Recent content by dadstillsurfs

If I was picking a saw for the task list and budget, I think I would look at one of the Echo top handle saws. It doesn't sound like his son NEEDS a falling or bucking saw. When I worked as an arborist, I bought a top handle Stihl and never looked back. I climbed with it, limbed and bucked up to...

Mo' bettah you stick around and get Rock Fever, brah BRO

If you're building your own, check out the DIY articulating hitch

Supposedly the bottom thread will deform to lock the insert. I would contact Time Fastener and ask about a Big Sert for a spark plug. They make them for head bolts. Or maybe you can cut a fresh seat (their tool), and install a new insert. The one you have may have lost it's ability to lock /...

Old post ... did you ever sell this, @Michael Rupley ?

Cooper AT3s are still in production. I'm glad 'cuz I'm getting great ride and traction on mine. I haven't worn out a set yet, so I can't speak to longevity. https://www.coopertire.com/en_US/tires/discoverer-at3-xlt/24486.html I had BFG KOs before. Very capable tire, but noisy, and now very...

This is one of the best step-by-step descriptions I've seen for powder coating prep. Might be overkill for paint, but still very good. https://thegarage.eastwood.com/how-to-prep-metal-for-powder-coating Or this one for options...

Fleabay and Slamazon is filled with aftermarket filters that are a "bargain". Apparently there is a flourishing market for bogus filters that have gone to great lengths to appear to be OEM. This fraud seems to be common in Fleetgard Filters for Cummins diesel motors. The filter elements are NOT...

Thanks for your voice of experience re the "diaphragm fix". Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger, and it seemed to get my trimmer up and running. I'll update y'all next week how it functions. Via Con Dios

Oops I linked you to her home page, this is the video of Chickanic fixing a trimmer with dry carburetor diaphragm.

Full disclaimer: I found out about this fix on YouTube, I didn't figure it out myself. My Stihl FS-55 string trimmer had not been used much in the last six months, but we needed it to "brush in" our new waterfowl blind. I put all the Service Pack parts in it, plugs, air filter, gas filter...