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    Heat Pump Question

    Doesn't sound right, I've got an 18kbtu unit and it'll keep a 1000SF space at 68F down into the single digits without using any auxilary heat strips. Head unit doesn't have them, there is an element in the ground unit to help with defrost but it rarely comes on.
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    Loctite PL 8x vs 3x adhesive

    why not use good polyurethane caulk? Construction adhesive doesn't have the stretch that a proper caulk does.
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    Tire dismounting - hack mechanic methods?

    find a buddy or a friend of a friend who races dirt track, lots of those guys have an old tire machine in the garage. All of them would dismount your tires for a case of beer
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    Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac RT

    I had factory duratracs on my 2018 silverado 2500hd and switched to the ultraterrains. Those duratracs had a really bad reverberating hum between 25-35mph that faded out by 70mph, had the road noise from day 1 and it never changed through the life of the tire. Went with the ultraterrains because...
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    Leaves on the lawn - rake, gas blower, battery blower, pay some one or power mulching ? Let them be?

    Gator G5 blades were a game changer for my leaf issues, we have a cabin that is pretty heavily canopied with a mix of oak and elm trees and about 1.5 acres. Some places the leaves are 6+ inches deep and 2-3 passes with the zero turn and they are pretty well broken down and settled below the...
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    Im search of a very high temperature oil in small qtys

    Krytox XHT grease might fit the bill, stable over 600F I'd look for oven chain lubricants
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    Can of Shellac blew up today

    They're still golfing in southern MN. My SIL just moved back from Denver, over 80 there on Sunday.
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    Has anyone added aftermarket exhaust to a chainsaw?

    You can run a 24" on that saw, skip chain will help immensely. They also have semi-skip which is between a regular chain and a skip chain. Pull the muffler off that saw and take a look at how choked up it is, I'd be suprised if the factory outlet is a 3/8 hole. Open that up to a at least 70% of...
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    Economics of running a small window AC unit

    mini split with a cassette head, they mount flush in the ceiling and look pretty much like a ceiling vent for the central air. https://senville.com/12000-btu-ceiling-cassette-air-conditioner-sena-12hf-ic/
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    Looking for the plastic paper material name that you can print on

    Koala makes a few, ones good for laser printer, the other is good for inkjet. Amazon has it...
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    Anybody know something about man lifts?

    I've seen a lot of those little lifts in schools around here. JLG makes good equipment, looks like a great purchase to me.
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    watch jumping time overnight

    Battery is low, temp in the house cools down overnight just enough for the battery voltage to drop. Warms up in the morning or when you put the watch on and starts acting normal again.
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    Help me visualize "Degree of Light"

    It's not a little less light, it's a significant difference in the perceived light output. A 1000 lumen light spread out over a 10' circle vs a 20' circle is a lumens/square foot change by a factor of 4
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    Traeger 575pro

    Rec Tec make the Traegers seem like tin foil buckets.
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    Mouse trap baiting

    bait the underside of the trip pedal, push it up through the holes in the pedal. They can't lick it all off without really getting in there, kraft singles works great applied the same way.
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