.
-Curt
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 08:00:34 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes
wrote:
Yeah Harbor Freight is hit and miss. Some of their stuff is absolute junk,
other items are quite good.
On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 18:52, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I've also had poor l
I've also had poor luck with cheap drill bits. I have a small set of made in
USA bits, I can't remember the brand, AVE on YouTube recommended them. The
small set cost more than all the bits Harbor Freight sells put together but
they're outstanding. I save them for "good" projects. I don't want
The guys I know that say "Just learn to sharpen them on the bench grinder" tend
to either have really crappy drill bits or they throw the old ones away and buy
new ones.
My dad gave me hell when I bought a chainsaw file with a sharpening guide but
with it, and some practice, I can sharpen a
I have my paper shotgun wads in a cigar box. My dad had them in a cigar box
that he got from some old timer. I like the idea of keeping that tradition
alive.
Those are the ones I use for loading black powder shotgun shells. I only load
12ga (at least for now) so it's simple. The stuff I use in
Harry Belefonte died recently. To be honest I didn't realize he was still
alive...
-Curt
On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 11:15:50 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
All the old 60s and 70s dudes and dudettes are kicking or will be soon
--FT
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> On May 1, 2023, at
We used to have a good CarQuest here, not a machine shop one but they had lots
of parts and could get stuff quickly. They supported all the mechanics in the
area, did a bunch of commercial sales and thus were quite knowledgable.
After the Advance buyout they changed to a "typical retail
and I put StaBil in every
tank. Stuff like my snowblower gets the fuel run out of it every time it’s
used. Shut the fuel supply off, let it run until it dies. That and I’ll fill
the tank completely full so there’s little to no air in it, too.
-D
> On Apr 28, 2023, at 7:37 AM, Curt Raymond
I've had excellent results with SeaFoam gas additive to the point where I
probably sound like a commercial for them.
I call the residue from modern gas "The dreaded brown sugar" because thats what
it looks like to me. With Seafoam I never have those issues.
I put one oz of Seafoam per gallon of
I did say "appliances"...
-Curt
On Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 02:52:57 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
What? No old Microwave Oven casings? Washers and Dryers too maybe?
Randy
On 27/04/2023 9:56 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> For stuff that's
I bet a skill saw with a plywood blade would do a fast job of it too.
Makita and others apparently make a metal cutting skill saw (slower, higher
torque with a special blade) that is supposed to be the bee's knees. If I did
more fabrication I'd probably buy one.
-Curt
On Thursday, April
For stuff that's hidden, like the underside of the car, I really like computer
cases. The metal is thicker than automotive sheet metal and it's easy to weld.
My '98 Jetta TDI had a lot of computer case welded into it's floors.
For the upper parts that might show it *might* be worth saving
On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 06:05:11 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
I will be eagerly following this thread to see the outcome since this could be
in the future for my 2014 Passat with 65,000 miles on it.
AZBob
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> On Apr 26, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Curt Raymond
, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
You could try cleaning it.
Randy
On 26/04/2023 3:51 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> My 2015 Jetta TDI has the check engine light on. Code is P229E, sensor 2 bank
> 1. This is the NOX sensor, downstream of the CAT and DPF. It apparently
My 2015 Jetta TDI has the check engine light on. Code is P229E, sensor 2 bank
1. This is the NOX sensor, downstream of the CAT and DPF. It apparently tells
the DPF (diesel particulate filter) when it needs a shot of DEF (diesel exhaust
fluid). Looks just like an O2 sensor to my eye.
Anyhow
ing gotten
> garbage/broken parts a couple of times from Amazon sellers. They aren't the
> cheapest but I've never had to return anything they sent me. Hope it works
> out!
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2023, at 13:43, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
>> We were baking calzones last
oken parts a couple of times from Amazon sellers. They aren't the
cheapest but I've never had to return anything they sent me. Hope it works out!
