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I may have a job where a Power Probe ETC 3000 would be useful, are they any good?

I have 30 year old Dewalt 4 1/2 grinders that I have just used a cut off wheel on for the first time. I had to replace the backing cup with a Dewalt backing flange for the cut off wheel. I was wondering, should I now use the backing flange on grinding disks or should I go back to the...

I have a few 30 year old 4 1/2 Dewalt angle grinders that I have not used in a few years. I have a few metal projects coming up and so is Christmas . Are new 4 1/2 angle grinders night and day better and if so, how? What is the best out there (Christmas gift) ? Is even the cheap HF one...

I need to plug a removed antenna hole in a payloader hood (approximatly 1"). I would like either plastic or rubber. Is there such a thing available?

I am going to be working on a payloader cab in a remote location over a few months so I can't bring the Shop Vac I keep in my shop. I don't want to spend that much for that remote location so am looking at a $ 60 Shop Vac #5922805 8 gallon, 4.5hp with a 1 1/4" hose. I already have a...

I was almost done sharpening my chain when I noticed a raker broken off. Should I keep that tooth sharp or dull it?

I sprayed Round-Up ( 6oz/gallon) on weeds, some 3'-4' tall. How long should I wait until the Round-Up kills them before I weedwack them down?

I put a new carb on it last year and a new fuel filter today. Problem: It first starts fine and revs fine and runs good. Shut it off and try to restart it a while later, it starts fair to poor. Once running, you have to go very easy on the trigger because it goes bla, bla. Once it clears...

I got a can of Berryman's and a can of Napa carb dip that has to be at least 15 years old. I did not open it up yet but was wondering if it still may be effective? I want to use it on a steel tractor carb but one part had bushings ( have not cleaned them up enough yet) that may be brass that...

I am looking to get a small mat for my metal work bench to protect things I am working on from getting scratched and sliding around like a carb. I need to get a mat that if I spilled something on it ( within reason) that it wasn't going to dissolve or fall apart. Any ideas?

I need to cut 2 3/4" radiator hose and want a nice clean cut. What tool should I use?

I never use my Snap-On Cordless ratchet because for me, it is too big. Who makes a smaller one, say 1/4" size with a 3/8" square? I do not want to use adaptors.

I am thinking of getting a pole saw. I am not sure what to get, battery or gas. I probably need to make 500 cuts, anything from 1/4" to 6".

I need a hex/ Allen wrench commercial door key to go onto a key chain. It is 5/32" or 4mm and used to lock a commercial door that is pushed to open. I do not know what they are specifically called or where to find one.

I may have asked this before but can't find it. Who makes an adaptor that goes on a ratchet to use the next drive size socket but doesn't take up any extra space and does not make the combination any longer? They are like a square ring.

I have a job coming up where a stubby 3/8" impact wrench may be a big help. I was in Lowes and was looking at both 12 and 20 volt Dewalt 3/8" Stubby impacts. I am now more confused than when I went in. I saw that the 12 volt was like 400 ft lb and the 20 volt like 250 ft lb. Is my...

My Stihl MS 211 was bogging down to the point it was useless so I adjusted the carb. I set it to what the manual said, H : 3/4 ( which was also max I could get with the limit cap installed) and L: 1. It did not help. I pulled off the limiter cap on the H , screwed it in and set it 3/4...

I need to replace the windshield washer hose on my excavator, maybe 15' oe rven longer. Can I use vacuum line hose or is there a special hose to get? Also, if I get lucky and need to only replace the damaged section, can I use vacuum line hose barbed plastic commectors?

I need to replace some broken off grease fittings on my excavator. I have to drill and tap some holes. Is a grease fitting size 1/4"-28 NF? If so, what is the correct drill size? I may have to drill some stripped out holes to a bigger size. Are some grease fittings 1/4"-27 NPT? What is...

I need to drill out a broken bolt on my excavator track frame. The bolt size is 7/8" -9. I need to get a taper or starting tap and was wondering if anyone has a source or recomendation? I already have a general or plug tap. I also need a drill bit. I believe it is 49/64" and need the same...