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    Insulated overhead garage doors

    I have CHI doors. I had to go with windows to let some light in. Small sacrifice in R value but I love the light.
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    Home Shop Tire Changer Questions

    I was looking at this briefly. Its $1,950 shipped for both balancer and mounting machine. has the bead blast and arm to break the bead. never heard of the brand before. It can do rims up to 24" so my Escalade 22's would be fine. Just don't know if I trust it...
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    Best two post open floor lift under $3k?

    I have the Atlas pro-9d 2 post from Greg smith equipment. 9,000lb. Works great. I think I got it for $2,100 shipped.
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    wow its been a while. here's my snake horse.

    Nice car! My best friend had a 97 cobra for years. Put the 03 cobra wheels on also. Just had long tubes, x pipe, cold air kit, clutch and a 150 shot. I believe the car went high 11's to the 1/4. fun car. I made a few passes in it. While you have the engine out and doing some clean up in...
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    Greg Smith Equipment - Atlas PVL-10

    That's forklift damage. I was lucky because I was the one who used the forklift to unload mine to my car trailer. My Atlas Pro-9D was wrapped in cardboard really good to protect the paint. Did this have any covering on it at all? Greg smith equipment has been awesome in any dealings with them...
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    Hot Dawg 60,000 BTU Cost

    I'm looking at the Mr heater Big max from Menards. 80,000BTU. it is $469 without vent. https://www.menards.com/main/heating-cooling/heaters/gas-garage-heaters/mr-heater-reg-big-maxx-garage-heater/f260560/p-1444441204088.htm I have already trenched my own yard and ran gas line about 60 feet...
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    loop holes for garage height/county code ideas?

    Another update... The building is now complete. I have electric and natural gas ran out there and a 2 post lift installed and have been working out of it for a few weeks. It passed all inspections with flying colors. It's a big weight lifted off my shoulders that everything got approved and was...
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    plowing with riding mower. yay or nay?

    sounds like the majority its a no on the mower plow. We have at times got 12" of snow in one snow fall before. I have to be ready for large amounts if it happens. The cheap snowblower I found the guy wont get back to me. I may keep looking and just go that route to have 2 blowers. one set real...
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    plowing with riding mower. yay or nay?

    not an option. I run an auto repair business out of it on nights and weekends. cars and tow trucks come and go alot.
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    plowing with riding mower. yay or nay?

    Just found one on Craigslist for $50 and he cant get it started. Might go check it out. prolly the cheapest option and if it gets screwed up I wont care about this thing lol.
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    plowing with riding mower. yay or nay?

    Really didn't want to make adjustments every single snow fall. I like my house driveway to be clean black asphalt. I have it set as low as it goes right now. figured blow the house driveway like usual and plow the shop driveway if its feasible way to handle this.
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    plowing with riding mower. yay or nay?

    So now that I have this 3 car wide gravel driveway in front of the new shop I started thinking about all of this snow we get. Obviously the new snow blower I just bought works great on the paved driveway to the house, but what about gravel? I see this ending badly with sucking up rocks on a bran...
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    Working from home as a mechanic (auto repair)?

    Bringing back this old thread, What software are you using or your methods to determine cost of a job? I know some shops around here use Mitchell software to determine actual book time of labor hours. Wish there was something free like a website with stuff like this lol. Any ideas? Its getting...
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    68x27 automotive performance shop at home

    Ran the gas line this weekend. Found out that you can run the gas and electric in the same trench. Code is 18" deep. The metal risers put it just below that when it makes the 90 degree turn so I dug the trench deeper by a few more inches to get it positioned right by the back of the house. Poked...
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    What do you guys with a lift use for an oil pan

    Every one I've read reviews on have 25% of people saying it leaks somewhere. Checked 5 different brands. Even the metal harbor freight ones say the seem at the bottom where the metal is welded leaks and you'll have a quart on the floor in a weeks time if its left full that long. Some plastic...
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    what gas line to use for under ground? is this okay?

    I was told I need one of these at each end of the hose also. https://www.homedepot.com/p/HOME-FLEX-1-in-IPS-Underground-Yellow-Poly-Gas-Pipe-Coupler-18-429-010/300867556
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    what gas line to use for under ground? is this okay?

    Home flex. these. https://www.homedepot.com/p/HOME-FLEX-1-in-IPS-Poly-to-1-in-MIP-Underground-Meter-Riser-Bent-18-440-010/300867551
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    what gas line to use for under ground? is this okay?

    I have the trench dug. 18" deep. I have risers and poly hose. Just need to do the install. What tools do I need? I want to debur it correctly.
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    what gas line to use for under ground? is this okay?

    I found the PE hose and the risers I need at home depot. what tool do I need?
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