powerboatr
Hellcat
my 20 plus year old compressor died a few years ago
...just as i said i needed to go to lowes...i think there is a correlation....picked up a craftsman bigger , higher psi, etc for dirt cheap....they hide them
What are you doing right now??
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...just as i said i needed to go to lowes...i think there is a correlation....picked up a craftsman bigger , higher psi, etc for dirt cheap....they hide them
youngolddude
Professional
It was 50 for a high last year, so I'm not complaining. Early morning hours can be an issue trying to grab shells and load the shotgun. BP shooters shoot into the sun until it rises later and typically no wind early. 
Old_Me
Emissary
ok, i went to my basement minutes ago, yesterday it was too blasted cold to do so.
i use
Lucas Ethanol Fuel Conditioner with stabilizers
can't go wrong with Lucas products.
i got mine at Advance Auto
as for using Howes? yes, but i had to get permission (was hard to get) from the shop for me to use in thier trucks. i never bought Howes on my own, since i did not own the equipment.
Howes was and i think still is, made here in RI, but i have to think too that they have facilities in other states
as for gasoline, i toogo the highest octane, usually 92, but if i can get to a Sunoco station, i think they have 95 octane..??
and i still use Sta-Bil as well
i should point out too.....
this IS NOT the "blue colored" anti-ethanol i was talking about earlier.......that was a different product.
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powerboatr
Hellcat
OH CRAP inflation
its now 549
i paid 229 ....
thats an insane price increase in 2 years
Old_Me
Emissary
i got this under powered compressor from a tool salesman back in the late 1970's, before i left an got into trucking.
to be honest, it can only take 1 lug nut off then i have to wait...to fill up the tank again..lol since most air tools are 90 psi, this one only produces 40
it has been pretty much only used for airing up tires, on all our cars, when the kids were still living here..the last time i changed the oil, was Feb. '21, straight 30w
and this "pancake" compressor i got maybe 3 years ago from Harbor Freight to just blow out my guns, when i spray them with cleaner.....no oil to change ever...and its a noisy little bugger
to be honest, it can only take 1 lug nut off then i have to wait...to fill up the tank again..lol since most air tools are 90 psi, this one only produces 40
it has been pretty much only used for airing up tires, on all our cars, when the kids were still living here..the last time i changed the oil, was Feb. '21, straight 30w
and this "pancake" compressor i got maybe 3 years ago from Harbor Freight to just blow out my guns, when i spray them with cleaner.....no oil to change ever...and its a noisy little bugger
HayesGreener
SAINT
I just looked at that one. Headed into Home Depot now to see what they have.
OldGrunt
Hellcat
I picked up one of these to try out for the pressure tank on my well. I'll wrap the rest of the exposed pipes and casing, toss an electric blanket around the wrapped pipes, and then cover the blanket with a tarp to keep it dry. Probably way overkill for the temps we are expected to get. We "might" get down to 32 degrees for a couple of hours. But better safe than sorry.
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Bassbob
Guest
Is your tank outside ?
OldGrunt
Hellcat
Yes.
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Bassbob
Guest
That would never work here. The 3 houses across the road are on a shared well and the well house is outside. About the size of a doghouse. They keep a space heater in there and it runs all winter long.
Even if I lived someplace it rarely got below freezing I would have my pressure tank in the house. Just me.
OldGrunt
Hellcat
I was in the process of building an 8'x8' well house but found out I had to have "permits" to build it. And I live out in the country. I had already framed up the walls for it. So I cut them in half, thinking I would just put up a 4' wall around the well and leave the top open. Then cover that with a tarp when we expected a freeze. That was shot down too. It was still considered a "structure". I did find out I could put up three walls, leaving one side open without having to get permits, but total knee replacement surgery put that on hold. My three-sided wall will go up later in the year when I'm recovered enough to do it.
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Bassbob
Guest
That's insane. I'm not in a city, but I'm not way out in the sticks either. I've done room additions, septic tanks and drain fields, decks and completely gutted the interior of the house I live in ( interior stud walls held up by bottle jacks while I replaced the floor joists and subfloor), replaced every stick of plumbing and every piece of wire and never pulled a single permit.
OldGrunt
Hellcat
Unfortunately, my well is about 50 feet from the house, and can easily be seen from the road. We seldom get hard freezes here, but I wanted to build the well house nice enough that it would match the house, just to cover up an ugly pressure tank and the piping/electrical stuff. To me, it looks like an eyesore sitting out in my yard. I'll play their game and put up a three-sided wall to conceal it. Plus I had found out that even if I had got the permits, it would have raised my property taxes by improving on the land. I'll put up my wall and then plant some hedges near it to hide it from the road. It's a money game. Everybody wants a piece of the pie.
rcurtner
Hellcat
Hear ya, built a small storage bldg in my backyard didn't get a permit. Got caught almost had to tear it down. Due to VA rating don't have to pay property taxes.
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Bassbob
Guest
I'm not sure they're allowed to make you tear it down. I can tell you for certain they can't make you dig up your drain field, though they can backcharge you for a permit even though it isn't possible to get a permit here because it's a flood way. If you tear down a structure and bury it on your property they can't make you dig that up either unless they have verifiable evidence a crime was committed.
To get around the "Permanent structure" clause, attach 4x4 runners to the bottom of any outbuilding you build. Now it's "Portable".
Old_Me
Emissary
yeah here, i could have a shed if i want one, but it'll be taxed if i put it on a slab.
however, up on cinder blocks?........no taxes.
i can have a 6 foot tall fence.....any higher..??....permit required....
yup, a money game.
i and the wife get a 50% tax break on property taxes, its called the "homestead act", meaning we live in our home, plus we are senior citizens.
if we moved, and rented it all out..?? we lose that tax break....and every so many years, 5 i think, we have to certify we still live here, by sending the city Bills with our name/address on them, as proof we are still here.