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belt drive and gear drive pumps turn slower and therefore draw water. some direct drive pumps will work with slight positive pressure. as long as the bottom of the tank is level or higher than pump inlet. i have run a small 2.5 gpm comet direct drive pump off a tank. the biggest factor is a big...

that is one calculation, but you have to consider tank wall thickness, which reduce the diameter. I figured at least 1/8 wall thickness, two walls in a diameter measurement. so diameter could be 5.71, and i figured 3.84 gallons for 34.5 long. hard to say for sure with out exact measurements. i...

do you ever wonder if the specs on tools are correct? are they what they say they are? well here is a good example of having to trust the manufacture. I have several “wheelbarrow“ air compressor. two small tube tanks with the pump and motor on top, and rolled like a wheelbarrow, and used mostly...

well, not for what i wanted to pay, but found some new used parts on ebay, so hopefully she will live again. just couldn’t stand not fixing it. even if its not a 100%, it should be plenty for what i need. this sure is going to make me more careful when buying used tools.

well i finally got burned on a tool purchase. seen a really nice green 2235 on marketplace for 75$. really good shape, not beat up at all, none of the usual high wear signs, looked new except for just being dirty. i tested it before i bought it, first red flag, no air fitting installed. but i...

when working on cars, what do you reach for when you want more than a typical multimeter? like in between a labscope and digital multimeter? when you want to see what the voltage did, but not in labscope detail. i really like the snap on meters that have the graphing multimeter, like the vantage...

amazon has the right angle plug, just supply your own cord. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SZLMCSR/?tag=atomicindus08-20

what about an old fashion rope block and tackle? a little creativity with some some rope and pulleys could make it easy to lift by hand.. might be easier than a winch.

these winches are my favorite. you can do so much more with rope than cable. being gas powered, portable and any length rope, your only limitation is enough pulleys and know how to use them. a simple 4 to 1 and you can pull almost 4x the winch by itself. they aren’t for every situation, but they...

from what i understand, double braid polyester is the recommended. no synthetic, capstans need friction to work, and synthetic is too slick and will melt. if it’s a winch like from, “portable winch company”, 1/2” is about the maximum size. from personal experience, three strand twisted will work...

i have a 6 circuit transfer panel. the kind where you bring the wire off the fuse/breaker, connect to a wire from the panel and then connect a wire from the panel back to the fuse/breaker. The issue i am unsure about is connecting the wire to the fuse panel. i have an old school fuse panel...

milwaukee has cordless die grinders that are great when your air compressor is broke���� and you need a die grinder to help fix it.

the magnum was just marketing name. it was to signify an improved model with all the updates. all the 600’s are all the same. they made lots of improvements along the way to address problems that came up. i would not even look at the 700. the mph are way too low and that makes a huge difference...

also rol-air make good units. i personally would avoid quincy, not sure who the pump is made by. if it’s an italian pump, it might be ok. but the jenny and rol-air are top of the line, and would provide the best service. also if you have a northern tool store, there gas wheel barrow is decent...

the pump off the gas one, if you turn it near the max rpm of 1500, you will have to have an electric 7.5 horse motor. i think that pump can run on a 5 horse electric, and if it can, you will probably have to slow the pump rpms down to 1040. the specs for a 2475 pump show 5hp at 1040 rpm and 7.5...