Dealing with a Hard to Start Tractor Grampies Workshop 2026-09-18 | Dealing with a Hard to Start Tractor
5 Favorite Tractor Add On Challenge Grampies Workshop 2023-08-01 | I have been challenged by Luc from Orange is my New Green and Noel from Noel's Garden Tractors and Firewood to show my 5 favorite tractor add-ons!!First I want to thank Luc for the challenge. Here is a link to Luc's channel, Orange is my New Green: youtube.com/@OrangeismyNewGreenAnd I also want to thank Noel for this challenge as well. Here is a link to Noel's channel: youtube.com/@noelstractors-firewood57These are 2 great channels and I encourage you to check them out and subscribe if you haven't done so already!!And now on with the challenge!! I have made many mods to my 2007 Massey Ferguson GC2300 sub-compact tractor over the years, but I was able to narrow down my choices to these 5 picks. I hope you like them!! If you have any questions about any of the mods or add-ons you see on my tractor please contact me via e:mail. The address in on my 'About' page. I'd be more than happy to explain and answer any questions you may have.Now I would also like to challenge a few channels to show off their 5 favorite add-ons. We all love our tractors and we tend to add little 'improvements' here and there to make them work better and become more personal. These 3 channels have certainly done that. So here are the 3 channels I challenge:Arles and Jennifer at Country Living with the Harnish's: youtube.com/@CountryLivingWithTheHarnishsJoe at From Steel to Wood: youtube.com/@FromSteelToWoodAnd Rick from Twin Brook Acres: youtube.com/@twinbrookacresLet's see what you got there folks!!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#favoriteaddonchallenge#tractors
5th Anniversary on YouTube Grampies Workshop 2023-07-28 | Way back on July 31, 2018 I made and posted my 1st video on YouTube!! This video is celebrating my 5th Anniversary!!!Many many thanks to everyone who watches. I am forever grateful to you all for supporting my channel over the years. A special thanks to Steve Rob for encouraging me to get started in YouTube and he has continued to coach and mentor me ever since. Here is a link to his CHannel: youtube.com/@SteveRobReviewsI also want to mention Dave Nighswander from The Real Old Sneelock's Workshop. Dave has been a great supporter of my channel over the years and certainly has helped my channel grow. Here is a link to his channel: youtube.com/@OldSneelock This is just an example of the type of folks you meet and become friends with on YouTube. You all are a special group and I'm pretty lucky to have become a part of your lives!!I hope to continue to make videos well into the future and I hope you all won't mind watching and sharing in my adventures and projects!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#thanksforthesupport#celebratingmy5thanniversay
No Spark Issue on a Kohler Courage Engine Grampies Workshop 2023-07-25 | My Estate Car is not working – Sell all your Stocks and Bonds!!!Well it's not really the 'end of the world' but I have to say, it sure is an annoyance. I bought this old ride on mower a while ago and re-worked it to become a daily driver for me to get around the property here at the lake. I use it all the time and it sure is nice not having to walk down the hill to the lake, or back up the hill too. Especially with my knees being half wore out and half not working!! LOLThe Estate Car was working great and then one day it wouldn't start. I tried everything but I couldn't get it to start and I had to walk back up the hill to the camp!! I was not happy!!! The next day it started like nothing ever happened. But then it wouldn't start again the other day and so I figured I better get it back in the shop and have a look see.So in this video I try and diagnose why it won't start. The first thing I found was 'no spark' Hey, I figured this is going to be easy. But there I go thinking again. At the end of the day I couldn't find anything wrong. Intermittent faults are bears to try and track down. I guess I'll have to wait until another day to chase this one. A day when the fault comes back, and it will !!If anyone has any ideas what might be causing my Estate Car not to start please let me know in the comments. I'll be eternally grateful!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#nosparkfault#kohlercourageengine
Installing Fascia Boards Part 11 Grampies Workshop 2023-07-21 | I have progressed to the point where I can install the Fascia Boards on the Boat House so let's go!!I spend some time planning the cuts to the fascia boards. I did this for a couple of reasons; 1 – I have a phobia about cutting wood and making a wrong cut!!!2 – the fascia boards were expensive and I don't want to waste any wood!!!But once I get the cuts figured out this job went pretty smooth. A bit of an issue fitting the front fascia under the drip edge, but other than that, I was happy with this project and the results.Let me know what your thoughts are on it. Do you think the fascia boards are too wide? The boat house build is going pretty good all things considered. It's taking a lot of time, but that's because I only work about 2 or 3 hours a day now!! You know, old guys are like that!! LOLThanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#fasciaboards#installingafascia
Soffits Lets Put Some Up Part 10 Grampies Workshop 2023-07-18 | Progress is continuing on the Boat House Rebuild. Today I'm putting up the soffits!!!Have a look as I remove some of the old soffit pieces and then establish a nailing line for the new soffits. Then I install some 2 X 2 nailer pieces to make a ledge.Of course the soffit isn't the same width the whole length but it's something I can work with. The reason for the width differences is mainly traced back to the front wall of the boat house not being square!! :-(After I cut the new piece of soffit I cut and install a soffit vent with a screen backing to help keep unwanted bugs and stinging insects out!!Then I install the soffit. It didn't turn out too bad really. I didn't show putting on all the pieces. It was pretty repetitive. I did run into some issues doing the front soffit as I had to trim it to fit around the door casing. The boat house build is going pretty good all things considered. It's taking a lot of time, but that's because I only work about 2 or 3 hours a day now!! You know, old guys are like that!! LOLThanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#soffitinstall#makinganailerledge
