Recent content by mcfarmall

Foam rubber has more uniformly sized holes and is more likely resistant to oil. Try a craft store or fabric store.

Minimal risk if the owners manual says Grade 5.

I have the General one and use it whenI buy firewood for camping to see if the vendor is screwing me.

Soon, you'll learn that firewood processing is best done in the very cool months of the year, except for emergency storm cleanup.

Additionally, the quick blackening of the oil is the detergent package grabbing the soot particles and keeping them in suspension so the filter can trap them. Indicates your using decent oil.

I live near Courtney Scott from Good Works Tractors and he was gracious to let me try one of the Rhinohide canopies out on my M5660. I found it to be too small for my tractor, giving very limited coverage, and opting out of it. I told him if they ever offered a bigger size, I'd be interested...

I chopped up a box spring hidden in some tall grass the very first time I used my RCD 1884 rotary cutter. Good times!

No, but it looks like a fun project!

I store mine open with the claws into the ground. I just want the cylinders retracted so the rods stay corrosion-free.

Never met another OTT member in real life. Who knows, there might be one right around the corner?

Value depends on the brand and condition.

It's a can opener.

Somehow it seems that I'm the one who has to initiate any correspondence or meet-ups. Maybe I'm just a lousy friend and nobody wants to get together, but the phone lines run both ways. My wife is my very best friend and at the end of the day, that's all that matters.

I'm currently wear-testing a few pair of Wells Lamont White Mule gloves. About $12/pair for the unlined version. So far, so good.