Recent content by rockcrawler

First thing to look into is their criminal background. How many times have they ripped off customers, closed shop, and opened a new company the day after they got out of jail in attempts to hide their shady past, and hide from the customers they shafted. Happens here in Texas on a regular basis...

When our house was built in 2019/2020, we went with Vesta shiplap steel siding by Quality Edge. It has held up very well and the installation appeared to be fairly easy. They also sell a Tru Cedar product that offers overlap and board & batten profiles. There are a ton of color options to choose...

X2 self-installed Pioneer 24K units in my 45x35x14 insulated shop in Texas and they cool and heat very well. Very happy with them.

Pulling it out and power washing it might reveal some manufacturer markings.

If Craftsman makes a rebuild kit for their version of that style of ratchet, maybe it will work in the Kobalt. I bet a lot of those kinds of parts are fairly interchangeable.

Can the ratchet be disassembled and be rebuilt?

He is going white pretty quick. Messi is 11 and still going strong, although his body is riddled with arthritis and he has some kidney issues. The monthly Librela shots have worked wonders for the arthritis. Makes a really big difference.

Happy Veteran’s Day to all Veterans. Thank you for your service! We are honoring our retired Multi-Purpose PEDD-E Military Working Dog Messi W459 today. He has graduated to couch potato life.

With 1200 sq ft and low ceilings, you may get away with just one 24K mini split. Maybe a single 36K unit if the 24K is not enough. You’ll need to do some calculations to figure that out.

I have two 24K Pioneer mini splits in my shop (35x45x14 w/2 10x12 garage doors and 2 man doors) and they work great here in Texas.

Here is a parts identification guide that might assist you. I found it helpful. Especially for torque specs. Those air cylinders require very little torque so they don't crack. Some of the 5030's had air motors and some had electric motors. Mine has the air motor and makes a bit of noise through...

I have an old Coates 5030A tire machine that I just finished freshening up a couple of weeks ago. I cleaned it up, lubed it up, replaced all of the hoses, some of the connectors, and some of the seals, and believe it is now virtually leak free. There is a guy on YT (Dan’s Garage NC) that has a...

Jackshaft. You will not be disappointed.

Oh, I didn’t take it like that. You’re good. I was just explaining. Sorry if my reply came off any different.

I do not live in Dallas. I only use that location so members will know the region of the county I live in just in case it’s pertinent to the conversations in my posts. Where exactly I live is of no importance to anyone. I do live out in the county on acreage and none of my gray water will affect...