Recent content by rdedrick

I watched three videos this guy did on balancing using an oscilloscope. I'm definitely going to try this one and maybe work my way up to a wheel balancer for my motorcycles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6tFXC4Hk0I

On the last set of mulching blades I bought the hole was not centered and the blades would have hit. Also way off balance. A few minutes on the grinder remedied the problem

Check your battery voltage at the starter while engaging the starter. the voltage should stay in the 10 volt range at the lowest. If not you need a battery. Or do some load testing on the "new" solenoid. My daughter's mower was down most of the summer because of a bad new solenoid. If it all...

I found a tool for cleaning terminals. It may be pricey at over $25 dollars for the average person's needs but if you work on multiple machines or any vehicle it's great. A piloted bonding brush. A couple seconds using it chucked in a drill you have clean metal. Both the terminal and also a...

If its down to half its size due to corrosion that's a big difference. Using PI 3.14 half the diameter is far less than half. Cut he cable and re-crimp back to where the cable has no corrosion. Or replace it. It will make a difference. for minor oxidation use some "Deoxit" and a brush it comes...

Batteries are not what they used to be that's for sure. Get a battery maintainer with a de-sulphating function. Also Amazon sells a de-sulphater that you can connect to your battery. A few people feel they don't work because they work slowly. Everyone wants results. A person I mow for pulled...

Iv'e been using mulching blades on my Ferris 61" deck for years. Wet or dry. Iv'e never seen this kind of build up

I uses this one. It seems to be accurate. You need access to a rotating part to affix a piece of tape or paint stripe to. It also works on anything rotating, like a lathe or ventilation fan...

Do you have spark?

They work the best when the outside circumference chain is down the sidewalls away from the treat. So the circumference is too small to go over the tread. If the chains were sized for a narrower tire they won't be able to do that.

It can damage diesels with their higher compression if you use too much. The thing it will do is wash down the cylinder walls if you use a lot of regularly. A lawn mowing job I do the owner has a Husqvarna mower in the shed he would like me to use once in a while. It is fairly new and he said...

When I first bought my Ferris I had trouble removing the blades even with a 1/2 air wrench. Since then I picked up a really long breaker bar on sale cheap at Harbor Freight.

Adding to that. The machines at box stores are branded by paint alone. They are usually made by MTD. If you have a large acreage to mow avoid them. If you are mowing a large lawn and price is an issue find a low hour commercial. I mow a 6 acre lawn. Years ago I picked up a Bobcat three...

I've seen people using locking pliers to keep the tires flat. As in the beads pinched together. It seems to work really well. I technique for motorcycle tires is to flatten them and use strong zip ties all around the tire to keep the beads together. Then its easier to keep the bead in the...