Recent content by Paddy

arto, That is a good idea. I might bypass our local dealer and go to Subaru USA direct.... This is our 3rd Outback....

quite a range of thoughts. I believe it's the 2.5 l The dealer said we would get a 10 year/100k mi "curtesy warrantee extension" for anything related to the oil pump. But nothing in writing... They already pulled the oil pan so I don't have the oil for testing.

Hi folks, We bought our first new car in 40 years. At 9000 miles, check engine lights came on while on the road. Lucky for us there was a Subaru dealer nearby. They couldn't look at it until the next day. After 2-1/2 hours, they said it was all fine now. Drove 200 miles back home. The next...

Beowulf, I have mixed a lot of concrete in my bucket. The trick is to use as close the the exact amount of water needed. Measure the water! Mixing dry mixture is hard work I use a hoe and a shovel

My investments are needed for future living expenses, for the next 30 years. But if safe bonds have a return of 4% and double in 18 years, vs. S&P with average 10% returns and 7.2 years to double, you are leaving a lot on the table. The crash in 2000 did take a long time to recover......

one thing I never understood was the idea as we get older we should be conservative in our investments. Or have 1 year living expenses in cash. This is to prepare for a future down turn. I'm 65 and we are 95%+ aggressive. With S&P based funds doubling in value every 7.2 years, all the extra...

I'm in Southern Indiana. We have a patio system and one that runs in our garden. I have never done anything to the system in the winter other that disconnect the house supplied water. The one in our garden is 1/2 inch pex

I stuck a 4 inch pvc drain pipe in the ground like a post. packed with potting soil and poked green beans in each hole. I left room at the top to hold some water to seep down. We had a big garden so it was just for fun.

I was going to put it on my KAMA 454, 45 Hp tractor.

I bought old old Ford 758 backhoe many years ago to rebuild. It's a small one and was on and 8N. I never got around to it. The hydraulic lines are shot and the pins are real sloppy. The control valves were also shot and gone now. The cylinders would need some work or replaced. anyone want it at...

Scootr, I'm an hobbyist stone carver. I buy diamond tools on Amazon and they are cheep but do a great job. I use diamond core drilling bits for clean bulk removal. I use water on an old drill press. Likely, not best for every day construction, I will never ware one out drilling in marble and...

I bought a set a few years back. They didn't stop the deer or raccoons. I'm guessing just not a big enough zap

We have a whole house dehumidifier. AprilAir 96 pint tied in the HVAC system. It lasted 12 years and had a leak in the coolant. Replaced myself. By keeping the house dry, the AC can be set at 75 deg and feel great.

neighbors can be a pain. We have just one house close by. Previous owner like to communicate via a lawyer. They sold and new neighbor is great. It started with a tree down on her property and I mentioned I would cut it up and push it in the woods for her. It was a small job with my tractor...

1 old man, with all that rain, it will be a great crawfish season next year. It was dry last year and crawfish were expensive and hard to find.