Recent content by TracField

Luck?! Lady luck is the cruelest mistress to depend on.OSHA would take that ladder out of service.Elsewhere what iI was told regarding a safety issue:this is not an osha regulated work place-My reply-Then iI refuse the job.I think they are a common ground of reason and law not to be...

HaHa,Looks like she'll need an extra purse to carry more ratchets in.I have lost ratchets, replaced, then found the old ones..Also for truck, and working spares-for the inevitable-where did I just put that thing?and backup for working two sizes at once,fewer changeovers.Short and longer leverage...

Do not use.Also look up low hydrogen welding.Thing is,without that,you will tend to get cracks.Also any old tank is supposed to get recertified.Here,you need a permit to have a compressor.

http://www.sears.com/ford-tools-6-ton-jack-stands-pair/p-00951234000P?rrec=true Have the lighter narrow base stands,but use them only for holding up muffler pipe,or transitioning onto the wide base 6 ton stands.If you google "Images-jack stand failure"the lighter stands are failing under Ford...

Lost and found-Lost 11/16 Craftsman combination wrench,found a low price older SK at the pawn shop to replace it.Used a 5 ft. breaker bar pipe on open end of wrench to snag one side of the claw into a frame notch and pry a car coil spring pocket back into welding position that had cracked...

Actually,now that I think of it,I even miss my old Sears reel cylindrical blade push mower,the kind where you had to push forward to drive itself and the cutter blade. All manual. Bright medium army green it was.Us kids used it to reclaim overgrown areas of the yard.Tough work. Have not seen the...

Good timely post for fathers day. My first bike-in a box,pick it up at the shipping dock on a cool peacefull misty afternoon.Put it together with Dad,I was all of 5 years old at most.Always rememberd that fresh new scent of paint and-Hard rolling rubber tires!They are not so great at holding...

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/ACD9/34723/N0770.oap?ck=Search_N0770_-1_-1&pt=N0770&ppt=C0373 I like these best,but for now I use a pair of ratching 6 ton stands.Google images jack stand failure,the 3 ton range stuff squashes under a Ford F150.Too narrow a base,not enough height,but...

Checked again for Hyd.Jackm oil at Walmart. They had quarts labeld as such.Now they have-30 weight non detergent motor oil,for use in hydraulic jacks.The ND oil sticks to the metal longer.If you do not change oil,the piston pump plunger will rust from condensatiion and take its seal out like...

Two small compressors hooked into one line?They will never turn on at the same time but that should not matter too much.Saw this question in the Len Stuaert autobody forum before.

Sounds like the people that use a "prorated battery for 6 years out of 7,and than want a complete refund,or replacement with a new one if it does not make the full 7 years.They just cannot be satisfied with what they have reasonably paid for.

Used all sorts I had on hand,but an upgrade in general would be the higher grade,synthetic 2 stroke motor oil.Its made to only need half the amount in the burn mix,and then my clothes did not reek after only 15 minutes running a saw or weed eater. Better than ATF.They also sell an organic chain...

Any chance of building a copy of or refaceing the tank nut at a machine shop? Not cheap I bet,but not a lost cause either for good equipment.Some of these parts are partly based on off the shelf components,NPT thread,pipe.Bad idea? I also once wanted some glass Japanese,turquoise colored fish...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5827519 About like this? Another way is to measure seals and buy from most any local hydraulic supplier.Lazzars/HCRC now site has a tutorial on how to measure seals.You're jack looks like early Walker/Lincoln/BlackHawk.All good jacks.

They are both no longer made.Keep both.You need one to use,and one to rebuild alternatly.The Hein Werner sold now is a chinese copy of the Lincoln/Snap on jack you have.I use my smaller size jack the most for suspension work, Jacking in a new coil spring/combined with compresser.What a job. A...