Recent content by Freds

For some reason I cannot drop a line when pressing Enter to start a new paragraph. I remember having the problem before. I was probably using IE 7 or 8 at that time, now I am using IE 10 and the problem still exists. Also, where are My Settings located so I can double check I have the correct...

Hi guys. Long time. Like the title says, I need advice on cutting a section out of a fallen tree. I have a tree about 18" in diameter that fell over, splintering, near the base. It is still attached and not a clean brake. It is laying horizontal about 3' off the ground, supported on the other...

Hi guys. It's been a while since I've run into a problem, but I've got one now. I had to get a new PTO shaft for my PHD. TS had one the right length and shaft size, but the yokes are much larger than what came with my Speeco. I didn't see that as a problem, so I bought it. The problem is the...

For the BBQ'ers out there. Show us your smokes. Yesterday mine was a late St Patty's day dinner, corned beef and cabbage. This was my first time smoking corned beef, which turns into pastrami when smoked :thumbsup: Armed with a little internet knowledge, I soaked it for six hours, changing...

I happened to catch several episodes of a show about wild hogs last night. Wild On Hogs or something like that, on Discovery. It was a reality show, featuring three outfits in different states, TX, FLA and HI, traveling to people's ranches and homes to capture the feral hogs that were...

At least if things go according to the last time I bought a generator :confused2: My PTO generator finally came in, so I got the plywood mounted to the carryall that I made a few weeks back, and the generator mounted to the plywood. I had to shorten the PTO shaft some, which was no big deal...

I used to have access to a full blown sheet metal shop, but I guess when it comes down to it, all you really need is a hand grinder, small welder and a framing square... oh yeah, and a pair of Carharts :laughing: I built this in the style of the one sold at TSC. Just need to pick up some pins...

I ordered a PTO generator yesterday. I did not order the PTO shaft, or tumbling bar thay called it, because I figured I could find one for less than $245. Here's the generator if anyone is interested. Voltmaster PTO15/12 PTO Generator - PTO15/12 - 12 kW Tractor-Driven PTO Generator (540 RPM)...

I'd like to make some wings up for my 3PH Blizzard snowthrower this year and have a few questions for those that have gone before me. Is it possible to make them too wide, within reason? I need 4-1/2" to meet the outside of my rear tire. I'd like to round that off to a foot :thumbsup: 12"...

This seems to be the forum for general advice. And boy do I need it. I have a small business and the VCT flooring was in need of a professional refinishing. I called up a cleaning place in town here and got a price. The owner of the business gave it to me and assured me of a professional job...

So this guy showed up early yesterday morning. And for as often as the dogs have chased him out of the yard, he keeps coming back. I found a pigeon racing organization and called them, thinking they would tell me what to do, but they pretty much said I was on my own. To go ahead and try to catch...

I wasn't very concerned about squirrels until one day I saw this. The darn red squirrels were eating their way into my toy box :mad: I smeared peanut butter and rat poisoning in the hole and he just started at a different spot. I found that some 7-1/2 shot in my .410 Saiga worked much better...

A few weeks ago the neighbor told me his daughter saw something walking across our yards in the middle of the day. He said it might have been a fisher by her description. Today I might have seen the same thing while hogging the back field. Again, middle of the day. I have been doing web and...

It looks like I can put my backhoe to good use again. I'm getting my driveway concreted and want to put a sewer line across it for future use. The township supervisor/planner said to come out the cellar wall at the same height my septic line comes out (which comes out a different wall). That...

Hi guys. Long time. I gotta question and this is the place to ask, what with all the experience here. Why is it that 3ph snowthrowers have no real adjustment to follow the contour of the ground or help them dig in? If you are approaching ground that falls away, the machine doesn't go down...