On Wed, Apr 26, 2023, at 13:43, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> We were baking calzones last night when our oven briefly became a
> welder. I
> On Apr 26, 2023, at 11:43 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> We were baking calzones last night when our oven briefly became a welder. I
> heard a strange noise and just started out of the recliner, fortunately Angie
> was in the kitchen and quickly turned the ov
We were baking calzones last night when our oven briefly became a welder. I
heard a strange noise and just started out of the recliner, fortunately Angie
was in the kitchen and quickly turned the oven off.
Looks like the coating on the burner element melted allowing the inner part to
arc to
I've seen them in northern Maine before. On a very cold clear night I could
just see the waving off to the north. Not much color though.
-Curt
On Monday, April 24, 2023 at 04:19:56 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes
wrote:
Anyone see any? I hear there's a lot of solar activity right
this before I absorbed it was the Sinclair gas stations. I was
amazed that they’re still around - there’s one in Flagstaff that is very
popular with truckers.
-D
On Apr 23, 2023, at 9:51 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
He doesn't work at a Sinclair owned s
He doesn't work at a Sinclair owned station does he? Wonder if it's somebody I
know ...
Curt
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On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 5:37 PM, Buggered Benzmail via
Mercedes wrote: I actually set one up and uploaded a
bunch of vids on various cars but I’m completely
60x engines start much more easily in the cold too.
-Curt
On Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 01:26:47 PM PDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
wrote:
> I believe the W126/M617 diesel is the pinnacle of Mercedes’ design and
> engineering. Period, no question, game over. I’ll give a second to the W140,
Oh hey, I didn't realize you were on Lake of the Woods.
I've been watching "The Canadian Angle" on the MeatEater YouTube channel. Lake
of the Woods is that guy's home lake...
-Curt
On Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 09:20:27 AM PDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
On 20/04/2023 11:04
Does Castle Doctrine only apply to your house?
Certainly it doesn't apply if you're at somebody else's house looking at a
car...
-Curt
On Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 06:57:57 PM EDT, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
wrote:
Constitutional Carry, Castle Doctrine, Stand Your Ground.
Rick
My 2015 VW Jetta has been making some worrying noises for a while now, like
nearly a year. I got pretty good at just turning the radio louder.
Recently it got really bad, so I replaced the failed rear wheel bearing. Pretty
easy job after I bought the proper triple square socket. Then last week
I don't leave the heat on long term, just heat the seat up and shut it off.
Curt
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On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 12:17 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote: I don't care for heated seats
personally. Just leads to sweaty back (and butt). They're sort of nice for
( because hood forbid she use “auto”) she will aggressively flick
the vents away from her or slam the vents closed.
AZBob
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 14, 2023, at 10:11 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I wonder if there is something about women that defies the logic of the
I wonder if there is something about women that defies the logic of the
thermostat. My wife starts a fire in the wood stove and then turns down the oil
burner thermostat "So the furnace won't come on" which it won't because the
room is warmer than the thermostat set point.
I've explained it
A lot of forums are dying. People have moved to Facebook groups. I personally
hate FB groups because I feel like the quality of discussion there is poor...
-Curt
On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 02:55:52 PM PDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
wrote:
I have a bookmark for the “Cars For
The paint on the Golf isn't great anyway, I suspect the Duplicolor will be
fine. Plus when I was painting a lot of lanterns I liked how Duplicolor cans
painted...
-Curt
On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 11:19:16 AM PDT, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
wrote:
Has anybody ordered custom loaded spray cans
Has anybody ordered custom loaded spray cans lately? I got some a few years ago
but I think the outfit I got them from has gone out of business.
I need to put a new fender on Angie's Golf. I've already got the fender but
need more paint.
-Curt
___
. If they did I didn’t catch that part.
-D
> On Apr 13, 2023, at 1:15 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>
> I got the feeling it was 50% move bus 50% take a family vacation. The trip
> down Florida must have been terrifying in that old/slow bus...
>
> -Curt
>
>
>
>
>
Depends on how badly the last installer hacked the head unit in. Ideally
they'll have gotten a harness that plugs into the MB wiring in which case you
just disconnect it and put your unit in.
Much more likely they've chopped the harness in which case your best bet is to
go to the knackers and
guess just
going straight south to connect with I-10 might make sense.
