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In a former life, I was a trauma surgeon. Late one night in the middle of winter, a guy came in in rough shape. He had been running a...

It's a Kubota M4711, which is a rebranded Bradco 611. The holes are to allow me to weld the 2 outer layers to the middle layer besides...

Had this project on the list since I got the backhoe a few years ago, finally got around to actually making it. I had been playing with...

Looks good. What backhoe will this be used on? What’s the purpose of the circles cut out?

Same. I run the whole house on a 7 kW portable, including 3/4 hp well pump, by shutting off breakers to things like AC compressors, air...

I had a non-standby gen (7.5 kw) with a Honda engine and 2 manual transfer boxes. The gen had a a 110 and a 220 output and I used two...

Not so much about local utility company BTPM, extract (pdf file) gives pretty good description of what appliances draws how much power....

1920’s was a building boom in the SF East Bay with tree lined streets, sidewalks and variations on the classic Craftsman Bungalow style...

As a funny note…. I once purchased some Chinese GFCI receptacles from harbor freight many years ago. The boxes said UL Approved. These...