Recent content by Carroll B

Had mice in the insulation over my garage ceiling. Placed two of the TomCat glue boards in the attic. Put a small piece of pretzel and a small peanut on each board. Caught 4 mice, two on each board. Replaced the boards and 10 days late the new boards were still clean. I don't fold the...

Thanks cvairwerks

Got to think about this one. The tongue is not very long so have to measure to see if there would be enough room to swing it up. Would be nice to be able to leave the stand attached to the trailer like this one would be. I'm re-cooping from laying down my motorcycle. It's not comfortable...

I only need the tongue support when the trailer is parked in my yard. As I get older I try to watch how much weight I lift after having hernia surgery 4 yrs ago. Just trying to find a better way to lift the trailer tongue and remove the stand. I have a trailer dolly to move the trailer around...

My trailer dose not have a V tongue, just a straight tongue. I would use one of those type jacks but there is not room to swing it 90 degrees so it would not drag going over speed bumps.

I have a small 5x8 utility trailer and currently I rest the tongue on a "T" type wooden base made of two 4x4 for the base with a 2x6 for the upright piece that the trailer tongue sits on. With my current stand I have to lift the tongue with one hand which weighs about 60 pounds, then move the...

I've had a pair like this for 15+ years. Used them for my 3/4 ton pickup and my cars. The gray ones like pictured have 3-4 times the webbing support underneath as the ones from Amazon in the opening thread.

The roof on my front porch comes out from the house 6 feet. The roof is supported by 6 wooden 4x4 columns. The columns are 94 inches tall. The top of the columns support what looks to be a double 2x8 header that is wrapped in aluminum. One of the columns has a small rotten place at the base...

Power in our neighborhood is under ground, but the feeder on the main road a block away isn't. I have a 5500 watt portable. Bought it mainly for the two freezers, frig, sub-pump, and to pump water to flush with as I have a well. It gets used maybe one time a year. My outside basement stairs...

I had a small 2 Kw Honda but it would not power my well pump that is 220. About 8 years ago I bought a 5 Kw Centurion from Lowes. It is made by Generec, and since it was a floor model I only paid $500. It will power the house lights, freezers, frig, and well pump. Have only used it for maybe...

Bought a new 60 gallon compressor last year as a Christmas present to myself. Installed it in my unfinished basement and ran copper tubing to my garage. Installed an AC switch in the garage so I can turn the compressor on from there. Can't hardly hear it run in the garage plus this compressor...

Used my SWAG stand last year when I made a luggage rack for a friend's motorcycle. It worked great when cutting the 1/2 square tubing we used for the rack. He got a quote of $800 from a custom bike shop and we made it for $35 in steel. He didn't want it chrome plated so he painted it with a...

From my grandmother, "What goes around comes around." Another way of saying you will reap what you sow.

I bought a HF biscuit joiner on sale for installing some shelves in my SIL's man cave. It worked great and it will only get used 1-2 times over the next 5-10 years. The money I saved will buy some more chrome for my Harley.

I have an unfinished basement that is used for storage. When I bought a 60 gallon vertical I mounted it in the basement rather than giving up more space in my small 2-car garage. I put an AC switch for the compressor in the garage to turn it on when I want air, and plumbed it under the crawl...