Recent content by Cane

It sounds like you're not planning on staying there forever. I would concentrate on making it functional and quit worrying about making it right. A come along, sledgehammer, and a load of plywood to line the inside would make it sturdy and usable. They can't see what your doing behind closed...

Looks like my 30x40 shop before I redid it. It was originally just a barn storage area. Had two grainerys in it. The concrete was all busted up. Where I added the door in the side that I work out of most the concrete was all busted up and sunk. I actually filled it with sand over the broken...

Put a small screwdriver in to top and put light pressure turning it. Take a pick and put it in the bottom hold down on the point and keep sliding it out towards you. When the tumblers all fall into position it will turn on open. It'll take you a few tries since you've never done it. You can...

A guy I know just broke a motor mount a couple weeks ago. I got it all second hand but sounded like it broke off the frame. With the tow, mount replaced, u-joints replaced, and a service the bill was 12g. Nice catch on the crack!!!! I used to have my son grease for me once in a while just to...

Your shifter project is pretty interesting to me. I have a 2011 jeep grand cherokee with the v6 and it has the same shifter your putting in. I wish the manual shifting worked the way yours will. I'm sure it's all in the way the transmission module is programmed but on mine when you bump it...

Maybe you already know this but thought I would throw it out there. I was doing some research on a ih 574 today and ran across a thread that made me think of your issue with your old tractor. Alot of people were saying they were hard starting under 50° and needed plugged in or ether to start...

Good luck with your search!!! I understand the fun factor. When we got married I was driving a supra and bought her a new grand national. I've had a couple Supras and a couple celica gt's. I have her in a 2010 A5 now and it's a blast to drive and gets 32mpg.

Then how about a Miata???

I had the same problem on a astro van.....and got real good at changing them. Always on the coldest day of winter. I finally went across the street and got one from Arnold's.....never changed it again.

I noticed you said you let the jack down then grease the kingpins. I've always greased kingpins unloaded with the theory being its easier to push the grease around the entire pin. My truck has around 2.3 million on it now and I finally swamped out the front axle around 150 thousand ago. It was...

Those look the same as the bushings for the air to air on my 379 Pete. You might want to change that air to air hose and clamps. When they go they sound like you blew a tire. I always carry a spare with clamps in the truck. Nice catch on the bushings. I've had to replace a air to air from bad...

Have you checked the motor overloads on the bottom of the starter. If it's a old cutler hammer you may have a bad solder pot.

Happy anniversary!!!!

A few things that might help you. I worked for pella for 23 years designing and building there machines. Not telling you to buy from them....do what you want. Clad frame windows are alot cheaper than fixed casement. Not sure everyone offers them. They are just a frame, glass, and a stop. No...

I spent 23 years designing, building, and modifying production equipment. Our welding table was two 5x10 ft. weld sale tables put together. Everyone would tend to do smaller projects in the corner closest to where the welder was parked. After several years of cleaning the table with the da we...