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If you're going to hire it out, call the local HVAC places and see what they say. Get a couple quotes. They will undoubtedly provide a suitable unit as part of the job.

5906 posts and you are yet still somehow unaware that you clearly need a second tractor?!?! Turn in your TBN card, sir! 🤪

I've posted it before, but this is the clamp I made for this,

Then you'll like this one from a small WI chain that has one nearby: :ROFLMAO: https://milwaukeeburgercompany.com/bloody_of_the_month/ I kinda doubt that anyone actually orders these as I suspect they are just for show, but their regular bloodys are awesome and they add a couple chunks of...

LOL. We went to one restaurant that was great overall, but they added 50 cents for cream with coffee. It was so weird and out of place that we still mock it a year or more later. I think they had the CC fee, but that is pretty much everyone nowadays. Otherwise not a bunch of BS fees there.

I also pull my own purchases from the shelves in the grocery store, Target, etc. That is akin to pumping your own gas: gathering up the products you want to buy. Paying at the pump is a BONUS service as it means I don't have to waste time going into the store and standing behind the moron...

Well color me curious... if you don't use straps, what do you use? Chains? Ropes? Faith?

These got so bad in Minneapolis in particular, that the state legislature outlawed it a year or so ago. The restaurants cried to high heaven but it is a bait and switch pure and simple and should not be allowed. I still see it a bit in WI in a couple places, but they keep it pretty small so it...

It seems pretty obvious that the van was on the upper deck of that car hauler to the right that is mostly out of frame, and it was too tall for the underpass...

Arly, very sorry for your loss. Never easy.

Not everyone gets to retire willingly when they want. Some for health reasons as you noted, others due to layoffs at a late age where nobody will hire you, but not quite old enough to really retire. I have seen a TON of the latter the past 10 years around here. If it also coincides with a...

Actually he is spot on. The biggest risk to a secure retirement is retiring into a down market. (Assuming you had sufficient savings going into that point. If you didn't save much, well there isn't much help for you at this point no matter what.) The problem with this one scenario is that...

Wood finishes slow down moisture movement a lot. So finished furniture will lag the ambient moisture quite a bit ion summer and then never fully match it, as once it turns winter again it will start to reverse. But a lot depends on the climate and you are in SC and I am in WI... Very dry...

If that is the only task for this blower, find yourself a compact or subcompact tractor with a loader and bucket. Street plows leave very heavy and deep snow and blowers don't work so well on that. They work best on dry light snow. A bucket will make short work of that without strain or risk...

You can buy a kit at Menards/HD for a few bucks (very cheap) that can rekey up to 6 locks to the same key. It will be a new key, that comes with the kit, but they will all be the same. Your locks all have to be the same type, typically Schlage or Kwikset patterns. It's not hard but it is tiny...

The Grand L5240 with cab in my sig. Overdue for a coolant flush and fill. I'm always a bit wary of coolants these days as there are so many types and mixing some of them can create big problems. I THINK Kubota uses regular old green coolant, like classic Prestone, that has been around since...

That's one of the oddest shipping mishaps I have ever heard. Break open your package and add more to it. Wild. And I needed one post to hit 5000, because I wanted to see what that was like. 😁

One guy on Practical Machinist had a totally domestic package make it to the Philippines before coming back!

Any way to partner with a farmer who runs a stand at a Farmer's Market to sell apples that way? Avoids the public on your land but still lets the apples not go to waste or have to be pulled out.

Wood looks like cedar to me, possibly general spruce/pine/fir construction lumber. And yes, pretty much all rental car agreements say no offroad use, even on 4x4's.

The best part of that lumber load is that I'm pretty sure it could have just been slid into the bed, with no damage... I've done that a number of times on my old F250. Just pop the tailgate off so the fork truck can get in closer and have cribbing to set it on.

I have not but that would be useful to keep major stuff out, so please post back if you find one.

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Beat me to it. Follow the video.. They are all like this.

Oddly on this truck they are fabric and heated. I had always seen that heated seats were leather in the past, so was slightly surprised by that. At -20F even fabric is unpleasant...

LOL. That "useless junk" just screams that you live in Florida! :ROFLMAO: That stuff is critical to me. In fact heated seats in the Ranger was the hardest thing to find in my search because it was a must have! I love the remote start too. Gets the seats going in the winter and takes the initial...