Samsung Galaxy Tab A Battery Change Grampies Workshop 2023-07-14 | Here's an interesting project!! I have never tackled one like this before.Let's change the battery in a Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet!!!Have a look and see how I go about removing the back from the tablet. A little fussy but I got it. Then I move onto trying to remove the battery. Man it was stuck in there pretty good. In the end I got the battery changed and now the tablet is functional again without having to have it plugged in all the time!!Here is an Amazon Affiliate LInk for the battery: amzn.to/3pN2YhgHere is an Amazon Affiliate Link for the Tablet Jacket: amzn.to/43tfpwrThanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#samsunggalaxytaba#tabletbatterychange
Putting the Gable End on the Boat House Part 9 Grampies Workshop 2023-07-11 | Well it's time to fish or cut bait!! Let's do this!!I have a plan on how to put the grooves in the new sheathing and I have a hole in the gable of the boat house. Only one thing left to do, put a gable end on the boat house!!In this video, I don't show it, but I took extra time to make sure I wouldn't make a mistake when cutting the sheathing and guess what? I made a mistake with the very first cut!! Oh well.After that I ended up being pretty lucky because the other pieces I cut, except for some minor tweaking, all were cut correctly!! Yeah for me eh!!I got all the pieces of gable installed. The grooves lined up and they don't look too bad either. So now a little paint and it'll be just dandy!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#gableends#fittinggabaleends
Husqvarna Mower Deck Repairs Grampies Workshop 2023-07-07 | The Husqvarna YTH21K42 Lawn Tractor needs attention!! There's trouble on the Mower Deck!!!After Hurricane Fiona went through there was lots and lots of branches, sticks and brush all over the property. I never did go to work and clan that mess up off the lawn. So when I was mowing with the lawn tractor I mowed over all this and some times it got chipped up pretty good, but at least one time the mower took a hard hit. Well I should have known better as the broke one of the mower deck spindles.I ordered a new one from Amazon. Here is the Amazon Affiliate Link:amzn.to/3O2I9I7In this video I remove the broken spindle and replace it with this new new one. This spindle seems to be a good unit. And it fit perfect.Now tomorrow, if it isn't raining, I'll head out and mow the grass, or should I say cut the hay, and we'll see how it works. I'll keep ya all posted!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#husqvarnalawntractor#mowerdeckspindlereplacement
Making New Sheathing Groovy Man Grampies Workshop 2023-07-04 | I'm getting ready to replace the sheathing on the lakeside gable end of the boat house and I have a problem!!!I can't get an exact match for the original sheathing that was on the boat house but I was able to get some that was close.The new sheathing I got was about the same as the old stuff, but it has no vertical grooves in it. So guess what? I'm going to put vertical grooves in it.I'm going to make the new sheathing groovy man!!!Have a look as I do some experimenting to try and find out how I can best match the old grooves. I ended up using my router for the job. The results are not as good as I had hoped for but from a distance they aren't too bad. Check them out and let me know what you think. Did I pick the right set up?Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#groovysheathing#usingarouter
Whos Up for Sheathing & Shingling Grampies Workshop 2023-06-30 | Sheathing and Shingling. Sounds like a Law Firm eh, but it's not!! It's hard work!!!This week I get the sheathing on the roof. And after some 'creative' adjustments the sheathing went on pretty good. I put it up my myself but used a system where by I could pull the sheets up onto the roof. It took some time to set up but then it went pretty easy really!!Then the really fun part!! The shingles. I swore I would never do shingles again, but that was 4 roofs ago!! LOL Thankfully, my son Chris came out and more or less did the job alone. I tried to help but was more in his way than anything else!!It's nice to finally get the roof on the boat house again. Now to move onto finishing the gable end and then the soffits and fascia and trim boards. It'll soon be almost back to what the boat house was before Fiona dropped by for a party!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#sheathingaroof#shinglingaroof
Putting Rafters on the Boat House - Part 6 Grampies Workshop 2023-06-27 | It's taken a long time to get to this point, but here we are. Let's get some rafters on this puppy!!My sons and I have spent a lot of time trying to get the boat house back in condition to receive a new roof. Well today is a big day in that journey.In this video I make the bird mouths bigger on the rafters and guess what? Then I put up the 1st one on the gable end facing the lake. And it fit just about perfect!! Then my son Chris came out to the camp to help me with the rest of them.Between Chris and I we were able to get all the rafters up and secured before the rain got too heavy! Now we wait for a day when it's not raining too hard and the sheathing will go on and then the shingles and then the trim boards and then paint and, holy cow, we're finished!! LOLBut that's a ways off yet, so bear with me and thanks for enduring the trials and testings of the last few videos!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#nevergiveup#installingrafters
I know I can Make this Better Grampies Workshop 2023-06-23 | I know I can make this better!! So let's try and one more time to get the Boat House square and true!!I kind of pull out all the stops on this try. I use the come-a-longs (with the new anchor points) and the Massey GC2300 (with the home made logging winch) and I even beat on the side of the building with a 5 pound hammer!!And you know what? Not much improvement seen!! :-( Ugh!!But it is a little bit more square. I couldn't get the lake side wall as plumb as I wanted, but I think it'll be alright. This was a challenge from the giddy up go, but I really wanted to try and get a good understanding of what and why the building wouldn't come back to square and true. I think I understand it better now. And I sure appreciate all your patience for putting up with my efforts trying to accomplish this task!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#nevergiveup#squaringabuilding
