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The sheet metal that I primed gray yesterday received a mist coat red oxide today. This will serve as a guide coat when I'm wet sanding. Sand all the red oxide off and you know you are finished. Out with the rims & primed sheet metal, in with all the rest of the parts that need to be painted red. First 2 coats of red oxide enamel primer. Then sit back for an hour and wait for the primer to flash off completely. ( Waiting is my least favorite part of painting ) Finally time to let the red fly. @wallfish Yesterdays gray floor is now red.

New, cheap Chinese fuel pump installed, everything looks OK for now.

Well, why do you think they call it CON Edison?

Without a doubt the best way to heat a shop solid fuel aside. You really don't need a sealed combustion unit unless you can't get decent hanging height. 7 ft. and up. Wall furnaces are a no no unless direct vent (sealed combustion). Mine is on a wi fi thermostat so I can run it from anywhere ... perk of being in the trade.

Plows driveways, AND allows you to have as many tractors as you want, AND puts up with your shenanigans! She's a keeper!

Today I swept the two or so inches of snow that fell last night after I blew off about three inches yesterday. This is the first time in years I’ve used my sweeper to clean snow. Now that I’m retired from the snowplowing business I have time to mess around with this stuff. I used to come home from working and go to sleep. My driveway was always the last one to get done and usually a mess! It drove my wife crazy, but luckily for me she understood. One time I woke up and the driveway was plowed, I asked if she saw someone do it and she said no I did it with your truck I couldn’t wait any longer!! Anyway in this video you can see how well the sweeper works. If the snow hasn’t been driven on it sweeps it to dry clean blacktop. Obviously this only works like this in dry snow, and not slush. I also did a little clean up with the 418-C. IMG_1400.mov

We have had only a few wood stove fires this year where it's been so cold. Putting the new hot water boiler through the test. Will post up some info and pics on that project. Also finishing up the second floor bathroom. Keeping very busy around the house. Stay warm Bro.

Their all junk nowadays guy. Just some's better junk than others. Modine is ok I used their bigger units. Sterling is ok and I was brainwashed on Lennox and liked my LF 25's ... well I carried parts for them is why. https://www.lennox.com/residential/products/heating-cooling/garage-heaters/lf25 Any brand names & sealed comb. ones you are gonna have to go through a dealer and his margins. Get ready for sticker shock. Big boxes ones are ok for the DIY if you put them in right. Just can't beat their price. I'd wanna coach you big time on those you go that route. For example https://www.menards.com/main/heating-cooling/heaters/gas-garage-heaters/mr-heater-reg-big-maxx-dual-fuel-forced-air-garage-heater/f260550/p-1444441200665-c-6861.htm I did too when I sold out but got them 4 years for free since I am a vet. Just in case side work ... that ain't gonna happen since I got a full blown retirement tractor addiction! For what the powers that be charge these days for them I could buy more horses... thers a 877 for sale local that's...

Upss, I just put the pump , tractor started right up and I did some chores and some driving in the snow... I'm beginner so i didn't pay much attention to this, just did it with some care

Happy birthday Dan! To a guy who has become a good friend of mine because of the Big Show and these little red tractors!

Good job Stan now flip a coin and hope for the best. My experience is 50/50 on them. You might know this but when installing make sure the lever goes UNDER the cam lobe. Ask me how I know ... It helps when installing to tip the lever down when inserting and "feel" it hit the cam lobe.

My thought process on making the Modine heater line up with the concentric box was to make a cardboard box the exact dimensions of the heater with new cardboard ( as you are well aware of the amount of cardboard we generate in the trades ) Then transfer all dimensions from the heater on to the back of the box with a straight edge and a sharpie . Then mount the concentric. And yes that is a factory Modine option.

Always a problem here Chips. Open that overhead and warm moist spring air makes the floor sweat profusely. Fans help. The one I piced about is a 30K flavor and great for my 768 sq ft shop but 45K is much more common. The big thing is don't oversize. I see 80ks in smaller garages and all they do is short cycle which is bad for efficiency and further unit internal condensation issues. Something guys don't know is a gas appliance is at peak efficiency when running 24/7. Bigger is better only applies to tractor HP.

