Spent the day organizing which I have been doing okay with the last several years. But I think I need to get rid of more stuff. Just have too much, its wearing on me. Did get a new shifter boot and console reinstalled in my 85 Mustang.
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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kaymccampbell
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Fought with Dingo hoses. Washed parts in the new USC. Plastic baggy makes less of a mess.
LeonardY
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Pulled the car out of the garage.
As predicted, the Lady of the Garden wanted to go to Costco.
Service light went on in the Volvo. Check engine light came on the way to Costco.
Spent another $200 to add to the $100 earlier this week...
Put the car back in the garage.
As predicted, the Lady of the Garden wanted to go to Costco.
Service light went on in the Volvo. Check engine light came on the way to Costco.
Spent another $200 to add to the $100 earlier this week...
Put the car back in the garage.
kaymccampbell
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How old is the Volvo?Pulled the car out of the garage.
As predicted, the Lady of the Garden wanted to go to Costco.
Service light went on in the Volvo. Check engine light came on the way to Costco.
Spent another $200 to add to the $100 earlier this week...
Put the car back in the garage.
rktinc
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At the advice and approval of my Plumber, I hired a foundation firm to cut, then break up a trench in my building/garage/office. Spent all week cleaning up the dust then hauling off debris, now starting the grade process for over 70 feet of sewer line and new water lines to two future restrooms for my future office build. Saved abou $3500 by hauling it off myself but man is this a workout. I guess I will chalk it up to good exercise.
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southalabama
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Yesterday before closing interior wall I mounted aluminum unistrut vertical to outside of building so I could clear the ribs.
Today I mounted the horizontal pieces and mounted a fire extinguisher cabinet. It’s near the door which is on the backside of a 20x20 covered portion of the shop.
Today I mounted the horizontal pieces and mounted a fire extinguisher cabinet. It’s near the door which is on the backside of a 20x20 covered portion of the shop.
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niget2002
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Grabbed some tools and had my son help me fix the silverware drawer on the travel trailer.
LeonardY
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2002 C70 convertible
I have great mechanic but I'm just tired of the cost of repairs.
Bought it new.
Outlawmws
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I saw hundreds of lizards the past 6 days. Possibly more hat the quail on the lowlander road getting up there, in the farmed/ranched foothills... The fire in the NF from 4-5 years back is recovering nicely, but the heat makes deer hunting an excursive in futility. Even up high where it should have been 70's for the daily highs was well into the 80's One day only didn't make it there, but came close... Better than the Western side of the NF where on was high 90s to 104...
Good time with my son, though. Got to do more of this stuff.
I was wondering how the hunting went. Season starts here, mid October. But it is too warm as well. If you get something you better get it dressed and cooled down asap.
DGersic
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Cleaned up and put away the tools from the Bauer surgery.
Re-torqued the lug nuts on my truck.
Trip to Menards for supplies, hauled in and dropped on the floor.
Re-torqued the lug nuts on my truck.
Trip to Menards for supplies, hauled in and dropped on the floor.
Costco had these lights on sale in the store, $20 for a box of 2. Gave me an idea. Took them home, disassembled them, and cut the metal housings into 2 halves each to make light baffles. Bent them into the right shape and attached them to the inside surface of the runways on the 4 post lift with magnets, and set the bulbs inside the baffles, with the board/cord in the middle. I now have 8' of bright lights on both sides of the runways, lighting up the bottom end of the project car, and with baffles so they don't shine in my eyes.
kaymccampbell
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Please take a picture.
kaymccampbell
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How much to fix it? Replacement is about $1-2K a month, so if it eats a payment or more every month, then it's probably time. But, if it's only soaking you a few grand a year, then it's a keeper.
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LeonardY
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Not sure. I’ll let you know when I get it in to my mechanic.
oldman_pottering
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That's a bit personal, I went inside to check
(j/k)and................you are spot on ! I feel a bit stupid at the moment as it's not the first time I've been caught with the tip being plugged up but I just always assume it's me
thanks mate
I'm guilty of not checking these things I must admit, I always grab it and go. This welder was gifted to me from my SIL when he upgraded his machine and I've not done any checking over of the machine (yeah, I'm a slackass). I really should get inside the machine and give it a once over and maybe add a bit of sponge at the rollers have you have done Kay
Excellent to know I'm not alone and there is a reason
Did a couple of things.
