Tool Guides

How To Pick The Right Riding Lawn Mower For Your Property

There are a lot of factors when picking the right tool to do the job and Riding Lawn Mowers are no exception. In this HowTo we will look at some of the features that make a big difference in your selection process and hopefully give you enough information that you can ask better questions of your sales person before you make a buy.

The first consideration is the size of your property. Most …

How To Ideas For A Tight Budget That Give The Most Back

Talking with a bunch of friends about what someone can do for a couple hundred dollars that will pay back the most. In this case we were talking about a friend that just bought a home so some of the things might not apply if you have lived in your house for a long time.

The most frequent thing was that they should spend their $200 or so on some tools that can …

How To Backhoe Preventative Maintenance

A friend was asking about whether they should purchase or rent a backhoe for the construction of their new home and the preparation of their property. Many people think that purchasing a medium sized farm tractor is the way to go however since most of the work that is needed will be construction related the utility level add ons that you can purchase for a small to medium sized tractor are just not enough …

How To Avoid The Most Common Mistakes Or Problems With Your New Tractor

If you didn’t grow up using a tractor you are likely not to have much time on one and in this How To we are going to go over some of the mistakes and problems that new tractor owners have.

Understanding your fluid levels and maintaining them is one of the most important things for new engines and equipment. When filling fluids there is a high and low level and the amount you add should …

How To Timber Frame Building And Cutting Your Own Lumber

One of the most expensive aspects of Timber Frame Building is the cost of the large dimension lumber that you need for construction. Not only is it expensive but the ability to purchase the materials will vary depending on where you are located. If you are considering building your own timber frame building and you have the resources in your area to cut your own or purchase raw logs for milling then you might …

How To Save Money And Get Better Tools By Buying Remanufactured Tools

Whenever I am talking with someone that has decided to take on their first large project the eventual question of what type of saw or drill should I purchase comes up. Most of the time this person has never worked with tools of a professional quality and they want to buy something that will last them a lifetime.

Unfortunately all tools will break and whether you can fix them or not will depend on the manufacturer’s …

How To Adjust Your Riding Mower Deck Height And Level

A common problem that riding mower owners have is the deck height adjustment not providing the correct height for their lawn or a deck that is cutting out of level. It is pretty apparent when you have this problem and you will find it happens more on uneven ground but it will show up at all times when you are cutting. If you simply have a little scalping when you are cutting on a small …

How To Buy a Good Set of Jack Stands for your Vehicle

If you are a home mechanic there may be times when you need to get under your car to make repairs and at those times you want to do it as safely as you can. A friend recently asked about the differences of Jack Stands and I thought I would share some of the advice I gave them.

The first things you want to do when considering jack stands or car ramps for your garage is …

How To Get The Best Repair Service For Your Nail Gun

A friend asks: My dad needs to get his nail gun repaired and he rather have a shop fix it than fix it himself. What is the best place to take it for repair?

So this is a common question. Where do you go when your high dollar Nail Gun brakes. Well the first thing is if you don’t feel you are up to doing the work you should look into having a repair shop …

How To Select the right wrenchs for your toolbox

When selecting a wrench set for your toolbox you have many options including the types and quality of wrenches to select from. The one thing to remember is that wrenches come in two different measurements metric wrenches and SAE or American measurement standards.

Depending on the application you may want to use hand wrenches, ratchet wrenches or you may want to use use wrenches or sockets an electric or air powered power tools.

For the lightest …