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I don't endorse it but it's funny:

I have the handgun for the same reason I have the fire extinguisher. Never needed to deploy either, thankfully.

I wasn't trying to be. The way he asked and never followed up has me worried. I actually searched this days ago but didn't have much to go on.

Or died trying

We haven't heard back from OP since posting this; I hope he hasn't become a tractor accident statistic.

How did it go @Roberts2600 ?

Yeah, all bets are off when you start jerking. When I see people start jerking I stay tuned for the impending carnage. If you can't get it out with a steady pull, you need to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new plan. I mean, it can work, but it represents the "Vantasner Danger...

Ok, well thanks for sharing. I will file this in my mental repository. I will still do it with my own vehicles but I will exercise caution and think twice before recommending it to others.

Can you expound on that? Have you seen frame damage as a result of pulling a truck that's towing a trailer? If so, were there any contributing factors? I wouldn't think twice to do this. I've done it many times and much worse; this would be actually among the more mundane recovery/pulling...

I would leave the truck connected and if doesn't immediately pull the camper, use the tractor to assist the truck pulling the camper out. This is easier overall and lets you pull from the drawbar on the tractor which always the safest bet.

If the executioner wanted to kill someone with only 5mA (weird goal, but whatever) he would need to stab probes into the condemned's chest and apply it directly to the heart. 5mA from arm to arm does not translate to 5mA across the heart.

NPT connections should not need thread sealant. The seal is metal-on-metal. That's why the threads are tapered, so they get tighter and tighter until seal is achieved. Thread lubricants like Teflon tape are used to help you be able to achieve the tightness required for sealing, before galling...

I have TP in my go-bag, which I forgot to mention. Toiletries, 3 days worth of clothes and meds. Never know when you'll have to drop what you're doing and drive several states away. At least, I don't. And I forgot about ratchet straps. I don't have or need a block heater. TX gulf coast. I...

About 1,000lbs of tools*, a fire extinguisher, a hydraulic Jack, a sealed tote full of all kinds of every fluid a truck uses, a spare serpentine belt, a pistol, a Maglite and a portable 1200A battery jumper box. I drive a 2021 truck with <50k miles but for the 20 years leading up to it I drove...

If you don't tap far enough, you can always run the tap back in and take it deeper. But if you go too far, there's no un-tapping. I would go no further than half way, check, and go deeper if you need to. One or 2 turns at a time.

I think you would be better off laminating them together as needed. Rather than gluing 4x8 sheets together to make a 3/4" sheet and then later cutting the 3/4" sheet into 1ft × 4ft sections to make a shelving unit, just wait until the shelving unit project comes up and cut the 1/8" sheets into...

I've never heard of this. Thanks for sharing. I looked it up and there is a loophole, which if anyone would exploit, it would be John Deere. I'm not familiar with any company that has more contempt for their own customers, and I can't fathom why anyone buys their products...

Sounds like you've talking to folks who bleed green.

Yes he made the same mistake, or fell into the same trap, as I did in my video. He tried to frame his argument in the same (incorrect) terminology used by those making the counter-argument, so as to make the content of the video stay "on topic," insofar as viewers would expect the topic to be...

Sorry if I responded disproportionately. I'm just sick of seeing that "quote." It's been weaponized against me more than once in the past and left me with a chip on my shoulder.

Albert Einstein, the brain behind the Theory of Relativity, said this? He whose theories are so abstract that some people who spend years studying them still don't understand them, and whose equations require math that most people never learn? Uhhh... Sorry to burst your bubble, but he never...

You're probably referring to the two videos near the end of my post, which are the ones I recorded. I accept the criticism and admit, I am not an educator. The last video was a demonstration in response to claims on another forum that current flows opposite directions through the loads on L1...

Sure, makes sense if the excess heat is from running with excess load. But if it's from a bad water pump, stuck thermostat, etc.? Maybe this is the part with regard to which we are supposed to avoid confusion?

I think it's saying not to shut the engine off if it overheats because then there is no coolant circulation to remove the heat. That seems like bad advice so I'm probably wrong, but that's how it seems to me. Further, it seems they are saying not to introduce cold coolant to the engine while...

Thanks for bringing this up. I think you are being generous in saying "some folks" - I would say "most folks." It is a pervasive misconception perpetuated by many sources online, even in industry whitepapers and in tutorials from respected sources such as: This stems from the way it is taught...

How did the failed bladder cause bad tasting water?

I have been tossing around the idea of doing this. I design PLC control systems for a living, so automating this manual task would be no problem for me, but I wouldn't want to stop there. I have other issues like heavy sediment that I want to filter out, and sulfur gas that I want to address. I...

