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I am seeing the Woods, Oregon and Speeco triplets advertising kinetic splitters more and more, sometimes before the hydraulic models. Other brands as well. The speed intrigues me. Have they come of age and would they be worth the investment? Prices seem to be dropping a little. Woodmax...

I am in the market for a replacement fireplace insert for one of my houses and am curious of what you think a good brand is. I suspect better wood stove brands also make the better inserts? I am looking at burning firewood not gas or pellets. House is 3000 sq ft. I found a few insert...

Curious if anyone has opinions on the Kohler CH series gas engines. Specifically CH395 277cc 9.5HP I am looking at a Dirty Hands log splitter with this engine. I really wanted a Honda GX but they are made of gold it seems when pricing any new splitter with that series of engine. The CH is...

Would you have to work forever? No need for Social Security? Would only the rich afford it? Talk about population explosion.

Curious what everyone uses to sharpen their knives? And how frequently. More interested in hunting/utility/kitchen rather than baler knives, etc.

The wife was running out of slippers that were not chewed on. I told her it was a sign of affection, but that didn't go far. So I figured I better get the new dog something to chew on. I am trying the compressed rawhide. So far so good if I take them away after a couple of hours and if I...

I picked up a nice 7500W Gillette generator a while back cheap off of CL with a Honda GX engine that had a simple carb problem. With the carb problem fixed I measured the "120V output" at 110V and steady +-.02V with my Fluke 112 meter. My commercial power runs at 123V on the same meter. I...

One of my houses has an older Heatilator fireplace that I want to retrofit with a high efficiency insert and a new SS liner up the masonry chimney to the roof. The fireplace is in the center of the house with the two heat pump forced air returns on each side about 15' away. So running the...

I am looking at getting a Stihl professional hedge trimmer (I typically buy professional Stihl). I expected the line up to be like chainsaws where the power and weight went up with the model line. They seem to all be about the same power and weight. (Weight is obviously a design factor). Any...

Anyone use RatX? How well does it work? Amazon.com: Ratx 3POUND Non-Toxic Mice and Rat Control Bag, 3 lb: Pet Supplies

Upcoming 4th of July and I have not bought yet. Any igniters out there?

Anyone use vinegar as an herbicide? What concentration? Mixed with anything? The 20% bottles seem expensive. Talking for around the garden, walkways where the kids play, etc. I use crossbow and roundup out in the fields, but don't want to use them around the house.

I bought a Stihl BR600 today as a Christmas present to myself and have already run 3 tanks of fuel through it. What a nice blower and I can understand why the pros favor it. In the Stihl line up, it seems they all weigh around 20 lbs and the 600 is at the top of the line but not that much more...

Anyone have any manufacture recommendations for 120V spot and flood lights? LEDs sure seem to be the way to go for lighting. Wally World has 60W indoor/outdoor regular LED lights for $0.44 right now which gave me the thought of replacing my flood and spot lights.

Made from natural Spinosad https://www.comfortis.com/default.aspx It is natural and if it works as well as Spinosad and doesn't hurt the animals, I sure could see why the huge flea collar/dip/drop/bomb/spray/etc industry would worry.

I recently bought a used B21 for a very good price. When loading it I noticed the hydraulic fluid foaming and coming out the overflow tube in the rear. I thought I had it troubleshot to an intake tube on the hydraulic pump sucking air and tightened that. All was good and I filled it with...

Having troubles with a black bear getting in my apple trees this year on a remote property. I have seen the bear only once and estimate he is in the 450 to 500 lb range. Judging by the branches he breaks in the apple trees, I would guess that estimate is accurate. Scat is a the 1/2 to 2/3...

I am in the closing process of moving and buying a 2 acre place on the water with a concrete boat launch on the property. I don't have possession yet and I don't know how steep the ramp is, but it is on the steeper side. Little bit of chicken or egg in that I don't know what size of boat I'll...

Does anyone have a garage bridge crane? It seems it would be very handy to move anything from any level or corner of the shop to any other, or onto a bed of a truck, etc. Bad picture but that is all I could find on google except for big industrial ones.

One thing I won't work on is brakes on anything going on the road. My wife's car rear squeakers were going off and I took the car into our local garage. I got a call today saying the price for new rotors, pads, etc would be $380. I told the mechanic that this is the first brake job on the car...

I searched for game cams but most of what I found was a few years old. With technology changing so fast I thought I would start a new thread. I had an incident last night with someone at one of my remote properties getting into things. So far no more than a few broken things and gates left...

After Colorado, Washington and Alaska which State do you think will be the next State to legalize marijuana? Don't include Oregon which is to go in 2016 and Wash DC (not a state but already legal). I am guessing Maine.

Where has everyone been buying their rebar? Home Depot and Lowes seem so expensive. I need mostly 7'9" lengths of #3 and about 120 of them. Buying in 10 or 20' lengths makes no send due to the waste.

Curious if people let their chainsaw warm up. I keep seeing people start them, blip, blip them and start right in cutting at full rev. I usually let mine warm for a short time. Not long, maybe a minute.

Get some mud on it and lose some paint. Looks very nice. Congrats.

Too cool of a new tool to wait until morning.

Seen in Phoenix

6 foot might be a bit much for 27 HP, particularly loaded up. What is your outside tire distance? I have been bogged down with 60 HP on a 6 foot, scarifiers down.

You do need to pick up your terminal delivery shipments pretty quick. I got stuck out of town once and combined with a holiday 3 day weekend, my pallet sat there for about 5 days. It was fedex and they gave that crew the 3 day weekend off. They were getting fussy by the time I picked it up.

You either ship to to the freight terminal or to an address. The freight terminal is handy for the shipper since they do not have a loading dock at most residences. A local business with loading dock or if you have forks and are home all the time may be options (with a cooperative trucker).

I had not seen this before. In talking to medics and highway police It is pretty amazing the accidents people walk away from these days. In this simulation it was expected that the driver of the 59 would have died, while the driver of the 09 would have suffered a foot or knee injury...

It is quite possible that the wife in this tragic story was trying to put down pressure on the digger. I am a fan of hydraulic diggers, no PTO shaft. Be safe whatever you do http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299089

You can get the 4 legged kind with that much grass.

Very true

1. I have heard small pockets of the same. Good to hear. 2. Correct, it is just a matter of time.

The standard of living in some of these exporting countries is bound to increase as the populous demands a share of the wealth. Look what happened to Japan, who long ago had a blue collar workforce well behind where they are now. Even China is undergoing a focus on its people...

No, they vary by manufacturer and model. You are correct in that a frame mounted backhoe is much better than a 3pt.

A while back while backing the MF245 up to an implement a loud "whap, whap, whap, crunch, crunch, crunch" came from the engine. The engine was at idle at the time and oil was full when drained at tear down. Oil pressure was near pegged as normal for this engine. The engine had been recently...