Replacement garage door opener spindle along with some bushings and grease. Also a non digital bathroom scale to measure the weight of the door. Honestly, this scale seems nicer than my old digital one, so will make for a good upgrade 
What came in your mail today?
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northcreek
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Is this a belt driven opener ? and where did you buy the parts? just weighing my future options..
Chain driven, the OEM part was more expensive, but considering I know why/how the sprocket broke, I felt comfortable replacing it with an aftermarket set.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H4XYNPS/?tag=gmtnation-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H4XYNPS/?tag=gmtnation-20
Not in the mail, but picked up my pair of torsion springs for the garage door. Here they are next to their predecessor. The carboard box they were in was beat to high hell, but that always seems to happen with heavy metal objects and no cushioning. 
@Blckshdw ... You KNOW This Stuff already... But for your Faithful Followers and for the Newcomers to this Complicated and SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS Garage Door Maintenance and Repair Procedures: An EXCELLENT How-To Video:
Whenever you are Winding In the *Twist* of those Double Springs... Wear an Acrylic Full Face Mask with an OSHA Approved Clear, High Impact Lens. Those Double Springs can sometimes get away from people using the *Turn-Stile* Winding Bars as your Handles... and *Wind* Up getting seriously HURT if one is unlucky enough to be caught with that Spinning Spring Set throwing out the Winding Bars or the Set Screws coming completely loose... Right into the Face.
Here is a Guide to Warn on this Issue:
garageinsiders.com
Whenever you are Winding In the *Twist* of those Double Springs... Wear an Acrylic Full Face Mask with an OSHA Approved Clear, High Impact Lens. Those Double Springs can sometimes get away from people using the *Turn-Stile* Winding Bars as your Handles... and *Wind* Up getting seriously HURT if one is unlucky enough to be caught with that Spinning Spring Set throwing out the Winding Bars or the Set Screws coming completely loose... Right into the Face.
Here is a Guide to Warn on this Issue:
Why Garage Door Springs Dangerous And How To Stay Safe
Discover what makes garage door springs dangerous and preventative measures to stay safe. Take advantage of this essential information for garage doors!
garageinsiders.com
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Wanted to upgrade the runtime on the battery backup that handles my HTPC, which also runs the cameras around my house. Got a 24V 100Ah battery to replace the pair of 12V 35Ah AGMs I picked up a few years ago. The weight difference still amazes me, this big boy is lighter than the pair of smaller ones.
xavierny25
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Yesterday, Passenger side tie rod. Just got done putting it in along with some others stuff.
Picked up a dual fuel generator on an early Black Friday deal, that got delivered today. Sitting in adult time out for 5 days without power after hurricane Milton was the wake up call I needed, since I had been so lucky in years/storms past.
59840Surfer
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12KW is a good number!
I bought 2x 13.5KVA generators for the water wells at various friends' homes for when the power grid dies -- it will, ya know!
I figured on gasoline only since it will be as available as anything else -- more mebbee - because diesel is a problem at -25°F if it isn't preheated at least to 40°F.
We get cold in Montana.
Be sure to keep the gas tank full to the top!
That way it won't "breathe" and inhale moisture from the atmosphere.
Don't bother with gasoline preservatives -- most form a paraffin wax skin on top of the gasoline - and if you move the unit, that ruins the atmospheric seal. Be warned about that!
The wax skin works fine --- just don't disturb it --- somehow.
I bought 2x 13.5KVA generators for the water wells at various friends' homes for when the power grid dies -- it will, ya know!
I figured on gasoline only since it will be as available as anything else -- more mebbee - because diesel is a problem at -25°F if it isn't preheated at least to 40°F.
We get cold in Montana.
Be sure to keep the gas tank full to the top!
That way it won't "breathe" and inhale moisture from the atmosphere.
Don't bother with gasoline preservatives -- most form a paraffin wax skin on top of the gasoline - and if you move the unit, that ruins the atmospheric seal. Be warned about that!
The wax skin works fine --- just don't disturb it --- somehow.