-D
> On Apr 13, 2023, at 12:49 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> It sounds like his folks used the bus as a camper some years ago. Sounds like
> maybe they got it to CT and something happened, like
for before it was parked. Most of those old
buses have hundreds of thousands of miles and the air brakes, air compressor,
wheel bearings, tires, air bags, shocks, kingpins, etc. are all worn out.
On Thu, Apr 13, 2023, at 11:08, Curt Raymond wrote:
> Have you guys been watching "Low Buck Garage
bulletproof. Did a lot of work with
them in the generator business where reliability is critical. Rarely, if ever,
had an issue with one.
-D
> On Apr 13, 2023, at 12:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Have you guys been watching "Low Buck Garage"? H
might let you bring in some buckets and fill from their bulk tank.
On Wed, Apr 12, 2023, at 20:21, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> Is that the Chinese stuff?
>
>
> I need to come up with 15+ gallons of motor oil for the snowmobile
> club. Trying to figure how to do that as
A handy device in this case is a UV-C lamp. It will create ozone same as a
regular ozone generator but will also sterilize the space.
Angie got some for her office when COVID came to town. When we got sick she
brought one home. If nothing else it felt nice to be in a room after it had
been
Have you guys been watching "Low Buck Garage"? He's got a very old bus that was
converted to a 6BT. They revived it from storage in CT and drove across the
country to NM. In the newest video he put a roof mount air-conditioner on it.
Pretty interesting stuff.
-Curt
On Wednesday, April 12,
Is that the Chinese stuff?
I need to come up with 15+ gallons of motor oil for the snowmobile club. Trying
to figure how to do that as inexpensively as possible.
-Curt
On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 06:40:24 PM PDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
I have about 15 5 gallon buckets
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/arts/al-jaffee-dead.html?fbclid=IwAR0AEy-6g3vYYUv40zAS516bHl1WnTxSQ-iy5Dwz0O4n-dWhGiiTwDrsSqU
Did you guys see that Al Jaffee died? 102, pretty good run. Retired when he was
99...
I ordered his biography.
-Curt
___
I find that almost every NAPA has that one special person who knows everything.
In Caribou it's a young women. It's fun to watch the old guys defer to her...
Curt
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On Sun, Apr 9, 2023 at 1:21 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote: On Sat, Apr 8, 2023, at
You could have your own Happiness Hotel.
Speaking of old busses do you guys follow Low Buck Garage?
https://youtu.be/fEQNZ1DbOIM
-Curt
On Friday, April 7, 2023 at 05:07:45 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
wrote:
Add $500 to the price simply by renaming a school bus as a classic
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1397411067739076/
There's zero rust, except for the rust which is really great rust...
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On Apr 6, 2023, at 5:51 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
I don't understand political bumpe
I don't understand political bumper stickers, especially in a day where public
figures are regularly outed for being crap birds...
-Curt
On Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 05:31:43 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
wrote:
> The bumper sticker on the trunk.
When we got the V10 it had a
replacement.
Small panels aren't terribly expensive.
-Curt
On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 04:58:33 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
On 04/04/2023 12:48 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> Hmm, I was thinking about having my existing 100a service upgraded with a new
> panel b
Where my parents live in southern Maine the only way to get an effective ground
is the water service entrance. For some reason their clay soil resists the use
of a regular ground rod...
-Curt
On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 04:42:51 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
wrote:
Mine is a
spaces for circuit breakers so I put in I
think a 60A and some cable to a box to feed another subpanel if I need
it under the addition for whatever stuff I might want.
--FT
On 4/4/23 2:05 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I suspect
--
--FT
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and accurate as to what they serve.
-D
> On Apr 4, 2023, at 2:05 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>
> I suspect that if somebody touches my panel they'll find a bunch of stuff
> that needs replacing. The upstairs wiring is pretty legit but I think the
> previous owner did a lot of the
> On Apr 4, 2023, at 1:48 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Hmm, I was thinking about having my existing 100a service upgraded with a new
> panel but now I'm thinking this is a way better idea. A new 200a service and
> panel which feeds my existing 100a panel plus a sub p
Hmm, I was thinking about having my existing 100a service upgraded with a new
panel but now I'm thinking this is a way better idea. A new 200a service and
panel which feeds my existing 100a panel plus a sub panel in the garage.
