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Craftsman GT5000

Admin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:24:05 GMT

After searching and asking lots of questions I have finally found out why these things smoke on start-up.

I have come to the conclusion that there is a manufacturer's defect. As far as I can tell, everyone with this mower is having the same problem. The head gaskets are blowing near the oil galley letting oil seep into the cylinder.

When I took mine apart there was about a half a tablespoon of oil laying on the piston.

How to kill a mazda...

buzhunter — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:48:04 GMT

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=UCc3SOcNGxY

Paint & Laminate Flooring

NesOne — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:48:25 GMT

Re-did my son's room: Replaced the window, painted the walls, and removed the carpet to install laminate flooring.

Here are some before and after pics... of the floor mainly:

I'll be laughing at my heat bill

ToroGuy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:33:03 GMT

this winter because I do not plan on getting a bill. I just ordered a new Keystoker Coal furnace that will attach to my central ductwork. With the cost of heating oil being to high, I decided to burn coal this winter. So, I'm actually looking forward to it knowing I will be saving alot of money. I figure the new stoker will pay for itself within a couple of winter season's

Sod Cutter

Biglumber — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:22:05 GMT

Anybody ever used a sod cutter? I am taking out the front yard to reseed this fall. I have two takers so most of it should go(4000 sq feet). I figure it may be easier than plowing the whole thing under.

TIA

Damn Ants!

RedDoggy — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:39:08 GMT

So a few nights back (3am) I get done watching a movie and I turn some lights back on. I soon realize that there is a solid trail of ants going from my back door, through my den, into my kitchen, straight up the cabinet, across the counter, and into the sink. The best part was that there was only one item in the sink, a butter knife with a little bit of PB on it. So I spent about an hour stepping on them and torching them. I made some lines of cinnamon and borax and it had no effect. So we ...

RedDoggy has entered!

RedDoggy — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:19:05 GMT

Hey everybody! I see some familiar names and I see some new ones, either way.... Great to see you and great to be here. Fantastic forum by the way, I'm loving it. Oh, and this is a great smiley for marriage!!!

WAX???

RedDoggy — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:47:28 GMT

Anyone gotta favorite wax? I had this Toyota Tacoma, prerunner kit, 30" BFGs on Eagle Alloys, TuffSkin spray on liner, and BLACK paint! That paint took a beating in the hot AZ sun and spent alot of time getting scratched up in the desert. I played around with wax trying to smooth out its appearance and I have to say... Turtle Wax "Platinum" is amazing! It goes on easy and rubs off just as smooth. My buffer hasn't gotten ANY use since I've started using Platinum. If you haven't ...

2005 chevy cobalt

Barb — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:46:43 GMT

Don't know why they are so blurry..

What's The Best In Your Opinion

Admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:19:34 GMT

I'll never use anything but Valvoline, What do you guys use?

DSL Shared Internet

Admin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:25:10 GMT

I have about lost my mind over this. I'm trying to share our DSL with another computer but I keep getting an error message about having the same IP address on both. I can't figure it out..

WOW, Gas prices

Admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:39:18 GMT

What are you guys paying for gas? $3.75 here in MI.

Old Compressor

Admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:23:14 GMT

I found this a long time ago on an abandoned farm. I can't find anything about it on the net. Anyone know what this is used for? I know it's a compressor of some sort but for what? It's made by Globe.

Spinners

Admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:31:52 GMT

My all time fav. I have caught everything with these..Even CARP!

Bait?

NesOne — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:50:07 GMT

I don't have a good fishing story, but need some advice. Near my house is a man made lake in a park called Apollo Park, Lancaster CA. I think they stock Trout. So I was wondering what is some good cheap bait that I can use? Some tips would be greatly appreciated. Some guy told me once to use cheddar cheese dipped in garlic oil.

thanks

Study Desk

Admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:08:30 GMT

My girlfriend has recently went back to school so I decided to make her a desk for her studies..

It's not much but It should serve it's purpose..

Wheel Horse

Admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:26:56 GMT

A few years back I decided to snag up the wheel horse's that I keep finding neglected and deserving to live.

I have two, the first is a T-856 I believe and I can't remember the other right off hand.

Bald spots

Admin — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:14:16 GMT

I have some bald spots in my yard that will not grow grass whatsoever.

I have tried fertilizer and it will get grass started but it wont hang around, by fall it's gone.

What's going on?

