Christopher G Mendla
Speeding up a main water shutoff gate valve.
A simple hack to make opening and closing a gate valve faster
Continue readingAn easier way to load mulch – Quick tip
I am in the process of spreading 4 scoops of mulch in various gardens. Shoveling it into the dump trailer was doable, but tedious. I found a better way.
Continue readingRoadside assistance horror story.
This should have been a simple drive home from Cape May but it turned into a roadside assistance horror story.
Continue readingCleaning rusty screwdriver bits
Does it make sense to clean rusty screwdriver bits?
Continue readingWhat is a Dong Fang?
I’m not sure But this sounds like it could be nasty
Continue readingRepurposing old cinder blocks for a garden wall.
I am in the process of some serious cleanup of two Rhododendron beds at the end of my driveway. I needed a small wall between one of the beds and my neighbor’s property. The solution was to re-purpose some cinder blocks, 4×4’s and pavers that I had.
Continue readingCleaning the Carburetor on a 2003 Craftsman Roto Tiller.
I let my Craftsman Roto Tiller sit neglected in the shed for over three years. About an hour of carburetor cleaning got it running again.
Continue readingReplacing a head gasket on a Craftsman LT-1000 with a Briggs and Stratton Engine
My Craftsman tractor was blowing smoke from a blown head gasket. I opted to replace it myself.
Continue reading1950’s Crash – Philadelphia PA
A photo from either the late 1940’s or early 1950’s of a car that crashed into a store in Philadelphia
Continue readingReplacing the cutting deck and a mandrel on a lawn tractor.
It’s that time of the year again. Time to remove the plow and put the cutting deck back on. This year, I had to replace a mandrel.
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