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I have 2 clean trash toters (the 96 gallon ones you get from Waste Management). Any idea how these could be re-purposed? I was thinking you could drill a port in them and collect gutter water for a drip system (if you could hide the toter). They are too big and bulky to pick up as-is. If you cut...

I bought an ARB bumper that was side-swiped by a minivan. The face piece (1.5" wide by 1/8" thick) is bent aside, and so is the support plate behind it. Fixing this would be easier if the entire bumper were not nicely factory powder coated - I'd just cut it all off and weld away. The bumper is...

I would like to find long combination metric wrenches in 10 and 12mm sizes. What I have found is either 1" longer (not helpful) than a standard combination wrench (HF or some online stuff), or it's a Snap On and each wrench is $50. When I say 'longer', I mean the wrench is 12-14" long so you...

I have a 1960s wooden garage door and other outdoor wood items. I usually prime the chipped/weathered areas with an oil-based primer, wait a few days, and top coat with latex house paint. When the paint inevitably peels, I notice that the primer and paint peel together off the wood. So, I have...

I must have hit an overhead branch with my camper and it put a small rip in the awning. I hate to say it, but I was considering white Flextape (yeah, the stuff on TV) since it's 4" wide and the right color. Any other suggestions for a tape type product I can use on an RV/camper awning (roll-up...

My daughter commissioned me to find her a replacement for her 300K-mile '03 Highlander. I found a Highlander in Lexus drag - an '09 RX-350. Clean, but an '09 with 170K miles. The driver's side seat heater was dead (both bottom and seatback). To be sexist, women care about seat heaters - a lot...

Got this from a buddy. Kitchen Aid 6.0 quart pro model. The splined shaft is pressed into the casting, and it simply fell apart during use. When I attempted to reinsert the shaft into the casting, it had a lot of resistance. I'm tempted to clean it well, apply sleeve retainer, and just press it...

I bought a 44" wide HF tool chest earlier this year - the one that is ~$400 and weighs 330lbs empty. Nice chest - has served me well. So.... I was testing an electric scooter/wheelchair in my garage, and had it turned up to 'full speed' (5 mph). Not remembering that the wheelchair doesn't...

I have a set of Gearwrench combination metric wrenches I bought years ago. They have the knuckle offset and the small lever to change direction, unlike the current gearwrench wrenches that are flat and must be flipped over. These miserable 'lever style' wrenches annoy me to no end. The 'lever'...

Over the years, I heard people claim that brake rotors should be stored on edge, and that engine cranks will become bent if stored unsupported. Is there any truth to this? I think it's a crock, but what do you all say? I can see where you should not have pallets of brake rotors on top of each...

A buddy gave me this complete tool set in the box. What's it for? I will post the box lid (with information) in a day or so.

I grade my driveway and road with a Massey 50 that has a drag blade. The blade angle is controlled by a 3/4" dia. steel rod about 12" long that drops through the blade frame and a sector (with several holes to control the angle) on the blade. Every time I plow, the mild steel rods I am using...

I have a typical 8' x 10' snowmobile trailer (tilt) with very little tongue weight. New tires and I replaced and repacked the wheel bearings. It was made in Minnesota in 1987 - Ridge trailer mfg., and is totally stock in configuration. When you hit 65 mph, empty, the trailer shakes fairly...

My ancient Northern Tool log splitter cylinder is leaking. It's ~4"x27" long and bolted together, so it could be rebuilt. The chrome rod shows wear, but no rust, and it has been in Colorado, stored indoors, with clean fluid, so it should not be rusted internally. In your opinion(s), is it worth...

My brother's neighbor got this, and I ended up with it. It not only runs, it cuts like crazy. It has an aspirator type carb. - no fuel bowl. Runs oddly well at my 7000' elevation and while self-drive, it has plenty of power going uphill and mowing. Engine date code is May of 1969. Rated at 2hp...

Found in my father's possessions. The bag was lablled 'iron tree'. There appear to be places for wooden handles (now missing) to pass through the parts. Any idea what this is for? Could it be part of a lever system for lifting chained objects? Note the closed-eye chain hook. Thanks!

Was my fathers - and I doubt he would have known. No markings on any parts, anywhere, other than socket size. Note 6 point drive (not compatible with anything current). Thanks!

Since the readers of this forum seem to like old oil signs and cans, I'll show a few that I have. My uncle worked at a Conoco station before WWII, and got the big rectangular signs for Conoco oil. They were stashed under our family cabin since then, for use as scrap metal/roof patches. I...

Cannot figure out how to loosen or tighten the nut holding these pinking shears together. Any ideas? Nothing on the 'net that I can find. The tension is just a hair too loose, which is fatal on pinking shears. Thanks!

I maintain/manage our church lawn equipment. We have a typical Troy Bilt riding mower with 2 blades. In spite of our best efforts, the blades work loose and have fallen off a few times. We try to torque them to spec (90 lb-ft or so), but people (volunteers) hit things and loosen the blades, and...