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Not going to sue anyone. As for our insurance debacle, I knew better. After the repair experience at the USAA recommended shop decades ago, where I had to recheck all the work done to the car (the tech did great looking bodywork but was a careless or inept mechanic) we decided that if any of our...

Seriously? What possible motive could I have to make this up?? Look up USAA’s “Quality Replacement Parts Program” and their “Curb the high cost of vehicle repairs with USAA’s quality replacement parts program” literature. At best this slightly reduces the cost to us ratepayers while keeping...

Glad you guys were satisfied with the payout and given your experiences I wish ours were totaled. For repairs USAA now has the body shop estimator send pictures to a third party company who then decides the repair cost using all the "recycled" rusty junk yard parts they can find as well as...

3Ts, since you've had a recent claim with them, what do you think of their current process? How badly did it affect your premiums? Did you inspect the repair and were you satisfied with the junk yard parts used, though in Texas corrosion probably ins't an issue like it is here in the rust belt...

Be sure to ask the insurance company how this will affect your rates going forward and factor that into your decisions! Our most recent insurance experience with one of the "better" companies was awful compared with the previous claim back in the 1990s. Hope your situation resolves smoothly.

Huh? Not blaming, stating facts. I looked at the report a few years back and have no opinion on its merits, but obviously you've read it since you claim it's "flawed". Please explain how it is flawed. The government spends money for a study and then buries it because some don't like the result...

Worth exploring? You mean like the government funded SEAMS report about ways to upgrade and interconnect the grids across the nation? Note that when the report first came out in 2018 it was buried by the previous administration because it was deemed unfriendly to coal. Politics can screw up...

Don't forget the Dunning Kruger effect, though in this case we have an educated person making blanket statements which are questionable. At work we use VFDs on centrifugal pumps, for both constant pressure and constant flow applications. Sure VFDs have drawbacks, but they are light years better...

Yep that is the cap and what that guy did is exactly what I wanted to avoid when I asked about the cap on Terry's forum back in 2012. The same VFD hate happened back on that thread in 2012 too :rolleyes: On our well cap the pump guy screwed a lifting eye in place of the center bolt when he...

The switch was a 30/50. One day I was in the basement and noticed the pump seemed to be running for a long time when it should have been cycling or just off. The pressure is actual, or close enough since there are three working gauges and one bad one on the system. I isolated the house from the...

Great info Sportsman, thanks. Well location is SE Michigan. From the 1971 well record: 4" threaded steel casing 97' depth. Drive shoe = yes. Johnson 4" diameter screen 20 slot/gauze 3' long set between 94 and 97 feet. K packer 12" blank 3" plug. Static water level 45'. Pumping level below land...

So how would the new replacement pump be protected from the silt and small stones that fall into the well through the failed casing? And what stops the well bore from filling up with the debris over time? From the original driller's report the ground is layered, starting at ground level: stony...

If there was a way to confirm it is only impeller wear causing the lack of pressure I'd do a booster setup. I'd hate to go to the trouble and expense only to get a few more months out of the pump and then have to drill a new well anyway. And Murphy's law says the pump will fail in the coldest...

After reading many of the well threads there are still many questions. Cliff notes: well drilled 1971, 100 feet deep, 4" steel casing. New pump in 1991 with 1" galvanized drop pipe. The pump will not produce more than 30 psi anymore, flow is still good. System holds pressure when pump shuts...

1.5 hours ROFL, I wish. Did they leave Michigan out of the average? Around here the power frequently goes out and it is usually out for more than a day, with the longest I can remember being 2 weeks. Like California said, in the coming EVtopia all your vehicles will be EVs so you can save the...

Is this the proposed installation? Banjo Creek | Banjo Creek Solar Video from that website:

Tried the gutter glove from homedepot last year on one gutter. Have pines and maples. Was not impressed. To install they show sliding them under the shingles, but to do that you need to trim off the roof side aluminum strip if you want the shingles to lay flat. They have a depression in the...

Have you considered looking for used tables? At work we have 3 platforms 5' x 8' that are 1" thick and have a stout support structure underneath. The owner got them really cheap when a company was shutting down. They are flat enough that I suspect they were originally ground flat after the...

Thanks for the feedback. The mulch kit is on its way. Don't know if this will link directly to the picture of the deck inserts for a 54" deck which might answer your question...

