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    Ideas for planters/raised beds?

    Tried grow bags. Worked great by had to water everyday in the summer. Tried growing in coco with hydro nutrients. That too worked well, but had to mix and pH everyday. Got old….. last year went back to my 16’ x 12’ plot built with old hemlock, 2 x 10’s
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    Pushing Run-Flat tires to the limit

    Maryland law goes one step beyond….you must travel in the right lanes if traveling 10 mph below the flow of traffic and you can’t “impede” the flow of traffic in the left, aka passing lane. On the section of Rt. 70 I drive everyday, the flow of traffic generally runs around 78-80 mph. Better be...
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    Pushing Run-Flat tires to the limit

    Maryland’s law is ambiguous at best. They rewrote the statue in 2016 to make mention of turn signals while at the same time noting that violation is not a moving offense, ie no points. The violation portion didn’t make the final cut, but gives some insight into the intent. Either way, don’t...
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    Pushing Run-Flat tires to the limit

    Your assuming that blinkers are a thing…lol Maryland doesn’t require the use of blinkers when changing lanes or making a turn from a marked turn lane. Pretty much the only thing requiring a blinker is a left hand turn. Makes it easy to identify those who “ain’t from around here”…lol
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    Trailer tires.

    The OE GY Wranglers aged out and where replaced. Guessing these Defenders will too since we average 7K miles a year on the truck. Dealer rotates the tires every 5K as part of the oil change package, but running up and down the island 3 weeks a year at 20 psi doesn't do them any good....lol
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Bluebirds used to flock to our front field back when it was used as a tree nursery. Still see them, just not in the numbers seen before.
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    Trailer tires.

    Just had a third set of Defender 2 on my daily (Civic) last week. Got 63k out of the last set. Put upper 50k’s on the previous two sets. I quit rotating tires on this car. For whatever reason, the tires have worn pretty evenly naturally on every Honda I’ve owned. Rotating does nothing but...
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    Eagle Claw Starfire X trolling combo’s. Any good ( enough )?

    I guess the real answer is because you can. Using longer rods for separation isn't really an option. The addtional leverage from a "good" fish would be too much for the average angler. We're left with elevating rods as needed then using a combination of distance, depth and width (planer boards)...
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    Eagle Claw Starfire X trolling combo’s. Any good ( enough )?

    Why such long rods for trolling? All of my trolling rods (#20 and #30 class) are 6’ long. Use 5’-6” for #80 class rods Normally fish just 12 rods but have provisions to fish up to 20 rods if needed.
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    Trailer tires.

    I’ve only had one tire failure on a trailer in 30+ years. Cut a corner too sharp, blowing the sidewall out in the process on the way to a tournament in Jacksonville Fla. Had no spare. Fortunately, the 15” spare tire off the Jeep fit. Threw it on the trailer and went down the road. Made it...
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    How to kill mold on billge/engine surfaces

    Adding a tablespoon of dish detergent to your spray bottle and you have a bottle of fly spray for horses…lol Can’t stand the smell of acetic acid.
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    spindle/ hub seal tolerance

    Depends on the seal and the application. but generally speaking..... Up to 4.0" diameter = ±0.003"
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    Trailer tires.

    https://www.americanmadehq.com/carlisle-tires-made-in-usa/
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    early spring maintenance

    The industry-standard for tightening NPT threads involves counting threads after tightening by hand: 1/8"– 2.0” = Tighten 1.5 to 3 turns past hand-tight.
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    Eagle Claw Starfire X trolling combo’s. Any good ( enough )?

    Still have two Penn 113 HSP loaded with wire. Neither have not left the rack in 10-15 years. Braid works just as well w/o all the head aches of wire. Gave up on line counting years ago. Tried clip-ons and LC reels just sux. Starting counting “bars” to set lines. Turns out, one trip of the...
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