Raining today so it's chesterfield rugby. We may be old, but not dead yet......
Sorry... no pictures!
Sorry... no pictures!
What did you do today....other than work on your car!?
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Not sure if I shared the first bad opener repair experience-
We were out of town and had already bought the new unit, left it at the rental and had scheduled the $150 install through Home Depot.
I had noticed there was one sheet metal screw missing from the bracket that the "J" hook bolts to.
There were still five screws in it and I almost drove the 4 miles to get a screw to put in but didn't, as I assumed the installer might have one.
So we get a call from the installer saying he can't install it because the bracket is "no good". Tells us this twice and says he has to go to another call. Then (hindsight, this was to cause panic) says he might have a "heavy duty" bracket on his truck.
How much? $250! We were trapped and had to do it. Blatant scam RIP OFF.
Hopefully these more durable openers will outlast our ownership of these houses.
We were out of town and had already bought the new unit, left it at the rental and had scheduled the $150 install through Home Depot.
I had noticed there was one sheet metal screw missing from the bracket that the "J" hook bolts to.
There were still five screws in it and I almost drove the 4 miles to get a screw to put in but didn't, as I assumed the installer might have one.
So we get a call from the installer saying he can't install it because the bracket is "no good". Tells us this twice and says he has to go to another call. Then (hindsight, this was to cause panic) says he might have a "heavy duty" bracket on his truck.
How much? $250! We were trapped and had to do it. Blatant scam RIP OFF.
Hopefully these more durable openers will outlast our ownership of these houses.
Sure was "special".
33 IMP
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I've got two non-functional garage door openers, unknown age. Since we don't use them daily, I've just been opening em manually.
Your horror story about garage door repairs confirms my decision.
Your horror story about garage door repairs confirms my decision.
What's an opener worth these days?? Not hard to install
400 cdn at home depot every day of the week. I showed a while back mine ate the plastic gears... as my door freezes down on winter. It lasted 28 years though. FULL gear replacement kit cost me 75 bucks off Amazon. If I'd ordered direct from the same place it came from would have been $150. 2 hours tops re and re and I even gave the torsion spring a turn for shats and giggles.
Raining today so it's chesterfield rugby. We may be old, but not dead yet......
Sorry... no pictures!
Dare I ask what that is?
Ok I was still stuck at the 2 - 250 good ol days
Mopars & Missiles
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I think your imagination has you on the right track.
I think there are some down at 300. 400 was an average, come with wall switch and 2 remotes!
Here's the pool.
We're NOT installing that ourselves.
16' x 52"
It's the "I'm not sure if I really want to maintain and pay for a pool" size pool.
Yes, already thinking about sliding down the garage roof.
We're NOT installing that ourselves.
16' x 52"
It's the "I'm not sure if I really want to maintain and pay for a pool" size pool.
Yes, already thinking about sliding down the garage roof.
Austin Charger
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Brought '72 442 to A&W show on Friday. Owned 49 years in May. Paint is Dupont Imron 43 years old.
All I'm saying is that 'Chesterfield' is a colloquial name for a sofa.
Nice car....and it matches the Root Beer shop.
The rotors on my beater are original....just drove it lightly and used the brake lightly and they straightened up. Soft spots? Maybe but since she's been gone, no more problems!
That's another machine that I miss after retirement....the drill pointer. Don't remember it doing anything smaller than 1/2" though.
Prairie dogs?
Dirt daubers is one of my problems. So far they've ruined the motor on a table saw and are building nests in dang near everything!
Mexican ground squirrels. Iv'e taken out 10 so far. They will eat roots and plants.
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