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    oil for air compressor

    This seems like a great investment fo lightly used compressors like I have. https://www.amazon.com/Powermate-Vx-072-0023RP-Extended-Assembly/dp/B00QQL2BPY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=34AYKH5Q9J00R&keywords=air+compressor+drain+valve&qid=1687082063&sprefix=air+compressor+drain+valve%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-5
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    How to paint raised lettering on tractor

    You might try this. Apply grease to the lettering - then using a firm sponge with an absorbent cloth, wipe the grease off the letter surface you are wanting to paint (spray). Wipe with a solvent also to remove grease before painting. Spray the letters and let dry - then remove the rest of the...
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    Carpenter Bees ...

    As in post #2, Cheap enough to give them a try. I use them on the front porch and deck and it seems to work for bees, carpenter bees, wasps etc. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088CVZR8V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Mini CarryAll for my X380

    Here is mine. And how I did it - Deere X300 Weight Box
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    problems with my john deere x304 2015 deck

    The anti-scalp wheels are adjustable, if the deck, tires and blades are correct adjust the wheels.
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    Social Security COLA 8.7% for 2023

    Just wait to see what they raise the medicare cost to! Will probably take half of the COLA as usual. Taking out of one pocket and putting in the other! Gota love SS.
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    String Trimmers

    I bought a EGO 56V a couple years ago and love it. The main reason I love it is the super easy way you change the string. Mine is manual reload but they make a power reload also. To reload you cut about a 10 foot piece of string - push it in one side of the spool and out the other side. Even it...
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    X500 Will not start when hot - please help

    My X300 should be quite similar as it has a Kawi engine. Mine will not start when hot unless I choke it!. The manual says to choke it also hot or cold. works every time. If it was hot and only turned off for a very short time(a minute or 2) it may start without the choke.
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    Power Line to my house was broken

    Electricity runs from the hot wire - through item in your house like motors, light bulbs etc, then back on the neutral line. In your fuse/circuit breaker panel the neutral is connected to a ground wire and most cases there is a ground rod connected also right by the box that the power lines...
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    Hot water heater leaking at relief valve

    you definitely need an expansion tank. With a backflow preventer the hot water needs someplace to "Expand", the pressure relief valve would be the only place and start dripping. When it is dripping turn on a hop water faucet and see if the dripping stops.
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    Circular saw arbor problem

    Had a similar problem with a dado set and needed to increase the holes in the blades. Bought a tapered reamer and put in my cordless drill and did the hole enlarging in a few seconds. Really even and smooth holes. Cost about $15. Just get one the size you need (3/4)
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    What's Your Favorite Sandwich...???

    Olive butter and cream cheese. They no longer make olive butter so make your own. Take salad olives (cheapest) and put in a blender after removing most of the juice. Blend till about the consistency of drywall compound:) . Spread on bread with cream cheese and eat. Picture attached.
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    How to enlarge existing hole?

    Buy a reamer of the correct size it will be tapered slightly but will be round. Ream also from the other side will help get rid of much of the taper. I used mine to enlarge some old saw blades to fit my new one. it cut very fast - put in my 1/2 inch drill. They are inexpensive also...
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    Wood Screws

    Back about 1985 or so where I worked they wanted to switch screw heads so the robots could more easily assemble the units. I was in the home office service department and a big concern was the service personnel may not have screwdrivers to repair the units and need to buy a bunch of tools, about...
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    PICS OF BARNS; Any barns; All barns; My barn; Your barn; Not your barn

    Is this considered a barn or a shed? Used to store a 40 ft camper.
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