Recent content by Speed25

You're definitely correct. As proof to that point, Duke Energy locally will give me $700 to replace my old HVAC unit with a new, all-electric 15 SEER heat pump. On the other hand, if I do a new 15 SEER dual-fuel (gas and electric) heat pump, they'll give me $2,500. The only rational reason I...

Unlike you, I decided to wait until the snow stopped, haha. Got right at a foot of snow on top of the inches of sleet that were still on the ground. At least this snow was light and cleared MUCH more easily than the sleet last week. Gotta give the little BX credit, it handled it like a champ...

Well, not snow, and not really plowing, but the loader did great work with 3" of sleet and a coating of ice on top. Thankfully it reached a balmy 32F yesterday with a pleasant 30mph breeze, so the driveway dried off before dropping to 3F this morning. Decidedly cold for NC. We've been in a...

Yup, generator and tractor are filled and ready to go, with extra fuel for each. Definitely not a fan of freezing rain, so I'm hoping for some snow initially, covered with sleet later as that makes for a lot easier clearing than just ice. It's supposed to be windy right after the storm, so I'm...

Took the mower deck off, put the turf tires, loader and BH back on in preparation for snow/sleet removal this weekend. Definitely not the usual use for my BX here in NC. I suspect I'll be missing the heated cab, snowblower and blade that the tractor came with when I originally bought it...

When I see "damsinking", I think of a cofferdam where you're literally sinking sheet metal panels into the bed below to create a water-tight enclosure which is then usually pumped dry. I'd done some drafting for an Army Corp of Engineers cofferdam project decades ago. Pretty fascinating stuff.

I'm cheap, so I just stick with OEM since they work well for me. I just shopped for wipers for four vehicles and name-brand aftermarket ones were 2x to 3x as much as the stock ones. One of the rare instances when the dealership isn't ripping you off, though I usually buy parts when they have...

What brand of cab? My BX Curtis cab had the windshield on its own hinges/latches and no amount of torsion would bother it in the least.

The tag says BX25 though the stickers say BX25D on later models, but I think the BX23S started in 2017, so maybe the 25 was unsold stock, sold in 2017?

I'd recommend looking for 4k cameras at a minimum as the higher resolution is very helpful when you need to pull up footage to identify someone or a vehicle. A UPS (battery backup) is also nice if you lose power often, but that's a separate battery you can buy at a later date. I've been running...

So true. School doesn't seem to teach them WHY the code was there in the first place. Old inspectors understand the WHY and are reasonable in how you fix a problem, even if it isn't to the letter of the code book. More frustratingly is that the international code most places use is 50 shades...

I've had the opposite experience. Craigslist has been good to me in recent years as scammers seem to have mostly moved on to the more popular Marketplace. Oddly though, I used to have people dicker on prices on Craigslist, but most sales in the last few years just show up with cash and don't...

It's okay, wouldn't fit my waist either. :ROFLMAO:

We've got 90-octane ethanol-free juice around here for ~10 cents more than premium and it goes in all the small engines with Sta-Bil, and I rarely don't drain fuel after use, with no issues thus far, though everything is stored in a humidity-controlled environment. I also run the same...