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    Chainsaw Question

    As a farm owner, former firewood purveyor, and as a property owner, I wouldn't be with a chain saw any more than I would be without a claw hammer. I have used McCullogh, Poulan, David Bradley, and Stihl. Stihl only is now welcome in my shed. Keep at least 6 chains. And sharpen my own. While I...
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    Mr. Heater Big Max propane usage?

    You are correct. That's what I get for answering forums too late at night. If your heater is 80% efficient producing 50,000 BTU per hour might use .675 gallons of LP gas. I did the math incorrectly. Thanks for catching that. To get the best propane price I suggest owning your own tank, find a...
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    The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal!

    Value is what someone would pay, but from recent auctions I have been to would be $5 to $20 range. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Mr. Heater Big Max propane usage?

    A propane heater will cycle on and off with your thermostat setting, and will vary depending on your thermostat setting, the outdoor temps, your insulation values, number of door openings square feet being heated, how often doors are opened, and the wind speed outside. After the initial warm...
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    Thoughts on Craftsman coming to Lowes

    Agreed. Let Craftsman die along with the Weatherbeater, Coldspot, Kenmore, JC Higgins, Everest, David Bradley, & Roebucks brands Sears used to use. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Thoughts on Craftsman coming to Lowes

    Very disappointed. I gave away all of my Craftsman & assorted generic tools to a nephew & have been replacing everything with Kobalt. I will not buy Craftsman again; hopefully the new Craftsman will just replace the lower end Stanley & Blue Hawk. I wrote a complaint to Lowe's corporate the day...
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    RV Garage

    Thanks, I am storing a 2015 Rockwood Roo 21SS hybrid travel trailer and a 11.5 foot fishing boat with a Shorelander trailer, also off-season lawn mowers. After it warms up I will likely be moving in an Allis Chalmers "G" rear-engine antique farm tractor that needs restored. I just got everything...
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    RV Garage

    My new RV garage just got completed before our first snow! 22' x 30', 14 foot sidewalls and a 18' x 12' roll-up door. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Need Help with Redesigning a Detailing garage

    Ok, it's been over a year. How is the business going? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Need Help with Redesigning a Detailing garage

    I would offer different suggestions if you were asking for a hobby detail garage/man cave for your own vehicles and friends. However, you are asking about a business property. I own a former gas station property that has been rented out as a detail shop in the past (currently an auto...
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    Craftsman's Business Plans

    The reputation that was once Sears/Craftsman, WeatherBeater, JC Higgens, Coldspot, Kenmore and Hillary is now squandered. All of our home garden produce was canned or put up in Coldspot branded freezer boxes in Coldspot freezers. My first shotgun was a 16 ga. single shot J.C Higgens, and I...
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    Heat and Rust

    I have read the speculation that a heated garage increases the pace of rust on daily drivers subjected to salt. I understand the theory, that the warmer garage will allow the salty melt water to penetrate and accelerate oxidation daily and expansion/contraction cycles will damage paint, glass...
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