Recent content by Ezzie

I agree completely. I have a Kubota 2880 (28 HP three cylinder diesel) with a front mount 60" deck. I mow about 8 acres and it does about 1 acre/hr. at a nice easy pace. The deck is extremely thick steel - definitely commercial grade stuff. The front mount also allows for quick attach PTO...

If you use good quality components (ie. stainless steel manifolds, etc.) and fill the system with a 50/50 mix water/propylene glycol, I don't see why there would be any corrosion issues. You might want to have a thermal break between the two slabs to prevent heat conduction from the slab you...

Princess Auto. It is a retail chain in Canada (HQ in Winnipeg) with a bunch of stores all across the country (except Quebec). It is the Canadian equivalent of your "Harbour Freight". Lots of cheap Chinese made tools `that are marketed under the "Powerfist" brand. www.princessauto.com

If I may offer an opinion. I would think a 400W HPS is kind of overkill and would be excessive unless you are doing a very large area such as a parking lot. I have a 70W HPS Cooper Wallpack about 28' up on the front peak above my overhead door and it throws a nice light all around the front of...

I just replaced my 20' x 22' detached with a 26' x 28' over on the other side of the GTA and got three quotes. I have a backhoe so I removed the old garage and slab as well as all the ground work including trenching for the footers and backfill afterward. The new garage is attached so I had to...

You might also want to investigate a diesel powered portable generator which have been in the market now for a few years. These things will run a long time on a gal. of diesel fuel at a constant speed. I picked up a 6500W portable a couple of years ago and use it for portable power on job...

Footers and stem wall is the best way to go for stability in areas where the frost goes down - unless it is going to be a small footprint like a 10' x 10' shed or something. I just tore down a 20' x 22' that was built about 30 yrs. ago on a slab and it was not salvageable due to cracking and...

Here is a paper published by Schneider about this topic. It discussed the issue of floating or grounded neutrals on portable gen sets. http://members.rennlist.org/warren/Gen_Panels_Appl_Note_EN.pdf In summary, if you are going to connect it into your panel using a transfer switch, a portable...

In the end, the decision is yours alone so I can only offer what I have come to realize over the years. Everytime I have ever modified the structure of a building as part of a renovation project - I have ended up getting into a lot of unforseen problems. My theory now is demolish and re-build...

In Ontario, you don't need to be a licenced electrician to do electrical work - the work just needs to be permitted first, inspected and passed by the ESA (Electrical Safety Authority). This is mandatory even if a home owner wants to change a light fixture in their own house!!! Having said...

Best solution I have found is to stud frame the walls with 2"x4" studs floor to ceiling leaving a space of approx. 2" between the wall and the back side of the studs. Then have a contractor spray on urethane foam to a depth of approx. 4" floor to ceiling. Drywall cover and your done - no...

No need for a vapour barrier if you are using closed cell foam - just tape the seams with Tuck Tape if you are concerned about it. In our area (Ontario) we should be fine with the foam down 2' from the top of the slab on the inside of the foundation wall. If you do it on the outside of the...

In late 2005 I bought a small 11 acre "hobby" farm from an 80 yr. old couple who wanted to move into the nearest town, closer to families, hospital, etc. It is on a main paved road in the country and he had already started a severance application. It got bogged down due to a dispute with one...

Anybody see this? It is somewhere in N. CA. http://www.semmesco.com/news/?p=269

Me too. I have heard good reports about the software based tool from Auto Ingenuity but haven't pulled the wallet out of my pocket yet for it. http://www.autoenginuity.com/