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I'm in the group that has the HF 20 ton. Agree with both statements. But there are projects (Alfa Romeo rear suspension bushings) that I could not have done without it. It works just fine, I make adjustments to do my projects but I only use it about 5 or 6 times a year and it is perfect for that.

We have 3 of the Intermatic ST01. The oldest is over 15 years just like @aandpdan has noted. Only 1 battery change. The others are 8 and 5 years old and have not changed batteries yet. My wife sets them up for sunrise/sunset timing when we install them and when we change the batteries and we...

We use 10 minutes as our max air replacement goal. And for simplicity sake, we use window fans (2 in the big garage, 1 in the small one). My wife likes to run them on low 24/7 to keep the air fresh and then on high when we want to exhaust smells.

As mentioned, it depends on your cars. Our coastal house has a tandem 3 car garage (2 on one side, 1 on the other). It is just under 41 feet long on the 2 car side. Last trip down there a couple of weeks ago, we had our 2 biggest vehicles on the tandem side. We could walk between them, walk...

I had posted earlier about our coastal cottage HOA being a little bit of a problem compared to every other HOA we have ever belonged to. Well, since I posted that, a new board got elected and just like last time there was a board change 2 or 3 years ago, we got hit with a compliance...

16 - not too often, but occasionally. 18 - all the time (European car work).

Our primary residence is north east metro Atlanta (far north east). Near Road Atlanta and Braselton. We also spend significant time in the N.GA mountains and Coastal GA (St Simons). Basically - just travel the state on the back roads. That truck looks great. Can't wait to read more about it...

Nice. What part of Georgia? Can't wait to see what you fill the pole barn up with.

How close are we to having battery backups as a viable/affordable option? I keep looking at the Tesla Wall and wondering if that is "ready for prime time" as a simple backup. In the last 40 years, we have had many 1 to 3 hour outages, about ten 1 to 3 days, and one 5 day outage. That is for...

I agree completely with the OP, @dwasifar . We have a bunch of rechargeable work lights and some head lights that require cycling through the modes. I want 2 settings - OFF and "The light of the sun that blinds anyone who accidently looks into the light". That's it. If you must have the...

This thread reminds me of a question my wife and I get frequently - "which is your favorite car"? Which leads to our answer every time - "Whichever one I am driving". Whenever we get done with a big project that almost kicks our asses, we have a running joke - need to name the MVT - Most...

I have had a nice little pneumatic impact wrench (Kobalt from Lowes) that served my needs but it wasn't portable enough for me. I then was given as a gift a DeWalt 1/4" impact driver 20V+ brushless (I know, not a true impact wrench) and it did great for 90% of my impact use. I had my sequence -...

We had some brake and suspension work done on our F150. The next long trip we did, I kept hearing some noise from the suspension (drivers front). We decided to look it over and then take it back to the shop (but wanted an idea of what it was prior to returning it). Found a nice head light up in...

Misplaced many tools. One big cause is that my wife helps me a lot working on the cars and we have a difference of opinion on when to put tools away. She likes putting them away when you are done with it. Even if you may need it later on that day. I don't like putting tools away until a project...

When our mtn house was severely damaged by a tornado a few years ago, I had multiple roofing companies and recommended contractors getting me quotes for the Insurance Company while I waited on the appraiser. Then while the water/mold mitigation process was underway, the mitigation company...

"Depending on the HOA" is the key phrase. None of those activities would be an issue at either of our houses with HOA. We have had tech days at our primary home with both of our driveways filled with cars. We frequently have our garage doors open all day long while working on cars. If we were...

Read the rules. Talk to people who live there already. We have had 4 HOAs in our experience. Currently have 2. Here are each: Townhouse community. Mixture of working people and retirees in South Florida. Dues did all landscaping and clubhouse with tennis courts, weight room, and meeting...

Oh - we are twins in this problem. Many years ago, I proclaimed that every room in every house shall have in a drawer the following - Tape Measure, 6-in-1 Screwdriver, and Utility Knife. So, I went on a quest and bought a bunch of each and distributed them. And somehow, they just disappear and...

Gravity is Good. You are going to see a lot of suggestions for some real good high quality dehumidifiers that are pricey. Those are great options. One day I will buy a good one. But I'm very cheap and sometimes you buy what you can find locally. I've own/owned 5 dehumidifiers. Only 1 has failed...

FWIW: I don't remember what capacity we had an electrician install (external standalone) but the logic we used was simple - in a previous house, a power surge wiped out a garage door opener (one of those roving code not-cheap ones). And a neighbor lost a refrigerator. Neither our refrigerator...