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Ok....first of all, I realize "best" is subjective but I am intentionally soliciting your subjective opinions! I am in the market for a bench grinder. I want top of the line quality. I have researched it and quickly found that Baldor is widely considered king of bench grinders. My uses will be...

So today a John Deere repair guy came to install some parts on my tractor and had Pittsburgh wrenches. He said they were just as good as any he had ever used. I came home and looked them up and see they are sold at Harbor Freight. I must admit, I am a bit biased against HF (perhaps unfairly?)...

Ok...I am totally ignorant on this one and looking for help. I have a D6N Caterpillar dozer. On the main arm, there is a 4 inch pin that locks the lift arms to the body of the dozer. That pin lost it's set screw/dowel and is now starting to back out. I need to press it back in. I can call and...

Guys-I am getting more and more into restoring old automobiles and tractors and would like to do my own painting. I know very little about painting and plan to learn as I go. However, I want to only buy equipment once and never outgrow it. If I want a high quality, body shop caliber paint job...

I am in the market for a complete wrench set and am interested in hearing recommendations and opinions. In an effort to avoid some expected comments, I would like to open by saying I realize there is no one agreed upon "best" wrench. With that said, opinions are valuable. A little about me and...

I am trying to organize a garage at the house I bought. It is pretty large (5 car bays). I would like to have some shelves around the perimeter on the inside. I have cinderblock walls. I had considered building them out of wood but then they wouldn't be adjustable and everyone I talk to says it...

I bought a property with a large garage with 5 car bays. It currently has no lights in it. The roof is trusses with some flooring in the middle. Can someone give me some recommendations for lighting? I want an abundance of light and money isn't an issue so I want the best. My garage is used for...

I am looking to buy a battery charger. I need it for batteries in everything from cars to antique tractors to boats to my skid steer and excavator. I know almost nothing about battery chargers except that I need one. What do you guys recommend? I want to buy the best available--money is not an...

I have a massive cinder block garage I want to equip for storage of miscellaneous items. Right now I have a box with cinder block walls. What do you guys recommend for how to put shelves, hanging racks, etc? I am thinking that I will probably want some peg board, some shelves, and some utility...

I am in the market for a pressure washer. I do want a hot water washer but as I thought about it, I also have need for more easy transport and mobility for jobs where hot water is not required. Thus, I am not planning on just buying 2 of them--one really nice hot water unit and an upper end cold...

I am making some large caster furniture dollies so I can put them under furniture and move it across grass. I was planning to use 8" pneumatic swivel casters. I was wondering: 1) What brand(s) of swivel casters should I look for or is there not a lot of difference? 2) If I can getting 8"...

I have been doing little tile projects mixing small amounts of thinset with my regular Dewalt corded drill. It does the job, but can struggle a slight bit at times and it is sometimes hard to control speed. I have some larger projects coming where I will need to mix large amounts of self...

I have been searching for floor jacks and have had many people recommend buying an older one and rebuilding it. I have found a Walker jack that needs rebuilding for sale for $50. My questions are this: 1) Can pretty much any old jack be rebuilt or are there some that are good for only scrap? 2)...

I am in the market for a toolbox for my shop. I don't have much experience with them or know much about them. All I know is the ones at Lowe's are a few hundred bucks but the Snap On ones cost the same as a car! I don't want the big box store junk....I have money to spend and don't mind a...

I am looking for a hydraulic service jack to use in my garage. It will be used for automobiles, zero turn mower, and antique tractors as well as misc. tasks. Who makes the best jack out there? I have heard old Walker jacks are great. I also keep hearing that Milwaukee makes a great jack. What...

I'm in the market for a battery charger and was wondering what you guys think is the best one out there. I don't mind spending premium money as long as I get a premium product. I will be using it for various things...everything from tractors to cars to my skid steer and excavator to boats. This...

I don't know exactly where this question should go but I am betting a lot of you guys use pressure washers and may have some insight. I am looking for a hot water pressure washer. Who makes the best one of these? Is Hotsy top of the line? What about Shark? Or Mi-T-M? I definitely want hot...

I am in the market for a floor jack. I would like some opinions on what you feel the best jack out there is. Not to be snobby, but money isn't an issue--I can afford to buy the best so while I never want to waste money, I'm more interested in what is the "best" and not the "best for the money."...

After a great discussion a few weeks ago on grinders, I finally settled on the Fein 5" TipStart. It arrived today and looks great....still waiting to try it out! My question is about wheels that I can use. I got the 5" grinder. I went to Lowe's tonight looking for a diamond wheel and all they...

I am in the market for a basic sized grinder (probably 4-1/2inches...would consider going down to 4" or up to 5"). Money is not a factor for this purchase. What I am looking for is 1) safety and 2) quality. I was looking most closely at the Makita 4-1/2" 9564PC 13Amp grinder. However, after...