Being Well Anchored is Important in LIfe Grampies Workshop 2023-06-20 | To get to someplace important, we need to be well anchored!!Words to live my I suppose. In my case I wanted to get to a more square boat house and in order to that I certainly did need to be well anchored!!I was trying to “re-rack” the wall so it would be more square. Notice I didn't say 'square'. I think a wall being square is a myth!! I was using my come-a-longs to try and re-rack the wall and the anchor point I was using was not too good. In fact it pulled out and off the wall twice. So I decided I needed some better means for anchoring the chains and making a pull.Have a look at what I made to be better able to secure a chain or a hook to a point where I wanted to pull from, yes an anchor point!! LOL These 'anchors' could have been made from heavier metal, but this was all I had. They seem to work pretty good too. But the story doesn't end well. I couldn't get the wall to 'square up'. And without removing the exterior wall panels I don't think I can get the wall back to 'square' any better than what it is, Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#anchorpoints#squaringawall
Lets Change Our Winter Tires Grampies Workshop 2023-06-16 | Here's a project I haven't done in a long while!! Let's change our winter tires!!When I bought this car, an 2018 Escape, I bought a total maintenance package with it. My idea here was to try and get the operational costs of my car to be constant as I can have it. So aside from gas every week, the monthly expenditure for my vehicle is unchanging and won't change until the maintenance package expires.This maintenance package was pricey I suppose, but since I bought my Escape I have had front end work done, many flat tires repaired and my tires rotated and changed from summer to winter and vice versa. Both front and rear brakes repaired and a rear strut replaced, plus the engine was bad and had to be replaced. And I have had regular maintenance and oil changes completed on time and by the dealer. And all this work didn't cost me anything. So I think I made out OK.But now my maintenance package has expired so here I am changing my winter tires. I haven't done this in a long time, so have a look at how I made out. I don't think I did too bad, but the getting up and down is starting to be harder than the actual mechanical work!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#changingtires#tireandwheelchanging
Plumbing the Boat House Grampies Workshop 2023-06-13 | The Boat House rebuild continues and today I try and get the building a little bit more plumb in preparation for the roof rafters and sheathing.The boys did a fine job last weekend getting the front wall back in place. But the corners of the building aren't plumb. It's been my experience that if you start off with a building that isn't square or plumb, the roof will be pretty messed up too!!So I try and get the building a bit more square and try to get it as plumb as I can. The poor boat house has suffered a lot of racking and twisting from the tree that fell on it and then sitting like that for so long didn't help either.I did manage to get it a bit more plumb, square and true, but it's far from where I would like it to be. Not too sure if more work could help it or not. We'll see I guess.Let me know what you think. Have you ever tried to re-square and re-plumb a building? How did you cope with the 'little' out of square and plumb issues you faced? LOL It'll be interesting to see how the roof goes on.Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#squareandplumb#rebuildingtheboathouse
Grease Gun Mod Grampies Workshop 2023-06-09 | I have a problem every time I use my grease gun. Today I address that problem!!!Every time I use my grease gun I end up with this problem. The problem is the gun is hard to hold and the grease coupler is hard to hold and then it's hard to pump the gun. I end up with grease every where, and it makes me cross.So the other day it was raining and I couldn't work on the boat house so I was doing some maintenance on the Estate Car. The grease gun problem reared it's ugly head again and I decided to do something about it.My solution was to make a little foot of sorts, to support the grease gun in a stable position. This way I could still hold the grease coupelr on the fitting and still be able to manage the gun in a half ways decent position to pump it and get the fitting greased.This didn't work out quite as good as I was expecting, but I can't expect all my brilliant ideas to be earth shattering eh!! LOL Let me know what you think about this mod. Was it crazy or does it show some promise.Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#greasegunmode#greasingmadeeasier
Making Hybrid Roof Rafters Grampies Workshop 2023-06-06 | The Boat House Rebuild is progressing. It's time to make the Roof Rafters.I have decided to make a hybrid style roof rafter. Instead of cutting rafters and fitting them against a ridge board, I will just butt the peak cuts of the rafter boards together and support them with gussets on each side.Logan and I spent some time the other day cutting out the roof rafter boards. In this video I cut the bird's mouths and then make the gussets. Then I take the rafters down to the boat house and assemble one and try it on the roof.I was very happy to see how well it fit. So now I can finish making the rest of the hybrid rafters so the next time the boys are out they can install them.The boat house is starting to come together and it'll soon be back to it's old self!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#rebuildingtheboathouse#makingroofrafters