Changed the filter cartridge in our Big Blue Pentair Filter. 20" cartridge. It's been just over a year which is our usual schedule. Meant to change it a few months ago as the city had done some major repairs to a couple of valves feeding the whole neighborhood but it fell through the cracks. Well, good thing we had the filter - the cartridge really earned its keep this time around. The thought of what other people have had to deal with.... UGH! We never experienced any discoloration or taste issues. Kudos to Pentair!
Also, got around to mounting my two sets of WoodPeckers rulers - HexScale and FatHead sets. The HexScale has inch & mm with left-to-right, right-to-left, and center out markings. It comes with triangular clamps/stops for repetitive marking and for hanging. Mounted them on one set of cabinet doors adjacent to my workbench. Looking forward to using them on a couple of things soon. I had wanted them for a long time but never pulled the trigger until a few months back when they went on sale (again). The mounting screws supplied by Woodpeckers were 1" long - not so good on a 3/4" door. I used some #8x1/2" stainless black truss head screws I had on hand. Looked/Worked great.
Water filter old/new...
Ruler sets mounted...
Changed the filter cartridge in our Big Blue Pentair Filter. 20" cartridge. It's been just over a year which is our usual schedule. Meant to change it a few months ago as the city had done some major repairs to a couple of valves feeding the whole neighborhood but it fell through the cracks. Well, good thing we had the filter - the cartridge really earned its keep this time around. The thought of what other people have had to deal with.... UGH! We never experienced any discoloration or taste issues. Kudos to Pentair!
Also, got around to mounting my two sets of WoodPeckers rulers - HexScale and FatHead sets. The HexScale has inch & mm with left-to-right, right-to-left, and center out markings. It comes with triangular clamps/stops for repetitive marking and for hanging. Mounted them on one set of cabinet doors adjacent to my workbench. Looking forward to using them on a couple of things soon. I had wanted them for a long time but never pulled the trigger until a few months back when they went on sale (again). The mounting screws supplied by Woodpeckers were 1" long - not so good on a 3/4" door. I used some #8x1/2" stainless black truss head screws I had on hand. Looked/Worked great.
Water filter old/new...
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Outlawmws
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Absolutely. Hot weather is not the time to "let it hang and age" unless you have a meat locker..
Old Man Roger
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One of my favorite daily drivers was a Formula 350. Loved that car.
larry4406
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That Dingo looks pretty good in that picture. I was expecting to see a clapped out total rust bucket based on your prior descriptions.Fought with Dingo hoses. Washed parts in the new USC. Plastic baggy makes less of a mess.
I can see that as a handy machine. We had one on the job site for about a week and I used it some. Took a while to get used to standing up on the back while controlling it.
larry4406
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That's a job for a man with a strong back and a weak mind as my dad would say.At the advice and approval of my Plumber, I hired a foundation firm to cut, then break up a trench in my building/garage/office. Spent all week cleaning up the dust then hauling off debris, now starting the grade process for over 70 feet of sewer line and new water lines to two future restrooms for my future office build. Saved abou $3500 by hauling it off myself but man is this a workout. I guess I will chalk it up to good exercise.
Build's character he would also say.
When you patch the floor, hammer drill into the side cut walls both sides. Insert #4 rebar into the holes, overlap the separate bars in the middle and wire tie them. Do this about every 16 inches along the trench cut. Wet the cut slab walls with a sprayer before pouring concrete.
kaymccampbell
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Just cause it's old and I beat it, doesn't means I don't take care of it. It's just come due for several major and minor services all at the same time.
The Dingo gets run almost every day. Not for as long as it used to. Standing on the back is for chumps. You're better to walk it. I made the platform for mine, $10 vs $500, and I only use it when I need a counterweight. Standing on it beats you, and defeats the excellence of the TX control system. The big Dingos are made to stand on, different controls n all, and IMNSHO they ****.
Old Man Roger
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Kay, how have you, of all people, not have a home made air ride suspension platform? lol
kaymccampbell
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That would be even more awkward. I'll stick with walking. It gets me a little exercise, and on the long haul days, a lot.
