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Last week I put my Mustang on my Challenger 9000# 2 post lift and just after I set it on the stops I hear a very loud bang. The car did not move but I put it back down and checked the floor bolts, cables, cylinders, arms, posts everything I could see and I don't have a clue what caused this...

I'm looking for a book similiar to the step by step wiring guides found in HD and Lowes but only for garages/pole buildings. I want to do my own electrical but I would like some type of written help for a novice. Of course, I would have my work checked before flipping the power on as I did this...

I must be the only one doubting myself since I could not find any posts on car placement on a 2 post lift. I think this would be for symmetrical and versymmetrical lifts (I have a Challenger versym. ). When lifting a wider vehicle or something with a short wheel base, the front arms are too long...

I went to a local home and garden show today and some guy had a unit called a Heat Monster. He takes a torpedo heater and builds a galvanized box that looks like a forced air unit. Inside the box is a metal duct (6 or 8" diameter) wound around to create a heat exchanger. One end of the duct...

HD had a outdoor flourecent light that replaces a mercury vapor light. Light output is claimed to be the same but is less wattage therfore saving electricity. Has anyone tried these? They also had a replacement flourecent bulb that screws directly into the mercury vapor housing. This doesn't...

Does anyone know anything about Worthington aluminum car haulers? Someone in my area has one listed at an auction. Are they any good? How much is a 1996 model at least 16' worth? Thanks!

I need some advice on running the electric on my pole building (garage). Conduit has been used for most of the runs but I need considerably more outlets and lights. I want to continue to use conduit but I'm not sure how to make the runs so I can insulate the garage as well. If you look at the...