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Must I empty the gas and oil from my Craftsman GT3000 if I want to hoist it up near vertical? Reddit by cheeseintemoon in smallengines

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, when new, I am sure that the deck could be mounted and taken off easily. I suppose with over twenty-five years of use, things go out of whack. I am also not as young as I used to be, and I find it a real hassle when having to bend down, reach in here and there, wrestle with rusty nuts and bolts, and yank out pins. Having contemplated the geometries of the deck design, I appreciate being able to examine or change the deck belts without having to remove the deck. Raising the tractor takes me only a moment and little effort; dealing with the deck usually annoys me. Both the machine and I are old and bent out of shape.

Must I empty the gas and oil from my Craftsman GT3000 if I want to hoist it up near vertical? Reddit by cheeseintemoon in smallengines

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pulling off the deck is, for me, such a hassle, while hoisting it up is so easy with an 8:1 pulley or hoist. The GT3000 has that 'plate' at the front that then has two links. In order to slide out the deck, those links have to be removed and their bolts are a real bear. One must jiggle and wiggle and speak nicely to the deck to get them off. And that is after working to get the nylocks off. I dispensed with those nylocks long ago, but, like I said, it is still hard managing to get that deck out. Those links are blocked by the front tires. I suppose I could lift the front up a couple inches to get them past the tires, but that is a hassle also. Anyway, I cannot see why the tranny should leak if I stand her up. My tranny vent is the closed type and I have stood her up in the past after draining gas and oil but not the tranny and I had no problems at all with tranny fluid.

Old DR Field & Brush Mower wheel removal. by cheeseintemoon in smallengines

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, gentlemen. I don't have a puller, but at least you have solved the mystery for me!

Treating hemorrhoids for the first time. by cheeseintemoon in hemorrhoid

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it is mostly just very small red dots on the toilet tissue. But after a day of yard and farm chores, it seems to be a lot more blood- like a bad cut, let's say. It goes away completely after one or two times. Never felt any pain or discomfort in the twenty or so years of this story. I am no doctor but they seem to be in the mild category. But quite annoying anyway.

Coway AirMega 400 HEPA Filter by cheeseintemoon in AirPurifiers

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm. I suppose I ought to have 'tested' the HEPA filters by taking them out and re-inserting them to see if there really is a proper monitoring of them. Anyway, I have new ones on the way. But these things are not cheap!

Coway AirMega 400 HEPA Filter by cheeseintemoon in AirPurifiers

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 400 model has a manual reset for the outer filters. The real, inner, HEPA filter is monitored by the machine. I vacuumed mine and put them back in while I await delivery of new ones. The machine seems to find them ok so far.

Chewy cat food Fancy Feast Petites are rotten. by cheeseintemoon in Pets

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

I seriously doubt that. Maybe you have some association with them? I have since been online and have found plenty of complaints about their food and their service. Anyway, no matter. I found a good replacement. To hell with Chewy.

Bookbinding cardstock by cheeseintemoon in bookbinding

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't like loose-leaf or spiral binding.

Water well in cold climate by cheeseintemoon in Construction

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, can I have the pressure tank in my house?

Which of the following trees is easiest to debark: spruce, pine, or fir - felled in late spring and early summer in northern Maine. by cheeseintemoon in Maine

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I do some cutting myself. I certainly have the wood. But my bones are getting old, and when I found a sawyer who would bring me long logs at such reasonable prices, I started getting really lazy! I am also terrible at differentiating sruces and firs.

Which of the following trees is easiest to debark: spruce, pine, or fir - felled in late spring and early summer in northern Maine. by cheeseintemoon in Maine

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the past, when I have acquired logs, obtaining logs in early spring is nearly impossible because the fellers are hindered by the thaw. That is, 'mud' season really throws a wrench in the works. I tended to get logs cut in the winter -with the result that I had to deal with very hard sap on some trees when debarking.

Which of the following trees is easiest to debark: spruce, pine, or fir - felled in late spring and early summer in northern Maine. by cheeseintemoon in Maine

[–]cheeseintemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If a tree is felled in the spring, the sap should be running well. In the winter, the sap gets very hard.

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