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I have an old troy bilt tiller with the 206cc Intek briggs. It needs a $75 replacement carburetor or a $99 predator repower....

A buddy used to have a Mazda protege, the tires he got a "great deal" on had very few legible to me numeric digits on the sidewall and everything else was Chinese I suppose. No usuall D.O.T. codes visible. Same guy also let a co-worker take his car to a guy that he knew who could pass his...

In the last 5 years, I've been slowly phasing out incandescent and cfl's in my home to LED where I can. I'm mostly using the Cree bulbs from Home Depot and just before I thread them in I write the date it was installed on the base of the bulb. I had a few that the frosted glass globes came...

I'll cast my vote for the BFG KO2's, I bought a set for my f250 from Tread Depot not long after they were released. I've put about 8k miles on them and I'm very pleased so far. I live in south Louisiana so I'll likely never know how they perform in the snow. Ive been using the truck lately...

We had some Goodyear weather handler fuel max tires on our caravan when we got it. They were dated mid 2010/ late 2009 but they looked great. A little light dry rot but the tread looked great. I woke up one morning to a flat so I checked it for nails, screws or tacks. Nothing. When I checked...

At 28k my, OEM air filter in my 6.7 power stoke was black and looked horrible. The filter minder gauge which I was counting on, still showed plenty of life left. I've resolved to check the filter regardless now.

It's been over two years since My dealings with Toyota, I've given up with them. I called around for a few more estimates on getting the wheels refinished. http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct...&vid=019310 These are looking better and better. Even with buying a new set of lugs. One company...

When I bought my truck, I went to find a 4x4, gas powered, crew cab XLT. Of course all they had on the lot were diesels. The few gassers they had were bare bones work truck single cab or ext cabs. After running all the numbers, with rebates on upper trim levels and the diesels, it cost more to...

The alloy wheels on my wife's 2011 Camry se began to corrode under the clear coat within not long after we bought the car. I did a little googling and found this was common on toyotas and Lexus in northern cold weather climates and many had luck with replacement under warranty. I brought the...

In my younger years I took a summer job cutting grass at an oil refinery. After putting my weight into the clutch of that tired, old John Deere 10 hrs a day, I'd get in my little 5 speed ford ranger to head home in the evening and unnecessarily stomp a dent in the floor pan for the first few...

Originally Posted By: raytseng Originally Posted By: CoconutTelegraph There are places local to me that will rent 2 own "rims". I'd imagine well before the time they're paid off it'll be time to replace those 35 series 26" tires. This is a bit of snootiness. Just about every single tire and...

There are places local to me that will rent 2 own "rims". I'd imagine well before the time they're paid off it'll be time to replace those 35 series 26" tires.

My wife and were looking into a larger vehicle for our family. She's loyal to toyota, so that's where we started. She didn't want the "minivan stigma" so we avoided those. We looked at the 4Runner and the highlanders. At the time, the fwd highlander tow rating was 5000lbs. The full frame, solid...

I prefer McGard for a brand. I bought a truck once with locking lugs and no "key" for them. I contacted a local tire place that assured me he could remove them. The tech merely hammered an impact socket over the round outside of the lug and zipped them off quickly. So easy they didn't even...

Is that the LT3000? Great winch!! I bought one of those in 2012 from Amazon. It was a "lightning deal", paid $88 for it. I also found an discounted, open-box warn mount for $45. My only complaint was the paint began to peel/ flake off of the motor due to rust under the finish. I removed the...