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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
People paying 60k for a 16' trailer, IMHO, need a mental eval... Seems America has become callous to the extremely stupid prices for products and just keep buying the crap anyway.
80k for 40 yr old motor home is insane. Steeveedee is right, just from sitting all those years, it will need a lot of work. I nearly spit my coffee out when you posted the price. I would have a hard time justifying 40k...but that's just me and having grown up in a low income family in the 50's. |
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Our newer tractor couldn’t hold up to the Marybeth torture test . Told me yesterday it’s not cutting right and it’s hard to turn .
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Have you ever tried to fit 10 lbs. into a 5 pound sack? Try getting a big fridge into a house built in 1957 that wasn't designed to take one that big. I had to shave the cabinet and hack up the tile which is okay because it's going away. This was just a test fit. I've still got to get the floor in. But it's in. Now I have only about 5000 other things to do.
And do you see that paint can? NEVER BUY THAT PAINT!! It's garbage. It took 4 coats. They call it "Easy Care'. There's nothing easy about it. They should call it white snot. ![]()
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Oh yeah. My wife just had to have a double door with ice n water. I told her what the opening width was and we went shopping. She got the absolute widest fridge that would fit that measurement and with one door opening on a wall, well it could only open to less than 90* and it's a pain. In retrospect, I should have given her two inches less.
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Now there's something you don't hear every day....
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It's hard to find anything for sale that is "worth it" when it comes to money asked. How about a fake patina '64 SWB with 350/TH350 for $98k?
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I sold my old house. Well kinda sorta. After only one day on the market I got a cash offer for full asking price and before I could respond I got another for more and then another for even more. I couldn't believe it. These people are fighting over it. So I'm just sitting back and watching the bidding war for a bit. I thought that I'd be sitting on the place for at least a couple of months but it seems that isn't the case.
I just wanted to get rid of the place but if they want to keep jacking up the price then I can live with that. ![]()
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Started the new steps for back entrance of the rental . And wouldn’t you know my Dewalt 18v impact driver bit the dust it started smoking and I wasn’t even using it . I was down to the last battery anyway . I ended up buying a 24v Flex with the stacked battery . Little pricey but it has a lifetime warranty if you buy it before Dec 31 . Just need to register it online within 30 days of purchase . I have to say it out performs the Dewalt . I like that it has different settings of power so you don’t overdrive the screw .
This is the landing out the sliding door there will be two steps to the patio .
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I'm not familiar with the Flex brand in this area. I bought a 12v DeWalt impact driver about 7 years ago and was never impressed with the power. After the batteries died, I bought a Milwaukee 18v and the power level about quadrupled from the 12v. Now I have the 1/2" impact, a circular saw and a speed ratchet. Looking at the string trimmer, but it's rather spendy. I bought a 4 cycle string trimmer 10 years ago, to reduce emissions from the 2 cycle, but WOW, that thing is heavy.
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I use a DeWalt 18v impact driver almost every day. I'd say it's my most used tool outside of tape, pencil, square, maybe even hammer. I bought mine for $20 at a flea market 10 or more years ago. I already had 18v tools, so batteries and chargers. Now I buy cheap imitation batteries and a charger off Ebay, $50 for 2 batteries and a charger. So far so good. I still have one DeWalt battery dated 11/18 that performs as it should. I don't know what way I'll go when it comes time to replace my 18v tools. The 1/2" drill/driver/hammer fell off a step ladder in the cold last Dec. and broke beyond repair. I've been running a cord for drills and the rotary hammer.
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I have just about converted from De Walt to Milwaukee 100%. Nothing against the De Walt tool itself but the batteries became so expensive to replace and I had no luck with the brand X knock-off batteries.
I would watch for a sale on De Walt.. eg. 1/2" drill motor, charger and 2 batteries $100 when 2 batteries were $90. Bottom line I had lots of drill motors and few workable batteries as the life span seemed awfully short for the price. The Milwaukee batteries as a whole seem to have a much longer life span, 2/3rds the price and so far the cheap brand X batteries are performing well also. |
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I bought a Milwaukee circular saw and drill driver when they first started making cordless tools many years ago. Neither one cut the mustard. I tried using them for a little while until I actually tossed them in the trash out of disgust. That's when I went to the 18v DeWalts I still use, which was around '95 or '96. That's great Milwaukee finally offers good tools now. I've had a bad taste in my mouth a long time, but with good reviews I'd consider them again. About 10 years ago the Sawzall gave out. We were cutting the skin off a bedside and the housing can in two where the motor attaches to the handle/switch. We finished it up with two guys operating the Sawzall, a cutter and a switch man
![]() The deal with the batteries was at Fathers Day and Christmas they'd put out 2-packs. Single 18v batteries were $90 and the 2-packs were $120. I bought all my batteries Nov/Dec or May/June. I refused to buy a single for $90. and now look at what lithium ion batteries cost! Dayum! My son bought some Ryobi tools when he worked at Home Depot. I've been using them around here and they all seem as well made as anything else. No issues in performance and they are a couple years old now. If they are significantly cheaper than the more favored brands I'll switch to them. Plus both of us will have the same batteries and chargers
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I bought a Milwaukee circular saw and drill driver when they first started making cordless tools many years ago. Neither one cut the mustard. I tried using them for a little while until I actually tossed them in the trash out of disgust. That's when I went to the 18v DeWalts I still use, which was around '95 or '96**. That's great Milwaukee finally offers good tools now. I've had a bad taste in my mouth a long time, but with good reviews I'd consider them again. About 9 years ago the Sawzall gave out. We were cutting the skin off a bedside and the housing can in two where the motor attaches to the handle/switch. We finished it up with two guys operating the Sawzall, a cutter and a switch man
![]() The deal with the batteries was at Fathers Day and Christmas they'd put out 2-packs. Single 18v batteries were $90 and the 2-packs were $120. I bought all my batteries Nov/Dec or May/June. I refused to buy a single for $90. and now look at what lithium ion batteries cost! Dayum! My son bought some Ryobi tools when he worked at Home Depot. I've been using them around here and they all seem as well made as anything else. No issues in performance and they are a couple years old now. If they are significantly cheaper than the more favored brands I'll switch to them. Plus both of us will have the same batteries and chargers ** EDIT: That's not right. I first bought a 14v DeWalt drill/driver after the Milwaukees. That was in the late-80s. That was back when cases were steel. The charger went up on that. I used the model# to order a new one but it was for 18v type batteries. DeWalt didn't change anything about the model# when they changed the design ![]()
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I’m really liking the Flex . Has three settings for driving screws tried it on some drywall at #1 setting as per the instructions and it drove it with just a little dimple . There are 3 power levels for screws and 2 power levels just for self drilling screws . I tried the most powerful setting and you really need to hold onto the tool or it’ll spin right out of your hand when the screw is home . Battery is still at 3/4 charge my old one I would have changed out the battery . The tool is a little heavy though .
Tim I have a couple of Ryobi 20v tools that I was given Father’s Day and birthday the drill is ok except the chuck doesn’t stay tight in the bit I find I have to rechuck every few drills . The reciprocating saw works well I gave it to my son because his went south after many hours of abuse for the money there a good tool . I bought a Dewalt 20v to replace it .
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Discovered this isn’t for wood . It’s to cut ice blocks from a lake to be stored for summer use.
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