I don't have one of those.

Ok, so water absorbs air. I did not know that. Thanks 😊

That doesn't sound like my system. There is no control float, nothing inside the tank (I've seen inside it). There's a pump underground and a check valve, then the tank, then a water softener, and straight into the house. The only control that I know of is a pressure switch.

Oh, I didn't know that. I remember my dad's bladder tanks had valve stems on them like you could pump them up with a compressor, but I never had to touch them. I doubt my dad did either; that seems like something he would have told me to do. Our well was at least 50 yards from the house so maybe...

I grew up on well water but we never had the problems I've been experiencing for the past 7 years in this house, because my childhood home had a bladder tank. This house has just a 120gal tank with no bladder. Water enters the bottom, water leaves the bottom; air gets trapped in the top, with...

Another idea I just had. There's this kid Boyan Slat who is cleaning the ocean. I usually keep my donations to people i personally know, and it's one of the only organizations I've ever donated to. I'm not a big environmentalist, but the way he went about this impressed me. He didn't waste any...

If I were in this situation I think would split it up among a few people that I know; people who are struggling small business owners. People whom I know would make the most of it, take it and multiply it, feed not only their own families but others too. In my case there are: A mobile mechanic...

Well that is usually how I know when I've had a good idea - I find that someone else did it 100 years before me. Thanks for the lead; I will see if I can find any information about this Austrian Westmizer Skinner snow machine

One day I want to make a differential steering vehicle that, rather than using brakes on either side, uses a variator. If you're unfamiliar with a variator it's basically a CVT that, instead of changing its ratio dynamically based on RPM/torque, is directly controlled by the user. The way it...

No worries, polyphase power can be a little abstract :D. I'm not so deluded as to think I'll ever have a complete understanding of it, but an understanding that's "good enough" is, well, good enough. Even with the bar set that low, still every time I think my I've reached it, I discover there's...

This. A teardrop wide enough to drive around in dually with a 40ft gooseneck will serve not just the delivery guys but you too. That's one thing you won't regret doing or having.

This ^ is using single phase equation for 3 phase power. It disregards the power from the additional 2 phases. The problem becomes apparent if you convert the calculated kW back to HP. 2714W ÷ 746W = 3.63HP The proper formula: E x I x PF x 1.732 11.8×230×0.91×1.732 = 4277W 4277 ÷ 746 = 5.73HP...

This is the only kind I really trust.

Yes and this is a good thing to list in the "pros" section when comparing AC and DC motors. DC can also do field weakening but only if it's a wound field motor and those are not common anymore in the 1HP range. Most VFDs will go up to 400Hz (6.7X rated speed) and some even higher. But most...

Who wrote that? I'm betting they also have simple solution to end global hunger and war. I am not afraid to mow ant hills on my ZTR mower because the thing vibrates like what must a world-ending cataclysm for the ants. They have zero chance of crawling up the mower deck and onto the frame, up...

True. Speaking of torque, it is worth mentioning that having a variable speed drive (AC or DC) is not a reason in and of itself to ditch any step pulleys or variator, or whatever mechanical means might be varying speed currently. Decreasing speed by mechanical means has the benefit of offering...

This is true for the motor itself. But 1hp is 1hp whether 1ph or 3 ph and since you're generating that 3rd phase with the VFD, the single phase side will need to deliver the same amps as before and the breaker size requirement won't change. Amps between the VFD and the motor will be lower but...

13.6A is about right for a 1HP motor on 120V single phase. Per this: An equivalent 3ph motor on a VFD will require just a little more since the VFD introduces a bit of inefficiency. Whoever told you 30A is required, is wrong. It should work on a 20A breaker, and probably even a 15A breaker.

If your tractor has a computer then it would be a good idea to disconnect it. I don't think it would hurt to disconnect the battery too, but neither do I understand how it could help. Is it to prevent damage to the battery itself? If so, it's worth pointing out that the battery is the most...

Yeah! Put the kids in cars and this could be a cool spinoff of auto soccer:

I suppose I need to paint the picture if this sub-topic is to have any hope of fizzling out. We live 45 minutes from any major metropolitan area, we are surrounded by rice farms, and this is my daughter's varsity basketball team: She's #5, the token diversity. I'm sure you're right and...

Oh, man you've got the wrong kind of coveralls. Get some of those oil field coveralls. They have access slits in the pockets. Officially, because they're meant to go over other clothes, so you can reach through the pocket access slit inside the pocket, into the pants pocket under the pocket, but...

Nice! I like it. Just need to find one.