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    OT: Do tires get too old?

    Controlled storage? Ozone is the main cause of tire degeneration after UV rays. So you have a hermetically sealed vessel for storing tires?
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    Fence posts - treated versus untreated

    Hedge is an often substituted name for Osage Orange. I have some on my place that are already 35 years old, and although no bigger than my wrist, they are NOT going to break. If you try to cut one, you'd better bring a big box full of chain saw chains, because the sparks are going to fly. So, I...
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    OT Heating...furnace help

    I don't know what the gas/electric rates are in your area, but in NWMO, propane is cheaper then electricity, and if she isn't in a rural area, I would think natural gas would be available and cheaper than propane. Some utility companies will give you a reduced rate if you are using electricity...
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    Tracking a shot deer

    Where I live, a 300yd. shot across a soybean/corn field is a yearly happening. I prefer those shots to close ones simply because the deer have no idea you are anywhere around and it gives you all the time you need to get in good shooting position on a rest and carefully line up the shot. It...
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    freeman trip loader conversion to hydraulics

    Nice job. I'll be glad when I have the time to do that.
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    Electrical subpanel question

    Two single pole breakers instead of a double pole breaker got an uncle of mine killed several years ago. Storm blew down the line going to the well at the house he and my aunt were renting and for whatever reason, he decided to put it back up himself. He located one breaker, but not the second...
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    97 LeSabre brake job

    Why don't you take the time to jack the car up and look to see what you are dealing with? If you don't have any tools available, it could save you from buying a lot of stuff you don't need. I think it will either be an Allen head or Torx bolt, but I have no idea what size. Block the vehicle...
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    heaters

    The local electric Co-Op just ran an article on space heaters in general. The only way you will realize the savings they promote is if you turn your thermostat down to 55 degrees (bad idea #1) and block the doorways off with a heavy blanket (bad idea #2) in the room you are in and move the...
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    Made in USA?

    They are way ahead of you. Manufacturing plants are already moving to other countries, such as Vietnam.
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    freeman trip loader conversion to hydraulics

    You can use most any cylinder you want depending on bracket construction and placement, but if you use a cylinder with a small diameter, or even a larger diameter cylinder with a short stroke, the bucket will move fast enough to make it hard to get it set where you want. A pair of cylinders...
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    Chokeing an engine to start

    MOST cars back then has crappy suspensions, drum brakes, steel dash boards, non-collapsing steering columns, bias-ply tires, no seat belts and the roads were primarily two-way traffic with lots of hills and corners and the speed limit was 70 MPH. Lots of traffic fatalities considering traffic...
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    Chokeing an engine to start

    If people tried to drive the miles they do now back then, you would have to have one of those $20 tune-ups about once a month. I for one have better things to do than spend every 4th Saturday under car hoods all day.
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    Its a tool: Which Used 4 x 4 ATV would you buy?

    Yes, you have to be smarter than the machine to operate it safely. If the horse is smarter than the rider then ........
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    Its a tool: Which Used 4 x 4 ATV would you buy?

    Yes, they are dangerous especially if driven too fast or incorrectly on uneven terrain BUT.... I still think they are safer than a horse and I have to have something besides the truck or tractor to work around my place off of.
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    O/T Sister has a run in with family services

    Have someone call in a complaint about yourself and let them second guess the way YOU are raising YOUR kids and then let's see what you have to say AFTER you have learned something about what you are talking about.
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