Rebuilding the Boat Hosue Part 1 Grampies Workshop 2023-06-02 | It's time to start rebuilding the Boat House!!I have my 3 sons, Gerry, Chris and Derek and Derek's oldest boy Logan, all at the lake today. A great crew and they tackle the first step in the boat house rebuild – taking the roof off.But to start off they take the boat rack off the back of the boat house so they can get easier access to the roof.Then they peel the roof sheathing and take the roof rafters off.Then the problem!! The front wall of the boat house won't sit back down on the floor properly. We thought that once the roof came off the front wall would push back in place and all would be dandy, but this wall is being stubborn. No way will it sit down tight to the floor.After a lot of head scratching and the use of some 'persuasion' they do finally get the wall back in place. Then they discover the wall isn't plumb. But that's when the Mighty Massey comes into play. They use it to push against the opposite wall and 'voila' the walls are plumb and for the most part square and true!!A great job done you guys!! And let's not forget all the work Logan did. He was busy all day pulling nails and sorting out the pieces being removed and then he helped me as we started to make the roof rafters. That will be in the next installment of the Boat House rebuild!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#rebuildingtheboathouse#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
New Camera Mounts and Sticker Shout Outs Grampies Workshop 2023-05-30 | Hey Folks!! I got some new Action Camera Mounts!! I have been struggling with trying to come up with quick and easy ways to reposition and mount my action cameras when I'm making a YouTube video. I saw these mounts on Amazon, where else, and thought I would give them a try.So in this video I do the unboxings and a general review of the new mounts. Here are some Amazon Affiliate links to these mounts:Small Rig Camera Mount: amzn.to/3ouGS2BUlanzi Magnetic Camera Mount: amzn.to/3WGNCa5I think the mounts are going to do the trick.I have also received some sticker this week. One sticker comes from Paul at Haxby Shed. Paul's channel is all things 'machinist' and he has a nice shop in York in the UK. Here is a link to his channel. youtube.com/@HaxbyShedWhy not drop by and give him a look and tell him Grampie sent ya!!The other sticker is from a channel that has been very active in the YouTube tractor community for a quite while now, and other than him having an 'orange' tractor, I think this is a very informative channel. The channel is 'A Ritter Bit Will Do' and Jon has lots of neat add ons for his tractor and lots of snow plowing videos. Here is a link to Jon's channel:youtube.com/@ritterjonSo when you check in on him tell him Grampie sent ya OK!!I also have some Amazon Affiliate links to all the cameras I show and use in this video below:Action Cameras: amzn.to/3C2TNfcAkaso V50X: amzn.to/3MImeE0GoPRo Hero 9: amzn.to/3C2TFweThanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#actioncameramounts#haxbyshed#aritterbitwilldo
Loader Forks Improvement Mod Grampies Workshop 2023-05-26 | What is the problem with Grampie's Workshop bucket and forks? This video will answer that head scratching question!!!Check the video to discover what is the problem with the bucket and shop made forks, or at least what the problem is that I was addressing today. I want to congratulate and acknowledge Gator from 'Gator's World' (youtube.com/@gatorsworld). Even though this wasn't a competition or contest of any kind, Gator nailed what the problem was. Atta boy Gator. You can't get much past him for sure!!Well the problem was; every time I pick up a log I have to set the bucket on grade to push the forks under the log. While doing this the bucket will most often pick up gravel, dirt, or what ever is there. Then when I unload the log on the pile, all the dirt and gravel falls out of the bucket and onto the log pile. This is a real pain when it comes time to saw the logs. Gravel is everywhere and you can't help but hit it with the saw and that does in the chain pretty quick.So in this video I try a wooden 'moldboard' of sorts to prevent the debris from getting into the bucket as I pick up a log. And as a bonus, even if I do still get gravel in the bucket, when I dump the load off the forks, the 'moldboard' will hold that gravel in the bucket and prevent it from spilling out onto the log pile!! It works pretty good. I hope you like it!! Let me know in the comments what your thoughts are on this mod!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure helps my videos get noticed and my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#shopmadebucketforks#bucketforksmod
Using the Shop Made Logging Winch Grampies Workshop 2023-05-23 | So check out my shop made logging winch in action!!!It works pretty good for what I want. I don't have to make any long pulls and none are all that heavy either, so this winch is just the ticket for me.I also have some forks on my loader bucket that I made. I made these forks especially for picking up logs. But there is a problem with them. I have a solution and I will make a video about that solution soon. But in the man time can you see what the problem is? Let me know in the comments what you think the bucket forks problem is.Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#shopmadeloggingwinch#shomadebucketforksforlogging
Hurricane Fiona Clean Up Update Grampies Workshop 2023-05-19 | Last September Hurricane Fiona blew through and she sure left her mark here at the camp.Nannie and I were sure blessed that we escaped serious injury and damage. The only major damage done was to the boat house. But it could have been much worse. Nannie and I weren't hurt and the camp wasn't disturbed at all. Thank you Lord for the blessings given!!Since then we have been slowly but surely making gains on cleaning up the mess. We have had trees cut and removed off buildings, then the trees on the property cut and then the stumps and brush chipped and/or removed.This video is a kind of review of all that we have done so far.The clean up is far from finished but it certainly is coming along. It'll take time and effort to get what we want again, but so does anything we want in life eh!!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#hurricanefiona#hurricanecleanupupdate
A Shop Made Logging Winch Part 2 Grampies Workshop 2023-05-16 | Wow!! This is a long video today. I hope you can watch though to see how the logging winch turned out!!!I have to say I had some 'issues'. The winch cable fouled up on me and I had to change it. The snigging chain was too long. The winch controller didn't get wired up the way I first thought I would do it. But when the old lady sang, the winch did do the job!!I have been using the winch for a few days now and it really is helping a lot. Sure makes getting the logs a lot easier. My biggest disappointment though is with the speed of the winch. It is dog slow to say the least. But I guess I kind of expected that. So as long as you're not in a race to get logs, this 'shop made' logging winch will do the job pretty good!!!Here's an Amazon Affiliate link for the Fairlead:amzn.to/3O9uMX1Here's an Amazon Affiliate link for the Rubber winch cable stopper:amzn.to/42zCKwSHere's an Amazon Affiliate Link for the Battery 50 amp connectors I used:amzn.to/3IhYRzNLet me know, will ya, what you think. Was this Shop Made Logging Winch wort the effort? It sure was fun project and, for me at least, it's getting the job done!!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#shopmadeloggingwinch#homemadeloggingwinch
