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Do you know what the operating current of the pump is? As stated above, you are probably going to want to bump up the wire size to account for the voltage drop on the wire. Easiest/most cost-effective way to do this? Parallel two or more type UF 12-2 cables out to there. Make sure to...

Yes, it's not that bad - I learned to torch weld in 7th-grade shop class, and I bought my first oxy-acetylene setup when I was in 9th grade. Start with the acetylene first and light it. If you can't get it lit right away, turn the gas off and figure out what is wrong with the sparker - I found...

Read the earlier part of the thread - the unit he tried out was a Deere 175 with a Kawasaki engine in it. If it was cutting out when hot, I would suspect a bad coil. Personally, I wouldn't turn down a machine because of this - get it fixed and run it.

I have rebuilt a lot of battery packs over the years, and I don't do it much any longer. It's really difficult to do it properly without having the spot welder, unless you can find batteries that come with wire connection tabs already on them. The biggest problem that I used to encounter (was...

You did very well, congratulations! You found the raisin in the bowl of CL flakes LOL!

Growing up, we had skunks living under our back yard shed. I was a kid and had my lawn mowers back there which I worked on a lot (I bought them home from the city dump or trash-picked them, and fixed them up and used them for my mowing business). I found the skunks to be very docile and...

If it's really a Deere 175, I think he's a decade off on the age of that unit (1987-90 production run): https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/000/0/1/17-john-deere-175.html At least it has an Eaton hydrostatic and not the dreaded Tuff Torque K46 (google that one and you can read for...

to the OP - you are overthinking this. If you want a really quick way to detect a combustion chamber leak into the cooling system, take the vehicle into any shop that has an emissions tester - they can quickly use their exhaust analyzer probe to check for any exhaust inside the cooling system...

Um, have you been to the grocery store lately? Take some older tin food cans with you. Now compare to the current size of a soup can, for example. Then go measure how deep (thick) the breakfast cereal boxes are. Inflation has already taken off! Research what happens at the end of a reserve...

Yes, I am always amazed at what people think old junk is worth. Not that I don't think that it is really cool, but vintage compressors have a very limited resale market. I've scrapped out a few of my grandfathers' old compressors that parts couldn't be sourced for. But you never know with...

^ +1 on burying the galvanized hardware cloth around the perimeter - don't also forget the gap between the edge of the porch and the house/foundation. In my parts, the most common by far critter that will be under there is the Norway rat, followed by rabbits, and an occasional field mouse...

Those are both top-quality wheelbarrow compressors. I see used ones listed for $500-700 in my area, but that is asking price. I'd say if you can get $300 each that is doing OK.

You're correct, it is crazy. But this is what happens at the tail end of any fiat currency when the debt becomes monetized and the printing machines are running 24/7. You are incorrect in delaying all purchases. The proper thing to do during rampant inflation is to buy everything you can at...

This has been discussed over and over here. You are aware that welding changes the properties of the metal, correct? If the tank only had 3psi inside, it wouldn't be as much of an issue. Go look at air tank failure photographs on the web - there are plenty out there.

Do the calculations to determine what size electric tankless unit you will need. Any water-using device that pulls 3gpm (really not that much) is going to need at least 20-25kW, assuming an incoming water temperature of 50 degrees F or so. That's a lot of power! I have sized a dozen or so of...

You actually can relate amperage to HP - the primary variable is motor efficiency. 80-85% is a good starting point, with some of the higher-efficiency ones being upwards of 90%.

There are plenty of places online that sell bare pumps at pretty good prices - here's a place that often has good deals: https://www.surpluscenter.com/Air-Pneumatics/Air-Compressors-Vacuum-Pumps/Belt-Driven-Compressors/ You are probably better off buying a brand new pump at this point. You...

Yard/estate sales, thrift stores, Nextdoor classifieds and Facebook Marketplace are all good sources for "garage" speakers. Heck, a lot of people are now getting rid of decent home theater sound systems (because they want to downsize to a tiny sound bar that IMO sounds like ****) that you can...

One idea for these older drills, if you really want to use one, is to gut the battery case and solder in a 12-14 gauge extension cord with spring clips on the other end, which you can connect to any 12V battery. This is especially handy if you find one of those 9.6V or 12V Makita right-angle...

That's a great idea if one has such a local business to inquire at. There is a retired air compressor mechanic in my area that rebuilds American-made quality compressors and sells them for reasonable prices. Even if you have to buy a new single-phase motor for one it can still cost far less.