Thanks for the heads up on the aftermarket blades. I couldn't pass up a deal on a X540 with the 54" deck and am debating about getting the mulching kit for it. How does your mulching deck do with leaves? Other than having to cut more frequently, any other drawdacks to the mulching kit?

Lol. Full 17 fluid ounces is the volume of the can or of the liquid inside? How much is actually chain lube and how much is propellant? Is the 17oz measured in the pressurized state or at atmospheric pressure? A fluid oz of water weighs 1.043 oz. Oils are around .85 specific gravity so 17 fluid...

Other than a potential eyesore, what are the objections to a solar farm? Do they make noises or produce smells (ozone, etc)? Are there constant maintenance noises and/or traffic with workers coming and going all the time? Are there serious negative effects on the land or wildlife compared to a...

Thanks for the replies! I'm surprised there wasn't more about wifi controlled outlets etc, which I'd prefer not to use. Another concern is if there is any detrimental effect from powering off and on the many electronic devices that constantly draw power, like does that shorten their lifespan...

Ahh, the interwebs, where advising people to take control over when their car updates and to be selective about which updates they install becomes a fear of computers and progress. I can give you other examples where people had their cars updated the old fashioned way at the dealer where the...

SE Michigan. There are the basic things, like programming the AC to stay off during those hours. I'm curious about how far most people go to cut usage and what methods there are for turning off dumb devices.

Our utility notified us that due to EVs they are instituting "Time of Day" rates making the hours of 3pm to 7 pm more expensive for everyone. During the four months of summer the rates go up 35% for that time period. The other eight months of the year it is around 8% more expensive. What do you...

Hopefully this time will be different than all the previous battery plant fiascos here in MI.

Many of the newer vehicles: Web Hackers vs. The Auto Industry: Critical Vulnerabilities in Ferrari, BMW, Rolls Royce, Porsche, and More Such things as: "Customer account takeover via improper URL parsing, allows an attacker to completely access victim account including vehicle portal Remote...

I was relaying what I was told by the three people I spoke with at AAA. Isn't any road that doesn't have a concrete or asphalt surface considered "unpaved"? I don't expect AAA to do anything unsafe or go above or beyond a simple tow back to the house where I'll fix the vehicle. In fact I expect...

It took three people and 10 minutes on hold to find out that the AAA unpaved roads clause IS true! It sounded like it is up to the tow truck driver to make the call if it is a "hazard", which means you won't know until the guy shows up if he'll refuse the tow. Wow, given the surprising number of...

Ok, so what is the real reason the government is borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars to spend on pushing the EV agenda?

Interesting. I'll be checking on that no unpaved roads clause in the morning. I wonder if that clause differs by state or by AAA location. I could see a restriction for roads not open to public travel, but not a blanket restriction for all unpaved roads. There are tons of unpaved public roads...

We used to do that to but found out if you use the roadside assistance service through the ins co your rates can go up. Since then we carry AAA for roadside assistance. But like everything you have to read the fine print for what is covered, like trailers, and how far they will tow. USAA? After...

A family member’s newer Escape Hybrid makes a weird sound when running on just the battery. I can’t even find words to describe it, sort of a mild, jangling, spacey, white noise. The sound doesn’t trigger the “oh a car is coming” response and it isn’t all that loud, so in a noisy environment...

Just like cradle to grave CO2 emissions are what matters, the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a vehicle is what matters, not just the cost of the fuel. Here is a calculator to compare the TCO of EVs to different vehicles. https://afdc.energy.gov/calc/ You put in the cars you want to compare...

The 8 house neighborhood has been on generators since Monday, 5 portables and 3 automatic stationary units. We all run our well pumps, TVs, computers, etc and no one has yet mentioned having any problems with electronic failures. If we are lucky, power will be restored by 10 pm tonight. We've...

Before you get too excited you might want to look at the EV battery follies over the years here in Michigan: A123, Dow Kokam, Johnson Controls, L.G. Chem. All of those companies were supposed to manufacturer EV batteries in Michigan and took federal and state government handouts. Three went...

He likes his EV and thats great. Why do you assume anyone thinks he's a fool? If I lived in Norway no doubt I'd own EVs and at least one ICE vehicle. The point is that Norway is not here and saying something works in Norway is not a guarantee it would work here. Apples to oranges.

Yep. Someone said to expect EVs to handle corrosion no differently than ICE cars. That is very concerning considering the oil pans, structural members, corroded circuit boards and wiring, metal lines (gas, brake, coolant, trans oil) etc. that have all needed to be repaired or replaced due to...