That's where I like the supercab/extended cab. Some extra room back there and people can fit in an emergency but not happily. But I get a 6' bed which is much more useful to me overall. How are you doing since the funeral? Has got to be a big load to carry.

Well I for one am curious, but cannot add anything to help you out unfortunately...

This place is a few miles from me. Often will get a story in the paper when it goes up for sale every generation https://wihobbithouse.com/

And we have a winner!

You may not LIKE what has happened with prices and options, but people are buying them. They make 4-door crew cabs almost completely now with few exceptions. You can argue which chicken or egg came first, but my guess is that dealers were finding extended cabs and regular cabs moving a lot...

That does point to a short. Or possibly just a one-time fluke - it happens. Otherwise, time to start searching for the short...

Ford is just selling what the market wants, overall. I'm just not in that market myself, but apparently a minority. C'est la vie

Copying this as a +1. Follow his advice.

Any chance a stick got into the wires below where the PTO switch is? I managed to mess up the wires without realizing it, doing another install and had to search under there and finally found a short from damaged insulation. It was throwing the PTO error on trying to start until I found that.

That looks great! I'll be right over 🍽️

Doesn't sound right to me, but I don't have experience with that brand. It might be worth getting a voltmeter out and checking voltage @ off, at idle and a couple points with higher revs. If it continues to run and start then at least the alternator must be charging.

Do what Cal did...

Hydraulic connectors all seem to suffer from this. I made a bracket for a clamp to help. I can often get one of them to connect or very close and then use the clamp to pull it closed. But I also turn the tractor off and then back on to the first position (electricals on, engine off) and then...

Yeah but we all know you are weird! 🤪

Oh wow. Best wishes that you will heal up to get you back to normal, but not likely that you will fully recover to like new from something that bad. heck, even at 21 I ripped my knee and it never fully recovered, so at 70 it will be much tougher. Good luck and hope the docs can help.

That was how I did it, but I was also going 400' and as a result had huge conductors (alum, 500 mcm IIRC...hmmm it might have been even bigger than that...). I also used 20' sticks of 4" conduit. 20' for fewer joints. You can use bigger conduit and then just step it down at the meter or panel...

You are pulling a ground wire also, I assume, since you said subpanel. The ground won't need to be as big but I don't know the charts for sizing that. That is going to be a brutal pull with copper. Hopefully one of the electricians will chime in @grsthegreat

Haven't heard of it yet, but subscribed so I can follow as I have an x700 mower too...

I've seen it too, and believe that is the reason also.

Well sure, but that assumes you know what the right thing is at the beginning. A lot of what is being described here is the learning curve to understand what you actually need vs what you got the first, second, etc time.

I got just about the very last Supercab in the country. The new model in '24 is full 4-door only in the US. Some other markets around the world still have the supercab but not here so far. Not sure on the rear seat delete, but the cushions are easy to remove.

I went with the Ranger as I couldn't work well with a bed that small. Also no need for a real back seat so I got the extended cab with 6' bed. Is a good compromise for me coming from an F250 8' bed but not needing all that capacity anymore. Maverick was a bit too small, bed especially but if...

As a western NY brat, you aren't even close. Lake Placid is Adirondacks and not even close to western NY. That is like 8 hrs east of were I grew up. Finger Lakes is central NY, not Western too. And yes we used to call PA Pensyltukcy, too.

Several years back I had to get a John Deere X738 as I needed the 4wd to manage my hilly place. With a mower deck and bagger attachment that was $14k, and again this was several years ago. It can handle everything you need though I only use it for mowing really. I would have gone much...

I don't see that the OP says it is a starter relay, but most seem to be assuming that. Do we actually know this to be true?

Either manual or electric, they are both diverters. Up to what makes the most sense for you and your application. And yes Surplus Center is hard to beat for anything hydraulic.

The Mazda would be a rebadged Ford Ranger from when Mazda and Ford were doing stuff jointly.

I still think your simplest solution is to 1. find what you want. 2. Buy it. 3. Get a mortgage on it. 4. Go prep and sell the old place. 5. When it closes, pay off the mortgage with the proceeds. This is the normal way people buy houses, so you aren't looking for some exception to the rules...

Pretty much what I did. We owned our previous home free and clear and I then took out a first mortgage on it to help finance the new house build. Then paid it off when we sold it and moved in. Now that was a first mortgage and not a HE loan, but same principle. Sig - did you ask the CU about a...

I think there is a Farmi dealer in the LaCrosse area. Not exactly close to NWI, but at least in the region.

