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Check the wiring going into the alternator, use AC scale. If you see voltage there the regulator is probably bad.

I bought this generator years ago as an insurance policy, had some outages and had to bail out the small basement, really worked out well, never needed it afterwards. Made in USA.

A bit off topic but worth a mention I think. Son lives way up on the "Ridge" and had a big tree down. Got a bottle of the new Stihl biodegradable 50:1 mix oil with fresh gas and started cutting. After the first tank his MS290 (?) started slowing down and quit. Piston and cylinder was...

Some years ago a car ran through the fence on a friend's property. Kind of a shady looking outfit so my buddy blocked the car and told the wrecker driver to get lost. That car stayed right there waiting for some sort of payout from somebody. Car stayed there for some years until he cut it up...

I like a hammer in some places as it really sinks the nail and pulls the board down tight. Screws are great in some places too but some of those pretty gold colored screws are plain garbage. Built a 2 story pole storage building and used screws throughout. Spent some money on those too...

Just a side note. About any grease fitting on a mower that needs this kind of pressure probably can be freed up with the propane torch. Especially that front axle pivot that never gets greased on most mowers. Warm it up and the standard gun will probably do it.

And no use overgreasing these parts in a seldom used machine considering the price of grease these days. Ouch!

Unless it's a sealed unit with no outlet I'd think the more (or more often) the better.

I'm thinking if the dealer was in fact a crook looking to scam someone he would have fixed the meter, get it working, and nobody would be the wiser? Good that it did get settled - even with all the aggravation.

If the insurance company ever gets into my garage I'm in big trouble anyway. My gas cans sit in a corner and I fill up out in the yard always.

Grass here in So. Ohio is getting crunchy these days. Mowers gathering dust, not a bad thing actually. Pretty hard on the farmers though.

Hate to have to park a Kia outside these days, might not be there in the morning and the teens that swiped it might be dead from crashing it.

Never thought of this. And much easier to handle than a full 5 gal. plastic jug too.

The Chinese are just practicing for the takeover.

I suspect those wire brushes will get gummed up and full of matted grass pretty quick. And it would take a pretty hefty machine to run that heavy cutter head. But might be great for polishing concrete surfaces? I'll watch and see if you get any actual reviews.

Kind of scratching my head on gluing the paper to the block, but I think I get what you were doing, matching the surfaces.

I'm needing to replace the deck flooring pretty soon. Original treated 5/4 planks lasted 20 years or so until it finally got too rough, mostly due to power washing. Replaced it 8 or 10 years ago and it's a real mess now. Real poor base wood quality seems like. Coated it with Sherwin Williams...

That was a good one! Brother has a big Zero turn with the ROPs, somehow got it caught on a tree limb, big wheelie and when it hit he gave a quick push on the handles, not good. Did manage to stop before real damage though. Got to be a little careful with those things.

Looking close at the video it looks to me like the limb actually fell beside the tractor on the far side? Still a good "what if" demo though.

They sure seem to make money though. We hit the local Dollar Tree now and then, look at something and "it's only a dollar" but when we check out we've spent 50 or 60 bucks. Serious business there, they are making money. From the net: Gross margin is calculated as gross profit divided...

I have a buddy that snatched a sign "New Dollar General Coming Soon" that he plants on about every new project when the dirt starts moving. Kind of surprising how many people comment about yet another new Dollar store, they are already on every corner seems like and nothing is a dollar in any...

We bought a new Whirlpool fridge last year. Besides the $60 built in water filter - I thought I'd pull the guard and clean the cond. coils underneath. Pretty much cannot access that at all. The coils are designed so there is no way to get to anything behind the front row. Looks like a...

I too like the class idea. That and watching some you tube videos will get you off to a good start. But using a mig welder is a real easy way to learn.

Years ago my father in law had a couple JD riding mowers and I got the 'honor' of servicing them. He was pretty much a fanatic on maintenance but we looked at some brands and it turned out that the JD Hygard oil was only a dollar or two over a name brand that met specs anyway so we just used...

Nothing. Nobody seems to actually care about these scams. It is kind of hard sometimes to not automatically say 'yes'.

For that taxing rate I'd build the big garage and put a house trailer behind it under a car port type deal. Trailer taxes are dirt cheap (in my area). If I won a lottery at some point then I'd build a nice house beside it.

I'm not seeing any overhead protection on that machine? A bar would have been real handy on there.

One thing I've done to help the fuel supply, seems to make a difference. When you replace that fuel filter get it oriented as vertical as possible so the filter will fill completely and any air will get drawn out the top.

