What did you buy this week?

[jjeff]

Im also a bad shopper…. I got the wife a new Dewalt pruning saw. Store threw in a free dewalt 5.0 AH battery with purchase. Im keeping the battery …. She gets the saw.

Surprisingly some of the DeWalt cordless tools I buy end up being used more by her than me. The cordless back pack sprayer she really likes for spraying round up around Xmas tree bases and her 12" chain saw, For Xmas she wanted the DeWalt cordless pressure washer spray gun unfortunately I already bought one a few yrs ago works good for smaller stuff and boats on docks it's super portable. Hd was running a dewalt bare tool promo So this year I bought her a DeWalt 20 volt blower came with 2 batteries 2 amp and 5 amp plus charger. I usually bleed black and yellow minus a large Milwaukee tool chest and a few m12 things.

 

[aba4430]

Log Splitter arrived at the local Ace yesterday; @770 lbs. crated. Will pick it up next weekend.

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Picked up the log splitter today and started putting it together on my trailer. Overall, a heavy weight unit. A couple of minor issues:

1. The Honda engine was installed slightly crooked. I loosened the 4X engine mounting bolts and squared it up.
2. They recommend the wheel lug nuts be torqued in 3 stages, 25 ft-lb, 40 ft-lb and then 65 - 75 ft-lb. I used 65 ft-lb for the final torque and I thought I was going to snap the studs off. Thankfully, it worked.
3. The beam, cylinder and wedge assembly weighs 350 lbs. So I will tackle full assembly in a few days.

Will complete the assembly on my trailer and use my tractor to tow it off the trailer.

 

[steve tym]

Bought supplies for the radiant floor heating for my new shed.

 

[scootr]

Bought supplies for the radiant floor heating for my new shed.

Sounds like a pretty fancy shed

 

[scootr]

I bought a motorcycle. Went in for an OEM sprocket washer, came out with a bike

 

[lman]

Did you get reasonably fresh tires?

The last set I ordered (and I mean last, not just latest) included two that were already over 2 years old.

They were returned, and I have now switched to a competitor where I can get tires less than 6 months old. Well, the oldest in the replacement set was.

Also, the price was lower, so a win, win for me.

Date code is 2525. That's good enough for me. They replaced tires that were 12 years old.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I have a 50's Nash with original Goodyear WWW spare tire. Last time I checked still holding air but rubber has turned to hard plastic.
I have a trailer my Grandfather made many years ago using a straight axle from a '32 Chevrolet. One tire went flat long ago and the old guy who fixed it said it's been a long time since he saw a red rubber inner tube.

 

[steve tym]

Sounds like a pretty fancy shed

48 x 72'

 

[paulsharvey]

Last year, when we bought the new house, Mom gave us a $200 Stark Bros gift card. Waited around, and finally ordered 1 ornage tree, 1 apple tree, 4 blueberry, an elderberry, and some thornless blackberries. Well, after months of waiting on them to ship, with zero warning, they showed up. So, to plant $200 worth of gift plants, we got about $300 worth of soil, mulch, fencing, and freeze cloth today.

Funny, im less worried about deer/rabbits, and more worried about our German shepherd. If you dont throw the ball as much as he likes, he gets mad/bored, and will intentionally rip plants out...

 

[grsthegreat]

Last year, when we bought the new house, Mom gave us a $200 Stark Bros gift card. Waited around, and finally ordered 1 ornage tree, 1 apple tree, 4 blueberry, an elderberry, and some thornless blackberries. Well, after months of waiting on them to ship, with zero warning, they showed up. So, to plant $200 worth of gift plants, we got about $300 worth of soil, mulch, fencing, and freeze cloth today.

Funny, im less worried about deer/rabbits, and more worried about our German shepherd. If you dont throw the ball as much as he likes, he gets mad/bored, and will intentionally rip plants out...

Sounds alot like my wifes garden. $$$ thousands worth of raised beds, top soil, manure, etc to grow probably $50 worth of vegetables . Now she wants a $3,000 fence around it.

But then again, i remember the time we got a cute BLM donkey rescue for $50.00, than threw down $4,000 for panels, feeders,water trough and fencing.