There are versions of these that are sealed combustion and direct vented. I really prefer that in a shop environment

So very sorry for your loss. ALS has got to be one of the most horrible diseases ever. I have known a couple people who had it.

Time for an update on this. When I mounted the broom back in Nov, I tested it out, like always to make sure it is operating correctly at the start of the season. Well if you recall, the angle cylinder is driven from a diverter on the unit and when you trigger the diverter, it sends quite a...

Yep, that is reality when doing any sort of customization. Expect difficulties along the way...Just work your way through it.

The instructions are vague because there are many tractors and they are all different. They are assuming a level of mechanical skill. Many times mechanics are doing this work, so this level of detail is not needed. 🤷‍♂️ Also, if you need hydraulic components look up Surpluscenter.com They...

I actually agree with you on studs vs bolts for wheels. Since I now own a couple German cars, I have gotten to find that they like bolts vs studs on every american and Japanese car and truck I have previously owned. Bolts are much more of a PITA. On my Grand L-series Kubota, the wheels have 2...

I hope you got Grade 5 threaded rod, at least...

Coworker was on a sub in the navy. He said they called any surface "ship or boat" one thing: Targets 😁

Yes my recollection is the same - the wire rope is finer for these than general cable is so it can wind-up and bend better for this application.

Sounds like somebody is going to be getting a new nickname! How about "Splash"?

See my thread below for 2 of my mainstay weekend breakfasts. I've also found a couple Korean-style dishes with eggs that I have tried. There is another omelet technique I found that makes an interesting version of an omelet that I do once in a while: Take your 2 eggs and separate whites from...

I can hand sharpen but find that I am not consistent enough that the chain will start to cut a curve after several sharpenings. So I continue to sharpen by hand and when it gets bad, I bring it to the nice man to grind it back in shape. But I do very little of both these days as my saws sit a...

Using a diverter allows the same control with the FEL controller, when you hold down the little button at the same time.

You could do what you suggest with a diverter. You could also add another remote, home built, from the power beyond port. That gets more complicated...

Still doesn't explain why it was a problem when close to the engine, but not when farther away.... But if it works, run it!

Yeah but all crew cabs... booo

Could the magnet be pulling on the kill switch or a terminal and causing it to activate and ground the spark? Can you see if the switch makes ground connection when you trigger the PTO? Maybe ohm from the open side of the switch to engine ground and then watch the ohmmeter as you push the PTO...

I like where Fuddy is heading. Somehow I'd guess powering the clutch is grounding the engine winding/plug whatever it is like the typical kill switch on small engines.

Easier. Possibly cheaper too, but nothing is cheap when you are talking hydraulics...

What are the odds? ONE! The evidence is right in front of you! 😁

Governor not compensating for the drop in RPMs from the load?

Mine uses a diverter with a momentary switch on the FEL joystick. Push the button and hold it and then the dump/curl becomes grapple open/close while you hold it. Most of my work is brush and logs and it works great.

I didn't know the bar clamp tool existed so I made my own. It would be easier on a bar clamp as the free end of the clamp would not tend to want to rotate as you are trying to place it, but it works I added a couple extra tabs to keep it from racking in use.

I will echo the point CH4 made on tipping. I have beet juice in the rears (R4s) and a heavy rear blade on basically all the time, plus I ,oved the tires to their widest setting. All good moves, but I still can "lift a leg" once in a while. I lifted a 2k pallet of mortar sacks (25x 80 lbs...no...

You mean "How is it goat-ing..." 🤪

Do you have a pump with a VFD controller on it? Regular ones are 240, 2-wire plus ground. If so regular voltage measurements are not going to be what you expect.

No snow here expect a few small piles where the plowing piled it up and mainly the ones that are in the shade. But far, far from green. Quite a difference from the UP even here...

I was more impressed that this was his first post in 14 years on the board!

Oh you sweet summer child, you. What makes you think they actually calibrated them? This is China. Odds are that the guy or gal packing them out is told to put this certificate in each one and they are never tested. My favorite example was this thing I saw in a plumbing engineering magazine...

Typical material is polycarbonate, which holds up well to UV. They also hardcoat with a siloxane material it to protect it from scratching better. It is the coating that typically goes yellow and fogs over a long time. The only thing that would hold up better would be glass, but that is much...