For Sale:Tractor

ToroGuy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:01:44 GMT

I am selling a vintage lawn Tractor. It is a National 84" reel mower with an original Kohler motor. I'll assume this tractor is from the mid to late 1950's. It was used for lawn maintenance on a golf course. Very well maintained by the previous owner(head of maintenance for a Golf Course) and myself. It is located in Orange County, New York. If interested, let me know and I will gather up pictures and post info off the serial plates. I'll have to ask the previous owner how much horsepower ...

Pictures from a recent car show.

Admin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:44:25 GMT

I just got back from a car show and though I would share a few pics I took..

Enjoy..

And the biggest sleeper cab and tractor I have ever seen..

Painting with a roller

Biglumber — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:18:09 GMT

Just finished painting my son's room. He chose dark dark brown. Anyway the coverage was terrible as I was using a power roller. It took 3 coats. I was thinking about a airless sprayer. Anybody have any experience? Does it take longer to mask and spray than it does to mask and roll? Would I get any better coverage?

Peace

TIA

Ford F-Series Knocked Off Sales Perch by Four Cars

Admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:54:17 GMT

Situation

1. Ford F-Series pickup usually best-selling vehicle

2. But 4 cars from Toyota, Honda outsold the truck in May

3. First time F-Series not monthly best-seller since 1992

4. Sales numbers announced same time GM idling 4 truck plants

5. Will affect 10K jobs in US, Canada and Mexico

Significant Points

1. May sales news emphasizes how gas prices shifting market to cars

2. GM truck sales down 37%, F-Series truck down 31%

3. Toyota Corolla, Camry ...

Automatic or Manual? Automakers Offering Both in a Single Package

Admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:50:56 GMT

Situation

1. 9 of 10 American drivers choose automatic transmission

2. 8 of 10 Europeans prefer manual transmission

3. More automakers now offering new type of gearbox

4. It's half automatic, half manual but automakers have different names

5. Another type is dual-clutch transmission; acts like 2 gearboxes in 1

6. 1st clutch operates odd gears, 2nd clutch operates even gears

Significant Points

1. Most types are manuals w/ electronic actuators to shift gears ...

19,000 GM Workers Taking Buyouts

Admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:57:19 GMT

Situation

1. GM says around 19K of its US factory workers are taking buyout offers

2. That's about one-fourth of GM's blue-collar workers

3. Analysts recommend that GM continue cuts by slashing production, cutting white-collar jobs

4. UAW-represented workers taking buyouts will leave GM by July 1

5. One-time payouts valued up to $140K

Significant Points

1. GM under pressure to make cuts due to weak US sales, rising gas prices

2. All of GM's approximately ...

Properly Maintain Your Brushed Motor

Admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:08:06 GMT

Cut the what? Change who? Face it, we have all worn the newbie shoes before. I�m talking about the newbie electric motor maintenance shoes, of course. We were not born knowing when to work on our motors; I know that I sure wasn�t. And if it wasn�t for friends and magazines, there�s a chance that I could have still been running the same brushes on my original P2K motor right now. But have no fear; R/C Car is here to save the day. This how-to will give you a brief but extremely useful rundown on ...

Model Engine

Admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:40:45 GMT

Make me an offer via private message..

Polyurethane Bed Liners

Admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:13:12 GMT

Any one ever use those do it yourself bed liners and have any advice or anything for me before I do it.

http://www.magnetpaints.com/bedliner.asp

The new sister site

Admin — Fri, 23 May 2008 04:02:35 GMT

Here is a side project of mine. I have been thinking of ways for communities to come together and came up with a place for the Administrators of forums/message boards to advertise theirs.

Grouped by category you can now find the forum you are looking for..A forum index if you will..

http://forum-links.user-board.net/index.htm

Mag wheel oxidation

Admin — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:09:06 GMT

I have a set of Centerline mag wheels that I have to polish constantly because they oxidize.

Does anyone no of a product or procedure that keeps them from getting so oxidized that they don't even look like the same wheel? Or something that will clean them without so much elbow grease?

Great-great-grandmother, 96, does laps at Indy

buzhunter — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:13:28 GMT

From Associated Press

May 21, 2008 6:50 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS - A 96-year-old great-great-grandmother says it was "fun" going around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 180 mph. "Oh, that was fun!" Edith Pittenger of Muncie said recently after taking a trip around the famous track in a two-seater Dallara with driver Arie Luyendyk Jr.