I'd been scared off the idea by people telling me it'd be very
Thats bonkers. We have a dead cherry in the back yard that I've been seasoning
for firewood. Most of the bark has come off the base so I reckon its time to
bring it down. Ought to do it now while theres no leaves on the other trees.
I'll do it myself, nobody will care...
-Curt
On Tuesday,
Thats a good price. Reckon I ought to go grab a couple...
-Curt
On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 12:22:21 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
HF have these for $18
https://go.harborfreight.com/email/2023/03/180356-59506/
--FT
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I don't have enough electricity to run a big welder in my garage. I have one
15a circuit that runs everything in the garage. I manage to pop the breaker
twice yesterday.
Fortunately I realized recently that I have 2 open spots in my breaker panel.
I'm thinking it's time to run a 220V line to a
r 3, 2023, at 9:18 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> The lowest we've ever seen here was -20F but that was an overnight low maybe
> once a decade.
> This year our lowest was like 0F which is pretty much a once or twice a year
> thing.
> I'm told they make h
In the Procrastinators Guild.
Over the last couple weeks I sealed up the hydraulic tank on my garden tractor
loader project. I got the machine back in 2017, you guys might have forgotten
about it.
Heres a shot from back when I got it:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/o8ikU4CZaYtekP2P9
Last week I
iFōn
> On Apr 2, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> This does not sell me on the idea of getting a heat pump. The state of MA is
> all hot for everybody to get rid of their old oil burners and get heat pumps
> but if 15 years is the lifespan I'd sa
This does not sell me on the idea of getting a heat pump. The state of MA is
all hot for everybody to get rid of their old oil burners and get heat pumps
but if 15 years is the lifespan I'd say pass. The boiler in our house was here
when we moved in back in 2006. It's probably from the 1990's
Other than the color that car gives me stupid ideas about flying across the
country and driving home...
-Curt
On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 12:30:07 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/942219996931734/
AZBob
Sent from Mail for Windows
IIRC Buc-ees got in trouble in some state for selling gas at a loss to get
people into the store. I guess thats their plan but they moved into a state
that specifically prohibits selling gas at a loss. I can't remember where that
is though...
-Curt
On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 02:00:55 PM
I've installed a bunch of those in the basement of the house on the great
northern estate. Easy install, I just wired outlets into the ceiling and
plugged them in. The output of each is connected to the switch so I flip one
switch upstairs and they all come on. If I want one turned off (or part
I bought around that time to use as a studio light. It works well but strobes
at certain angles. I have to be very careful where I put the camera. The
strobeing is not visible to the naked eye but the camera makes it painfully
obvious.
-Curt
On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 08:20:26 PM EDT, OK
There was one of those for sale near me a couple years ago for half that price.
I shoulda bought it ..
Curt
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On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 11:07 AM, Floyd Thursby via
Mercedes wrote: Doesn't look too bad for 60yo
When people ask how low I'll go I respond with the amount I was asking plus
$200.
-Curt
On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 08:23:34 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
This thing I am selling are $3000 new. I’ve got it at $1200, 40% of new. It’s
certainly a lot better than 40%
Plant trees, grow less grass, waste less energy mowing.
Alternately grow a raspberry bramble, makes an effective hedge, doesn't need to
be mowed, provides tasty berries...
2 acres is a lot of gas and time wasted.
-Curt
On Monday, March 20, 2023 at 10:06:29 AM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
it
Xx rick
> On Mar 20, 2023, at 12:07 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>
> This is a Snapper RER? (rear engine rider)
>
> They're actually really simple and, as you say, already have the grease
> fitting.
>
> I've had to fart around with this on mine quite a bit, a couple year
itting which I had greased
It just looks like a pain to remove
> On Mar 19, 2023, at 10:05 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>
> Seized how like seized in the bearing and won't turn?