You are never going to make anything optically correct for a lens on a 3D printer. And yes, this is from years of personal experience. It may look like the actual part but it cannot perform the same way.

What abuse would a hanging outlet take? You swing around samurai swords in your shop during a nightly kabuki theater dance? Either S or SJ is perfectly fine for these. For a cord on the ground, the heavier stuff is a good idea.

Fer sure. I leave a pair of rubber gloves, that I use for re-baiting mouse traps, up high on a ladder that I have a jar of peanut butter and a stick for spreading the PB on also. One time I found an acorn in the finger of one of the gloves...

Thread from 2009...OP last seen 2019 it says... :rolleyes:

Yeah I was thinking the same thing as I wrote that.... (y)

Did you have any wax buildup in the filter? Ever figure out what the mystery fuel in the blue can was? Maybe it interacted with the diesel in the line and made something gummy. Sounds like you need to pull that line out and get it fully clear.

I just never switch ranges. I don't road the tractor, so no need for high. The 2 speed HST switch covers everything I need in Med range, so Low is also basically never used. I've tried them out of curiosity, but that's about it... I think I have used low for some loader work long ago, but not...

The Supercab w/6' bed supposedly exists in other regions around the world, but not in the US as of now. Hopefully it will come back to the US. I got like the last one in the country (or pretty close) back in Sept '23

That storm hit you last week? It was supposed to hit us here, but stayed pushed to the south a bit, but it was on a major NE line, we were just past the line...

Same here. I've had a pair for easily 15+ years but no bluetooth on that one. I replaced the ear pads last year.

+1

Most people here are focusing on the network stuff. I still use mine but wouldn't do as much wire as I did. Wireless is great but nothing beats wire for bandwidth and reliability. I now have a mesh wireless system and used the Cat5e wires for the backhaul which is more reliable and does not...

Yeah they are regional only so far. Not likely they will go fully national at this point, but who knows what their expansion plans are?

Wow. Thread is 15 yrs old. Tractor long sold. Eventually determined that the PTO clutch was weak from the PO somehow abusing it. The next guy used it for several years with a chipper and eventually the chipper would stall too easy so he decided to sell the chipper rather than repair the PTO...

Mid 90's Home Depot started to appear in this area. Menards took the threat seriously and really upped their game. They were pretty crappy before, but they expanded stores, started stocking better quality stuff and improved service. Overall they are significantly better than HD around here...

Does there have to be one?

A lot of towns around here, especially the suburbs, have ordinances requiring all new work to be underground. It seems the high voltage transmission lines are the only real exception.

Taking your life in your hands confronting the thieves like that! Glad it worked out ok

Ayup. Been using that feature for a few years now. I don't know when it first appeared.

Ditto. When the one person said carb I lost it. But I get very little of all the literature and renaissance art stuff... The way they ask many of their questions I can't even tell what they want for an answer. They just don't make any sense as they are so convoluted.

Saw one last week that reminded me of that photo of the Kubota tractor on a trailer upside down, still stuck to the trailer perfectly. We had a vicious snow storm last Tues into Wed, soi I stayed off the roads Wed. Thurs I see a 3/4-1 ton PU with a gooseneck trailer fully packed and loaded...

Well obviously follow up with what you found on the return line but check and see if the pump is even spinning to start. If you post in the Hydraulics section you may get more help

Well at auctions, sometimes you can score a great deal and other times you watch people pay more than the new price for a piece of junk and shake your head...

Pretty sure he was talking about RF noise as in radio interference... Not audible sound.

You are going to love that for any tree or brush work. You will wish you got it 8 yrs ago... Just watch when you grab long logs as they can weigh a ton and become a tipping issue, especially on side slopes. Smart move changing the one Quick connect fitting so they are 1M/1F. Makes it super...

I built/modified a rotary broom setup that is hydraulically powered from the mid-PTO for my tractor. It makes it so that I can mount it on the SSQA and remove when needed. It isn't a 5-min operation but isn't real bad to do. The hardest part is how heavy it is to move around on the dolly I...

LOL. tubafir poop!

Pretty much the same here. It's all STEP or native CAD sent. All of our prints have only inspection dimensions and a few ref dims like overall size, etc just to help you get oriented. Some prints have only one or two dims on them. When I get someone who wants a fully dimensioned print it is...

CurlyDave?!?! Man I haven't seen you on here for years! Good to see you back!

