Search results

My very first 'you ****' award!!! I knew the rules, that a person should never ask for one. Ha. Quite the honor to actually get one. We once went to a live auction years ago and bought a riding lawnmower. (Not a garden tractor type). I was bidding against a younger kid, about 12 years old or...

I just took a tooth brush sized stainless wire brush to my Craftsman ratchet. All of the chrome plating was 'hollow-sounding' before I approached it with a tooth brush. Pretty much all of the chrome plating fell off after my small attempts. I don't have barely a dime into this ratchet, but...

I only wired up the 120 outlet on the power pole in the first place to get power up to the sawmill, about 200 feet away. I'm glad I did that, for nowadays sakes with the new shop. I need to do more... I'm not completely sure of what has transpired here... Did the bag develope a small pin...

Holy cow.... Any idea what just happened??? Lemme 'splain. The UPS truck came and left a package, a box that said Eastwood on the side. The box also said that there's a plasma cutter inside!!! Wait, What? You bought me this for Father's Day and it came early??? It's a Versa cut 20... You...

Somewhat disappointing, my results with the last batch of cooking tools. The ratchet still won't turn, even though handfuls of the chrome plating is falling off. One of the monkey wrenches still won't adjust. Oh well, at least I'm learning something about doing this. I can probably put the...

For many years, I had two garden tractors running. The Murray and a JCPenney. The JCP had a 10 hp Briggs in it. It had a 3 speed transmission in it. The Murray had a 5 speed ******. The JCP was never in the correct gear, 2nd was too slow and 3rd was too fast. With only the Murray, I used...

That's a cool video. I'll certainly watch the rest of it. That man has more money than I do...

XT1. 22 hp Kohler engine. 46" deck. It's the stamped sheet metal deck that you warned me about. I've had Murray lawn tractors before and dealt with them. My fav was a used 12 hp Murray with a replacement 8 hp Briggs on it, that I finished up the replacement on. Had to hook up a few last...

There's a place in Hammond that I'd like to mention.... Not far from my place. The person is just getting set up with shipping containers for sale. Ooohh, what he's done so far in terms of setting up his place of business... He has set up two containers, stacked two tall, left a 24 ft...

Bob, I've ordered the big, shiny Cub Cadet today... 2-4 week delivery to my place. I'm as giddy as a school kid, waiting in anticipation for it to come. I wonder if it comes with a bottle of oil or if I have to buy my own. My snowblower came with the engine oil in a bottle. In any case, I...

I feel the same way about Half-Cup, from Down Under. He was a lot like me (or, more properly, I was a lot like him) with a project list about a mile long. His shop was absolutely clean at all times. He always included his dog with his writings. I've taken a few lessons of hard facts from...

Bob, if I can grab your microphone for a few moments.... I have noticed that @drivesitfar has been "liking" some of my posts lately, and you know I don't venture much past your thread and the 'Pull up a Chair' thread. That being said, I would hope that you feel the same way that I do and have...

I know, with my train of thought, I couldn't keep up with the Jones-es... I never cared about doing that. My pride came from that I could keep a car alive much longer than the next guy. Probably not the correct conversation to have with someone into race cars and that. I was always looking...

Bob, thanks for writing back to me. It was neat when you said that you had to pay the junkyards to take your cars off your hands... If I understood that correctly... I'm the same. I've never, ever bought a new car. My point of view, and my measurement on how long I should keep driving a...

Bob, I'm really thinking hard on what to do for a prize... Free trip or a brand new, shiny lawnmower. We're not world travelers, neither one of us has a passport or a smart driver license. My memories consist of buying used lawnmowers, even garden tractors and have spend many hours fixing...

There you go... Looks like it's pretty well built. I've only been on an airplane a few times, but prefer a carry-on suitcase. When I went to New Jersey, I borrowed my son's back pack, thinking that it would be ideal luggage. I was stopped, pulled over to the side, and searched from top to...

As I was out there, I had just machined a rock drill for them on my VTL. A gigantic mushroom shaped thing. I asked the folks there, but they didn't have a lot to say about that project, but thanked me many times for my efforts...

Actually no, l've mostly travelled West. I've never been out of the Country unless you would count the time Dad took us up to the World's Fair in Canada in 1967.. I was two years old at the time. I still remember some parts of that trip. I did, however go on a trip, for a class, through...

Great idea! I'm pretty sure my hard-sided suitcase might need some WD on the hinges by now.... I travel so often, you know... Thing is, it's been so long since I've seen my suitcase, I wonder what color it is. I seem to remember that it's dark blue. But it has plenty of room for an extra...

My trip of a lifetime is not likely to happen... Breakfast is included... Nothing for dinner. If we wanted to see the Louvre, the Mona Lisa, what would that cost?? The Eiffel Tower, what's the cost for admission? An evening meal in a 4 star hotel, can we afford that? Two nights in Paris...