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manfredo

manfredo

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xtsho said:
Replaced one of the headlights in the ladies car again. There has to be something going on because these things are popping way too often. I feel like tracking down the jerk that thought having to drop the front bumper to change a headlight was a good idea and having a little chat. :mrgreen:

But seriously, I know why they do this. It's so people can't work on their own cars and you have to take it to the stealership for every little thing and pay them $150 just to swap a headlight. They're making it hard for independent mechanics to even work on some of these cars. Screw them. Some of us can still turn a wrench and do it ourselves even as difficult as they make it.

One of the ladies friends had to take her Ford Escape in to get the alternator replaced. Cost her $800. I said she got ripped off until I looked online and saw that the alternator is buried under the motor and you have to remove the strut, engine mount, jack up the motor just to get to it.

They don't engineer them to last. They engineer them to be difficult to work on yourself and expensive to repair.
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My step brother is the service manager at the local Honda dealership....He said the service department is where they make all their money, not selling new cars...And yes, they are thieves.
 
raratt

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In a continuation of my tiller drama I have been searching for one that doesn't use belts as the drive mechanism. I guess it is cheaper to build them with that configuration because all of the less expensive models use it. Less meaning $800 or so. I also have to find one that the California smog gestapo have signed off on. I did find one that has an actual gear drive transmission, however it runs about $1100. I guess you get what you pay for, and since it is a Troy Built model the resale on it should be good when i get to the point that I can no longer use it. I guess I could get a little trailer and do tilling for some extra money.
 
Bareback

Bareback

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raratt said:
In a continuation of my tiller drama I have been searching for one that doesn't use belts as the drive mechanism. I guess it is cheaper to build them with that configuration because all of the less expensive models use it. Less meaning $800 or so. I also have to find one that the California smog gestapo have signed off on. I did find one that has an actual gear drive transmission, however it runs about $1100. I guess you get what you pay for, and since it is a Troy Built model the resale on it should be good when i get to the point that I can no longer use it. I guess I could get a little trailer and do tilling for some extra money.
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I’m working on my old tiller today as well, I just lost the little s hook that goes between the carb and the linkage. It’s in the gravel driveway somewhere:wall::wall::wall::wall:
I’m hoping it’s magnetic but I doubt it.
 
go go kid

go go kid

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had some quality time with my dad, hes not got his head around the CBD aspect of my growing, , he thinks im part of the skunk crown who have a bad name here in the uk. they blame all cannabis related crime, illness on the skunk strain.
so we got all the recycling out the way, 4 car loads and we stll have the metal to take to the scrap yard, its amazing how much copper you can scrounge out of peoples skips as well as usefull bits n piecies you get too.
so yeah. i spent the time with my 8oyr old dad whos getting past it.
he had a blader infction that hospitalised hm and he says he feels past it after. realy sad as de =used to be full of beans before it
 
xtsho

xtsho

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raratt said:
In a continuation of my tiller drama I have been searching for one that doesn't use belts as the drive mechanism. I guess it is cheaper to build them with that configuration because all of the less expensive models use it. Less meaning $800 or so. I also have to find one that the California smog gestapo have signed off on. I did find one that has an actual gear drive transmission, however it runs about $1100. I guess you get what you pay for, and since it is a Troy Built model the resale on it should be good when i get to the point that I can no longer use it. I guess I could get a little trailer and do tilling for some extra money.
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No till gardening is pretty popular these days and gives great results. It doesn't disrupt the soil ecosystem.
 
go go kid

go go kid

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Bareback said:
Wrecken how many stamps it would take to send that by mail.
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i just put my gretswch guitar in for repair too, i dred how much thats going to cost. the jack plug came out and needs putting back in. should have tightened it up, but i was stoned and playing up a storm with my new flatley poison ive fuzz pedal and plain forgot about it lol
 

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go go kid

go go kid

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xtsho said:
No till gardening is pretty popular these days and gives great results. It doesn't disrupt the soil ecosystem.
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that all good n well intill you have 7 1/2 acres to play with. were only just starting to use our aceridge , weve let the sheep farmer use it, in exchange for his cutting our over grown track sides down once a year, we have a faily healthy crop of brambles growing up its sides.
as for our tiller, weve not used in in all the years weve owned the property too. im sure it needs a good seeing to after standing idal for all these years. .
but seeing baby lambs on our fields is woth it, there so playdull and full of life, jumping and playing the days away. its only just started lambing season too, bu we have 3 arge fields of them
 
xtsho

xtsho

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go go kid said:
that all good n well intill you have 7 1/2 acres to play with. were only just starting to use our aceridge , weve let the sheep farmer use it, in exchange for his cutting our over grown track sides down once a year, we have a faily healthy crop of brambles growing up its sides.
as for our tiller, weve not used in in all the years weve owned the property too. im sure it needs a good seeing to after standing idal for all these years. .
but seeing baby lambs on our fields is woth it, there so playdull and full of life, jumping and playing the days away. its only just started lambing season too, bu we have 3 arge fields of them
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They do no-till on large scale farms. It's becoming more common. It saves money from less fuel and fertilizer use and improves the soil health.

www.usda.gov

Saving Money, Time and Soil: The Economics of No-Till Farming

For farmers across the country, it comes as no surprise to hear that conservation tillage practices – particularly continuous no-till – can save time and money compared to conventional tillage. The potential benefits of no-till are well-documented, from improving soil health to reducing annual...
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go go kid

go go kid

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xtsho said:
They do no-till on large scale farms. It's becoming more common. It saves money from less fuel and fertilizer use and improves the soil health.

www.usda.gov

Saving Money, Time and Soil: The Economics of No-Till Farming

For farmers across the country, it comes as no surprise to hear that conservation tillage practices – particularly continuous no-till – can save time and money compared to conventional tillage. The potential benefits of no-till are well-documented, from improving soil health to reducing annual...
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i totaly agree with the no tilling farming, mum wants to till it for some reason, probably because of the toll it would take on her and dad, they are 80 now. im suprised at mums decision though, she probably wants to get her moneys wort out of it after paying out for it lol
 
doublejj

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raratt

raratt

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Just rent one. $100 a day .....
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Rent a Rear Tine Tiller Rental from one of our over 1,200 THD rental locations. Call your local store for same day pickup availability.
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About an 80 mile round trip to pick one up, use it, and take it back, at least twice a year. They don't rent stuff at the Lincoln one. Not sure if they have a trailer to use with it either, I'm not picking it up to put it into my truck...
 
doublejj

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raratt said:
About an 80 mile round trip to pick one up, use it, and take it back, at least twice a year. They don't rent stuff at the Lincoln one. Not sure if they have a trailer to use with it either, I'm not picking it up to put it into my truck...
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I bought the crew one of these mini tillers. Super light weight and they can till right in the smart pot. You might look at one of these...
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