presumably I can tap something in the fuse box rather than run a wire all the way back from the battery. I want to be able to plug in my Gerbing heated...

we are having a propane fueled Kohler generator installed next week. We are planning on installing it next to the garage, near an existing propane tank install (though we may have to upsize). Local code requires the generator to be five feet from the building, and therein lies the rub. The land...

i want to get an anchor shackle I can mount to the drawbar for pulling. What is the thickness of an L3200 drawbar - 1.25"? TIA

i have a 60" Land Pride brush cutter. Currently I have it on dollies in the garage so I can move it around. But I won't be using it for the winter and would like to store it vertically. Anyone done this? I can probably chain it to the wall, cobble together some wood, or even have a metal frame...

Somewhere I read there is a tied-off accessory circuit on the back of Kubotas. If so I'd like to use it for some LED lights. Anyone know for sure?

We have a small house near Mt Sunapee, NH that we will use mostly during ski season. Heat is a combination of wood stove, electric baseboards and a propane fueled Rinnai wall heater. Currently there is no whole house drain though we can shut off the water pump to minimize potential damage from...

I currently live in Boston (near the harbor) with my wife and three kids ages 11-14. grew up in the area though I spent four years in the Army, first as an enlisted 11B then later as an Airborne and Ranger qualified officer in 3-7 Cav, 3rd ID. We close on a ski place in NH in a couple of...

We are purchasing a camp with a little over 10 acres of land near Mt Sunapee, NH. There is a roughly 200 yard gravel drive, about a half acre of grass and flowers behind the house, and about 150 yards of old stone wall on two sides of the cleared area, although brush and saplings have started...