The ride from the Indy Racing Experience was a Christmas gift from Pittenger's children. Pittenger, who is retired from Ball State University ...

High gas prices drive farmer to switch to mules

buzhunter — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:10:01 GMT

We don't have a farm topic so I guess gardening is the best place to put this.

From Associated Press

May 21, 2008 6:51 PM EDT

MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. - High gas prices have driven a Warren County farmer and his sons to hitch a tractor rake to a pair of mules to gather hay from their fields. T.R. Raymond bought Dolly and Molly at the Dixon mule sale last year. Son Danny Raymond trained them and also modified the tractor rake so the mules could pull it.

T.R. Raymond says the mules are ...

New member

Marty — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:09:42 GMT

My name Marty, new to the group... This is a very good idea for a forum, and glad to be apart of it, thanks for the invite EC

I'll have many ?s for you'll lol

Here is my shopsmith,

Admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:01:29 GMT

I found this on Graig's List for $550.00

I was looking at this machine real close the other day and started wondering if the table is the wrong one.

It almost appears that the shopsmith is a 510 with a mark5 table and fence, any thoughts?

Diamond in the rough

buzhunter — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:14:49 GMT

Finally I got some pics taken.

I guess this will eventually be the "before pics". As I make progress I'll post more. So, any advice, suggestions, comments are welcome. I'm new at this so I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions. It sure looks like I've got my work cut out for me.

Ford, Chevy, or what???

buzhunter — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:54:19 GMT

Alright, so I'm pretty sure EC is a Chevy guy and (as of now) there aren't a lot of people around to dicuss but it's still a great topic. So what is everyone's preference? What make, what model. how and where do you like to play, so on and so forth. Myself, I don't prefer one make to another although I've never owned a lot of different vehicles. The absolute best vehicle I've ever owned was a Dodge. Bought it brand new, 10 years and 250,000 miles!!! It was still running strong when I sold it. ...

Lots of work

Admin — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:37:15 GMT

I had no idea how much work it was going to be to get this forum going..It's freakin hard when you don't have a www.com address.. It's hard to get people to find it..

Avatars

Admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:20:41 GMT

Go check out your new avatar selection..LOL

High five to the boss

buzhunter — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:31:06 GMT

EC, you are building one hell of a great site here. Just thought I'd let you know that all your hard work is appreciated. Keep it up.

Application for links

Admin — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:01:58 GMT

I just added an application for linking with us, what do ya think?

http://forms3.createforms.com/75299/form_1_1.html

home network

buzhunter — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:40:07 GMT

Anyone ever set up a small home network? Wanting to be able to just use it to share an internet connection and share files with my son on his pc. I'm sure there is a "wizard" with XP to accomplish this but it's a good topic to discuss and share experience so I thought I'd throw it out there.

my truck

Barb — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:01:57 GMT

I have a Traxxas electric stampede with a electronic speed control upgrade and the rest is stock for now. I will post pics later. And I forgot it's purple and pink I'm just a girl. lol.

Hello

Barb — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:56:00 GMT

I am going to introduce myself. I am Erics girlfriend.

T-Max Exploded Front View

Admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:06:39 GMT

http://bovyrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/070327_tmaxx25_front.pdf

T-Max Exploded Rear View

Admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:03:23 GMT

http://bovyrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/070327_tmaxx25_rear1.pdf

T-Max Exploded Transmission View

Admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:00:20 GMT

http://bovyrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/070327_tmaxx25_tranny.pdf

T-Max Exploded Chassis View

Admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:57:23 GMT

http://bovyrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/070315_tmaxx25_chassis.pdf

T-Max Exploded Engine View

Admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:54:33 GMT

http://bovyrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/050926_trx25_explode.pdf

T-Max Parts list

Admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:50:32 GMT

http://www.traxxas.com/products/nitro/maxx/tmaxx/trx_tmaxx_parts-list.htm

Dining Table

Admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:17:15 GMT

This is a French style dining table, solid Alder and Cherry veneers.

The Mission

Admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:45:33 GMT

Our mission here is to supply everyone with a friendly, informative and versatile forum.

Everyone is welcome to add ideas and/or concerns to the "Site Related" section of Garage Inc.

It is not entirely possible to please everyone however, all ideas will be heard and considered.

In the event that this forum "Takes Off" being a large and active forum I may consider purchasing a domain which would make Garage Inc. easily found via search engine. In exchange for your FREE membership here at ...