>
> Generally the spindles are pretty simple arrangements. Most cheap mowers
> don't have a way to g
Seized how like seized in the bearing and won't turn?
Generally the spindles are pretty simple arrangements. Most cheap mowers don't
have a way to grease the sealed spindle bearings. It's pretty easy to pull the
housings apart and drill and tap for grease fittings. I did that on the
Crapsman
I suppose that the scammers stalk places like FB and look for the "like for
blessings" posts (or make them) and then target the people who respond...
-Curt
On Friday, March 17, 2023 at 10:54:53 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
wrote:
I think some of it is also age related. My
o a knife fight” as they’ll just spew silly things back at you. I just chuckle
and move on.
-D
> On Mar 17, 2023, at 9:30 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>
> It also, for some reason, allows them to think they're smarter than they are.
> This is the Dunning-Kruger effect in action, the dumb peopl
phic right there.
I think your point is well taken, it’s unlikely that the number of dumb people
has increased, it’s just that they’re more visible. Facebook just compounds the
problem, as it gives them a place to gather.
-D
> On Mar 17, 2023, at 9:21 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
&
I usually see that quote attributed to George Carlin. It wouldn't surprise me
coming from either of them.
-Curt
On Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 10:22:35 PM EDT, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
wrote:
"We all know how stupid the average person is. Now realize that, by
definition, fifty
It's hard to disagree. In reality though I think dumbness has always been the
standard, it's just a lot easier to see/experience more dumb people per day now
than it was in the past.
Does everybody have a local Facebook page? The one for Winchendon is full of
the dumbest people I've ever seen.
The very best thing about VW wheels is that the size and offset are stamped
(well probably cast) on the inside of every wheel. Usually people include a
picture of it but if not you can usually direct a potential seller to it. If I
can't get a seller to figure that out I figure the wheels are
Indeed, as we've discussed previously it does somewhat depend on what your
expectations are.
I *think* that my 1200W inverter would power the fridge or freezer if needed.
We've never been out long enough for me to bother to find out. I can also use
it to recharge the battery that I use for the
I wonder if the replacement will work on a big OM372. The one on the Pisten
Bully leaks terribly when in use. Seems fine when locked down though.
-Curt
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 10:09:48 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
wrote:
If the primer pump is bad it’s DOA no matter what
Internet went out not long after I posted yesterday. Cellular was down to a
crawl, presumably because everybody was using it since wired internet was out.
Both power and internet stayed out until about 2am.
I "prettied up" the emergency power a little for this use:
20+ inches of the white stuff on the ground, power has been out for 2 hours
now. I finally deployed the emergency power unit, a battery and inverter which
gave us internet again.
The wood stove was already fired and I had lit an Aladdin lamp to heat my
office so we're all snug and warm.
Sweet. I'm still kicking myself for not buying Kaleb's suburban a couple years
ago. Woulda made a sweet camp truck.
-Curt
On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 03:52:33 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wrote:
This friend of mine has a 97 Suburban with like 350kmi on. She has
always had
via Mercedes
wrote:
On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 20:13:31 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
wrote:
> Amazon says they can get me a Capri tools triple square kit by
> tomorrow. We'll see how that works out...
If that doesn't work out, try
https://www.jbtools.com/lisle-60880-triple-squa
My 2015 VW Jetta TDI needs a rear wheel bearing. It's a unit bearing, seems to
be easy to replace. I got the part a couple weeks ago but didn't look at it
until today.
The parts supplier didn't have the cheaper bearing I'd selected in the first
place, the more expensive version comes with the
. I just ordered one so will see
how it turns out.
On 3/7/2023 6:18 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> Thats a great price. I paid that for my 445, 15 years ago.
>
> I'm tempted to grab one at that price.
>
> I've had good luck with refurbished stuff. Often the "refurb" is really
Thats a great price. I paid that for my 445, 15 years ago.
I'm tempted to grab one at that price.
I've had good luck with refurbished stuff. Often the "refurb" is really
re-packaging. Box got wet or stabbed by a fork truck, can't be sold as new...