A Shop Made Logging Winch Part 1 Grampies Workshop 2023-05-12 | It's time to pull some logs out of the slash and mess left from Fiona. In order to that I need a logging winch. Let's make one!!!You know you can buy really nice logging winches for tractors that operated off the PTO and the 3 point. But there's no fun in buying something when you can make it right!!I had a small 2000 pound winch as a spare for the ATV and I thought I should be able to put that on the GC2300 tractor somehow to make this 'shop made' logging winch. I also have a back blade just begging to have a winch added to it. So that's what I'm doing.Check out the video to see how I go about making this 'Shop Made' logging winch. This is part 1 and I expect the 2nd part will complete the project.Let me know, will ya, what you think. Will this mount and winch work for pulling logs from the brush piles? I sure hope so!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#shopmadeloggingwinch#homemadeloggingwinch
Muffler Hanger Repairs Grampies Workshop 2023-05-09 | My Ford Escape has a broken muffler hanger and I need to DIY the repair!!!I had a total maintenance package on the Escape, but that has expired now so I have to pay for repairs. Not my favorite thing to do!!The county road we travel is a dirt road. If I said the road was in 'terrible' condition I would be wrong. It's was 'terrible' last fall. This spring it has reached a high in low when it comes to road conditions!! The pot holes and rocks are so deep and big that it's quite the adventure traveling on it, and not in a good way. And so this spring the muffler hanger on the Escape fell victim to the demon pot holes. The muffler and tail pipe are hanging and bouncing around and banging up against the chassis. The noise is something else. So I need to make a DIY backyard emergency repair. This repair need only hold me for a week or two as I will order a spare hanger and make a proper repair but in the meantime it's hay wire to the rescue!!Have a look and see how I make the repair and let me know in the comments if you have ever used hay wire, or baling wire, to make semi-permanent repairs to your vehicle!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#diymufflerhangerrepair#fordescape
Check Out These Channels Grampies Workshop 2023-05-05 | Don't ya just love getting and exchanging Stickers!! I sure do.Have a look at these new stickers I received and also I was gifted a very nice package from a channel I just started to watch, Kenny at Open Air Adventures. Kenny's channel is just getting established and he has some nice content about cutting wood and his new CFMoto Side X Side. Here's a link to Scotti Daniel's channel: youtube.com/@ScottiDanielScotti has some pretty good content and I enjoy his sense of humor too. It's a good watch for sure!!Here is a link to In the Backyard with Del:youtube.com/@inthebackyardwithdel438Del has some really good videos about all the projects and adventurers he gets into on his channel. Lots to see and learn here.And then Kenny at Open Air Adventures is a fairly new channel and he is doing great with his content. He's a link to Kenny's channel:youtube.com/@OpenAirAdventurePlease go check out these fine channels and tell them Grampie sent ya.Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#stickershoutouts#openairadventures
Yarding Up Some Logs Grampies Workshop 2023-05-02 | With lots of logs laying around the property, I need to yard them up into a pile to clean things up a bit.I have hardwood and softwood logs. I want to keep them separate so I make a spot for the hardwood. I had to move the trailer and then get the GC2300 out and put her to work.I have by bolt on forks on the bucket to help pick up the logs. I then pick up a couple of the larger ones and lay them out to make a bunk for piling the logs. The bunk keeps the logs off the ground and helps to keep the them from rotting.I thought this would be a pretty easy job, but the hardwood logs in the pile the guys left after cutting all the trees was kind of a snarled up mess. So that made picking the logs off the pile a challenge and then unloading them on the bunk needed some intervention to keep the pile half ways straight and level!!Have a look as I yard up the hardwoods. I will be going after the softwoods on another day!!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#yardingupsomelogs#masseyfergusongc2300subcompacttractor
Ohh You Dirty Carb Grampies Workshop 2023-04-28 | The carb on the Estate Car is acting up and needs some attention. Have a look as I remove the carb and discover the reason why the engine was surging at high speed. The reason isn't rocket science although I think the scientists had something to do with why the carb gets gummed up over the winter.It's a pretty easy fix for the surging engine and now the Estate Car is back purring like it should!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#carbcleaning#fixasurgingengine
Surveying the Boat House Grampies Workshop 2023-04-25 | It's time to survey the Boat House to see what I'm faced with to rebuild it.Last fall when Hurricane Fiona blew through, we had a big old black spruce tree blow down and it landed on the boat house. And the boat house lost that battle!! LOLIn this video I tour the outside and inside of the boat house and try and make some kind of plan of attack on how to rebuild it. I try and get some understanding of what materials I'll need and what will need to be done to bring the Boat House back to it's former glory. There are some things that may survive, but there is lots that probably won't. So let's go do a survey on the Boat House!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#hurricanefiona#surveytheboathouse