A fine mess for two kids. Mom and dad were out for the night, he was a musician. Brother and I, 8 and 10 years old in the basement, fire in the fireplace and TV watching Chiller. Dad had an old couch that he was going to cut up and trash so we got a head start on it. Found out that foam rubber...

I'd guess they have limited functions without paying for a service. Sort of the same with the Wyze cameras. And once they catch on the service fee will get in the $100/year cost. But for the price I'm thinking it's probably a good buy if your wifi router is somewhere reasonably close to it...

I have a couple cameras, each does a different thing but the cellular trail cam (Spypoint) sends motion or demand pictures at certain times with no instant viewing. You can see who was there but they're long gone. Free plan for 100 pics a month, no video. The Wyze camera is good for demand...

Yeah but you don't have any overhead like the shop does. The owners wife's new Escalade SUV cost over 100 grand these days, and that condo in Florida is half a mil at least.

I suppose most of you guys have a tractor hitched auger but for anyone reading this from a search: I put in a property line split rail fence last year, number one son helped me with this. He's used a rental two man auger before so we went out to get one, old friend works there and said to get...

A lot, maybe most, of those old Briggs parts seem to be pretty hot sellers if the price is decent. I keep an eye out for stuff I can use even if I don't need it today. You'd be surprised at the interest in old mowers, Lawn Boys and old JDs for sure.

When I started looking into this I quickly realized that Medicare is basically a bankruptcy plan by itself. Looked at a lot of options and went with AARP UHC plan N. Was pretty low priced in the first year and goes up gradually afterward. Still at full price it was some cheaper than most...

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I put a night light in our garage fridge, 7 watt filament bulb. Makes just enough heat to make it kick on some. This fridge was listed as good for an unheated garage too, just a come on apparently.

And repairs are about impossible. Neighbor had a couple year old Whirlpool front load washer, big unit with all the bells and whistles, not cheap. Plastic start button quit working. Tore it apart (youtube helped a lot) and found there is a small plastic rod on the back of the button that hits...

Looks like that would haul a load of cement blocks without a sweat. Battery box on tongue? Good buy there.

Next time you visit take her over to Miller's Chicken place. Local unknown specialty place.

Who Dey! Let's go Joe. Local boy to us, not good enough for Ohio State, Ha.

Too many govmt desk jockeys trying to justify their jobs by dreaming up problems to solve.

That transmission might have brass bushings in it and there have been many comments that newer GL5 lubes are not good for these because the additives can damage the brass. I went to our old NAPA shop, raided their attic, and found some old 90wt gear lube for the Troy Bilt tiller. Might do some...

Newer oils are designed to run in newer engines. Coated pistons, low tension rings, tight exact clearances, roller tappets, oil controlled variable valve timing and displacement on demand, cat. converters, sensors, etc.etc. Those old motors need basic gut busting lubrication. I'd run the...

Power wise 8 vs 6.5 hp probably not an issue in this application. But mounting and mating the output shaft might be a problem. If the original motor was an I/C engine it may have a better duty rating than the Predator for running under constant load but those HF engines seem to do the job...

Should work fine but some extra circuitry that can cause problems in the future. LEDs run on about 3 volts and are wired in series to get to 12 volts. The step up deal converts DC to AC to run through a transformer then rectifies that back to DC for the output. I'd go with the six volt option...

Yeah sure. Blame it on the wife. (LOL)

We've had three machines, made enough bricks to built an outhouse. Really great when they work but we finally gave up.

I've been trying out some security type cameras. The Wyze and Blink from Amazon, either would be pretty well suited for your application. The Wyze is a stand alone plug in while the Blink cameras are battery with an AC powered sync module. Both are internet so you'd need a wifi router in the...

Probably already mentioned but the 120 volt welder is very portable as opposed to a 240 volt machine. If you're welding thick stuff you probably need a good stick machine anyway.

Those two are all I can remember except for Honest Charley which was mostly speed parts. ( JC Whitney began as a scrap metal yard on Chicago’s south side, formed by Lithuanian immigrant Israel Warshawsky, who came to the US to escape religious persecution. Warshawsky named the company JC...

I'm thinking the last real M80s or Cherry Bombs were done by around 1970 or so. Those things were basically high explosives. And lots of fun.

How about some real cotton socks. Nice and thick quality footwear for the working guy. All I see are the plastic thread garbage with all the trendy catch phrases. Moisture wicking my "xxx." I've thrown away a couple dozen pairs of the so called cotton blend garbage and some that were...

Brother used to tell a story about following a woman co-worker to work mornings, her brake lights were always lit or flashing off and on. One afternoon she asked him if he'd pick her up at a local garage. He asked her if she was getting her brakes done. "How'd you know that she asked?"