I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks for all the things you post on hydraulics. You are a great resource to this forum and I for one greatly appreciate it! (y)

I do that all the time to make sure not to overspecify tolerances. Our standard tolerance block has 4 entries in it: 0.0 +/-0.1 0.00 +/- 0.01 0.000 +/- 0.005 0.0000 +/- 0.0005 (I forget the exact numbers on the 1 and 2 place, but you get the idea) So I control most things just by the...

Stainless is definitely softer than regular steel fasteners but I wouldn't say more brittle. Much easier to strip or shear than steel. If I am driving into something difficult I often drive a steel screw in first to thread it, then put the SS one in.

Interesting. Never heard about that before.

Awww, man, I'm sorry to hear that. I had thought recently that we haven't heard from him on TBN for quite some time. May he RIP.

There we go! That's what I was looking to find here. Thanks!

follow the link I posted...

Yeah those are common symptoms of a battery going bad on the Gen5 Rangers. I read about it a lot on the forum. One thread just popped up in the past day or so. You need to do a BMS reset after the new battery...

The Superduty's were leaf spring in the front up until like 2004 or 5. Mine was an '05 and had coils. Supposedly much better turning radius but I never drove an older one to compare.

IIRC Makita chainsaws were made by Dolmar, and I think they have merged now. Can you look for parts from Dolmar?

A horizontal mortiser... Now I get it. I was thinking of the typical hollow chisel style and wondering how that would attach to a joiner/planer...

I ended up buying a Magtorch brand. I have another of theirs for MAPP gas for plumbing work and it has been reliable, so I figured I'd give this one a shot for $15. I don't need anything fancy for this - it's just for lighting the fireplace. A lot easier and more reliable method than a...

crushed Teslas from where? The fires?

You find the part yet?

Oh when you need it, you really need it...But when you don't need it, they punish your kidneys for being so bold as to drive empty

Perhaps I was not clear. This one has an igniter. It just ain't ignitin' anymo'... The clicker does not engage maybe 1 in 5 clicks, if lucky, and it took a few clicks to light when it was working OK. I guess what I am looking for is a durable igniter...

We use a basic propane torch to light our fireplace, as it works great, but they are all so cheap chiwanese junk now that they don't last and our current one is refusing to start very well now. I'm looking for the type that is directly on the tank (no hose) and has a self igniter. Anyone know...

Interesting...Photo?

They're out in the field. Under the pallets. That is where all stripped oil pan plugs go. Duh. 😁

If that is your photo in the OP, then it sure doesn't look like Acme. 3/4-10 is the stand UNC coarse thread in that size. I'd at least try a cheap stock nut from the farm store first to verify...

My '05 F250 beat the snot out of me empty. Loaded was much more manageable. I hated driving it for that reason. Finally sold it and got a Ranger a year and a half ago and it is tons better. I really didn't need the capacity of the big truck anymore, but still needed a truck somewhat. Stuck...

I knew a guy who worked for GE waaaay back. He told me a story about the "real reason" for $800 toilet seats. No idea if it is correct, but sounded reasonable. He said the contracts often have overruns and such and those cost get spread out over everything for some reason. So if they charge an...

I suspect that "somebody" was the poster, Jstpssng :ROFLMAO: The weight shift from the trailer bouncing get ya?

Yeah but I call NO FAIR!!! You live in Texas where the ground is all poured concrete, so you CAN'T scoop it even if you wanted to! ;)

Unless you are a daily welder the 120cf tanks will last a good while. I have those for Argon (TIG) 75/25 (MIG) and Oxygen (for my torch) and only the oxygen gets used up fast. The inert gasses can be years between fills, depending on how much I am doing. And here I will put in a plug for Oxy...

The first car I bought after college was a 1992 Taurus SHO with a 5-speed stick. I kept that car until 2007 and only sold it because I started to smell coolant inside. The heater core was a known weakness but the problem was the assembly instructions for an SHO were 1. Start with a heater core...

Brian is awesome, for sure. It's nice to find people like that still around in business.

While I haven't used that style, I can envision all the dirt that wouldn't fall out between the tines since it has a solid bottom. If you need more of a bucket for your applications, then this would work, but most grappling I do for brush and logs I feel works better with the more common tine...

A picture or two would help...

IIRC digital was bought by compaq which was then bought by HP

Perhaps I was a little too obscure in my pun, but ken got it.... ;)

Wait - you have a model T&A? That sounds ...interesting... 😁

I've heard baking it is more forgiving, but have not tried it. Pan frying requires constant attention after the first few minutes heating up but allows you to tune the crispiness any way you like, very closely. No smoker so never tried making my own. Maybe some day...

