Yeah, didn't tear it up, just grazed the surface. The plow has adjustable feet on it to keep the blade above the surface, they're not fail safe especially if you trip the springloaded tilt which if you hit something the blade will pivot. If it does then the edge of blade can dig in to grass. Here's what the backyard area looks like where I plowed it for the dog to do his business.
So getting back to this. I ended up gettimg this Fernco 2" XL. It's 8" long and should be perfect for fitment. The original coupling separated at the wall, that's how I knew it was not glued there, but I'm unsire if the 2" PVC coupler is glued to the other pipe. Which is why I initially used the auto part coupler as it was a reducer to go over both the 2" pipe and 2 1/2" OD of the coupler. In the event it is glued and I cut it I'll easily have enough length to cover the gap and then some. My only concern is it says it is rated for like 4.x PSI, I'm thinking it should be fine as it is not really a pressurized line being a sump discharge, may have a little pressure when it first kicks on, but I don't kniw a whole lot about pumps and pressures and such.
I bought a new snow blower last winter, it has the joystick for the chute control. I still catch myself reaching down for the old crank handle style control. I get lucky with snow removal I am on the end of the road and there is a culdesac, when it snows I am headed out in the morning so I am not clearing snow. The road is private so the county does not plow it but I have a neighbor who plows the road and the culdesac, reminds me I need to give him some cash for that he never has asked but I feel strongly about it.
I hate missing any of my kids stuff. 16 years of working crazy schedules and 4 to 5 weekend days a month is wearing on me. My youngest is in 8th grade and I'm damn sure not gonna miss her time. Changes need to happen.
Friend bought this one just before the current storm, bit of overkill for my drive, said he got it at a good price $1500. He's using it to make money rather than personal use though. I'll probably tinker with the Crafstman I got this Spring, nothing else take it in and have it serviced.
A water set up on a private well usually has a pressure switch with a pressurized water tank to store and maintain pressure. The most common is a 40 60 psi switch meaning the pump comes on to fill the tank if the water pressure falls below 40 psi and shuts off when the take is full and pressure hits 60 psi. Since you are on city water I am assuming that you do not have a water pressure tank so you are running off the pressure provided by the municipal water system. Point is I would be tempted to put a more rigid connection in place.
This is just the discharge pipe for a sump pump, nothing related to city or running water. Sump fills up with ground water, float goes up to level to turn pump on, punps out water until float drops to turn it off. Maybe 10 seconds run time each cycle.
Whelp, this evening will be spent in the ER. My youngest took a bad spill sledding and split his lip open. It needs a couple of stiches, not a big deal medically. But, the ER trip was needed because we got and inch and a half of snow. All six urgent care clinics between our house and the childrens hospital are closed. I am glad it wasn’t worse. We thought he had broken his hand as well. That seems to be fine now that the initial pain has worn off.
Sorry to hear of this. Flip side, thank you for raising a normal kid who is out playing and getting hurt..if that makes sense
LOL, no problem. I am not surprised by this. The kid is nonstop adrenaline. I have told my wife repeatedly, he is either going into the military for Spec Ops or a movie stuntman. Even if he turns out to be an academic genius, anythjng less exciting is going to be too boring of a life for him. This is my same son who refers to me as “punching bag daddy.”
@dnoodles I didn’t see any 4 x 4 trucks stuck during the 20 mile round trip to and from the childrens hospital. However, I did fly by a few doing my normal 65-70 on the interstate while they inched along at under 30mph.
to be fairrrrrrrrrrrr a lot of that probably has to do with lack of experience due to the region. But I agree. I've gotten pickups stuck plenty of times where my Cherokee would have ripped itself right through.
Experience is key I put my 2021 silverado in 4 auto and drive 79 mph in the snow on the empty state hwy leading to I 94 and to work.
I have plowed 3 times today and last time was at 830. It's 1015 right now and 3 inches has fallen since they last time I got the wheeler out. In Venatione Veritas
dnoodles .... nice try. Your original statement was that solid axel trucks applied more power up front than an IFS truck. This is complete BUNK! The power supplied from the transfer case to the front diff is the same to each vehicle. The transfer case doesn't know what kind of front suspension you're running nor does it care. The other thing is that if you're running a vehicle in 4wd you are most likely in some kind of slippery medium such as mud or snow. I have been hard on IFS trucks in such conditions and never snapped a CV joint. The tires spin before any parts fail. CV joints have come a long way strength wise .... see the Ram TRX. I don't know if you knew this but I am a die hard gearhead. I have built 4x4 trucks, drag cars, motorcycles and speedboats and still do to this day. I know how these things work. The only parts I broke on the 4x4's were u-joints. Pictured below is cherokee eating chevy. K10 shortbed. 350 hp 355 smallblock, np205 transfercase (gear driven), muncie 465 granny gear 4-speed, axel trusses and 4:56 gears with 17-40-15 tires.
Thieves suck. Locks were cut off of 4 of my storage unit doors and reported to me yesterday. I contacted the people who are renting them and informed them to get new locks. Also that I would be meeting with a sheriff deputy and that they should come and talk to him as well. It turns out that not much was taken. They must have been only looking for things to make a quick buck off of. One guy lost an old chainsaw and that was it. It turns out that the thieves only targeted the small, cheap locks. All of the sturdy round locks were left alone. I will now contact any remaining people with the cheap locks and recommend the better locks. This one.