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I also just bought a Firman T09371 tri-fuel to be able to hook it up to my house natural gas to run indefinitely. Wattage is 11,600 starting/9300 running on gas, 10,400/8300 on propane and 8650/6900 on NG. This thing will be able to run my old stick welder! It's replacing an old Princess Auto 6500/5500 gas only. It still runs good and was able to power most of the house except for the A/C. With this new beast, I'll be able to run the whole house and is actually quieter that the old genny. Just have to upgrade my 30A plug-in to 50A.
It's normally $1400CAD but got it on sale for $999CAD, same price as the lower wattage version at Costco.
It's normally $1400CAD but got it on sale for $999CAD, same price as the lower wattage version at Costco.
59840Surfer
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That's a good deal --- and those outputs variety from less and less BTU-fuels is very powerful testimony of why we don't drive on Natural Gas unless it's liquified.
Good unit. Congrats --- it's always better to go big and to need it than to go small and need more.
We've only had a slight Cold Spell over this last week... But whenever such things happen down here in Florida... and your Battery is approaching the "Magical 36 Months" EOL Time Line... THAT is good time to replace it.
So I double checked the stats on my Wife's 2013 Nissan Altima 3.5L Coupe and ordered a New AGM Battery and included what just arrived today: The Two Galvanized Steel Replacement Post Connectors.
These are made of Plated Steel, and so they WILL set up Galvanic Corrosion over time, since they are NOT made out of the Typical Cast Lead (Pb) Style for most NA connectors... it's a Good Idea to swap them both out at the same time a New Battery gets installed:
Check Out just How -=BAD =-Those OEM Terminals can get in this Video:
So I double checked the stats on my Wife's 2013 Nissan Altima 3.5L Coupe and ordered a New AGM Battery and included what just arrived today: The Two Galvanized Steel Replacement Post Connectors.
These are made of Plated Steel, and so they WILL set up Galvanic Corrosion over time, since they are NOT made out of the Typical Cast Lead (Pb) Style for most NA connectors... it's a Good Idea to swap them both out at the same time a New Battery gets installed:
Check Out just How -=BAD =-Those OEM Terminals can get in this Video:
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Due to my own bone headedness, I needed to replace the 50' HDMI cable running through my attic across the vaulted ceiling, to connect my HTPC to my living room TV. Caught a cyber Monday sale on a fiber optic, high speed, directional one. I probably don't need anything close to this, but why not!!
UPS dropped off the alternator for the jeep (from RA, 94 Amp vs. 63-78 Amp stock). Picked up a new battery at AutoZone as well. A nice, fun, simple job with coffee tomorrow morning!
Received a new rear wiper motor, arm and blade. My motor seized a while ago and while trying to free it, broke the arm. With road spray now that winter is back, I can't see shit out the back window. Also got some new spray nozzles for the front as one is plugged and barely spraying.
Funny thing is that I first contemplated getting a used one from the u-pull yard but the motor alone was more expensive than this new Chinese one from Amazon ($68 vs $60) and the arm with new wiper blade was just $24.
Also got a couple of tubes of tranny shudder fix as the TB has been shuddering with the TC engaged and a 1-2 shift that's a bit harsh. Got two tubes in case I need more than one and it's cheaper.
And a while back, I got new plugs and coils from RA.
Plan is to take the TB to the indoor garage at work tomorrow and install all this. I also want to install a remote starter if I have enough time.
Funny thing is that I first contemplated getting a used one from the u-pull yard but the motor alone was more expensive than this new Chinese one from Amazon ($68 vs $60) and the arm with new wiper blade was just $24.
Also got a couple of tubes of tranny shudder fix as the TB has been shuddering with the TC engaged and a 1-2 shift that's a bit harsh. Got two tubes in case I need more than one and it's cheaper.
And a while back, I got new plugs and coils from RA.
Plan is to take the TB to the indoor garage at work tomorrow and install all this. I also want to install a remote starter if I have enough time.
Lock ring removal tool & replacement seal to repair a leak at the fuel level sensor on my wife's Volvo XC70.
flyboy2610
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I have a Launch CRP 919E scan tool. I like it, but there have been times it would have been very handy to have a longer cable.
No more waiting! This showed up in my mailbox today:
It's a Kegool 15 foot OBDII extension cable. Ordered it off of evilBay on Saturday the 15th, came today. When the weather warms up it'll be playtime!