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Good deal ... I never sold them (Modines) but service calls on plenty but like I said they probably come along ways since those days. I have & sold ones made by Advanced Distributor Products which is a Lennox company so they were branded both ways. Venting was usually done through the roof with B vent as if you went side wall you were supposed to use stainless ventin due to condensate issues. That upped the price considerably. Never used sealed combustion like what you have unless it was industrial or commercial environment. When I retired a install like yours would have been way north of 3k. I had a program where you could get one for free if you spent $$$ with me on a RNC. Tom @Shynon put one in his shop for way less than 1k in his shop. My problem was you could buy them at big boxes for less that what I could through my wholesalers and I had a brick & mortar to support and keep open. I do like that plenum they exhaust/draw from you have. Guessing a Modine option? Had to take some careful measuring to get lined up with the heater for strait out like that. No offence guys but folks that did any type of electric heating were thought to be on crack be it in a shop, garage or residence. It was a quick easy and affordable install but just too outrageous power bills in these parts.

Me too and a big reason why nothing gets painted here. LOL And especially so waiting on the Rustoleum spray cans, it seems to take FOREVER to harden. I'll always touch it too soon

Ok, I saw yt video, some guy filmed that process fairly straightforward, so no need for gray gasket - just red o-ring. In this case I keep that gasket for future use (i.e for block off plate which I fabricated recently, just in case of installing CarBole electric pump).

I like that its Ed's fault for selling Bervac & not my fault for buying it!! 😆

Might be a good time to sell my air conditioners.

As I predicted, all this snow is due to the fact that @Ed Kennell sold his Ber Vac blower 🤣

Hey there , after a few years of lurking and finding a great wealth of knowledge here , I signed up lol. Great people and intel on here , thanks for all you've helped me with so far without even knowing !! A friend got me into the hobby a few years ago and I ended up getting the bug. I have a few projects at the moment , but my pride and joy is my mowing unit , a 1974 C100 with a 16hp swapped , outfitted to mow and bag with a 37" (?) side discharge deck. Had a few others in and out for accessories , but the rest of my stable includes a 604 I stuck a 8hp in and made it pull start and put a plow on. That one will be getting different tires , a weight mount , etc. A B80 I am in the process of making mid-mount with a 4hp Yanmar diesel and still be able to mow. A clean C160 auto that donated the 16hp to my mower , and another C160 auto that's a bit beat that will be a donor for engine and hydraulics to the clean C160. Only a few tractors but plenty to do haha !! Hopefully I'll 'finish' one of these projects this year !! But my C100 is pretty much there minus maybe sealing the patina and going through the mower deck. Looking forward to being here more and browsing through everything !!

I have this beast hanging on my 28’ x 36’ garage. But without the insulation complete it works hard. I yanked it out of the storage room of a package store around 25 years ago. Messed with it and unwired a couple of the heat elements to get the total draw down to around 23 amps so that I could run it on a 30a 2 pole breaker in my house, its been pumping out heat ever since. The fan motor is 208v but not 3 phase so that’s how it works in my house.

Happy B Day to another 312-8 and 520- H owner

The basement dwelling Mama starts a wood stove fire almost everyday. Upstairs, depends on who's home and how long.

Firstly, forgive my mess because I'm stuck indoors and I'll clean up when I can open the garage again. I welded a hitch reciever to my welding table for using my mini crane and for using my tire changer. But I got to thinking that it wouldn't take much weight on the crane to tip the table. So I made a folding outrigger to support it. I won't lift anything heavier than a Kohler or Onan, and I'll stay inside the 90 degree space formed by the outrigger. My back just won't tolerate moving an engine from the tractor to the table. We'll see how it works soon. At least it looks neat... and Rubble approves! Or maybe he just likes the heater...

Yes Jimbo I keep my Mass, NH and Maine Master PLG license as well as my Journeyman PLG license and Mass Gas Fitters License current as well as my PHCC & NH schooling current. Also a Mass Oil Burner License current.

I have guys ... I was one of them. I would walk into a new build with the idiotic thinking that if a guy could afford a build like this he could afford me. Yes forgive me but again I have sinned. Most times I was busier than a nine peckered billy goat, didn't need the work & couldn't find good help and my price dictated that. I shoulda been upfront and just told customers that. I take it in your new shop Big Unit? On the side working for a bud I coulda done yours for less than 3k. Nothin fancy mind you but woulda got the job done and something to build on. A decent propane gas supply woulda been the only thing. Correct Plunge .. B vent is fine for most just keep an eye on corrosion. Particularly on the vent connector. Long term thing. Got that right too Plunge. NFPA 54 is the bible for pros tho. Yeah but I do try to keep up on things just not a priority anymore. You still keep your licenses Jim?

