Recent content by DaveFromMi

Today I blew leaves to the edges of the yard using an Echo Backpack Blower. The rotary cutter made sure they won't come back. Had to move an unfortunate deer from the side of the road to a more remote buzzard feasting area.

I have mostly Stihl equipment. I run HP Ultra and 91 octane E10 with 2 oz/gal Seafoam. I have 4 saws, only the 011 AVT is drained since it is an heirloom lol. I got out a MS250 that hadn't been run in about a year and a half. I dumped the fuel out and refuelled. It ran fine. I have 3 Stihl...

I purchased Edge Tamers a couple of years ago for my loader. I run the loader in float mode to push mounds of snow. It helps if the gravel driveway is frozen. Don't even try to push heavy wet snow as you will tear up the driveway. I also use a DR brush mower grader blade attachment. I cut a 2"...

The orange cat refuses to move.

I worked at an auto company several years. A new no leak (no jiggle pin) thermostat was being tested for production and had made it in several test vehicles. We had reports of heater and rad hoses blowing off and dumping coolant. Not sure of the driving pattern, but it was aggressive...

I think it's called a duckbill.

Did the new compressor come with a full charge of PAG oil for your specific tractor or do you have to add oil? Too much oil in system can reduce performance; too little can destroy the compressor.

I got one of these as a gift from Home Depot. They are $7 each, made in USA, have a nice vent valve, and color red is just a coincidence. Has anyone stored non potable water or hazardous vehicle fluids with these? Heard they also come in yellow.

Today I mowed off some overgrown trails. Tomorrow, around some out buildings and a corn field. I'll give the johnson grass another day to die.

This afternoon, I mowed off a pasture of about 2 months old narley weeds. Probably half the time, I mowed in 3rd gear. The other half 2nd and a while in first. Mostly the mower was the limiting factor as far as speed, but I almost killed the tractor once in 2nd gear.

Dilbert Rule: If it's not broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Been plenty of rain in the mid/lower Ohio Valley. Had been out of state a while and wayyy behind on mowing meadows, trails, and around fields. Will do some of that tomorrow. When I got back home, the rain gauge was pegged at 8". That was from one storm.

The plan is to kill the trees (what's left of them) this fall and the kid will get the firewood in a couple of years.Have to kill the roots. It's about the best all nighter fire wood you can get.

I am working on eradicating this tree from the property. My kid fabricated steel slip on shoes to get the firewood on some trees he cut.

Previously, I mowed, plowed, and tilled a patch of level land to get some fill dirt. The soil around our house has been settling since we moved in about 7 yrs ago. The fill dirt is about the same elevation as a nearby corn field. Good quality topsoil. A neighbor with a dump truck and a skid...