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    Standalone 6ft Wide 3pth Snowblower Power Source?

    Berco has been making powered snowblowers for alot of years and has a very good reliability and quality rating by their owners. for their current 72" blowers they use a 22hp Honda gas motor connected to a 4 blade 15" impellor.
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    Ford aluminum body vs Ram steel - can the Ram do as well?

    same here.... treatments seem to delay a few years but the inevitable seems to happen and even the most diligent ends up looking the same as those who ignore.
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    Need advice installing a propane shop furnace

    you have an older version but these are some spec's for their newest that can give you some guideline re flue size etc..
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    Tractors and wood! Show your pics

    I have the same tow behind splitter and gosh its been used more than you can believe and still purrs like a kitten. Mine has a B&S motor. I had to do a carb kit (needle and seat needed replacing) but other than that 100% reliable.
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    Who still drives a stick in 2025?

    75 year old stick still running strong. I doubt any of my hst, powershift, hydrostatic transmissions will still be running in 75 years.
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    Read the Operating Manual - "Glow Plugs"

    I have never had the exact same model but for the dip stick try and give it a 1/8 or 1/4 turn first before pulling on it. the little twist on some of mine that are rubber seated breaks the binding and pulls out easy after that.
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    Repairing/upgrading RV garage door

    if you are looking for a diy solution that easier than the spring fix a simple counter weight system on both corners is cheap and easy and relatively safe to concoct. seems like you have been making out fine w/o so not much assist needed.
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    A very dumb tool question

    generally their wrenches have higher rpm and torques.
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    Broken Glass in Yard.

    Is it all broken on the surface? If you have enough soil depth and glass is on the surface you could dig a big hole, push top few inches of contaminated soil into the hole, use the dirt from the hole to replace the soil you moved.
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    Cool Or Creepy Things Found In The Bush Or On Your Property

    could also be cut that way to be used as a tensioner on a wire strand or to offset tension on an end post from pulling in and the groove widens / smooths in the winds and through the seasons.
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    what on earth does electricity cost near you?

    Residential: (200a panel or less) - monthly fixed charge C$9.46 / U$6.62 - cost of power C$0.09587 per kWh / U$0.067109 per kWh residential buildings on single phase over 200 amp, commercial single phase buildings and 3 phase pay higher fixed monthly but usage rates are...
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    Plumbing Question on 1/4 mile 2" buried PVC water line with Compression Connectors

    we use barbs/clamps for poly water pipe but rigid pvc pipe like we use for pools we simply glue fittings / couplers /etc... unless in a tight or wet area where glue can be problematic. I see compression stuff used on pvc when guys are too lazy to make things dry and clean. For swimming pools...
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    Amazon 3rd function kits

    I wouldn't do it. Generally in life you get what you pay for and you do have a top shelf tractor. But heck from their ad it is "cutted" for best fit and designed for high "preasure" so what could possibly go wrong. But give it a try and give us the feed back. IMHO if they can't get the spelling...
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    Buying Advice PTO or Gas

    i found out chippers in the size you are considering to be way to slow. Way to slow. I found other solutions and sold my chipper/mulcher but live in an area where burning large piles in winter is approved and land filling cheap and easy.
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    Fire from neighbor's land

    My policies are replacement cost for fire/theft/vandalize. Its what I pay for so it is what I would expect to receive. If your are depreciated value or other terms than that's what I would expect my neighbour to cover from accidental damage.
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