Gutter Drain Problem – Resolved

When I built my shed, it was not intended as a garage,, later it was updated to a garage. Well the rain runoff from the  roof became a problem as a garage, heavy rain would come under the garage door. I needed a gutter,,, the problem was, I had no place convenient to run the water. I decided to build a...

John Deere 4105, The “New To Me” Tractor

Lawn mowing as become a BIG chore at my place,,, some weeks I mow 15 acres of grass. If not done regularly, the  grass starts to look like a hay field. As usual, I go looking for a “new” tractor, then, without fail, a “used” tractor catches my eye. It happened again,,, the John Deere...

Your Mileage May Vary!! Car Economy Explained!

We as a country were trained to look at fuel mileage wrong, therefore it is hard to understand the cost to run a car. We were trained to compare miles per gallon. That is because in 1950 nobody cared how much a gallon of gas cost, they just cared how frequently they had to stop for gas!!  In 2012, to make...

Save Half of the Electricity Required by your Dryer!!

NOBODY wants to do laundry, NOBODY wants to spend more money and time doing laundry! Short and sweet, the answer is to reduce the air resistance of the air exhausting out of your dryer!! This is done be increasing the size of the pipe used to carry the humid exhaust air from 4 inches to 6 inches. It is...

The Simple Tomato Patch Fence without Cages

Many people have asked about my method of growing tomatos. The stakes are steel fence posts. I use what I have, 5 and 6 foot posts. The fence actually is taller because I do not put the posts in very deep. I only tap them until they “stick” enough to stand up, they have never fallen over. We use...