-Curt
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 06:46:00
1250 is a "Quiet Line". It's still got a bulletproof Kohler engine but it's
rubber mounted for "reduced vibration" which I think is bunk. This one is
missing its side covers, most of them I've seen are.
Hydrostatic, 12hp. Should be a good mower. Chains would make it pull the
implements a lot
Lately I've been a little irritated with my VW parts supplier. They're only
about an hour and a half drive away so stuff arrives the next day after they
ship, but they seem to delay shipping for a couple days after ordering.
It used to be if I ordered on Monday before lunch I'd have it Tuesday
My '98 Jetta TDI had a big buzzer that went off when the oil line to the turbo
burst. If it hadn't I probably would have fried the engine.
Angie's '05 Golf has a brake fluid level sensor that seems to have a wiring
fault, it goes off randomly but the fluid is fine. I replaced the sensor, which
The problem with an ambulance is that they're geared super low so they're slow
and hard on fuel.
That said it probably wouldn't be that hard to regear one...
-Curt
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 08:54:33 PM EST, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
I saw a sorta half short bus today
you should probably buy
>>> the Rancher as Curt suggests. I think there was some sort of merger between
>>> Husky and Poulan a few years back and the lower level Husky's may now be
>>> just orange Poulans.
>>>
>>> Randy
>>>
>>>> On
.
>
> I got tired of the big box saws that died an early death and the Worx
> plug-in electric saws (burned up two of them, one under warranty Lowes
> replaced it with no questions asked).
>
>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 3:43 PM Craig via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>>
For use around the house I'll never go back to a gas string trimmer. I've got
an 18v Makita that's great. At camp we have a B that is also pretty good.
For heavy brush I have an old Husky straight shaft pro model but it rarely gets
broken out these days.
-Curt
On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at
Anybody buying small equipment at a big box store is doomed for failure.
A chainsaw especially needs to come from a chainsaw shop.
-Curt
On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 11:08:48 PM EST, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
wrote:
My 036 was bought brand-new at the local saw boutique, the only place
One of the guys in the snowmobile club fought a Poulan Pro for years. It'd run
sometimes but it had no balls. They're garbage commodity saws.
I've got a Husky 445 which is the top of their homeowner saws. I've been
thinking about upgrading to a 450 which is the bottom of the pro line but as
We've got a Harbor Freight cordless saw at camp. It works great for a trimming
saw and for taking small firewood.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/VfawMmz3d8NBTuh96
In the picture I've cut all the wood in the tractor bucket on that one small
battery. We should get a larger battery or a larger saw.
I have several Harbor Freight electric tools on the great northern estate.
They've all been good, one is the cheapest 4" angle grinder they sell. I think
I paid $19 for it and it's definitely worked for it's money. The switch is
starting to fail but considering it's lived most of it's working
I've been very happy with the Makita stuff. It's expensive but a couple years
ago the snowmobile club had to redeck a bridge. My Makita 18v 1/4" drive impact
gun was the only one that could drive 6" lag bolts all the way down.
Everybody's 3/8" could do it but mine was the only 1/4"...
-Curt
I've got the Makita version. I haven't used it a lot but it's super handy for
making plunge cuts to install electrical boxes in existing work...
I need to get it out and cut off the shims on our front door so I can finally
get the trim installed. It hasn't been quite 3 years yet, I don't want
We were supposed to get 4-8" last night but so far have gotten only a dusting.
The weather guessers really blew this one spectacularly, they were calling for
snowmageddon and got a dud...
Our winter has really sucked, it's been warm, almost hot at times. The ticks
are going to be terrible this
Looks like SC taps you for a $10 fee to enter an alligator hunting permit
lottery. If selected a resident then pays $100 for the license. Looks like a
non-resident has to pay $300...
Could be interesting. I wonder what I've got that would work out to shoot an
alligator.
-Curt
On Friday,
Agreed, I want to buy a thing and own the thing. I hate having to pay again and
again for a thing...
-Curt
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 05:50:59 PM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
The young folks may not mind paying monthly fees for such but I cannot
see most older folks
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