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I needed a brush hog and I scored a really nice old Massey Ferguson rotary cutter on marketplace. The guy was a genuine gentleman and honest, he told me the guy he bought it from didn’t disclose the fact that he’d packed the gear box full of grease. So he was surprised to see it full to the top...

We changed the Trans filter and fluid in sons car and when we were filling it back up, the fluid kept backing up in the tube and we’d have to wait for it to burp or it would fill The funnel and leak between the fill to be and the funnel. My son said “ we need a straw to let air out“. Turned out...

Sure thought I got the idea here on Garage Journal, but not finding it now. Either way - I got the idea somewhere several years ago and build me a couple of these 3 sided boxes. They are 12"x18"x24" with one side of each dimension covered. They are so ridiculously handy, they get used for...

Lucky save today and another example of my luck - Couldn’t get this rototiller running, so I dropped the bowl on the carburetor to clean it up. I lost the needle valve in the grass… Uh oh… Got a magnet from an old speaker and started feeling around under it. Pure Luck !!

The old boat engine covers hinges pulled out of the wood after 20 years. I made a couple oversized backer plates to put them back on, and decided to dress them up a little by turning a pattern with a wirebrush on the drill press.

My old trusty RolAir compressor started tripping the breaker. It will fill the tank from empty, then when air drops below start pressure it trips the breaker. I've replaced both capacitors and the unloader valve - still tripping the breaker. This is a pretty old compressor but has been a real...

I was using (and admiring) my Eagle grip locking pliers and had the thought… “is it better to store these open, with no stretch on the spring, or closed with spring stretched?” comments on springs - please. Also, is it different for compression springs and extension springs ?

Last time the power went out, I wasn’t home, the generator was behind some junk and under a workbench. Not thrilled with having to dig it out and contend with spiders to get to it, then several attempts to pull start it unsuccessfully; I had an unhappy wife. Don’t want to fork out the funds for...

Reading up to do some improvements to my generator, I read that splitting the L14-30 220v outlet into two regular 110v outlets will take full power from both windings in the generator and allow usage of the unit to its full capacity. I see that you can buy these splitters easily, but I couldn’t...

Finally a solution to work on my lower unit and not have light hanging, falling, shinning up in my eyes. This is the solution !!! Sticks awesome to my boat and allows me to put light where I need it. Of course it works awesome with the Astro lights, but I get the feeling any other magnetic base...

Should a stiffener/repair plate be pretty, even if it’ll almost never be seen in an engine compartment on the boat? I say - Yes. The lift strut support connection was flexing after 17years on a wooden bulkhead so I added a plate to beef it up. a little work on the drill press and Voila! much...

The swivel ratchet rehandling threads on here got me on a path to the ruination of many a screwdriver. Of course, it started with a 1/4" ratchet. Then, a bottle opener, an awl, a simple bent tip for scratching things out of deep recesses. Then I pulled one, cut it off, and replaced the tip for a...

If necessity is the mother of invention, it must also be the aunt of improvisation. When you break a cheap import flex and the small piece that broke off is stuck down next to a spark plug - too tight to get a magnet in there... A person needs to be creative. Funnel, tube from a shelf...

My wife’s robo-vacuum stopped working and research indicated I just needed to replace the battery. New one fixed it. Looking over the old one it appeared to be 4 individual cells wrapped into a single shape. I cut away the plastic wrapping to find it was indeed 4ea 18650 batteries. I tested...

Got some side protection for my old Jeep and I’m not interested in the shiny aluminum look. I considered painting the aluminum diamond plate but had the idea to try and “age” it first. Got some Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black and put it on a couple test pieces to see how it worked. I did...

Not as bad as it sounds. I was able to get about 40’ x 18” deep in 2hrs. Direct bury 110v to the shed. The post hole digger kept it tight and cut the Oklahoma clay with ease as log as I took small side bites with it. I made the first pass here about a foot deep then decided to go another...

Replacing an engine hoist cylinder with Air/Hydro What to do with the old long ram? Log splitter comes to mind, but I don’t really need a log splitter. Anyone repurposed one of these? Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

I’m trying to rebuild a Blackhawk SJ4 but I can’t get the cylinder out or the valve plugs - those baby’s are stuck. You can see in the pic the valve plugs were damaged so I don’t want to damage them further. What do you take them out with... impact driver ? I put a pipe wrench on the...

Can a 2 post lift be fitted with a cross beam and used as a gantry crane? Should have the capacity for engines or lifting off bodies. Is this a bad idea ?? Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app