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In my community, you need a permit issued by the police to knock on someones door. $100 per person for a 30 day permit. $1000 fine if you dont have the permit. Hours are restricted too. With a permit, you can knock on all the doors you want between the hours of 9am and 5pm. All solicitors...

Thats pretty common in CT. The lumber yard that I work for has a True Value Hardware store in one of our offices. They are Stihl and Exmark dealers. They stock parts for almost every tool they sell. The owner of the company hates when anyone has to tell a customer that something is...

I would say throw it out. Your rail is cracked and who knows what else is damaged. It will never straighten out like it was not will it be as strong. (crack evident in picture to the right of the middle rung)

Not to be ignorant, but what does modifying a muffler do for the saw? I understand less back pressure, but wont that cause premature engine damage/failure? If it creates more power, what do I do to modify my MS 290?

I was using a box fan to push the heat from my family room to the rest of the house. I wasnt really impressed with this. A friend told me to use one of those little corner doorway fans from Home Depot. I was a little weary, but after finding myself standing infront of them I said why not. At...

Just the other day, I was looking at Facebook and read a post by our new Probate Judge. He was complaining that he had to shell out $1000 to fill his oil tank. I've spent maybe $150 on chain, bar oil, gas, and mix and that will last me all winter. Who is smarter now? I heat my entire...

Just be careful putting signs on power/phone poles. As was explained by my local police force, the poles are property of the respective utility. The utilities claim that driving an "unauthorized" nail into the pole puts the technicians at risk of being cut/scratched by the nail, pierced...

I noticed when I got my 290 that it got easier to start over time. It started hard for the first 2 months and about the time I was going to take it back to the dealer I noticed that it started easier. It was 3 degrees out this morning and it started on the 3rd pull. "Call me stupid, call me...

I was a little shocked when I saw the price ($10.00 per gallon) but if it stores forever and doesnt wear out carbs like ethanol than it is worth it. I was really shocked when the town said we could buy it even though we have to swap all tools over at the same time.

I was wondering if anyone is using Tool Fuel in their saw? My fire dept is looking to switch to Tool Fuel to cut down on maint. costs and repairs and lessen the amount of "stale" fuel.

What about using clean, new motor oil? Ive used that a few times when out of bar oil just to finish chunking trees

Dalmation90 - 1 thing that my department invested in this year was various sizes of chimney pipe brushes and fiberglass poles. We have run into alot of lined chimneys and would rather use brushes designed to clean the pipe instead of causing the homeowner an added expense of replacing the...

Basicly, you had a malfunction, not a chimney fire. The high temps in the stove, chimney, and surrounding area was due to your ashpan. A chimney fire is the uncontolled burning of built up creosot in your chimney. You sound like the type of guy that is afraid to ask for help. The fire...

Ok, what happened last year?

DOT sucks - they hassle trucks for a cracked reflector but smile and wave at the car with entire tail lights missing. Basicly, you need to make sure the truck is mechanicly sound as the day it was first sold. They dont care if a rock chipped your windshield 10 minutes ago or an 1/8th of a mile...

Blower motor is working fine. I vaccumed the air intake grates today to see if they were clogged. Glass door. No idea what the temps are Only draft control is on the insert. I've been burning with the draft open all the way to try and get more heat. Inside the stove, the wood is not...

Hey guys, I have a problem. I have a 5 year old Regency wood insert. When I bought it, it was the "mid sized" stove. I have a 1400 sq ft cape that the stove has had no problem keeping at 80+/- degrees all winter. This year, the stove is struggling to maintain 68 degrees. I have a mix of...

Actually, the oil was pretty easy to get rid of. I had an oil tank that I cut in half. I put it on the property line next to his green firewood for sale. I tossed in a few dozen pieces of his wood and poured in his oil. Dropped in a road flare and let him work in a warm environment. He wasn't...

1986 Chevy 1 ton crew cab - before they were cool to own. 2 wheel drive, 454 and 3 speed auto. Thing could pull down a house. A trip across town cost 1/4 of a tank but luckily it had the twin tanks that would burst into flames if T-boned. Once in a while, the muffler on the passenger side...

I don't know the axe you are talking about, but I carry the firemans axe from Harbor Freight with me. It has a pick head so it is good for pulling logs out of a pile when reptiles are active and is a good hand tool when cutting and splitting. I also like it for in the woods when un desirable...