Chipping Time at the Lake Grampies Workshop 2023-04-21 | Time for some Chipping at the camp!!!I kind of sat around all winter when I should have been out cleaning up the mess left from Fiona. I had some guys hired to come and cut the trees and haul away the wood, and I should have been right behind them with starting the clean up of the limbs and branches. Well I finally started some chipping at least!! Still lots to do. Kind of a daunting task, but the only way to get it done is to start right!!So this video is just some chipping and unloading 1 trailer full. I hope you enjoy!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#woodlandmillswc46chipper#fionacleanupcontinues
Plow Shoe Update and a Sticker Shout Out Grampies Workshop 2023-04-18 | A quick little video today with a plow shoe update and a sticker shout out.Last fall I tried to weld some wear surface on the skid shoes on my plow. My welding skills are not good to say the least so I wanted to check and see how the wear surface made out over the winter. We didn't get a lot of snow and I think I only plowed about 6 or 8 times. But have a look and see how the shoes made out!!Also I received some mail this week. I got a sticker from Del at “In the Backyard with Del”. Del is working at growing his channel. How about checking him out. He has some pretty nice content. He does a lot of various 'projects' around his place including fire wood cutting and equipment repairs and maintenance. Here's a link to his channel:youtube.com/@inthebackyardwithdel438He's got a nice channel so drop by and tell him Grampie sent ya!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#plowshoes#inthebackyardwithdel
A Prize Winner and Sticker Shout Outs Grampies Workshop 2023-04-11 | How sweet is this!! I won a contest and received a super nice prize from Pine Tree Line Outdoors!!!I also have a couple of stickers for 'Sticker Time', my favorite part of doing YouTube.Doug at Pine Tree Line Outdoors had a contest where he was giving away pack pouches made in Canada by Lasci. It's a really nice pouch and made from rip stop nylon and is water resistant. I think it's the perfect size for me to put a bit of a survival/emergency kit in and keep it on the bike for when I'm out riding the trails. I want to thank Doug for doing this as it involves a lot of time and effort. It surely is much appreciate brother!! Here is a link to Doug's Channel: youtube.com/watch?v=v4hRqKAFHmwCheck out his channel and let him know Grampie sent ya!!The sticker shout outs are for Lewis Motors and Boats. Brock has a nice channel here and he gives lots of tips and hints on working on small engine equipment. He also does a lot of interesting projects and reclamations and is worth watching. You can tell him Grampie sent you too if you don't mind. Here's a link to Lewis Motors and Boats: youtube.com/@LewisMowersandBoatsAnd then there is a shout out for Reg Sparkes. Reg is a good guy, there is just no other way to say it. He has been supporting my channel for a long time. He saw where I had a CanAm ATV and he had some old stickers for a CanAm and wanted me to have them. Thanks Reg!! I appreciate them very much!! Reg doesn't have a channel, yet!! But he sure does support of lot of us so thanks for that too Reg. You're a champion buddy!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#lewismotorsandboats#pinetreelineoutdoors
Good Friday 2023 Grampies Workshop 2023-04-07 | May the Grace of our Lord be with you all.Today is Good Friday, the day Jesus willingly gave up his life for the love of his Father and for our reconciliation. What greater gift than to give of your own life for those you love.Let's take a moment to just think about that ... We may not need to die for those we love, but we can maybe devote a part or portion of our life to trying to be a better neighbour, citizen, friend, spouse, brother or sister. That is what God is calling us to do. If we are kinder, gentler, more caring to just one person, what a difference that would make in this world eh!!! It all starts with you.Nannie and I want to wish each of you a very Blessed Good Friday and the Happiest of Easters.Thanks for all your prayers for us and we certainly are returning that honour back to you. May God continue to Bless each of you and may the Holy Spirit come and dwell in your soul.Happy Easter Everyone.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop
Refurbishing a Chair Frame Grampies Workshop 2023-04-04 | I need to refinish the wood frame on a straight back chair. Come on along and see how I make out!!!The chair is needed for Nannie. She is scheduled or hip replacement surgery and the recoup regime says having a straight back chair with arms would be ideal. Since the only chairs we have that meet that criteria were in the lake room and in kind of rough shape, I decided I would try and refinish one of them and see if the end result would be suitable for our needs.So here is my attempt at refurbishing a wood frame on a straight back armed chair. I should probably have put more than one coat of polyurethane on it but since we'll only need the chair for 6 to 8 months, I figured the one coat would be OK. Let me know in the comments what you think. Should I have put on more coats of poly?Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments. And if you haven't done so already, please consider 'subscribing' to my channel. It sure help my videos get noticed ad my channel grow.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#refinishingfurniture#fixingachair
Its Garbage Day at the Lake Grampies Workshop 2023-03-31 | Every week I'm sure most of us do this .. take care of the garbage!!!Our garbage pickup in winter is at the end of our private lake road. So that means we have to take the garbage about 2 kms out to the county road for pick up. And we do this once a week. One week it's garbage and the next it's recyclables. But it has to get done and guess what? When we take the garbage out to the road, then after it's picked up, we have to go get the garbage cans and bring them back!! The good thing about all this is that I use the ATV for this weekly trip. So that kind of makes it a bit more fun. In this video I take you on the weekly chore of retrieving the garbage can from the end of our lake road. Some exciting eh!! It's a chore that gets done and this channel is all about what we do here at the lake in our daily lives. Just like plowing or repairing a leaking toilet, these things happen and we address them. LOLThanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...