Twin Cities had a lot of early computer stuff here. I think Cray merged with Silicon Graphics and I think still exists but not sure. Univac, Control Data, Honeywell did a lot too.

very cool video!

While I agree, Ultra (...which is why I put in-floor radiant in my shop), it is almost never something that is reasonable to retrofit to an existing space.

I wouldn't do the cyl swap. Def check pressures like several have noted, as that may get you more lift within the spec range of the loader. Your front axle will be the weak point for sure. And keep front tire pressure up when doing heavy lifts too as tire pressure directly relates to load...

Just get one that is sealed combustion and properly vent and supply outside air and you are good to go. These are quite common now. No heat source will be totally immune to sawdust, but you won't have a direct open flame to start a fire. Blow out the dust from time to time. As for your temp...

Design is the art of compromise. You can never get everything you want so you have to compromise somewhere. I'm sure they know that visibility out front for attaching implements is poor, but with everything else they have to do that is considered more important, it is probably the trade-off...

Well since Aaron looked up more details on the implement and found out it needs more lift than the weight would imply, I'd follow that. Yer gunna need a bigger boat, errr, tractor.

Most implements I find I can see OK to hook on the SSQA but if I have a problem I inch forward positioning the arms where I think it is right. Then stand up while not moving so as to not trip the safety switch, then sit back down and adjust some, and possibly repeat the sequence if I am still...

You still have 250 lbs of lift left over. As long as that does not change, it should be fine. You may need to consider front weights to help balance and offset it, especially if you leave it in place all the time. I guess I am assuming this is carried on the 3-pt...

It looks like a USB-C connector, but doesn't show a great view of it, and the Chingrish text does not say. Is it USB-C?

It's been while, but I think I actually have a mix of 3/8" and 5/16" now that you mention it. Adding the bend in the rod has a major impact on ease of threading the chokers under the log, IMO. This work is physically hard enough as it is. One less thing to fight...

Not sure about Kioti but Kubotas tank are HDPE and no epoxy is going to stick to that, especially in the presence of fuel. Sorry to hear about the barn:(

I was going to say it helps a lot to put a slight bend in the leader pin (or whatever it might be called) so that when you push it under a log, it wants to curl up on the other side vs diving into the ground. I'm also going to suggest you stay away from 1/2" chain and stick with 3/8" Even 3/8"...

I tried this today and it worked well overall. I think I should have pulled it off the heat a bit sooner at the end as it seemed to seize up a little after I pulled it off. More stirring fixed it. I would probably halve the recipe next time just for me. It did add some complexity to making...

At 4 way stops, we were always taught first to arrive goes first. If 2 or more arrive simultaneously, then the one on the right as you go around the circle goes first. Not sure how many people know the second part or get it... Up here it's a race to see who goes last, which is another form of...

The heavier stuff gets you up into culvert zip codes, but is much less common for the average person to find. I have a big 12" plastic one under one part of my driveway and ain't no collapsing that! You typically see people ending up with the rolls of 4" corrugated at HD and it just doesn't hold...

It's a pallet drive!

I have downspout drains under ground here too (sent to daylight in the forest downhill). The freezing concern definitely happens here in the spring time but it is short lived and has never been a problem. Melting is not a fast event here. The thing you are most trying to fix is the heavy flow...

Look up posts by user "Waxman" as he did some great things on his tractor years ago including a camera for FEL attachments and use that was quite well done.

Most of a logging winch is not hard to DIY if you are skilled...Except the clutch mechanism. I think that is where the problems will crop up. Of course you could buy those components from one of the major brands and then build around it, but it probably will end up costing more than new. You...

They did at least 2 things wrong. 1. did not torque wheel lugs. 2. hosed up the rear remote install. 3. I forgot... All Separate issues.

Cool cars!

On mine they forgot to torque the wheels correctly and completely mangled the install of the rear remotes such that neither of them worked. I had to reroute all hoses and the linkages to the levers. Of course I found this out in the field...grrrr. They gave me the shop manual as compensation...

Pegs here, though I did have one peg break off for no good reason. Probably a molding defect. A little CA glue fixed that right up.

Yep. That's the best way to do it.