As far as I remember if you can drive a vehicle in the minimum height of a Gas heater is 8' off the finished floor. The exhaust does not need to be stainless steel. The 30,000 is by far quieter than the 45,000 in my situation. I really hate to quote the National Gas Code because of so many variations State to State I assume. And I am NOT active in the trade anymore full time. Only when I get an offer I can't refuse. My experiences are in Mass mostly. I do like Modine products though.

Happy Borned on day, Dan

Got tired of Xfinity, but they are my only source for internet. Now I get internet only from them. It is called Now Internet. $30.00 per month.

HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY

On the only engine I have with the plastic pump I just used the red formed gasket with no issues.

About hour from me Is someone selling this Wheelhorse 8-25. Wondering if the Briggs & Stratton 8 hp engine reliable, towing capacity if at all, such as a Rubbermaid trailer with palm frawms and or a trash can occasionally.. probably under 100lbs total trailer and contents ? Turning radius and any issues? Seller asking $200.00. thank you

Have had good luck with the one in the garage so went with another one, no issues. Installed them for customers as well, no issues. @WHX??

Best pic I have and since sold the tractor but sure looks like 40819. Just for the files Garry a 502.

I play the same game with my internet provider. Bill bounces between $75 and $125. I just saw a new advertisement from them offering new customers $44. I usually cant git any $ reduction over the phone. But when i go into the local office and ask for aa reduction or cancellation I always get a reduction. Sad we have to play this game. I've bee a customer for cable, now internet for over 30 years.

It is ridiculous...

I'm uninsulated, 1500 w heater does pretty much nothing other than take the edge off... but, it is nice in the fall / spring...

It sat in my barn unused for 5 years so I sold it to you so it would get used. Not my fault your tractor puked and you can't use it. So let's blame this nasty weather on Mike.

The workroom in the shop building is the 14x22. Well insulated except for the door and windows. 6' oil filled electric base board keeps it a 50 degrees . I have a 220v heater that I turn on when I am working gets to 65-68 quickly. Have an A/c for summertime. The rest of the building where the horses live was 13 when I went out a while ago.

Never lost power. Breaker for the furnace tripped thankfully and didn't burn my house down. Lost it sometime between last Saturday and early Sunday. Finally got all the melted wires fixed. Simmering water and space heaters for a week. Dunno what dip stick home inspectors do. Pretty certain its "der uh stove get warmy' or "water make splashy" He just pointed out superficial nonsense like trim or shudders need paint. Completely missed the homeowner wiring in the crawl space.I do not do tight spaces. Probably could have fixed myself with a buddy to keep me from freaking out. Stay safe and warm out there gents and gals!

Fer sure, I cut right thru hard Penn Dot snow banks along Rt 30 with that thing taking small chunks at a time but it got the job done

Sure I'm gonna get the look when I ask for the Big Unit discount.

I'm a big fan of electric shop heaters. I have a 4000 watt heater in my 2 car garage. Does a great job. Made in the USA, no glowing coils, and the fan motor is a refrigerator fan motor made for constant use. Very safe heater.

My garage is 12' X 24' and I heat it with a 24,000 BTU Empire Direct Vent Propane wall heater. R11 insulation in the ceiling and walls. It's 3° with the chill at -15°. I put the t stat on the lowest setting last night and it was 40° in there this afternoon when I needed to go out and get something. I only run the heat when I'm out there or like now when they predicted 6" of snow or more and I wanted the loader oil warmed up just in case. There was a window in the back wall to a smaller uninsulated shop but I took that out years ago and installed an 18,000 BTU Carrier window shaker running R22 that I got from my brother's printing shop. I only run that if it's a zillion ° outside.

11* F and 50 MPH NW winds. My job today is to keep the wood stove stoked.

some winters i have not used my chains and relied on the turfs - this year installed the chains - - there are so many variables for what works best for each situation we each have to plow or blow? What's type and volume of snow - driveway conditions etc -- but traction to me has always been more important than weight .

Facet. Has to be the low pressure, 1 to 3 lbs. or so, version.