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    Milwaukee Power Tools Deal Permathread

    So decided to get the Milwaukee M18 grease gun tool only and Home Depot sells for 199. I found it on CPO Outlet online for 179 tool only and special free XC 5.0 extended battery included plus free shipping. Got it yesterday and it's great. YES IT IS NEW
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Got this oak cabinet from house I have to demo Ok pic not showing Will fix soon
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    Bendpak HD-9 Review and Question

    Hi and welcome to this site. I have had my HD-9 for about 4 years now and love it. You will enjoy this site :D
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    How many of you guys fix your own tires?

    I agree. I find it cheaper to replace wife's tire than have to deal with a bad situation down the road :bounce:
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    How many of you guys fix your own tires?

    I have small excavating business with many trailers , pick ups, tandem and single axle dump trucks as well as few personal cars. At age of 65 I still manually fix all the big truck tires by hand including dismount and mount. For the cars and pick ups I bought a used coats 40/40 tire machine and...
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    General 4-Post Lift (Bendpak HD-9) Questions

    Welcome to great forum. Also happy with my HD9 As said just one plug for electric. I set mine up for 220 as it is faster lifting but not required. I have small craftsman compressor to operate the locks. I went for the optional rolling jack to make life easy to lift car up when doing brakes or...
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    Post signs that declare i have video cameras watching you an my property or not ?

    At my place of business I have 2 licence plate cameras and 10 regular cameras as well as 3 signs. I have had 3 pieces of construction equipment stolen as well as caught a murder on camera all in broad day light. Go figure. The murderer was convicted with the help of my cams but the victim was...
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    Liftmaster 8500 Release

    Did the installer run the required steps to set up the adjustments with power plugged in. The manual shows how to do this. The adjustments are required to be set before testing the manual release. I did my installation myself and the adjustments required are easy. I bet he did not run the...
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    Changing garage door radius?

    I had traditional springs when i first raised the track. then I needed to install a liftmaster 8500 so i could have door opener and lift. This link i am providing is a fantastic place to buy parts and get help. They talked on phone with me and had me weight my door and measure from ground to top...
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    Changing garage door radius?

    This is what I did. I added 14 inches straight track and raised everything
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    Carpenter Bees - Help

    I have had carpenter bee problem for few years and just got worse each year. I gave in and hired Cooper Pest Solutions after consulting them on my problem. They came to house and inspected situation. They quoted me $244 dollars and would guaranty for one year that now carpenter bees would not...
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    My BendPak HD-9 is here...

    No need to anchor to floor. I installed my HD9 few years ago and love it. Nice job on the install andgott. Now work on the safety switch if you did not get too it yet. The lift although made in China is still great product from American company
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    My BendPak HD-9 is here...

    going great and love pics in progress :) I added a safety switch to mine just incase the raise switch ever stuck. Sometimes when I raise my sons jeep I stand on ladder to watch the roof and if switch ever stuck on it could be a disaster. This switch will work on both 110 or 220. I have my...
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    Bendpak decision: Good, Bad & Ugly

    I will be positive number 5 zero complaints with my HD-9 I bought 2 years ago and installed myself
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    Finally LIFT! My 4 post install in my standard garage!

    I eliminated my old style garage door opener to gain max height.I installed Liftmaster 8500. I raised my door rails by extending 14 inches with a splice in rails leaving bottom alone. I installed 14 inch splice just below the curve. I obtained the splice peices from old door hardware and then...
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