When in Pennsylvania when some snow was forecasted the store shelves were literally cleaned bare of milk, eggs and bread the day prior to the storm. Assuming a similar mentality in an area forecasted to be hit by a major storm, will the grid handle all the EVs (and every other battery powered...

Since you keep asking, watch Dan Britts video "Orbits and Ice Ages: The History of Climate" which discusses climate history going back 500 million years. He explains how they determine the climate of the past, the trends it has followed and covers just about everything imaginable including the...

Around here, assuming that cord has copper wires, it would be gone, if not the first night definitely within a week! And that curbside charging brings up a sticking point: idle time fees once the car finishes charging. So you can't just plug in and leave it charging overnight. How is that going...

These guys never mention the "agency" method of car sales. The Mfg sells direct and the customer picks a dealer where the car is delivered and serviced, etc. Look it up for more details. IIRC VW was supposed to be doing it for the ID4 (except in the US). I don't know or care if they implemented...

Driver error by keeping the tires locked up. The higher than stock center of gravity (lift kit & larger tires) didn't help him at the end. He turned in to the skid, but with the tires locked up it did no good. I'm not a fan of ABS, but in this case I have to wonder if it would have made a...

What he said, with the exception that something as simple as "edited by mod" is the bare minimum for any edit or deletion not by the original poster and should be enough for most situations. It shows respect to the poster, and to the rest of us who take the time to post, to not have what was...

Typical EV sleight of hand. What is left out of that comparison are the road taxes we all pay at the pump. Here in MI, state and fed gasoline tax is 46.1 cents per gallon and we get to pay 6% sales tax as well, so sticking with the $3 per gallon price, add on another 15.3 cents for a total of...

Also highlights the shortsightedness of the EV fans. There are roughly 1.4 billion ICE vehicles in the entire world. It's a safe bet that ICE powered vehicles and equipment will be around for many decades to come, even if the EV utopian fantasy comes true. Its a simple numbers game: 1,446...

Serious question, do you have any idea how much our government has spent in total on EVs so far? I couldn't find any comprehensive totals to date of all the subsidies, tax breaks, research funding, etc pertaining to EVs, their components and their needed infrastructure. It appears the...

You could always go back and edit or delete your post. It is a shame the original thread was closed, but it was getting a bit over the top with the all out fanaticism. It would be great if there was a thread to discuss the details of mass adoption of EVs without all the incessant hype about...

Bad assumption for two reasons. First, people don't get charged if the prosecutor doesn't think they can win, which doesn't mean they are innocent. Second, since the evidence was incinerated in the fire, it would be tough to prove one way or the other.

Not a problem, I keep my vehicles up and if something were to slip by I'd be glad to be informed about it, though I wouldn't like the inconvenience of being randomly stopped. MI is the first state I've lived that doesn't have any passenger vehicle inspections what so ever. Other states have...

Lol, no not condemned, but serious enough that it needs to be fixed asap. I find the following condemning of the vehicle owner of a truck that lost its brakes and killed 4 people: "The trucking company has been cited for 30 safety violations during 19 inspections in the last 24 months with 3...

So one out of every five trucks that get inspected gets taken out of service? Please tell me that is incorrect or there is some magic system that can find the bad ones, otherwise to think that 20% of the trucks on the road won't pass an inspection is a bit discouraging, especially here in MI...

Volt has 4 trucks and 4 drivers. Same owner and same physical address. Basically Castellano 03 under a new name. Castellano had many violations including drivers not speaking English. About Castellano: I-70 CRASH: Trucking Company Has History Of Brake And English Speaking Violations The...

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/trucking-company-i70-crash-business/73-05b7212f-82ca-4161-af67-2f386c13be46 COLORADO, USA — Public records obtained by 9NEWS reveal the owner of the trucking company involved in the I-70 fatal crash involving driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos is...

Don't fall for his very misleading and bordering on fear mongering "headline". First off they are talking about the potential price per barrel of oil in 2050. Second, that high price is the worst case of three scenarios that Lukoil (Russian energy company?) envisions. Third, their best case is...

Well, against my better judgement, a post finally pushed me off the fence to post in this thread. Way to much to address, but here are a few: No doubt mass adoption EVs would bring many challenges, but oil isn't one of them: The Oil Sector Will Survive The Arrival Of The Electric Car Just Fine...

pualfun9, it is great to hear that you take your job's responsibility seriously. And you are spot on that there is more to the story, especially since this driver isn't an owner operator. These "accidents" will not stop until the people who knowingly put unqualified and/or reckless drivers...

