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Wheel Horse lawn tractor wheel slipping

I've got an hold Wheel Horse lawn tractor (probably from the 80s) with a 12 hp engine. I got it about 5 years ago, and...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jj21
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by jj21

submersible well pump

I have a 4" steel well casing, the top 5' of the casing is so encrusted with rust scale that I can't get the pump out....
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ppp
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by ppp

Cold Patch For Asphalt Driveway

Hi, Have some decent size holes in my old asphalt driveway. Perhaps 8" or so deep X a foot or so long. True holes; not...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rgsros
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by rgsros

facing of cabinet below sink

this is a fairly new cabinet(s)(approx 2yrs) ....but under the kitchen sink the bottom of the facing which includes bot...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mlyle5
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by mlyle5

Tomato cages

I have 5 ft tomato cages but the plants will probably reach 7 ft and are now falling down. Should the plants be pruned,...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Mark_Ransley
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mark_Ransley

Pin holes

I grab a paint can from the basement to paint a door. After the job I notice a puddle of pain under the can, a trail of...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boobooililililil
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by boobooililililil

Unsticking a frozen back brake cable

...on a bicycle that hasn't been used in a while. It doesn't look rusty, but that's probably what it is. Liquid Wrench,...
61 comments posted 16yrs
posted by zxcvbob
61 comments posted 16yrs posted by zxcvbob

Automatic Pool Water Leveler, Anyone Built One?

In the summer I probably lose 150 gallons a day or so to evaporation with the level falling about 1/4" per day. If it f...
45 comments posted 16yrs
posted by scharf.steven
45 comments posted 16yrs posted by scharf.steven

installing new toilet over slab

Should I go above the slab with a raised platform or jack hammer out a space to put level with top of foundation slab?...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bradmm
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by bradmm

Installing Gas Range

Installation of a gas range requires running a new gas line from the basement utility room to the kitchen, a total of a...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by david
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by david

Bona Polyurethane Wood Floor Finish

Has anyone reading this used this Bona? Is it worth the high price? http://shop.bestwoodfloor.com/product.aspx?id=165 A...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by TonySivori
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by TonySivori

Brake job on Craftsman Tractor

Subject: 1997 Craftsman garden tractor. 18 horse Kohler engine. Model 917.251492 This beast needs a brake job and it lo...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wlslaton
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by wlslaton

Looking for electric outlet

I want an outlet that i can attach romex to that has blades sticking out. I found this kit but it costs $50.00 If i fin...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by desgnr
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by desgnr

Mixer motor suggestions

I bought an old cement mixer. About 24" in diameter, about 24" deep. Old, old, old. Has new big pulley on the end of sh...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate