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[John Galt III]

ls99, impressive repair, even more so when one considers the time pressure.

 

[mountainsoft]

I replaced the fittings on a couple of our garden hoses.

Home Depot, Lowes, and Amazon all carry the same cheap fittings. Those are thin metal, never fit right, often leak, and don't thread on well. The clamps get in the way when attaching the hose, and I've had to use hose clamps when the clam shell strips out.

I recently found these Eley heavy duty brass fittings. They are expensive at $11 each and require a special $27 tool to press them onto the hose. Pricey, but I have wasted a lot of money over the years on those cheap fittings that just fall apart.

ELEY Garden Hoses - The #1 Garden Hose

Say goodbye to poorly made water hoses and choose from Eley's inventory of durable garden hose options. With no lead, PVC, BPA, or phthalates, our garden hoses are drinking water safe!

www.eleyhosereels.com

I don't know how long these will last but they certainly feel nice and sturdy. Better than the original fittings that came on the hose. I could probably buy a new hose for not much more, but there is nothing wrong with the hoses. I'd rather fix them than add more to the landfill.

 

[chicamuxen]

I replaced the fittings on a couple of our garden hoses.

Home Depot, Lowes, and Amazon all carry the same cheap fittings. Those are thin metal, never fit right, often leak, and don't thread on well. The clamps get in the way when attaching the hose, and I've had to use hose clamps when the clam shell strips out.

I recently found these Eley heavy duty brass fittings. They are expensive at $11 each and require a special $27 tool to press them onto the hose. Pricey, but I have wasted a lot of money over the years on those cheap fittings that just fall apart.

ELEY Garden Hoses - The #1 Garden Hose

Say goodbye to poorly made water hoses and choose from Eley's inventory of durable garden hose options. With no lead, PVC, BPA, or phthalates, our garden hoses are drinking water safe!

www.eleyhosereels.com

I don't know how long these will last but they certainly feel nice and sturdy. Better than the original fittings that came on the hose. I could probably buy a new hose for not much more, but there is nothing wrong with the hoses. I'd rather fix them than add more to the landfill.

Wow, these are awesome. I do not like the cheap ones either. I did not know these were available. I have a couple Eley hose reels, so i am familiar with their quality. I will keep these in mind!

 

[skyking1]

The excavator pooped out on the job due to plugged fuel filter(s). I tried a drain and rinse to get it going, but failed to get a good prime. I ran for a pair of new filters and 10 gallons of fuel to assist with priming. New filters and I had to go to the engine driven pump and run that manual plunger to get everything primed.
Body surfing the counterweight to get to that one.

 

[bbqcoder]

I recently found these Eley heavy duty brass fittings. They are expensive at $11 each and require a special $27 tool to press them onto the hose. Pricey, but I have wasted a lot of money over the years on those cheap fittings that just fall apart.

ELEY Garden Hoses - The #1 Garden Hose

Say goodbye to poorly made water hoses and choose from Eley's inventory of durable garden hose options. With no lead, PVC, BPA, or phthalates, our garden hoses are drinking water safe!

www.eleyhosereels.com

I don't know how long these will last but they certainly feel nice and sturdy. Better than the original fittings that came on the hose. I could probably buy a new hose for not much more, but there is nothing wrong with the hoses. I'd rather fix them than add more to the landfill.

Great find! I was looking for better fittings a couple of years ago but didn't find anything. I like the look of these. Thanks for posting.

Good 100' heavy duty hoses cost $70-90 so it's definitely worthwhile to repair them. I suspect that these fittings look like they'll last forever unless you run over them with a car.

Looks like you have to buy those direct from them.

 

[Errollyn]

I had to replace the PTO shaft on my brush hog this weekend. While I was at it I tightened up loose bolts on the gear box, which required me to get under the mower...with all the proper safety measures in place to prevent disaster.

 

[euro]

The excavator pooped out on the job due to plugged fuel filter(s). I tried a drain and rinse to get it going, but failed to get a good prime. I ran for a pair of new filters and 10 gallons of fuel to assist with priming. New filters and I had to go to the engine driven pump and run that manual plunger to get everything primed.
Body surfing the counterweight to get to that one.
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Impressive! I've always admired folks who work on these massive machineries - there used to be a reality show about a guy up in Alaska who travelled all over the state to repair oversized equipment out in remote areas. Can't recall what the show's name was but I always enjoyed it.

 

[mountainsoft]

Great find! I was looking for better fittings a couple of years ago but didn't find anything. I like the look of these. Thanks for posting.

Good 100' heavy duty hoses cost $70-90 so it's definitely worthwhile to repair them. I suspect that these fittings look like they'll last forever unless you run over them with a car.

Looks like you have to buy those direct from them.

Yeah, I couldn't find any other seller other than Eley themselves.

 

[skyking1]

Impressive! I've always admired folks who work on these massive machineries - there used to be a reality show about a guy up in Alaska who travelled all over the state to repair oversized equipment out in remote areas. Can't recall what the show's name was but I always enjoyed it.

I'm the operator, but I will take on whatever I think I can do to keep the equipment running. Sometimes it is a big stretch of my comfort zone.
I removed the upper unit (15000 pounds) from the carbody to change out the slewing ring. That was pretty stretched!
I did have a consulting mechanic with the 4 foot torque wrenches come help me get it back together, but I got to this point by myself.

 

[38Chevy454]

That's a big job! Especially the weight involved.

 

[skyking1]

That's a big job! Especially the weight involved.

there is a swivel assembly that transmits 6 hoses down to the tracks. I had to cap all those lines and drop that 70 pound piece down.

Then I could use the machine's hydraulics to lift the front, and a 30 ton porta-power at the back on that big concrete block to lift the back. It was slow going.

I had to get it high enough to clear that gear on the right.
Then you pull the sun gears out of the final drives, and you can just drag the carbody and tracks out. It is freewheeling at that point and could get away from you on a hill.
These iddy biddy shafts hold it stationary with the drive motor brakes.

 

[John Galt III]

Dropped by a Lowes Home Improvement store to look at the price of 11 foot split rails for fencing. I was surprised to see the price was only $16.38, down from $18 a few years ago.

Also was happy to see that one end of the rail was actually tapered correctly, so I bought one for my fence repairs.

Almost always, both ends of the rail are not tapered enough to fit into the post openings, and you have to taper one or both of the rail ends yourself.

 

[sengsational]

Only kind of a "fix". This side of the house isn't good for growing anything, and even though there's a gutter above, it drips when it rains and splatters mud up the side of the house. I ordered the metal edging from Amazon. Unfortunately, I needed about 2 linear feet more than one pack, so had to buy two packs, so it was $120 instead of $60. A bit annoyed that they get that much for such a low-tech sheet of steel, but I couldn't find it below $1.80/ft unless it was really thin.

Then my landscape place wanted $260 for 1 yard of rocks + $110 delivery. Checking home depot, they had "clearance" rocks for $3/bag (normally $12!!). The whole pallet was 56 bags, and I needed them all. My calculation was 48, but that would not have been enough. 3.7 inches thick was about right.

Now I need to pressure wash the brick, hopefully one last time.

My notes:


56 bags at 0.4 cu ft each = 22.4 cu ft (0.83 cu yd)

33.1 ft x 26 inches= 72 sq ft covered.

22.4 / 72 = 0.31 ft thick (3.7 inches).

$3*56=$168 ==> $202/cu yd

Landscaping Place $260/cu yd + $110 delivery

 

[Jerry1]

I had a guy in today to fix the grout in my shower. He did a good job and got it looking good again and most importantly, water tight again. Most of the cracking was in the corners at the top so water wasn’t really an issue, but it needed fixed and I’m glad to get that one out of the way.

 

[Qs Laptop]

I had a guy in today to fix the grout in my shower. He did a good job and got it looking good again and most importantly, water tight again. Most of the cracking was in the corners at the top so water wasn’t really an issue, but it needed fixed and I’m glad to get that one out of the way.

Did the guy use some sort of epoxy/caulk to re-do the ground lines? Or did you have cracked tiles?

 

[Jerry1]

Did the guy use some sort of epoxy/caulk to re-do the ground lines? Or did you have cracked tiles?

He used a silicone sanded caulk. No cracked tiles and no problems with any of the grout lines in the field, just the corners/edges.

 

[skyking1]

Yes the sanded caulk is the way to handle the vertical to horizontal transition, and it does wear out over time. Mine is due on our walk in shower. I will freshen that up for the sale.
Hard grouting that place is a way to end up with leaks.

 

[skyking1]

I got the beetle on the lift next door yesterday and replaced the alternator pulley with sprag clutch and got the serpentine belt back on. I pulled it out and put our Tiguan up and in the middle of the rear brake job. I need to go get that special tool that turns and collapses the rear calipers. They rent it out at AutoZone.

 

[Time2]

I glued two pieces of 3/4" plywood together to make a new table for my Radial Arm Saw. I used a router and a straight edge to get a good edge against the fence.
The repair included a new fence and the back piece. I had to jack up the arm as it wasn't level, which worked well. It seems it sagged a little over the 38 years that I have had it, I bought it used and I have more than got my $125 worth from it! I have it all aligned and ready to cut siding and Soffit. We will soon start installing siding and trim on my sons house.

 

[John Galt III]

Happy with myself for struggling forward inch by inch to (finally) successfully replace one license plate. How hard can it be, right? Major PITA. Old screws and nuts were rusted. Liquid Wrench no help. Had to grind down the screw heads somewhat so I could then push them backwards and out of the bumper. Lots of excruciating details and frustrations and conflicting and/or non-existent information on the internet and from auto parts stores, that I will leave out of the story, lol. It's Miller time, for sure.

 

[JoeWras]

Happy with myself for struggling forward inch by inch to (finally) successfully replace one license plate. How hard can it be, right? Major PITA. Old screws and nuts were rusted. Liquid Wrench no help. Had to grind down the screw heads somewhat so I could then push them backwards and out of the bumper. Lots of excruciating details and frustrations and conflicting and/or non-existent information on the internet and from auto parts stores, that I will leave out of the story, lol. It's Miller time, for sure.

Yeah. My new habit is to get stainless steel screws if not originally provided. It helps, but also depends on the insert not corroding.

 

[freedomatlast]

Nylon screws work well too for that application. Will not corrode no matter how much salt and road grime they're exposed to.

 

[jollystomper]

The top of my telescoping golf ball retriever - the innermost telescoping section holding the retriever cup - got bent over through my carelessness, rendering it useless. I was set to buy a new one, but decided to try to repair it. It runed out to be an easy repair. I got a long two headed screw that I could jam the broken part on tightly halfway, then inserted the other half into the telescoping body. The screw keeps the top part from bending under pressure. Wrapped it all tightly with waterproof gorilla tape. I used it a few times this week, it worked fine.

 

[aja8888]

Nylon screws work well too for that application. Will not corrode no matter how much salt and road grime they're exposed to.

Nylon screws for me too!

 

[kgtest]

My furnace turned out to be a combination of failing inducer motor bearing (I suppose I could have tried to grease it) and the fact I hooked up the pressure switches backwards. (well, my father was helping, so maybe he accidentally did that.)

The thing that clued me in was the motor was losing speed and rpms...so I figured reverse the switches and make the inlet the outlet. Voila!