Recent content by old_biker

yes, a little short, but could use, I have a handful of vintage ones I picked up at flea markets, during my life, & if you buy a new one from a place as a speciality tool last I looked it was nearly $50 for one.

one of my pet peeves is a 7/16 allen wrench, try to find one, almost non existing, most tool companies go fro 3/8" to 1/2 & skip the 7/16, but was common on many Harleys for decades.

a friend of mine has a home built it used a ram from a bulldozer, & has a 2 cylinder gas motor on it, 18hp? he has never bogged it. cheapest log splitter I ever seen & scariest, used a small engine with a gear reduction box, to turn several sets of pulleys, with what amounts to a block &...

get friends in a local MC bike club to go get it from the crack head, & then you get it from them. the trail will stop there, & only idiots would bother the MC, lol. keep mouth shut about box, & any decals, emblems, etc. I would remove & then it would be a blank canvas for new mechanic & biker...

not exactly in rust belt, but I see plenty of rust. but need them for every exhaust stud, & other misc around the shop. at home I use a set of tanks up every 3 to 5 months messing with my stuff

also it would be doubtful to dig it out, as I mentioned the rock, have hit rock everywhere I have tried to dig. & I doubt my water line is below the frost lines, my gas line from propane tank to house, they hit massive boulders 6 to 8 inches deep, my electric power lines are also burried close...

yes thats pretty close to correct, if I wanted to go 40' long I would drop alot more, a little over 10 foot farther & it makes almost a 6 foot drop all across my property. the 24' is all I consider being viable, as its gets steeper faster. 1 side of my front yard is a cliff to the road, maybe...

every 4 foot front to back & side to side, is what my thoughts were, just was unsure if would work for what I wanted to do. & 16 is the width I am really wanting, I have the tools & equipment, probably better than many shops, but no shop, I had alot stored in my friends shop I helped at but he...

I can say I dont care for inspection shops, at least not in this state, I will explain, but I prefer going somewhere else for inspections. as for tire balancing, around here there are too many tire places, so no I do not expect to see every garage with a tire changer balancer, however I expect...

plenty of trees, but body not able to convert to lumber, lots of huge trees, but my body isnt able to consider that as an option. getting it cut wasnt viable, either, as the few people I called wanted thousands to cut, plus wanted my trees. my front yard is horrible, proximity to house, & power...

I own around half a dozen 4 1/2 inch grinders, but my go to grinder is a 7" vintage grinder I cant bog it down I can use the standard disc to even cut 1/4" plate & it wont bog, I love it, however it is seriously dangerous, & heavy so will give you a work out, but for removing metal it cant be beat

every file I own has a corn cob for a handle, its cheap & works well, some have been on for over a dozen years. I learned that from my elders when I was young

I got sick of it myself, plus everyone trying to abuse me, always wanting free answers, free diagnoses, & free work, I made it a point to forget. I walked away from the life mainstream 22 years ago, & just do my own stuff. there is a running joke mechanics work on everyone elses vehicles, &...

I know of a property for sale, it has a huge garage built to tiny home, the couple traveled, had a huge RV they parked inside plus large boat, the house is a 1 bedroom 1 bath around 800 square feet, sitting on under 3/4 of an acre in middle of no-where, a couple houses from a former school, that...

I actually misplaced mine & bought another one yesterday, because I have need for it. seriously, playing with aircooled VWs. I am looking for another oddity, a choke tester, it put cold air out on 1 side, & hot on other. my most obsolete tool, a dealer tool for pulling vent windows out of the...