Recent content by ScottFW

I started with one hose reel about 3 years ago for front yard watering and car wash duty. They are so vastly better in use than HD/Lowe's reels that I had to get another the following year to keep in the back yard.

Wasn't for HJE Day, just a recent order for some nice stuff. Pretty much all USA made here except the Facom ball end hex made in France. I needed another 6-in-1, couldn't pass up those Vaughan hammers for the price, and that Craftsman stubby T25 torx will get used a lot.

I'm on 1/3 acre in the burbs and mostly get poplar and maple leaves from my/neighbor's trees dropping them into the back yard. Front yard doesn't get nearly as many leaves. I test my soil every spring to make sure nothing is too far out of whack (lawn nerd). I used to bag/bin the leaves or set...

I've had one of the 1.5 ton racing jacks for >12 years and back then I think it was $60-70, so the increase isn't too crazy. Mine isn't even the rapid pump. I'd pay an extra $10-20 for that feature. But yeah, a free flashlight isn't getting me in the door.

Last time I was in TSC (a month ago) they had one gallon of Delo 15w40. Costco in Frederick MD had a whole pallet of Kirkland 15w40 last week. 5w40 diesel oil has been harder to come by. Haven't seen Rotella T6 anywhere. It's as if all the oil and chemicals on the face of the earth have...

On my Craftsman friction type drawer sliders I use a Teflon dry film lube that's marketed for bicycle chains (Finish Line brand IIRC). Pretty much the same type of lube that's in the DuPont spray can, but being for bike chains it comes in a dropper bottle that lets me apply it more precisely...

For infrequent shade tree mechanic use the Pittsburgh branded set from HF works fine. I was actually pleasantly surprised at the quality considering it's HF. The valves don't feel sloppy, nothing leaks, etc. After charging with the specific amount of R134a called for in the shop manual, the high...

I have the Northern Tools version, basically identical to this one except for the stickers on the tank. In addition to the other comments I would throw out a cautionary note regarding duty cycle. I was running a cutoff wheel that it couldn't keep up with, and after running for 6-8 minutes nearly...