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Me too! Toyed with the idea of building one, but - like most things lately - the thought was much more entertaining than the actual...

If I was gonna REALLY geek out, I'd come up with a remote control so I could stand at the back of the trailer and run the tests...

Dug through my box of trailer wiring junk and found a combo 7 pin round/4 pin flat female connector so upgraded TRTLC (The Redneck...

The Sixty-One Hundred upgrade consists of adding the 7 pin connector for the big trailer.

Any of us that own a trailer know that the chances of the trailer lights working is inversely proportional to the urgency of the...

Neat! I'll have to look into that dissolvable filament thing. That'd be the cat's derriere!

Having billed out a couple of big-ish jobs and sold the bike, I had a couple of spare bucks and splurged on a new 3D printer. The...

Good News/Bad News Good News: Just as I was finishing up the last weld on the trailer repair, the MIG started sputtering and popping...

No shit, really? Duh... Out of my 22 year career, at least 3 of them were spent in school. At full pay. With no tuition. I'd have...

A few years ago, I had a really nasty case of bursitis. Couldn't lift my right arm more than a few inches above my waist. Doc...

Put the Honda CX650 on Craigslist and it just sat there for 3 weeks. Then a guy got in touch and we came to an agreement. Showed up...

Looks like I misunderestimated [/yogiberra] the cost. I'm at $410 on materials and 6 hours of labor with at least 2 more hours...

cuz it makes me money, but DAY-um some people shouldn't be allowed to operate equipment. Dale the Builder - and his ham-fisted crew -...

And IIIIIIIIII don't wanna die Juss wanna ride my moder-sigh................kle...

My MOOOOOOOOOOOODER Sickel!

Well, the idea was that I'd put 1/4 drive extension(s) and U-joints and such in the tray. However, I failed to account for the height...

I imagine working on skid steers to be much like working on 4-wheel and SxS ATVs. NOTHING is easy to get at.

The Bambu is at the top of my list as well.

No, thankfully it's hit print and go do something else until it's finished. That little Abominable Snowman I did for the truck took 6+...

Not exactly a novel idea, but got REAL tired of pawing through my little pile of Torx sockets. Plenty of Horror Fright options for...

John Deere 54" zero turn, Kawasaki Twin. No crank, and if I jumped the solenoid, crank but no start. Chased a bunch of wiring, found a...

Not a bad choice at all for a first bike. Relatively small and light (by today's standards) with adequate power, suspension and brakes...

2011 Road Glide Ultra, 32K miles. Given the sort of 2-up riding he and his wife do, I think it's a good fit.

At Central Maine Harley Davidson with the truck and trailer picking up Grandsons new to him Harley Road Sofa. Traded in the FJ I sold...

You'll sleep better knowing you have a Spic and Span Oil Pan...:p

I went to the Navy's Electronics Tech Class "A" school in 1969/70. Just a touch over a year long. Since the bulk of the Navy's...

My youngest (a daughter) and I are very close and can razz on each other pretty much without limit. When I get in a real zinger, she...

Welcome! Somewhere on this site (can't find it at the moment) there is a thread on pre-checks and procedures for starting a bike that's...

Kielbasa and Kraut, with a side of baked beans and brown bread is a once-a-month deal (or more often) around here. Note to the wise...

I've put Frankentraktor (I posted about it here, John Deere 455 chassis with a Shibaru diesel kludged into it) up for sale. It has a...

I have one of those mag strips at my hobby bench to hold tweezers and forceps and such. Very handy, easy to see and put back when not...