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21. Re: compact tractors, loaders, backhoes (fwd) (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:49:12 -0800
I'll second that. Lots of really helpful people there. A hydrostatic trans and power steering makes working a loader in tight confines and/or hilly areas much easier. You need a pretty large "compact
/html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00085.html (7,416 bytes)

22. Re: welders MIG vs. TIG (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:47:42 -0800
I usually do some practice welds on scraps of the material I'm about to weld on. That checks to see that I have the right settings, and gives me a bit of refresher pactice. Eric
/html/shop-talk/2004-12/msg00161.html (7,808 bytes)

23. Re: Air Tools Lubricating (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:49:10 -0800
Same here. Used the HF oiler thing once, what a mess! I put a small diameter plastic tube on the top of my quart of Sears air tool oil and I put a couple drops in each tool when I remember. OTOH, I'm
/html/shop-talk/2004-11/msg00025.html (7,513 bytes)

24. Re: pouring a new concrete garage floor (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:51:46 -0700
What folks around here who have existing driveways that slope into their garage do is to put a raised 'speedbump' on the driveway in front of the garage door to deflect the water. The ones with new c
/html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00113.html (9,737 bytes)

25. Re: quick generator help? (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 20:56:48 -0700
10kW is 10kW... except its usually on at least two circuits. So you can't get all 10kW to one device. I balance the load on my generator by plugging lights and computers into one circuit and fridge o
/html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00010.html (9,247 bytes)

26. Re: Critter Control (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 06:23:25 -0700
Tack up a strip of sheet metal about a foot high around the trunk of each tree. The tree rats can't climb over that. Doesn't work if they can jump from the branches of another tree though. Eric
/html/shop-talk/2004-09/msg00054.html (7,705 bytes)

27. Re: Keeping mice out of the shed (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:49:59 -0700
[mouse problem] Rattlesnakes. Quiet, don't need to be fed like cats, and are hypo-allergenic! Until I acquired a cat that can survive outside, I had a few mice in my garage. They never caused a probl
/html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00065.html (8,035 bytes)

28. Re: covenants (Part 1) (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:00:02 -0700
Your problem is not ordinances, it's that your neighbors are Jerks. Many neighborhoods have at least a small Jerk infestation. My rural neighborhood with no covenants or restrictive zoning laws (I ca
/html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00127.html (7,461 bytes)

29. Re: car ramps (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:07:34 -0700
I can slide under my C3 (pickup version of a Yukon) without ramps, but I'm thin. Doing it on a slick concrete garage floor helps. If you're reasonably fit you should be able to slide under the truck
/html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00176.html (8,114 bytes)

30. complicated modern cars (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:24:17 -0700
This weekend my wife and I were up in Tahoe where I was riding the Markleeville Death Ride bicycle ride. We took her Mercedes ML320 (yes, a yuppie pig SUV, she bought it during the boom, ok? at least
/html/shop-talk/2004-07/msg00035.html (9,158 bytes)

31. Re: complicated modern cars (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:24:30 -0700
At least the MB tells you what kind of oil to use... even though replacing the filter is difficult enough that I've not been doing it. (and I have no problems adjusting desmo valves on Ducatis). My G
/html/shop-talk/2004-07/msg00050.html (9,215 bytes)

32. Re: hp -> Watts? (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:46:57 -0700
The pump should have a data plate listing its requirements. Most electric motors need their max current at startup. Especially if they have to turn their load as well (i.e. no clutch). My 5.5kw gener
/html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00006.html (7,927 bytes)

33. Re: weed killer (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 06:08:17 -0700
A mower. Eric
/html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00099.html (7,725 bytes)

34. Re: weed killer (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:17:32 -0700
For those areas I use a good heavy-duty weed-whacker. Or a chainsaw. I've got some serious brush. Some of the coyotebrush (Baccarus pilularis) has trunks in the 4-5" diameter range. We also get a lot
/html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00104.html (8,181 bytes)

35. Re: weed killer (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:36:19 -0700
salt kills everything. The Romans salted the earth when they conquered other peoples, to poison the land so they couldn't farm on it. Depending on soil and rainfall it'll wash out anywhere from prett
/html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00105.html (8,267 bytes)

36. Re: cleaning gunk off of stuff (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:25:32 -0700
Spray carb cleaner. It makes a real mess though and it'll eat some paints. How about Gunk engine cleaner? Eric
/html/shop-talk/2004-06/msg00151.html (7,505 bytes)

37. Re: Auto machine shop publications (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 06:19:37 -0700
I'm more into motorcycles than cars, but you might want to check out Grass Roots Motorsports. Its aimed at the lo-bucks amateur car racer. Motorcycle Mechanics (or something like that, it might be co
/html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00027.html (7,305 bytes)

38. Re: Grass cutting question (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 15:51:50 -0700
Sharpening the blades always works for me. Did you keep the edges at the same angle as standard? (I don't know what the appropriate angle for grass blades is so I just sharpen mine to what it was or
/html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00042.html (7,551 bytes)

39. Re: lawn tractor tires/getting stuck (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 08:46:35 -0700
I have that diff lock on my Kubota too, it's really useful, but AFAIK its not available on lawn tractor hydro transaxles. Try lower pressure in the rear tires. You'll get a less even mow if you mow o
/html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00046.html (8,992 bytes)

40. Re: Propane vs electric (score: 1)
Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 16:34:32 -0700
It depends on where you live and who your suppliers are. Most areas of the country gas is probably cheaper, except in the northwest. If you're rural and will be having gas trucked in then gas prices
/html/shop-talk/2004-05/msg00054.html (7,974 bytes)


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