No more waiting! This showed up in my mailbox today:
It's a Kegool 15 foot OBDII extension cable. Ordered it off of evilBay on Saturday the 15th, came today. When the weather warms up it'll be playtime!
My latest OBDII acquisition came today.
I have some research to do now to learn how and what to do next.
I have some research to do now to learn how and what to do next.
flyboy2610
Member
This didn't exactly come in the mail.
I've been wanting a gas powered pressure washer for some time now. I have an electric pressure washer, but it's pretty anemic. I've had my eye on one from Menards for a while. I was going to wait until spring and then get it. I happened to check on it yesterday morning and discovered it was on clearance. Normally $429, on clearance for $349. I had a Menards merchandise check for $44, so that would drop the total pre-tax price to $305. I just got my federal tax refund for $256, so now it's only $49 of my 'own' money. In addition, Menards has their 11% rebate (that's where the merchandise check came from) so that a $38.50 rebate for a grand total of $10.50 permanently gone from my own pocket for the pressure washer!
The two stores here in Lincoln only had 1 display model each, so today I drove up to Omaha and got a new unopened box one.
It has a 208cc Briggs & Stratton engine. It's mine now, because clearance items are not returnable.
I've been wanting a gas powered pressure washer for some time now. I have an electric pressure washer, but it's pretty anemic. I've had my eye on one from Menards for a while. I was going to wait until spring and then get it. I happened to check on it yesterday morning and discovered it was on clearance. Normally $429, on clearance for $349. I had a Menards merchandise check for $44, so that would drop the total pre-tax price to $305. I just got my federal tax refund for $256, so now it's only $49 of my 'own' money. In addition, Menards has their 11% rebate (that's where the merchandise check came from) so that a $38.50 rebate for a grand total of $10.50 permanently gone from my own pocket for the pressure washer!
The two stores here in Lincoln only had 1 display model each, so today I drove up to Omaha and got a new unopened box one.
It has a 208cc Briggs & Stratton engine. It's mine now, because clearance items are not returnable.
Another "not exactly in the mail"
But I did my taxes over the weekend. Getting 11000 back this year.
1 more loan to pay off, with that money, and I will be completely debt free by the end of the year.
The remaining loan is something I just bought this month. 7000 on 2 sheds.
But I did my taxes over the weekend. Getting 11000 back this year.
1 more loan to pay off, with that money, and I will be completely debt free by the end of the year.
The remaining loan is something I just bought this month. 7000 on 2 sheds.
Got a 10 foot length of stainless flex pipe, to use as an exhaust extension for my generator. Also got a multi pack of O-rings for random fixes of stuff around the house.
flyboy2610
Member
After work today I went and made my yearly offering to the DMV. In exchange I got a new registration certificate and 2 new stickers for the license plates. Didn't put those on today. It's snowing, below freezing, and the wind is blowing at around 60 mph.
Reminds of that song from "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer": Windy and cold, windy and cold....
Or something like that anyway.
Reminds of that song from "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer": Windy and cold, windy and cold....
Or something like that anyway.
Heater hose tee connectors to replace one leaking badly (black) and the other (white), proactively, while I am there.
Received my Mevojunk hub. Got the Supreme instead of the TTX, which would have been double the price.
Weather still not agreeable enough to replace the hub. The TB is still throwing an ABS/Stabilitrak error once in a while after it does the usual unwanted ABS activation, already diagnosed as a bad LF hub however no noise yet.
Weather still not agreeable enough to replace the hub. The TB is still throwing an ABS/Stabilitrak error once in a while after it does the usual unwanted ABS activation, already diagnosed as a bad LF hub however no noise yet.
A set of front brakes for the Sierra. They're at 30% however they went on sale on Amazon. Already have a set of rears. Those I'll have to do soon as those are at like 12%.
48V LiFePo4 battery bundle. Came with an 18A charger, and monitor/shunt. Also got a 48v to 12v step down module, so I can still use my 15 gallon ATV tank sprayer, as well as a charge port to modify the charger connections to work with my mower.
