What did you BREAK this week?

lilranch2001 · Nov 14, 2025

Blew out the piston seals?

grsthegreat · Nov 14, 2025

The kitchen sink spray nozzle gave up the ghost. I bought a new kitchen faucet and will be replacing it tomorrow. The better half wants one of those nozzles that pull out of the head instead of what i have. My back is not looking forward to this. Im actually contemplating pulling entire double sink to replace it and not have to crawl upside down into cabinet. And its a corner sink to boot with a single door…… my back hurts thinking about it

Gregster613 · Nov 14, 2025

grsthegreat said:
The kitchen sink spray nozzle gave up the ghost. I bought a new kitchen faucet and will be replacing it tomorrow. The better half wants one of those nozzles that pull out of the head instead of what i have. My back is not looking forward to this. Im actually contemplating pulling entire double sink to replace it and not have to crawl upside down into cabinet. And its a corner sink to boot with a single door…… my back hurts thinking about itView attachment 4416422

Oh Man, I feel you there Grsgreat!! I absolutely hate it whenever I need to work under the sink! Everything hurts and it's such a tight fitment space there is never enough room to turn a wrench completely! Get stuck with baby turns that take twice as long to get anywhere. If pulling the entire sink works better - please advise us!

grsthegreat · Nov 14, 2025

Gregster613 said:
Oh Man, I feel you there Grsgreat!! I absolutely hate it whenever I need to work under the sink! Everything hurts and it's such a tight fitment space there is never enough room to turn a wrench completely! Get stuck with baby turns that take twice as long to get anywhere. If pulling the entire sink works better - please advise us!

Im going to yank disposal and all drains then see if i can fit under it. If not….sink gets yanked.

Racer4 · Nov 14, 2025

grsthegreat said:
Im going to yank disposal and all drains then see if i can fit under it. If not….sink gets yanked.

Is that sink caulked to the countertop? I’ve damaged a couple trying to pry them loose.

grsthegreat · Nov 14, 2025

Racer4 said:
Is that sink caulked to the countertop? I’ve damaged a couple trying to pry them loose.

Yes, but its tile. I can undercut it.

dodge man · Nov 15, 2025

I replaced the faucet on a deep utility room type sink a few years ago. I somehow got the old one out and realized it was just easier to pull the sink to out the new one in. I’d pull the sink if I were you.

CliffordK · Nov 15, 2025

The belt broke on my flail mower. It didn't actually break, it just went bad. The pulleys were about 3/4" to 7/8" wide, so I wanted to get a 3/4" belt. What a pain to find.

Ultimately one shop sales person said he had a gazillion years of experience and insisted that I needed a 5/8" belt (which he ordered about 1" too short). I don't think I'll go back there. But, it is now stretched tight on my machine. Let's see how it works.

grsthegreat · Nov 15, 2025

Oh well, i was able to replace faucet without pulling sink. I guess im not as fat as i thought. When we were shopping for faucet i asked the wife if she wanted a new sink basin….she said no. She liked the sink.

Now thats its all done, she wonders why i didnt replace the sink.

I need a drink.

CliffordK · Nov 15, 2025

steve tym · Nov 16, 2025

CliffordK said:
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Ouch

Gordon Gould · Nov 16, 2025

You must have found something solid !

gg

grsthegreat · Nov 16, 2025

Im surprised there wasnt a shear pin somewheres

CliffordK · Nov 16, 2025

CliffordK said:
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A shear SHAFT?

The weak link in the system, at least I thought, is a belt drive on the flail mower which has always caused me problems. And I have had the belt smoking from time to time.

Mowing hard with a really old flail mower. I did hit a couple of pieces of woven wire, but that was quite a bit before the shaft sheared.

It isn't shown in the photo, but the shaft is also twisted. That could have also impacted the break. When the implement is down the shaft is longer (and likely when it twisted). Then when it is raised it shortens, and likely got bound up.

That is a second hand PTO shaft that I bought, and when I initially installed it, I discovered the first few inches were twisted, which I cut off and reassembled. But I now know it was a bad sign from the start.

I'll have to experiment with it a bit more, but that appears to be a rather cheap mild steel. I also have a feeling it was designed for lower HP. My Landini is tiny, but it packs 50 to 60 HP.

fustsgt · Nov 16, 2025

lilranch2001 said:
Blew out the piston seals?

Actually, no. Fixed it by adding hydraulic fluid to the reservoir No sight glass or dip stick just a 1.5 inch pipe cap in the top to look down into. Little leaks over time build up.

CliffordK · Nov 16, 2025

MHarryE said:
I have lots of Milwaukee tools, all except my angle grinder have been great. But the chain saw and weed whip us M18 RedLithium HD12.0 batteries all of which have failed after little usage. There is a YT video on how to replace s single cell but its not easy. Instead I have been buying 4 packs of "after market" HD8.0s for less than the price of one HD12.0 from Milwaukee and had outstanding life.

Interesting. I had a Milwaukee M18 angle grinder and it was absolutely horrible. No power. Start grinding or cutting, and within 30 seconds it would cut off. I could reset it quickly, but eventually I just smoked it... it must have been overheating causing it to shut off.

Let's see... I'm pretty sure I bought it in the late fall of 2019 or early spring of 2020. I think it was some kind of open box special at the time.

I have largely moved away from the brand since that experience. I now have several Hercules tools. Just about the only time the angle grinder will click off is if I bind up the blade hard.

Gregster613 · Nov 17, 2025

grsthegreat said:
Oh well, i was able to replace faucet without pulling sink. I guess im not as fat as i thought. When we were shopping for faucet i asked the wife if she wanted a new sink basin….she said no. She liked the sink.

Now thats its all done, she wonders why i didnt replace the sink.

I need a drink.

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Good job Grs, and isn't that just the way it always goes? Wifey says no it's fine and then why didn't you change it?!! Ha Ha I can relate to that perfectly!!