Recent content by JJT

You answered your own question, "it's a stretch financially". DON'T DO IT!

Sounds like a lot of work. Any chance you have a ravine or low spot on the property? If so, push the logs in and let them rot. In my locale, pine logs on the ground rot away in a few years, leaving just pine knots.

We still have power, which is surprising. Both generators are fueled up and ready to run. 8" of heavy wet snow. Lots of trees are sagging pretty good. It's still snowing, but tapering off. The afternoon will be spent on cleanup. Days like this it's nice to be retired. The neighbors...

Will a 1/2" open ended wrench fit? 12mm is really close. If there's too much slop I agree with BleedingOrange, just use the biggest open ended adjustable you can find.

Stonehaller is dead on. Only thing to add is slow and steady is the key. Too fast and you just make a mess of things.

Buy yourself a cordless pole saw and whittle away at the project. You'll be surprised how much you can get done on a single charge. My Dewalt pole saw was the best Christmas present ever. I have miles of hedgerow to cut back, and certainly need the exercise.

I put up a few LED Ring smart flood lights ~5 years ago, motion activated. So far so good. In the past my motion lights lasted 2 - 3 years. The Ring lights are moderately expensive, (under $100). They are easy to install and program.

45+ acres, 3 is lawn, garden and driveway, the remainder is 1/3 hay, 1/3 grazing land/pasture, 1/3 wooded. It's not enough, I can still hear the neighbor's music 1000' feet away on their party nights, (every Friday, Sat, Sun). Fortunately the other 3 neighbors are good.

I went with a Bosch dishwasher 2 years ago, no issues or regrets. Highly recommended. It's quiet and was rated #1 by consumer reports. My only bump in the road at installation - the Bosch is a plug in, all my previous dishwashers were hard wired. Simple enough to install an outlet, but...

6" of the white stuff here and still snowing. This is the biggest storm of the winter for us. I took the blower off two weeks ago but left the chains on. After lunch I'll clear the snow plow berm at the end of the driveway and assess what needs to be done. I'll probably just pack a trail...

I have a 4 post BenPak 9K extra long extra tall. It has adjustable rails, set to narrow it's perfect for the zero turn, side by side and tractor. Even my cars and small truck fit on, (with ~3" to spare from the edge of the rails) without adjusting to the wide setting. A full size pickup or a...

I planted mine on the north side of my deck, so far the deer have avoided them. I put in a few additional plants every year. I mulch them heavy in the fall with pine needles. The birds get a few, but that's ok. I have a 1/2 a cup of blueberries every day with my morning bowl of cheerios.

I also have 2 one room school houses within 2 miles of my house. There are at least 5 one room schools within 5 miles of me. Each has ~20 kids, Amish of course.

I agree with Cliff, don't get one, get them both. It looks like you have plenty of room. I've had a Bendpak 4 post 9K XLT for 10+ years and am very happy with it. I plan to add a 2 post lift this summer. They both have their pro's and con's.

I replaced my blown out HF compressor head gasket with a home cut cork gasket 10+ years ago. Still working fine. Used blue permatex on the crankcase at the same time. The original gasket was simply paper and lasted less than two years. It was a backup compressor so I figured I had nothing to...