Setting up a Shop PC Grampies Workshop 2023-03-28 | Well I can't put this off any longer, I have to clean out a corner in the shop and set up my Shop Computer.Cleaning is never any fun eh. But sometimes we have to decide to either fish or cut bait and today I'm going to fish!! I go to work and clean out the corner where the desk is in the shop.Then I take the old computer I was using in the camp and set it up on the desk so that I can have access to a computer in the shop. Having a computer in the shop is pretty helpful. I have maintenance and parts data bases on there plus when I need to look for a part or check to see how something is 'normally' put together, I can search that too. Oh and don't forget you can watch YouTube videos here too like Grampie's Workshop for example!! I also install a large 22” TV screen and use that for a computer monitor. It's nice as the screen is larger and it makes it easier for us old guys to read it!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#shopcomputer#shopcleanup
Is This Job Worth Doing Grampies Workshop 2023-03-24 | I spent an afternoon fixing this shovel. Do you think is was time well spent?There is always the option of going to town to buy new, but I had all the parts and pieces kicking around the shop from old shovels that have broken and were destined for the garbage. So I re-used the parts and made what I think is a decent shovel for clearing out the fire pit and moving small amounts of gravel. Let me know what you would have done. Would you have spent the time re-making a shovel?Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#repurposingoldpieces#fixingashovel
Were These Gloves any Good Grampies Workshop 2023-03-21 | Were these winter wind waterproof gloves I bought any good? That and some more updates coming up!!!In this video I talk about the trials and tribulations of trying to heat and/or work in a an unheated shop inn the winter, what I tried for heat and the results I experienced. The bottom line is: insulate your space and heat it with a vented heart source or electric based heater. You'll be a lot happier with the result and the building will thank you!!The I give my thoughts on the ATV tires I bought last fall from Revco.com. This is a Canadian supplier that I found online quite by accident really. But this distributor has been around for years and they offer some great prices and have many many different brands and types of tires in stock. I am very pleased with these tires and they performed great so far through the winter. They are definitely Grampie's Workshop Approved!! Here is the link to their site: www.revco.ca. I am not sponsored by them but I sure would go there again for tires!! Delivery was super fast too.Then I explain what happened when I tried to repair my Canon Vixia HF R800 camcorder. The display was intermittent. After I did my 'magic' on it, the display worked for about 2 or 3 weeks. Now it doesn't come on at all. So this repair was a definite fail!!! The camera is useless now. And finally I talk about the winter gloves I bought last fall. I have to say these gloves sure were water proof and wind proof. My hands stayed pretty warm in them too. In fact my hands would sweat when I wore them and the resulting stink that came off the gloves was terrible with a capital T. And for this reason alone I would not buy these gloves again. They are sure not Grampie's workshop Approved!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#camcorderrepairs#revcoatvtires
Sticker Wall Update Grampies Workshop 2023-03-17 | HELP !!! My Sticker Wall needs more stickers!!!I really like exchanging stickers with fellow YouTube creators. And even if you don't have a channel sticker, I would love to send along one of my stickers to you anyways. Here is my e:mail address:grampie283@gmail.comSend me a note with your mailing address and I'll send you a sticker or two. Then when you get my letter it'll have my return mailing address so you could send me your sticker if you have one. It's that simple and I really would dearly love to add your sticker to my wall.Let's see if I can get my sticker wall as big as Mick's from Mick's Mowers. Oh and by the way Mick, I don't have your sticker yet!! Just sayin'!!! LOLAll these channel are great channels to watch and learn from. I haven't added there links here because there are too many and I would only mess up the typing I'm sure. But if you check the video and put the name of the channel you want to watch in the YouTube search bar, it'll find the channel for you!! Check them out and let them know Grampie sent ya!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#stickertime#stickerwall
Doing Some Catching Up Grampies Workshop 2023-03-14 | I want to give you all some updates on some things going on here at the camp.In this video Nannie and I give some update on Nannie's progress. It's an emotional time for her and she is pretty brave with the way she is dealing with what is going on. She is scheduled for a hip replacement and we have some concerns about her osteoporosis and if a replacement surgery can actually be done. But the surgeon, a very well ranked surgeon too, says he thinks she can have the replacement surgery and he is aware of her condition and will take necessary precautions during the operation. Please continue to pray for her as this is weighing heavy on her mind and mine too for that matter.I also give an update on the tractor Rear View Camera system I installed last spring. I didn't get much of a chance to use it for plowing last winter and so far this winter I haven't done a whole lot of plowing either but I have used it enough to get a better idea of how well it works and I explain my thoughts on it here.Here is an Amazon Affiliate Link for this camera system:amzn.to/3JbMcOHI take a look at the hand warmers I installed on my ATV last spring too. Throughout this winter I have driven the bike a fair amount and am now better armed to give my thoughts on this hand and thumb warmer.Here is an Amazon Affiliate Link for the hand and thumb warmers:amzn.to/3JbMcOHThen I talk about my new helmet and how it's working out this winter. I have only had this for about 3 or 4 months but have used it a lot in the cold weather and it words pretty good. Check out the video for a more detailed review of how it performed.Here is an Amazon Affiliate Link for this helmet:amzn.to/400pOynThanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#reviewfollowup#updateonnannie
Yep, Ive Got Frost Heaves Grampies Workshop 2023-03-10 | Winter is getting on and the frost is sure settling in the ground and my porch is 'rising' to the occasion!!!The porch on the camp is just built on what was a deck. The deck was only on blocks on grade. So when the frost goes in the ground the porch goes up and this causes the door to jam and get drafty.In this video I climb under the deck and show how I manage the frost heaves and try and keep my porch more or less level so the back door will open and close without jamming up.It's a winter ritual and over the years I have made some improvements to make this task a bit easier. Big surprise there eh. But it's still a task that needs to get done so let's get at 'er!!Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#frostheaves#dealingwithwinter
