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I love the LPL's work but these are prevention devices, not guarantees. A

This lock is for when trailers are stationary but i may look into making a cover for when i'm camping. A

It seems like those days are gone, like your change pocket in jeans. A

I have not had rivets rust out, knocked out by stones for sure. Each fall when I put the trailer away for winter I do checks and will replace any rivets. That's how I found the damage to my lights. Happy New year Owen and thanks for watching my rants! A

I use a Vortex in-line fan. It moves about 750 cu ft per minute. I put it on a variable switch because at full speed it can be noisy. We do have central heating with ducts running to every room. But some rooms are not used much so we have stopped air flow to them. We also have a couple of ceiling fans to try & move the air around. If you stove is in the basement (or 1st floor), you might be able to get decent movement upstairs. Moving hot air horizontally is tough & can only be accomplished with fans. Good luck. Let me know if I can help again. Alec

@AlecPeirceAtTheRanch Thank you for response. Yes We have 2 floors And Its really like foot And half from the ceiling its like 5degrees (celsius) warmer than at About center of room height. So ceiling fan may be good too. We have like 300 Square meters together to heat And each floor has its own branch of air duct. Two fans can together do About 1600m3 of hot air per hour. What size is you heated area please?

We have strong winds, good for drying wood but flapped the covers around. Adding the chains solved it. A

A looong time ago. Back when few folks actually noticed their change. A

Thanks but i'm happy to make my own. A

@Tms2good With minimal care they last forever. Just see how many have one from their Dad or Grandad in the comments. Have fun. Alec

I’ve seen those big change jars and some of them can be a real workout to handle!

Thanks! I appreciate the kind words.

Seen those up here in Canada but my old man view of paying for someone to count, which I can still do, goes against my nature. My bank likes when I show up at Christmas with all the change. Merry Christmas and thank you for watching. A

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well.

Merry Christmas to you and thanks for watching. A

Always nice to have a bonus for diligent saving. A

They really are. One goes bad, drill out and pop in another. Minimum damage done and fast. A

They really keep the mud off!

Manufacturers insist that any calibration must be done by a factory approved tech. It is not an inexpensive process, in my opinion, for what is a 5 minute procedure. I had & used a torque wrench calibration instrument for a while but sold it. It simply wasn't used very much. However, while that's a good idea for a business, say, mechanics, for liability reasons, for the average DIY, there are 2 solutions. 1. If your test reveals that the wrench is off, decide if the inaccuracy is substantial enough to need correcting. Generally, except in high precision cases, the torque value can be out by a few ft/lbs and not be a problem. If you test the wrench at several different levels, say, 50 ft/lbs, 100 ft/lbs, 150 ft/lbs & 200 ft/lbs, and you find the discrepancy is the same at each level, simply remember that amount and account for it when you set the wrench. That is, if the required torque is 100 ft/lbs and you know the wrench reads low by 10 ft/lbs, simply set if for 110. It will be close. You should also know that any wrench may read slightly differently under different conditions. Temperature & humidity can affect the wrench. Different operators may hold the wrench slightly differently and thus give a slightly different reading. These differences may be small but it shows that a slightly off reading is not a serious issue. Slightly off is subjective of course but I'd suggest a difference of up to 10% is not worrisome. That's 5 ft/lbs at a setting of 50, 10 ft/lbs at a setting of 100 or up to 20 ft/lbs at a setting of 200. Many technical service manuals will provide a range of torque values for each application. That is, the specified torque may show as "145 ft/lbs, +or- 5 ft/lbs" or simply say that the torque is 140 to 150 ft/lbs. The common although mistaken practice of going beyond the "click", "just to make sure", likely produces a greater difference than 10%. 2. Some torque wrenches are easily adjusted. I understand, although have not tried it, that the old-style bar wrench could be adjusted by by bending the indicator bar a tiny bit to alter the reading. The click-type which is spring loaded, can be adjusted by placing or removing spaces under the spring. I suppose the digital wrenches might need technical attention. I might do some trial tests to see if these ideas work well & make a video about that. Thanks for your question. Alec

Alec, what you wrote all makes sense. I use an old fashion beam style torque wrench. It is claimed the beam style never needs calibration, which is a great feature. As you wrote, the pointer can be bent back to read zero, if it already isn’t, when there is no torque being applied. Depending on the task at hand, the beam style can be difficult to read and that is a serious downside to them. I have wanted a ratchet style one, like in your video, but was always concerned about the need and cost of recalibration. You made valid points and I may invest in one. Thank you!

@jphickory522 I had a digital wrench for a while, a cheap one granted, but after stripping a regulator body twice, I literally threw it away. I still have the filing cabinet with the dent in it. Get a decent click type. Probably cost about $75 but I'm sure you'll be happy.

Ha good to know. A

They do weird things just to make more $$ off us buyers. A

Did up my Beatty water pumper tower in lots of green lights. Kevin said it looked like an alien landing beacon! A

Haha, that’s a good one.

A solar setup on a mower sounds very useful.

Don't want to burst the barrel with too much pressure (with the kids around). A

@@AlecPeirceAtTheRanch smart move!

Will do. A

I'm playing it safe so it doesn't overload the barrel. It's for the kids but I have to "test" it first. A

That would be a good idea if it was possible. I think they want to protect it from debris but it's still a pain. A

I'm his backup! A

Thanks! I like to share both my scuba and ranch activities and lessons learned.

Thank you. A

Has to be there somewhere. Check the manual or Google search for your specific model. Mine was easy to find, hard to adjust. A

Love it!! Ollie is a very spoiled boy and loves to run around the ranch. A

Hi Owen. These days I call it the "only way in the truck' step! A

I have two barn cats, Ash and Coal (both dark grey), who keep our barns free of pests. They have have chased then back inside the house a few times. A

Well thanks for both. This is my fun stuff from bulldozers, toys and practical tips. Hope you like it. A

Few fireplaces have outside air feeding them which is what makes it so hot.

That’s a lot of pipe! May need a helicopter for that. A

This has really extended the life of my batteries. A

I'm just a big kid, with big toys. A

Thanks for the offer. I'll check my emails tomorrow. Thanks. A

Between the two, I'm a bolt guy also. Takes me back to being a kid with just 2-3 rounds for a morning hunt. A

Lots of animals on our ranch, dear, bear, turkeys, coyotes. Very lucky to have all this beauty around us. A

Glad to hear you got the rifle sighted in.

@AlecPeirceAtTheRanch I haven't got it done just yet. I'm about to do do it soon.

I used to go hunting with 2-3 rounds in my singe shot so thinking through the shot was very important. A

He does like ink. All have some special meaning to him. A

Old habits die hard. I'll try to do better. A

Glad you enjoyed it.