Edit: the outer packaging was beat to high hell and back, had me pretty worried about the contents. It was obviously retaped, and quite heavily. But all of the boxes inside were in pristine condition, no idea how that happened, but I'll take it.
Edit: the outer packaging was beat to high hell and back, had me pretty worried about the contents. It was obviously retaped, and quite heavily. But all of the boxes inside were in pristine condition, no idea how that happened, but I'll take it.
One step closer to hurricane hell prevention lol. Had been researching soft start devices for the AC system, located one with decent reviews that didn't break the bank any more than it already is. Grabbed this MES AirGo unit, hope to get it installed and tested this weekend.
And the last major piece to the power backup system, was this 10 circuit 50A manual transfer switch with built in input port. Will have to apply for a permit to DIY, but I think I have enough time, if there are any delays from all the other permits being requested, to hope to be all clear by crunch time.
Slight inconvenience, I've got some conduit entering the side of my main panel, right where I'd love for this to go through, so I'll have to go through the bottom. The wires may JUST barely be long enough, will have to do some fitment testing to see.
Made sure to check the wiring for label printing, as I'd heard some reviews (likely knock off versions) didn't have lettering on the wires, so you had to check them with a meter, map and label them yourself.
Slight inconvenience, I've got some conduit entering the side of my main panel, right where I'd love for this to go through, so I'll have to go through the bottom. The wires may JUST barely be long enough, will have to do some fitment testing to see.
Made sure to check the wiring for label printing, as I'd heard some reviews (likely knock off versions) didn't have lettering on the wires, so you had to check them with a meter, map and label them yourself.
I've had to deal with so many "Bad and Expensive News" Problems of late, that there has been very little around here to *Smile* about...That is... Until THIS Package Arrived:
When I saw this "Hat Box" arrive today... I instantly realized two things about it:
(1) These HAD to be the Pair of Ryobi Front Wheels I won at an excellent price over on eBay.
(2) The Lady who sold these to me must be an Absolutely PRECIOUS "Virgo-Libra" Woman to have gone to so much trouble to rend Raw Cardboard and Clear Packing Tape into such a Thoughtful Work of S&H Art worthy of appearing in the Gutenberg Art Museum.
PS...In honor of being Non-Pejorative towards this sterling bearer of Perfect XX Chromosomes... I covered our Addresses up in 5 * PINK:
When I saw this "Hat Box" arrive today... I instantly realized two things about it:
(1) These HAD to be the Pair of Ryobi Front Wheels I won at an excellent price over on eBay.
(2) The Lady who sold these to me must be an Absolutely PRECIOUS "Virgo-Libra" Woman to have gone to so much trouble to rend Raw Cardboard and Clear Packing Tape into such a Thoughtful Work of S&H Art worthy of appearing in the Gutenberg Art Museum.
PS...In honor of being Non-Pejorative towards this sterling bearer of Perfect XX Chromosomes... I covered our Addresses up in 5 * PINK:
Ever since getting the Greenworks Pro 80 Volt Battery Powered, Self-Driving Rear Bagger Lawn Mower and seeing the dazzling performance of that Light-Weight Machine... I noticed the "75 Tools Supported" Banner in the brochures and thought,
"WTH... I might as well get The Greenworks Pro Edger too...".
The Pedestrians and Drivers (Dog-Walking Karens... Mostly) passing either on the Gnarly, Narrowed Down, Acorn Littered Sidewalk or along the Grass Roots Encroached Roadway Gutter nearby will be completely surprised by my using this Tool to carve away all of that Lovely Invading Grass that has caused them to have to drastically adjust their Walking and Driving Vectors since I have not given it a "passing" thought to trim any of it away for the last 15 Years.
I have never been enamored of anyone who thinks it is perfectly fine to allow their Animals to Dump all over my front yard and easement and I have NOT been the least bit reluctant to "Get In Their S**T" so I don't have to step in *IT* for real whenever they act with completely false indignation about being told off.... and be run off of my property.
But Dammit... Once I tune it up with the 80 Volt Edger and make the area more attractive to this IGM (Inferior Genetic Material) I might lose my "Crazy Old Guy Down The Street" Status that has protected me from these Idiots for so long. Ah Well... It was fun while it lasted.
