D_Mac 9,300 #101 Posted July 10, 2024 I have had smokers in the past, never a pellet grill Pretty sure this one needs a new hot rod as they call it. I ordered one, should be here by end of the week. Mmmmm I can taste those ribs now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 9,300 #102 Posted July 14, 2024 So an update on the Traeger. Turns out it wasn't the hot rod that was defective. It was the fan. Got it all figured out now and made some ribs in it yesterday. 2 2 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 9,300 #103 Posted July 21, 2024 Picked this off the side of the road last night. Took me all morning to straighten it out. Also was missing about a dozen nuts and bolts. Working g good now ! 20240721_133529.mp4 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,256 #104 Posted July 21, 2024 @D_Mac Nice!!! Mount that baby on the hood of a and create the first "win-gen" model... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 7,233 #105 Posted July 21, 2024 On 7/14/2024 at 11:48 AM, D_Mac said: So an update on the Traeger. Turns out it wasn't the hot rod that was defective. It was the fan. Got it all figured out now and made some ribs in it yesterday. We absolutely love our traeger and cook on it a lot all summer. It gets to rest in the cold weather as it would have trouble heating up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,120 #106 Posted July 21, 2024 5 hours ago, D_Mac said: Picked this off the side of the road last night. Took me all morning to straighten it out. Also was missing about a dozen nuts and bolts. Working g good now ! That musta been some wind storm. One just like that disappeared from the yard across the street from me about 2 years ago. I've been wondering what happened to it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 9,300 #107 Posted July 21, 2024 14 minutes ago, adsm08 said: That musta been some wind storm. One just like that disappeared from the yard across the street from me about 2 years ago. I've been wondering what happened to it. Well come get it ! I already asked if anyone in my family wants it. No one does. I don't feel like moving it every time I cut the grass. Maybe buy some spray paint and see if I can't sell it on CL. @cleat. You can see in the background I had the traeger out again today. Did up a pork loin . Came out excellent. Pork loins did get the credit they deserve. It wad delicious. What is your favorite ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 7,233 #108 Posted July 22, 2024 43 minutes ago, D_Mac said: @cleat. You can see in the background I had the traeger out again today. Did up a pork loin . Came out excellent. Pork loins did get the credit they deserve. It wad delicious. What is your favorite ? I agree that pork loin roast and pork chops are our favorites Whole chicken tastes great but the skin is always a bit tough and rubbery. boneless skinless chicken breasts cook up real nice without being dry at all. Ribs come out great with enough prep and care. I have only smoked one brisket but it turned out great as well. Steaks are great on it as well but we only tend to cook them once or twice a year due to the cost. I have never made roast beef on the traeger. Burgers and hot dogs I now just do on the gas grill as it tastes about the same and is way faster. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,773 #109 Posted July 22, 2024 8 hours ago, D_Mac said: Well come get it ! I already asked if anyone in my family wants it. No one does. I don't feel like moving it every time I cut the grass. Maybe buy some spray paint and see if I can't sell it on CL. My neighbor put a windmill just like that along the road with a free sign, I got it and placed it over the well as a visual aid when backing trailers around. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,256 #110 Posted April 12 Today's find: Craftsman from the good times, SK, Stanley from good years... several socket holders... 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,156 #111 Posted April 12 I have a full set of tools, I had a full set at work when I retired. My Dad had a full set when he passed. Wood and mechanic tools. You name it. I had no space for all, so sorted and kept what I wanted and put the rest on an 8' table at the end of the driveway with a "Free" sign. Put a box marked "Donations" on the table. Made $6.00. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,901 #112 Posted April 12 I had a nice maple kitchen table with a built-in leaf to move along. I set it out at the end of the drive with a “FREE” sign. I also left a wrench on a string tied to the table and a sign that said “Use this wrench to disassemble the table to get it into your car then please leave it in the mailbox." Not an hour later I looked out and the table was gone and the wrench was in the box. Success! 