Better Way To Clean White Wall Tires??
bucky
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Tires - Are ATV tires even better than ags?
Comments (7)When I back my tractor out of my shed I have to prop the door open so it won't close while I'm pulling out. usually I get off the tractor and close it after that, but today I left it open, and ten minutes into cutting my grass I caught the aluminum edge with my tire. I didn't slash the tire immediately, and if I'd just stopped what I was doing and eased my way out of the situation I probably would have saved the tire, but instead I did the knee-jerk reaction and immediately hit the reverse pedal. In less than a second my tires went from 20psi to zero, leaving an inch-wide slash right in the sidewall. I never liked those tires anyway, but it's a shame I ruined a tire that still had the nubs on the tread. The tractor's a John Deere GT series, with 23x10.5x12 Titan Turf Master, I think. They weren't exactly great tires when it comes to traction. My yard is nearly flat, but I have a drainage ditch along the street which is graded and sodded, but about a 30 degree slope (enough that I have to hang onto the uphill fender to stay in my seat). It gets a little hairy mowing that and I've lost traction a few times trying to turn out of it or cross it perpendicularly. I've been thinking about getting some more aggressive tires, like the ones on the X700 series. Or possbly some ATV tires. Is there any real difference in the construction between ATV tires and tractor tires? I mean it's not a different bead profile on the rim or anything, right? I like the Maxxis Bighorns. I also like the All-Tracs, although they're only a 2pr and 16lbs, vice 6pr, 21 lbs of rubber for the Bighorns. I'm also looking at the Carlisle AT-489, which are $88 for 23x10x12 at jack's small engines. I need to get something soon. I don't want to have to push my lawn, but if I don't figure something out soon, I'll be walking around with green shoes. -Chris...See MoreA Better Way to Dice?
Comments (14)I keep my onions in the fridge too, and turn on the hood. Even though it's five feet away, it helps a lot with the fumes. :) Thanks for the suggestions. I do appreciate them, but I have so many questions! I've seen the kind that Momj47 and Grainlady posted, but how sharp are they? If they need brute force, I'd think my knife would be easier on my back. Also, don't you have to cut up the produce to fit in it? Then, again, since my four quart bowl was heaped up to five quarts, isn't having to open and clean out the container after every half an onion a lot of bother? Ruthanna, if someone should come in with a french fry cutter, I'll definitely give it a try on the onions. :) What I was looking at is similar in notion, but less biceps oriented: Sally, I have my own method for cutting veg, that I can't really advocate but works best for me. The fingetips tucked under method is for preserving your fingers. I have small hands don't feel I have enough control over this way, however, and will nick my knuckles. I can't be bothered with cut proof gloves for simple prep, so I do my way instead. I use my fingers as a vice that holds the veg in question all together with pressure, and carefully slice through, though will hold one end for the first or last cuts to have my fingers farther from the knife. I did once get a real cut (i.e., stitches) doing this, when my hostesses not sharp enough knife hit a hard spot in a soft onion and slid to the side. That's why I hold differently near the ends now and am careful to note the sharpness or dullness of the knife at the start, whether my own or more importantly someone else's. :)...See MoreBetter ways to clean tile floors?
Comments (7)The cloths are microfiber terrycloth material and you can purchase additional ones to the tune of how many you think you need, or you can make your own with any kind of fabric you would like to use. When you are done mopping, just hand wash in mild soap, rinse, and air dry, which only takes a couple minutes to do. I use the first side of the cloth for the laundry room, kitchen, dining room, then the other side for the two bathrooms and living room. I steam mop floors once a month (did it once a week when there were kids still at home) and have never damaged the baseboards, and I've had both painted and now stained baseboards (in different homes - and we are the first owners of this home purchased 9-years ago, and the trim still looks new). The steam is directed mainly in the center of the mop head. You can also control the amount of steam you are generating. So when you are around your baseboards, you wouldn't apply as much steam, if that is your concern....See MoreIs this kitchen island too big? Any betters ways to approach this?
Comments (12)Could you please post a larger version of the Kitchen and identify what each item is & the size? Is your sink really 66" wide and/or 2 sinks (it looks like two in the "picture" of the Kitchen)? If so, could you please explain why? Do you really need two DWs? Is this supposed to be a Kosher kitchen? Is that a table where it says "Family Room"? If so, do you really need two forms of seating so close to each other? It looks like you have a Dining Room as well, is that correct? Unless you have very long arms, your island should not be any deeper than 60". Most people can easily reach no more than 30" without straining, so anything deeper will be difficult to clean (reaching the middle of the island). Keep in mind the following for seating at an island (or peninsula): Each seat needs a minimum of 24" of linear space. So, to seat four people, your island will need to be at least 8' wide (96"). The minimum recommended seating overhang for short to average height people is 15" -- after accounting for any doors or decorative end panels on the cabinets under the overhang. (If you are a tall family, an 18" overhang would be better.) For cabinets under a seating overhang, I would not go any deeper than 18", and 12" to 15" would be better. Why? Because you have to squat/lean over & under to reach things inside a cabinet under an overhang and you will have trouble reaching into the depths of a cabinet much more than 15" or so deep. No drawer in the top half of those cabinets as well as the overhang will block access to the drawers from the top. Your island would be better as: 1.5" overhang in the front + 24"D cabinets + 15"D cabinets facing under the overhang + 1" for the cabinet doors (doors & drawer fronts are not included in cabinet measurements & they stick out another 1" or so from the front of the cabinets) + 15" overhang ======== 56.5" When considering the width of your island, be careful not to make the aisles around the island too shallow. Plan for 48-inch aisles around the three non-seating sides and 60" b/w the seating side and the table in the "Family Room". (Aisles are measured to/from the items that stick out into the aisle the farthest -- counter overhangs, appliance handles, etc. They are not measured to/from cabinets because, as I mentioned above, cabinet doors & drawer fronts are not included in the depths of cabinets. 24" is the depth of the cabinet box only, not the doors/drawer fronts. Counter overhangs aren't included in cabinet measurements either.)...See Morebucky
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