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we had those at the old job where i worked on tractors and lawn mowers. Challenger lifts. 10,000lb as I remember. The laterals work pretty good. Biggest tractor I had on em was about 9000lb and I wouldn't want to go any more than that. Handy for doing tractor maintenance but they **** for...

when fred's closed i picked up a innovative technology ITCDS-5000A home receiver. Came with two speakers and some wire. $16. One speaker on the North side of the building, one on the south side, facing downward angled. Sound is fine. It ain't got no bass to speak of. But it's a shop, a...

I paid the $100 or so for one a while back. It started slipping so I gave it to the snap on truck guy who was supposed to send it off for repair. I have not seen it yet, nor the driver. I called his boss and his boss (also a snap on truck operator) said he'd take care of it. Well I make a...

had this happen a while back, gas line (private). It led to a BIG (nationally televised) problem later on.. I let it slide at first and let them finish their work as normal, as I had offers on the property. Then wrote them a check for the amount minus the cost to repair the gas line. Mind...

Place I used to work for got bought out by an investment firm out of texas. They wanted to remain a dealership, but they had to move to a larger facility. So they chose an old feed store. Which used to be an old pawn shop many moons ago. I used to "help out" at the pawn shop when I was 13/14...

use oem pads, oem rotors. I had to do brakes on the shop 2014 F150 several times. First time, used the cheapest napa garbage that came out of china. Noticably longer stopping distance. Get on the brakes to slow down, took more pedal pressure. Second time, I think they bought powerstop...

Find something else to do. mechanics life: work all day out in the heat/humidity for a few pennies. Go home, eat, relax, go to bed, do it the next day. You get up in the morning and dread the fact that your customers think of you as always too expensive, always too slow, and always the bad...

don't discount the Yamaha pressure washers. I bought a PW3028. 3000 psi 2.8 GPM. Expensive yes. Worth every single penny. Parts readily available, not that I needed any. I bought a quart of oil from the dealer for $9. Big whoop. Air filter is foam, I clean it and reinstall after it dries...

box store mowers use cheap parts including spindles all of the box store mowers I've ever worked on had that or real similar style. I found it much easier to replace the entire spindle assembly than just the bearings, in a lot of cases. Occasionally a customer would request a bearing...

sell the electric car and get a gas car problem solved batteries every few years, you will hate it the 2nd time you have to put batteries in if (when) the controller dies you will hate it if (when) the motor dies, you will hate it when a battery shorts internally, and explodes, you won't...

last place I worked at plumbed the entire shop--from the compressor to everything, with pex nothing but leaks, everywhere. also, after they plumbed it and we moved into the new place, I was looking at the pex and it said max 160 psi at 80°F. That wasn't very encouraging. I was only there 6...

Looking for FIRST GENERATION Kobalt professional wrenches. I need a 12mm, 13mm, 18mm, possibly 22mm and 24mm if anyone has them. 12, 13 are the most important. picture is of a 14mm, that is what they should look like.

I'm interested if there is any solution to this as well. I actually made one out of a long ram jack I had leftover from an old engine crane, and a transmission jack adapter from amazon. I think it'll work, however it's 5" too high for my car. Lowest height at the pad is 33". With a deep pan...

I've had a set of huskys for over 15 years. Used daily 5 days a week 9 hr a day. They're worn. 12mm slips. 8mm doesn't hold at all anymore. I went to home depot to inquire about their warranty and they'll replace them with a new set. The bad part is that the new set doesn't come with the...

depends on locale I've had at least 6 people (no seriously) ask to buy my place in the last year. My best friend is a real estate agent and said you need to be looking for another place right now, buy, and THEN put your place on the market. Similar places have been selling SAME DAY and MORE...

Same here. If anything, the business keeps on growing exponentially on a yearly basis. The industry is changing, but it is not shrinking--not here anyway. Leaf blower? I have two of them, use one about once every month, the other is used once a year to burn off a pile of brush in the late...

we have atlas at work, from gregg smith. Has adapters for all kinds of things like tractors, etc. I don't know what they paid but they work pretty good. Only problem was that the idiots who designed the shop didn't think about the lifts working off of electricity so they had to run a 220...

I have a brother and it works fine for what I use it for (rarely used). I do know this: Whoever did the wiring at work and labeled the panel needs their hand writing to be checked. Just scribble, can't even read it. On mine at the shop I made labels that are MUCH easier to read & understand...

My neighbor asked me to make something for him since he don't have a shop to work out of. That, and I do some metal work-not a lot though. Basically he needs a 18" diameter funnel with a 17" tube attached. The tube is ok to be a piece of 1/2" black steel pipe. He said it ain't got to be...

I help all of my neighbors at often as they need. Granted, they are not really "neighbors" in the traditional sense (closest is 1/2 mile) but if you guys knew them, you'd probably help them too--particularly if you, too, are single and living alone. One of them had a plumbing issue last week...