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,773 #113 Posted April 12 I drove past a very large box full of HVAC parts today, on my return trip only the box remained. It obviously fell off a truck since it was not near any dwelling so I guess the contractor had a short day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 9,300 #114 Posted April 13 Got this off of CL for free. Owner said it hadn't run in 10+ years. Got it home and sprayed the linkage down with some penetrating oil let it soak a bit. The choke and throttle were just stuck. Couldn't move them. Worked them back and forth until they moved freely. Gave it a squirt of carb cleaner in the carb. It fired on one pull and this nest and debris came shooting out. I need to clean or replace the carb. No gas is flowing. Hey for free it's worth it. 9hp Craftsman Chipper. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,640 #115 Posted April 13 (edited) I had an "unscheduled free " sale out front a few years back. Had a nice "window shaker" AC unit sitting there with a For Sale sign on it. Heard a car pull up. Went outside and by the time I got past the bushes so I could see the car was leaving with the AC and the sign as well! Edited April 13 by squonk 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,836 #116 Posted April 13 19 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: several socket holders... Just those holders cost a small fortune these days! For a piece of plastic! 1 hour ago, squonk said: I had an "unscheduled free " sale out front a few years back. A 94 year old guy once told me how he wanted to get rid of a piece of furniture so he put it out by the road with a sign “FREE FOR THE TAKING.” Nobody took it. So a week or so later he changed the sign to “FOR SALE: $5.00.” It sold right away. People are funny. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,120 #117 Posted April 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, EB-80/8inPA said: Just those holders cost a small fortune these days! For a piece of plastic! I've been getting these ones from a company called Olsa tool: https://www.amazon.com/Olsa-Tools-Portable-Organizer-Sockets/dp/B073QMWYGK/ref=pd_lpo_d_sccl_2/143-8391420-4770050?pd_rd_w=0dxUQ&content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_r=80W1YP10C5A6AP0DHRZA&pd_rd_wg=9khwP&pd_rd_r=bc513ae0-7a9d-4e3b-bf8c-ec32d29fba03&pd_rd_i=B073QMWYGK&th=1 They are higher in price than what those little plastic ones are, but they are durable. I originally found a very similar one from Matco. The big differences were Matco has different color selections, a magnetic back, and costs twice as much. But they are very vice. Edited April 13 by adsm08 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 59,677 #118 Posted April 13 4 hours ago, EB-80/8inPA said: “FREE FOR THE TAKING.” Nobody took it. So a week or so later he changed the sign to “FOR SALE: $5.00.” It sold right away. We were having a yard sale and had a wicker couch and chair with torn-up cushions, had it marked FREE and no takers. There was a brief rain storm and we drug everything into the garage, the free sign got lost in the shuffle and a couple offered us $ 20.00 for them. OK 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,640 #119 Posted April 13 Did somebody say sockets? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,256 #120 Posted April 13 51 minutes ago, squonk said: Did somebody say sockets? Any 10 mm...? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,640 #121 Posted April 13 30 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Any 10 mm...? 6 counting the swivels 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,120 #122 Posted April 13 (edited) 34 minutes ago, squonk said: 6 counting the swivels Those are rookie numbers, you gotta pump those up. I have 10mm shallow and deep in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 and two swivels 1/4 and 3/8, shallow and deep 1/4 magnets, a semi-deep 1/4, a RBRT 10mm, and chromes in 1/4 and 3/8. 14 in total. Matco was running this killer deal about 2 years ago, buy a rail with every 8mm socket they make for $150 and get another rail with every 10mm they make. I couldn't say no. Edited April 13 by adsm08 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,640 #123 Posted April 13 (edited) "Rookie Numbers." I Got more than 20 years on ya. I traded a lot of sockets for 4 foot pipe wrenches. Edited April 13 by squonk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,901 #124 Posted April 14 4 hours ago, squonk said: 4 foot pipe wrenches. Talk about a solution looking for problem... But then, in your line of work they probably come in handy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,367 #125 Posted April 15 . My idea of socket holders is to buy the strip magnets for 2 bucks as a substitute socket rail. Then cut tapered wedges as little fences to contain the sockets in place. A more fancy version could be made with Forstner bits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
