We begin our kitchen makeover with demolition today. We scheduled a crew to come in and when I left this morning, there was still no crew. But that seems typical of my recent history with contractors, let’s hope it improves over the next few weeks. The current kitchen cabinets and flooring were installed 10 or […]
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Husqvarna Adds Extreme Blower to Its Lineup, I Call it “The Beast,” the 580BTS with 1000+CFM
With the addition of the Husqvarna 580BTS, Husqy lays claim to the most powerful blower on the planet. Wouldn’t you know that just a few months after testing and reviewing the top of the line blowers, Husqvarna would rewrite the performance standard for commercial blowers. I would even think about changing the 580BTS tag to 580 BST, as […]
Bringing the Troy-Bilt CRT Pro Tiller Back to Life; Carburetor Rebuild on a Honda GC 160 Engine
Two weeks ago my trusty roto-tiller a four year-old Troy-Bilt CRT Pro, decided to croak in the middle of my little lake house garden. Just from experience, I knew I had a fuel problem. After checking fuel flow through the filter and seeing it was fine, I knew I had a carburetor issue. Normally I […]
Husqvarna Unveils Its New R&D Facility In Charlotte, North Carolina
Commitment to research and development is a commitment to the future. Husqvarna’s OPE division has unveiled its state of the art R&D Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new facility will allow engineers and designers to come to market quicker with advancements and improvements to Husqvarna’s broad range of outdoor power equipment. I was lucky […]
Father’s Day Gift Ideas 2011 from Extreme How-To
It’s once again Father’s Day week and we know how hard it is to shop for us dads, so here are some helpful hints. Some of these tools are for general use and some are for the more specific areas of tool use. In the broad category, think about tool storage. Whether your budget allows […]
Building a Motor with Hendrick Motorsports
By: Hal Jones Occasionally we get to do some really neat things, last week in Charlotte, Kobalt Tools set up a motor build for a few lucky journalists. Putting together a NASCAR motor with Chad Knaus, Ron Malec and Danny Emerick overseeing your
Kobalt Tools Goes Extreme with Its Makeover
(For a more recent update on Kobalt Tools Go Here)The questions started a few months ago when my tool buddy at my local Lowe’s asked me what was up with his Kobalt line, everything was marked for clearance. Some of his customers were asking if Lowes was dropping its line of tools. Well rest assured […]
Bosch Adds Line of Stop Bits to Its Masonry Bit Collection
Installing caulking anchors, Pak-Tite and other drop in anchors can be a hassle. I have broken many depth stop rods and had to guesstimate the proper depth when in the field. Or I used tape to mark the proper depth on the bit, only to
Gone With The Wind, April 27 2011 Tornadoes Ravage Our State
I knew yesterday was going to be different, the calls started at just after 5 A.M. letting me know my daughter’s school opening would be delayed two hours. A few minutes later a storm rolled through with winds exceeding 80 mph. And this was just the precursor of what was to be a once in […]
Behr Premium Plus Ultra, Paint for the Extreme
It’s springtime and that means house painting to many of you. We have been using a new product from Behr, Behr Premium Plus Ultra