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I had been mowing, stopped and raised the bushog and the blade pan assembly, nut, washer and spacer came off. How do I put them back on? Thank you Ernie

I have 5 acre pond with bass blue gill and a few grass carp. I'd like to train them to feed at the dock. Any suggestions and where to buy pellets. Thanks Ernie

I have permanet dock with wooden piers. Am getting too old to manually lift small jon boats (12' and 10') onto dock. Any ideas for a home made lift or some kind of ramp with rollers with a winch? Thanks Ernie

I would like to roof over my pond dock but don't know how to begin. The dock is built on wooden posts sunk into the mud and has been here 25 yrs. Very solid. Womanized decking. There is a 12' wide 24' long slip in the middle of the dock where I keep my jon boat. I want to roof over that area...

Some years back a tile setter working at my house pulled out his extension cord (50'). It was braided with loops to about 4' long. He gave it a snap and it totally unfolded ready for use. When done he proceeded to wrap it again. I'd love to know how to do this. Can't find info on the web. He...

Want to parallel connect two honda 3000i gensets but Honda wants $275 for cable. It looks simple to make a cable that remains polarized. Am I wrong? Any advice? Thanks Ernie

Is it possible to attach a speeco 3ph quick hitch to the loader arms of my JD 4300 with 430 bucket? Please advise. Thank you Ernie

Would it be possible, safe, to adapt the quick hitch to fit JD 430 fel? Thanks Ernie

I built a siphon over a dam - 4" schedule 35 about 100'. Inlet has float valve. Filled siphon from outlet with pump. Got good flow but highest section (top of dam) suffered a 4' total collapse of the sewer pipe. Why? How come pressure inside pipe at that spot is less than atmospheric? Thanks Ernie

If I'm not in appropriate forum forgive me. I want to make an over dam siphon out of 6" pvc pipe. It will be about 60' long. How to I empty air from the pipe after I sink to inlet into the pond? Can I use an inexpensive vacuum system? Can I cap the outlet and fill the pipe with water via hose...

I'm embarassed not to kn ow the answer to these questions but can't find them on web search. Are stainless steel bolts graded for hardness like ordinary bolts? What happens if a motor is wired for 240 but plugged into 120 outlet, and vice versa? Thanks anyone, Ernie

I remember a post (Jim Gerken?) on stuff he built for fel but for the life of me cannot find it again. Boom pole, personnel lift, etc. Can someone help? Thanks Ernie

I'd like to see a discussion on maintaining, painting, repairing above ground gasoline and diesel tanks. Hope some of you are interested. Thanks Ernie

I have JD 455 without 3ph. Is it possible to use a sleeve hitch on this garden tractor for implements? Thanks Ernie

What can I do with the accessory hydraulics on this garden tractor other than a loader? Has anyone done some creative fiddling? Thanks Ernie