Prospecter
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That's exactly the way I figure it. I tell my kids, "The least expensive car is the one you own."
racecougar
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Pulled the engine/trans out of Dad's '73 Mustang at his shop, and started cleaning parts from said engine at mine.
Outlawmws
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After a couple hours coming home in a rig with no AC and the Cab temp ended at 108 when I got home (100 deg air temp...)
Yesterday I didn't do anything til after dark but shower and soak and recover! After dark I unloaded the guns and other more valuable stuff - the rest is waiting for me this AM - It's 68 out there right now! The sun has not yet risen!
Yesterday I didn't do anything til after dark but shower and soak and recover! After dark I unloaded the guns and other more valuable stuff - the rest is waiting for me this AM - It's 68 out there right now! The sun has not yet risen!
madison069
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Base on your experience, how easy is it to control the dingo in tight places?
I got a project that requires a lot of digging in a basement type setting that's roughly 5-6ft tall, but the doorway opening is 50' wide and 5ft tall. I thought about renting a dingo for the day to dig out the basement area and also do some landscaping. I need to dig out 1-3ft of dirt in the basement depending on where I am in the basement so anything to help speed up the process without all of the hard labor is what I'm after. But my concern is getting the dingo in and out of the opening without hitting the wall with the bucket. I know the ride on/walk behind mowers are touchy for me to operate and I wouldn't be comfortable using one in a tight space.
kaymccampbell
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Depends on the Dingo. The big, 1000 and up, are pretty big. Nearly skidsteer size. Mine is a TX413. The smallest. Less than 3 feet wide, maybe 8 feet long with the bucket.
If you can rent a 4xx series, they'll go anywhere. The 5xx series are a bit wider, maybe 40 or 42 inches. Still small and walk behind. Lovely, turn in their own length, TX steering system. After that you get into huge and lurching stand upon models IIRC. Don't rent a wheeled model.
Ask for a demo. It took me maybe 10 seconds to figure it out and 10 more to be an expert. They really are a dream to use.
XJSuperman
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Been getting out and putting away a lot of tools over the last week and weekend. My custom carport is coming along. Grabbing drinks from the fridge, trimming lumber, dropping off more hardware and parts from the store, etc.
Warning: This is offroading and dangerous. Exposing the internals exposes the 120v bare metal contacts. Just don't to it unless you want to burn down your garage and end up dead!
racecougar
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Did something similar using LED's years ago on my 4-post. It's nice flicking a switch and illuminating the whole underside of the car you're working on, isn't it?Warning: This is offroading and dangerous. Exposing the internals exposes the 120v bare metal contacts. Just don't to it unless you want to burn down your garage and end up dead!
Lift modifications Thread- Lets see them!
That IMO is a great benefit of a 4 post. As you are working on a vehicle you have a built in table to place in use tools without having to roll a cart or anything into place. And to crawl under when said tools lands in between the ramps... But I'd rather have my 4-post
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snorvet
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Finished my kayak
The build slideshow:
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niget2002
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Looks really good. It's a great accomplishment!Finished my kayak
The build slideshow:
I spent the morning sanding the bottom of my kayak hull and adding 5 coats of varnish. 3 down. 2 to go.
LeonardY
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I agree and that's what I've always done. I'm really just feeling defeated right now. So many things going on and at the same time not.
The Volvo has a bunch of little things that need to be addressed and I haven't gotten around to them. The other day the driver side window started making noises. I know what it is and just have to take the door apart to fix it. So the code thing is just frustrating.
I only had a truck when I got it. While most of my girlfriends didn't mind date night and having to hop up into it. There were a few long and short dress moments. Not to mention that it wasn't easy to park in the city.
When I got the Volvo, I thought it was going to be a chick magnet. It was but the chicks it was attracting were married and had kids. One woman said, "I didn't know Volvo made a convertible. Does it have child seat safety brackets in it?"
I've been told that I over maintain my vehicles but that's why they look and perform as good as they do.
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Skyman
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Now that is a thing of beauty. Congrats.Finished my kayak
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Outlawmws
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That looks beautiful!
rd65
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Saturday - cleaned and sharpened two sets of blades for the mower. I was going to get them installed Sunday, but grandkids were over and I was done sweating for the day after my yard lime fiasco.