What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Discussion in 'The Chatterbox' started by jwr0201, Jan 17, 2015.

  1. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    Nah…..hard work is what it was!
     
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  2. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I replaced the Water Pump on my 06 Dodge Diesel today. PITA. My arms now look like they were used as a chew toy for a Police Dog.
     
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  3. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    Cut my own hair again with the old Playtex trimmer. Saves me time and probably $100 per year.
     
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  4. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

    Today was lawn care day. This was the first of the season. Last week, I replaced my blower and string trimmer with electric and was excited to use them. They worked great and weight less and were easier on my hands. Both had good power and now have me considering an electric mower. A few years ago I swore I would never make the change to electric.
     
  5. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    I’m strongly considering a cordless trimmer and blower due to some long term neck and shoulder issues. Pressing a button sounds much more shoulder and neck friendly than pulling on a crank. I’ve heard good reports on the trimmers, and I already have a cordless hedge trimmer and pole trimmer that work well so far. I’m a little concerned about a cordless blower moving enough air.
     
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  6. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I've had cordless blowers, in the past. Some are powerful, but the limiting factor is the length of the cord you have to drag around. . I wouldn't give .02¢ for a battery operated one. Neighbors have them, and every two years they buy another, because the batteries wear out. Now, a friend of mine bought one of these new Battery operated lawnmowers, with removable battery packs. He loves it, and the batteries operate a blower and trimmer. It's the newer Technology. I'm thinking its a Makita.
     
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  7. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

    My old backpack gas blower moved 765CFM and was quite the beast. My EGO moves just as much air in a much smaller package. I'm impressed with mine.
     
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  8. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

    At least with the Ego, the battery is warrantied for 3 years (5 on the tools). I was also concerned about this, but I kept reading about folks in the 4th or 5th season of use and the battery is still going stong. Ego puts a lot of thought into battery design. I do a lot of research before spending my money, but only time will tell.
     
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  9. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    Thanks, I’ll check that out. Most battery cordless blowers I’ve seen don’t push the CFM like my Echo gas blower. Interestingly, the hedge trimmer and pole trimmer I purchased were Harbor Freight; they work well, and batteries doing fine after about 3 years. But their blowers weren’t rated highly on CFM a while back, I’ll probably re-visit them and compare to the Ego.
     
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  10. Lancre

    Lancre Well-Known Member

    We've got one from EGO. High CFM, and it takes the same battery pack as our mower. We've also used it in winter when we get some of that light fluffy snow instead of shoveling.
     
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  11. macaronus

    macaronus Sir Nice-a-Lot

    NOT boring! It is a manly thing to take care of your children and to ease the burden of worry from your spouse! :happy088:

    Just my € 0.02. :)
     
  12. macaronus

    macaronus Sir Nice-a-Lot

    Yesterday was a fruitful day :

    • Changed a light switch in the kitchen
    • painted the couplings of a locomotive IMG-20230506-WA0003.jpg
    • Got to stoke (and drive!) a second locomotive 20230506_151932.jpg
    • And even got to drive a diesel-electric one IMG-20230212-WA0011_copy_800x600.jpg
    • And on top of it all: after showering a really satisfying BBS shave! 20230107_090745_copy_864x864.jpg
     
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  13. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

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    Sounds like a really fun day for you.
     
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  14. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I used to build rail cars. I will always have a soft spot for train related stuff.
     
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  15. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

    Wife broke a ball joint about 40 miles from home. Got her SUV home (expensive) and now have the new ball joint in the freezer. On my next off day, I'll torch what's left of the old one out, heat up the steering knuckle and slide the frozen ball joint in. The cool part is that my son (who is a new school wrencher) is about to see an old school technique in action.
     
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  16. macaronus

    macaronus Sir Nice-a-Lot

    Yup! It really was!

    Cool! :cool:

    And here I sat. "wife broke ball joint"

    Me: oh dear! Shoulder? Hip?

    "joint in the freezer"

    Me: wait, what? You gonna cook it in the oven?

    Then it dawned on me. The car. :rofl:

    Excellent husbandry and fatherhood!
     
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  17. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Wacht eens... Hij was ook aan het fokken. :eek::lyrtuy5:
     
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  18. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Soon.
     
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  19. mrchick

    mrchick Odd, Terrible Avatar

    Speaking of wives and ball joints. My wife fell Thursday night and dislocated her elbow and fractured it in two places . I took her to the emergency room where the put her out and reset it.
    Today was a day of taking her to an orthopedic surgeon and imaging lab for a CAT scan. Now we wait to find out if she needs surgery.
    This was my manly day.
     
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  20. macaronus

    macaronus Sir Nice-a-Lot

    Hope she'll have a speedy recovery!
     
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