Peach pits were once said to contain a toxin that could cure cancer. Apparently didn't work.

See many houses in my area (Applachia) that started out one room on corner stones. Have a kid, get some money saved, add a room, dig a basement. More kids, better jobs and add a second story. Way before any permits and regulations. Real interesting to go down in the basement and look how it...

I remember at my "local" country school it used to be cool to wear a necklace with a rifle shell on it. Ideal to have a complete big shell with smooth primer. Probably get frowned on today for that. Hide around the back of the building and smoke a Camel. Play a game with pocket knives, get in...

Two key words in the hydrogen production always seem to be "pressure" and "heat." Both can be a major expense in the process. Coke bottle hydrogen sounds like fun.

I was telling a buddy that my dream 'house' would be a huge shop with a single wide house trailer behind it. He said why not built it big enough to put the trailer inside? Probably not practical but would sure make for a quiet place with no leaking roof.

Might be the damper on the shift lever as shown. Some hydros have an internal cushioning port in the hydraulic pump to smooth the shift.

You could probably have taken the three batteries apart, pulled out the good cells, and made two good batteries from them. Used to do this with the Sears NiCds and get another year or so out of them. Their original Japanese 19.2 volt batteries were amazing, but the later stuff were not so hot...

If I was buying a full size pickup today I'd look for a mid 90s Chevy, lowest mileage possible, rust free. Rare for sure, but there are some around. Really well built, run forever, and REPAIRABLE by the average gearhead. Most of today's vehicles are great as leases, not sure I'd want anything...

Wow. Four houses a month on slab. We spent a couple winters in Florida lately, do a lot of bike riding, see a house started, slab poured, post out front with all the permits. Come back next winter and the house is just under roof. I don't see how anything gets built down there.

Local tool rental place has a couple brush cutter mowers that look to be brutes. Hydraulic drive, cut up to 2" thick stuff. Rent a day for about $100. Haven't used them but I'd sure grab one for a day if I ever clear out my woods. Hard to beat a good rental outfit.

Our area used to be like that. Keys in car with windows down. Double park on the street with kids in car, run in and get newspaper. Leave stuff outside, no worries about thieves. Different world today. And if I lived in Texas, Ariz, & areas where the cartels are depositing two million...

I really like the design of the OP's house. The keys over the windows is a nice touch too. In today's climate I would have put a metal roof on though, too much mold/alga, black streaks in shingles. When looking for our first house we looked at a place, I went in the detached garage and said...

Get one of those large squirt guns. A good shot of water in the face will usually eliminate a problem with a dog.

Dad used to say, " it's a poor mind can't take care of a body." See a lot of that these days too.

Ferris, with suspension. Worth a look.

Two completely different stores in our area. TSC is really clean, well stocked, and very well staffed. RK is usually a dusty mess, hit and miss on stock, six employees at the service desk that ignore the checkout. But they do have a decent firearms section (very little ammo) and better prices...

Did you ever replace that blade safety switch? When shorting out the starter solenoid you're back feeding the system - but the engine runs on the magneto ignition so it should stay running. Somewhere a relay is dropping out and shorting the ignition. This seems like a really strange problem?

I see these homeowner units come up for sale used on local lists quite often. Usually in very good condition too. Find a 3" unit, about the max usually, for under $500 or so.

I'll get off topic just a bit here. Might want to look a little deeper into selling on Ebay these days. No doubt the best place to sell when downsizing - as we are - but there are now tax considerations for this. Ebay now deposits your payout in your bank account with a tax account number. Once...

Tried the screwdriver pull in deal. Dangle a flat blade screwdriver beside the magnet, see how far away it will pull in. Couldn't find a spec. for Kohler but B&S specifies 3/4 in for a strong magnet. These barely pull in at 1/4 in. And just by feel with a 1/2 in socket the magnet doesn't have...

I'll check on that. Also found a place that rebuilds old magnetos and they do restore magnets in the carrier on these Kohlers. That'll probably be the best fix for this. Thanks for the reply!

Old GT5000 Sears Craftsman riding mower. Like this old machine, like the sound of that Kohler twin. Engine MV18S flathead opposed 18hp twin. Mowing the other day, engine started to sound off a bit. Got done, blew it off, filled with gas, no start. Took a while but figured out no fire at the...

Is the lawnmowerforum a sister to this site? Can no longer log in to the site, get a pretty scary message from all browsers. Any help? This is a copy/paste of the message I'm getting: Did Not Connect: Potential Security Issue Firefox detected an issue and did not continue to...