Interesting videos, those deckmate screws were impressive. I'd like to see the nail pull test with the nails driven at a 30 degree angle and with the old hook trick where the first 1/2 inch or so of the nail is bent so the nail curves when driven into the wood.

Yep. The tag was black and silver. Looked like this: https://media.sandhills.com/img.axd?id=6264374209&wid=4326205933&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=639&h=480&t=&lp=TH&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=B0DSroIPw40pwOzmmbR6RG6l99QI28tNtJCPfG3vfjU%3d

That is where it was originally attached to the frame with the little drive pins on the 7275. It got pop riveted to the right rear fender by the ROPS because it was blocking one of the unused bolt holes, which was put in use after repairing the frame. Are there signs that the tag was once there...

As per CDL life: Pickup driver's 'overweight' load and brake failure believed to have caused double fatality crash in Carson City quote: Gonzalez-Otazo was arrested and faces a long list of charges, including: Felony reckless driving No valid driver’s license Unsafe vehicle Obstruction of...

The pictures I took of the 7275 are identical to ChasHM's picts. I've found the exploded parts views on that Weingartz site helpful, though sometimes it takes a few tries to get to the right diagram. They have the prices as well which is useful when shopping around.

I've looked up and purchased parts from these guys: Parts Lookup - Weingartz Does your Cub have the 3 cyl diesel? If so I can get a picture of that engine in the 7275 if it would help.

Whoa, take a breath. Nobody is looking for heads. Clearly top executives jobs are difficult and demanding. While there are a limited number of people who can do them, I don't buy into the idea that it's so few that it justifies such high pay. Your justifying outlandish executive pay and...

No question a CEO should be well compensated, but when is it too much? And if the job is so demanding nowadays that only four people on earth can do it, maybe it's time the job responsibilities are split up. Someone posted asking what risks the JD workers are taking to earn higher profits. That...

As for what the JD workers are doing, how is it not hypocritical for someone to approve, defend or simply shrug and accept the exorbitant compensation increases of a few employees at the top while at the same time finding fault the many at the bottom who are seeking a slightly larger scrap of...

I'll bet they do that in TN because otherwise too many people start to pass the second car on the left. We live off a two lane 50 mph road and a couple of the neighbors have had people pass them on the left while they were slowing down to turn left in to the shared driveway. Around here less...

Ah, that's the name from the past, rotaries, thanks. I grew up in NJ and had to play through a rotary every day going to work. It was pretty common to see the local cops there filling out accident reports. Your comment is spot on: "due to a lack of land". So rather than build them right or use...

I guess the highway engineers today are too young to remember the old round-a-bouts (many in NJ) which caused so many accidents back in the 60's & 70's that they were replaced by traditional intersections. Oh well, what was old is new again. Can't wait for the diverging diamond with a reverse...

True, but profit (ie how to sell us more crap) is the main purpose of the harvesting and the monitoring of our data, not to force an ideology on us...not yet anyway.

Yep, while our youth are slouching in chairs, living their lives in digital fantasy worlds, the Chinese will be taking over the real world. In all seriousness, the restrictions likely have more to do with the government's fear of the gaming world being an alternate pathway to spread dissent...

And there is the rub. Imaging going in to a hardware store for a basic, inexpensive framing hammer, but all there is on the shelf are shock absorbing hammers or ones with ergonomically curved titanium handles or power hammers. The store owner says its because the successful yuppies are willing...

Too true, but not all of us fat, lazy Americans want luxury pickups, but we are all paying the price because of those that do. What we need is another gas shortage to drive the price of pickups back down to earth. I don't get the complaining about bed size when there are plenty of...

It is a Cub Cadet 7275 tractor (same as Case 1140?) made by Mitsubishi with 417 loader. The main frame that supports the front axle and the loader front mount was broken where it mounts to the front of the engine. The front upper bolts on both sides of the block were broken. One boss on the...

A little late, but it might help someone else. Note that the front main frame has been removed in the picture. It goes behind the reinforcement bracket.

This forum appears chock full of good info and many helpful users. I came across the forum looking for info for repairing a friends Cub Cadet. I have an Ingersoll 4120 I need to get around to fixing up and hopefully this forum can help with that too! Looking forward to sharing useful...