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What brand saw included no-name oil? I have used a lot of different 2-stroke oils for landscape equipment but have never encountered un-dyed oil.

I haven't had any bad experiences at Batteries+ but I do not think they offer anything special in terms of price or service. My last set of batteries, two G65 for a diesel truck, were the fancy NorthstarX2 AGMs and they did last beyond the warranty period by about 1 year, ~5yrs total, but each...

I have just about driven myself nuts going over all the various alternator options for a 3g upgrade in my truck. Basically any 3g alt that fits a Taurus, Sable, Windstar, or Lincoln Continental with the 3.8V6 will work for my application and there are quite a few options within those...

Just curious if anybody has come across data or can claim to know anything about the "catalyst" properties of Redline's 85+ diesel additive. To be clear I am NOT asking about lubricity but am asking about the alleged fuel catalyst properties. This product has been around a long time but very...

I live in the mountains not too far from the OP and every 1-2 years we flush our tankless heater with straight white vinegar with 5% acidity. I just use a bucket with a medium sized aquarium pump with tubing and the appropriate fitting to tap into the water heater inlet and a hose to drain back...

I guess I'll "weigh in" with another unscientific opinion here. I have struggled to lose weight most of my life and was overweight from about 13-38 despite any changes to my diet or any amount of exercise. There were a couple brief periods where I did lose weight but only because I was burning...

Just my own experience but Costco sells so much crap I would break my keyboard trying to type the list. Yes they sell lots of decent to good quality stuff but they clearly don't discriminate against garbage. Perhaps they are not known for selling sub-par products because their return policy is...

I once had an incident with an over the stove microwave. Sure the "incident" was my fault but at the same time what a stupid design. Why have anything flammable above a gas burner?

OSHA only allows heat shrink tubing to repair extension cords. Some heat shrink is pretty crappy while some is actually thick and durable, but I would still want to wrap tape over the heat shrink for abrasion resistance.

One thing about those induction cook tops is that your pans better have absolutely perfectly flat bottoms or heat distribution will be off. I'll give the flip side of the griddle answer in that it sounds nice, kind of like a sunroof, but then it rarely gets used and can be extraordinarily messy...

People are slaves to convenience and that's why Amazon is so successful. I have never once found Amazon to be either the best deal or the only place to purchase something. Personally you couldn't pay me to use Amazon but I know I am in the minority. I also avoid wal-mart like the plague...

Ahhh the wife--a chainsaw's only natural enemy.

The other advantage to buying a pro model saw is it will likely have higher resale value and especially so if it was clearly used by a homeowner and not abused. I give a big vote for the MS261 because I probably use it more than any other saw I own and I have had zero problems in 3-4 years of...

Not even close. Please elaborate. I use Stihl saws professionally and they are absolutely some of the best chainsaws on the market.--Husqvarna is great too. Through the years ALL makers of chainsaws have turned out some turds. I own and use some very old Stihl saws and some are great while...

Whether it's ICE or EV I am glad to see someone who chose to fix parts instead of replace the whole vehicle. Aside from the purely financial aspect of things there is the raw material and construction "environmental cost" of building something new from scratch. And the overall value of...

My generator with an 18hp Briggs V-Twin specs every 50hrs but the manuals make no mention of synthetic or dino.

"The Abominable Dr. Phibes"--I don't think there would have been any "Saw" movies without Dr. Phibes laying out some of the foundational elements. Todd Browning's "Freaks"--maybe not true horror but certainly an honorable mention. I do like some of the "Killjoy" & "Puppetmaster" series from Full...

If I recall correctly, jack up the suspect wheel, grab the tire at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock, and try to wiggle the tire back and forth. There should be no movement. If there is movement then it's likely the wheel bearing.

It's not a jump pack but I have a bunch of lithium batteries from Stihl and they are incredibly cold sensitive. Once the temps hit 50 degrees F, yes that's +50 not -50, the batteries usually will not charge until it warms up a bit. I can only guess that individual manufacturers have different...

Both X2 and Odyssey appear to be made by the same parent company, Enersys, so I would imagine quality is very similar between the two. FWIW, I have found Consumer Reports testing to be unreliable and I have often had opposite experiences from whatever they concluded, so as always, YMMV. But...