Neat. You gonna tile the inside or something? Also, you REALLY should protect your finished floor a lot more than you do when working on projects like this. You miss a blob of adhesive and it is there forever. There is some heavy cardboard that you can get at any Home Depot or similar that is...

That's how I read it. Not sure why/what he is getting at but whatever...

Well I'm thinking you got some bad info on the LP. I used it on my house and painted it 10 years ago and it still looks like new. It is a very stable substrate for paint, sort of like Hardie is, though LP is not cement based. I expect at least another 10 years before even thinking about...

4WS has been done multiple times over the years including currently. The advantage is better control on the freeway and better maneuvering at low speeds. They work like others have said - steer same direction at speed and countersteer at low speed. It is complex and expensive - the downside.

But look at how purty it's lit up! :ROFLMAO:

Interesting. Our butter comes in sticks that are about an inch square by ~4" long. 1/4 lb each stick. Must be a regional thing. Never seen it in cubes. I have seen full 1lb blocks also.

Thanks for that. I might try that one of these days over Xmas break. One question - How much is a "cube" of butter? Do you mean a full pound? Dat's a lotta buttah!

I was thinking the only way to do it would be to support the pin all around in a die while you pressed it in with a hardened steel pin. Seems like you got there a long time ago... We use BeCu for some mold components for the improved heat transfer at times (Moldmax) and that stuff is quite...

Yeah it just doesn't work all that well as it wants to dig in as there is too much weight in the entire FEL vs just the blade hanging from a chain like all truck plows. BTDT. Even on pavement it wants to dig and you lift the front tires.

Well don't keep us guessing. What do you think "exactly happened"? Just looks like overextension with a side of shady ethics to me...

You ever actually try pressing a pin that soft into something before? That may be the first real challenge, especially on a 1/2mm pin...

Pretty sure all tankless heaters have built in freeze protection, at least as long as there is power. Mine does and it is gas. Code for your installation now includes a pan with a drain which is commonly done with a pipe poking out the soffit on a nearby eave as it is supposed to be...

One more vote for higher. I went 13' on my shop to fit a lift. Maybe one of these I will actually get one... I also had the garage door guys put in high-lift track so the doors hug closer to the ceiling. Otherwise they would have been in the way of a lift. I left out tubing in 2 patches to...

A friend's dad worked as a carpenter on a Nuke plant build many years ago (doing a lot of form work and such). He said they tested every concrete truck that came in and a lot of them failed. They would have them dump it for stuff like parking lots and sidewalks and such that were not critical...

Matt Risinger has many great videos on home construction

They are great overall but VERY sensitive to hard water. You pretty much require a softener set up that is always maintained. I found out the hard way (pun intended) as I have pretty hard water and did not immediately set up the softener as I had too many other things going on. We moved in and...

Unfortunately that only works when traffic volume is low enough that one lane is sufficient to carry the volume - and it works great in those situations. If both lanes are full at rush hour, it is going to stop no matter when or how you merge as there are just too many cars for the available...

When it is early in the season like this and it is just turning cold, you can get away with it more reasonably. Once the ground is fully frozen, then no. Right now the ground should not be frozen, especially since you said you have foam down. A little non-chloride accelerant would be a decent...

If you are going to put in a bypass switch, the wiser move would be to use a momentary type switch so it is only bypassing the switch while you hold it down. When you release it, back to normal. Adds a safety factor so you don't leave it on by accident. So hold down the switch and tweak the...

C'mon Eddie! They double dog pinky swore they would lift it as they went! Where's the trust? ;)

I was going to post the Discount Hydraulics thread guide, but WranglerX beat me to it. And no 2 ways about it, hydraulic stuff is very expensive... Also Surplus Center has a lot of useful info as well.

Impact wrenches are great for many things, but there are times where they just don't work and you need steady leverage to move the fastener. This sounds like it might be one of those situations. I've had this happen on car suspension work at times. My very strong air impact would not budge a...

How about the guy lifting the margaritas? I'll take that job!

You really shouldn't need headers on the gable wall as it is non load bearing, in almost all cases. Especially with a timber frame. The timbers should be carrying the loads, not the infill framing... Get the specs from Andersen on framing them before you get too far, as they may have some...

Yeah. It's now midnight and the pour still isn't stiff enough to finish... Even in my limited concrete work, unless it is super hot (or maybe hot and in full sun) you should be fine on time in most situations. Heat, direct sun, and very large pours are where it gets a lot more challenging on time.

Wuz gonna say... 😁