"WTH... I might as well get The Greenworks Pro Edger too...".
The Pedestrians and Drivers (Dog-Walking Karens... Mostly) passing either on the Gnarly, Narrowed Down, Acorn Littered Sidewalk or along the Grass Roots Encroached Roadway Gutter nearby will be completely surprised by my using this Tool to carve away all of that Lovely Invading Grass that has caused them to have to drastically adjust their Walking and Driving Vectors since I have not given it a "passing" thought to trim any of it away for the last 15 Years.
I have never been enamored of anyone who thinks it is perfectly fine to allow their Animals to Dump all over my front yard and easement and I have NOT been the least bit reluctant to "Get In Their S**T" so I don't have to step in *IT* for real whenever they act with completely false indignation about being told off.... and be run off of my property.
But Dammit... Once I tune it up with the 80 Volt Edger and make the area more attractive to this IGM (Inferior Genetic Material) I might lose my "Crazy Old Guy Down The Street" Status that has protected me from these Idiots for so long. Ah Well... It was fun while it lasted.
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Earlier in the week, got some goodies. 4 piece drill driven wire twisting kit. 1 for twisting evenly together, 2 for twisting wires around a central core wire, and a wire nut driver. Also needed to replace my garage door lock, as I lost the keys for the existing lock.
Few more goodies. Got a cover for my generator to keep it clean in the garage, instead of using the cut up carboard box.
The wireless keyboard/touchpad for my HTPC is WAY past its prime, most of the keys aren't as responsive as they should be, so replaced that with a smaller one with a built in touchpad.
The paper thin, plastic corrugated tubing for my battery operated fluid pump has a small pinhole under the clamp that leaks badly. It's also a smaller ID than the output of the pump which created unnecessary backpressure. Got a larger and thicker hose which plays nice with worm gear clamps, which solved that issue.
The wireless keyboard/touchpad for my HTPC is WAY past its prime, most of the keys aren't as responsive as they should be, so replaced that with a smaller one with a built in touchpad.
The paper thin, plastic corrugated tubing for my battery operated fluid pump has a small pinhole under the clamp that leaks badly. It's also a smaller ID than the output of the pump which created unnecessary backpressure. Got a larger and thicker hose which plays nice with worm gear clamps, which solved that issue.
Fresh off the brown truck.
So I might have time to install these before our camping trip on Monday if my back behaves and my spring compressors can handle the springs on a full size truck.
So I might have time to install these before our camping trip on Monday if my back behaves and my spring compressors can handle the springs on a full size truck.
Old posters. Can't believe 2005 was 20 years ago! Feels old.
In order to DOUBLE the available GPU VRAM from 8 GiB up to 16 GiB and push my recently acquired Dell Precision Model #7760 into a truly powerful AI Application Processing MONSTER... I lurked over on eBay...waiting for the limited available access to the Dell nVidia FDX-70 Quadro Work Station RTX5000 Video Cards to come down from their average Price Range of over $500.00 and snatched THIS one up for $287.00.
Remember that it is always wise to stock up on "The Green T-Pads .... The Blue T-Pads ...and The Thermal Paste" whenever pulling off any Heat Pipe - Cooling Fans from ANY Motherboard... and to perform this job on High Demand, High Performance Computers at LEAST twice a year:
Remember that it is always wise to stock up on "The Green T-Pads .... The Blue T-Pads ...and The Thermal Paste" whenever pulling off any Heat Pipe - Cooling Fans from ANY Motherboard... and to perform this job on High Demand, High Performance Computers at LEAST twice a year:
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Nice! I use mx4 in my laptop and gpu as well and can'y agree more. They are very good thermal paste for around a quarter, then start degrading and need reapply.
Shift solenoids, filter & trans fluid from RA. When in normal (non Tow) mode, the shifts have become noticeably sluggish, especially 2-3. In Tow mode, the shifts are all still crisp and there is no slippage. The plan is to replace the solenoids and inspect/clean the valves.
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Custom made posters. Bought four vintage Saab 9-7x ad pages from car magazine two decades ago, scanning two pages together, convert scan pdf to jpg, then print in 30*20.
Please ignore the dirty coach that claimed by my dog lol