Recent content by ckal704

Rule #1: Never throw anything away. Build a bigger shop if you have to.

Leatherman original. I feel naked without it and dread going places where it is not permitted (airplanes/some state, federal buildings).

I generally leave them alone as well. They serve the purpose of consuming other, less desirable insects. Sure, you might get bit by a spider one day, but they are more likely to scoot away from you than "attack" you. I kinda feel bad when I kill one accidentally by moving something around in my...

It is not a hydrostatic transmission, based on the foot controls I see. Manufacturing costs of hydro have only come down low enough in the past several years to start appearing on the lighter homeowner equipment.

25 year high school shop teacher here. Used agitene w/lanolin (or similar depending on bid at the time) for years. Switched to Renegade hot water soap solution about 4 years ago. I teach 2 sections annually of a small engine class in which each student rebuilds a single cylinder lawnmower (or...

The code # on the engine will tell you exactly when the engine was built. Assuming the engine has not been replaced, that will give you a good age for the machine. From the picture it looks like the engine was mad in '73, but can't really tell what pat of the code number I am seeing. But the...

I use 4-1/2 inch grinder all the time for sharpening mower blades as part of my side business fixing/servicing lawn mowers. I pulled the cords out of all my sweatshirt hoods for that very reason after having it happen to me once.