The Wood is Gone Grampies Workshop 2023-03-07 | There were a lot of trees blown down and damaged by Hurricane Fiona, but they're all gone now!!!In this video I show the guys cutting down the big spruce that was hanging over top of the wood shed. They got it down pretty slick and with no damage. Way to go!!Then I show the loading of some of the logs onto the truck and they are hauled away to the mill. It's a sin that all the trees got blown down or damaged but they did and so I had to deal with it. This was the best way I could think to get the work done. It was way more than what I could handle, even with lots of help, without having the proper gear. These guys did a great job and also looked after getting rid of the logs. They will be back at some point to get the stumps and some of the brush. Until then I can pick away at it with the chipper and the GC2300.Let me know in the comments if you have any ideas on what you would do down front between the lake and eh camp if you had to redo this area. I need some suggestions.Thanks for watching and please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#logging#fionacleanup
Reworking a Computer for the Shop Grampies Workshop 2023-03-03 | My PC in the shop is toast. What to do? What to do?Well as it turns out my PC that I use in the camp for editing and doing all my computer stuff was not keeping up with the demand I was putting on it either so I decided to replace the computer in the camp. I had my brother Steve, a computer expert, spec out and build me a PC that could handle the rigors of editing and CAD programs that I use. So that means the PC from the camp was available to replace the PC in the shop.But wait, that's sounds too easy right? Since the PC in the shop had a lot of the programs and data bases that I access a lot already on it's hard drive (HDD) I decided I would remove the hard drive from the old shop computer and put it in the old camp computer and then it would be the same as the old shop computer except it would have a better computer operating on the old shop hard drive. There does that make sense? Have a look as I tear into the old shop computer and remove it's HDD and install it in the old camp computer and boot it up.Thanks for watching and please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#computers#replacingaharddrive
Fiona Clean Up Gets Serious Grampies Workshop 2023-02-28 | After Hurricane Fiona last fall there is a ton of clean work to be done.Well I tried to do some but I can't do this kind of work anymore. There is just too much for me to handle.So I had to call in the big guns!! I hired a contractor to come in and cut the trees and pull the stumps and clear it away. This should set me up so that come spring time, when the weather breaks, I'll be able to tackle the landscaping with the GC2300.In this video I show some of the work that is being done. I was very surprised at the number of logs that were harvested and this is only about 1/2 the job so far!!Have a look and see the clearing taking place. I am starting on the long path of trying to bring the camp back to some sort of semblance of what it once was.Thanks for watching and please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#hurricanefiona#loggingoperation
Checking Out an Electric Chain Saw Sharpener Grampies Workshop 2023-02-24 | My chain saw needs to be sharpened. Let's check out this new electric chain sharpener!!I was in Princess Auto a while ago and they had these electric chain sharpeners on special for $49.99. I had to get one. Here's a link:princessauto.com/en/120v-bench-mount-chainsaw-chain-sharpener/product/PA0009063579I have heard lots good and bad about these rigs so for this price, I thought I could try it myself and just see what all the hub-bub was about.Have a look as I unbox the sharpener and set it up. Then I take an old chain and set up the sharpener and try to sharpen the chain. The chain was not much good to start with, so I wasn't going to be out much if the sharpener didn't do a good job.I have to say I was pleased with the result. I don't try the chain in this video but I have used the chain since I made the video and it cuts like new!! Nice big chips and the chain clears itself really well. No bogging down the saw. It takes oil well too. I'd say this sharpener is Grampie's Workshop approved!!Here is a link to my video about my new Stihl MS250 Cian saw. She's a beauty:youtu.be/j2LF8bbEjqIThanks for watching and please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#electricchainsawsharpener#princessautpgoodbuy
Replacing Battery Cables on Estate Car Grampies Workshop 2023-02-21 | My Estate Car is hard to start. Here's why!!The (+) battery cable is frayed at the connector is not making good contact. I have a heavy gauge piece of wire with stak-on ends on it already that will work here just perfect. So I'm changing the positive battery cable on the Estate Care today.Ah yes, but all jobs don't go so smooth or so easy eh. I noticed that the (-) cable is also in bad condition, so I decide to change it too. But even this little easy job comes with it's challenges. It turns out both the positive and the negative cables have accessory wires attached to their connectors, so the change out of the cables hits a bit of a snag. Nothing too serious though.I mange to get the accessory wires hooked up and the new battery cables seem to work fine, so this is another little job done. Thanks for watching and please 'thumbs up' me and leave me some comments.I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#replacing batterycables#mtdnotstarting
Plowing Snow at Night Grampies Workshop 2023-02-17 | Any body like night time snow plowing? I do!!!Have a look and see this night time snow plowing video. We haven't had much snow this winter. At least not yet, but there is still lots of winter to come.There is something about plowing snow in the dark. The lights of the tractor, the stillness of the night, the fresh snow, I'm not too sure what it is but it's mesmerizing and very relaxing for me.Do you enjoy plowing at night? Do you enjoy watching night time plowing?Thanks for watching everyone and I hope, where ever you are, everything is going well for you!!I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#MasseyFergusonGC2300#nighttimesnowplowing
Electryfing the Temporary Shelter Grampies Workshop 2023-02-14 | I need to have electricity and a place to hang stuff in the temporary shelter.Have a look and see how I manage to do this with materials and stuff I have in and around the shop.As usual, I don't spend much money on this project, but I think it turned out pretty good. What do you think?How about leaving a comment and a 'thumbs up'. And if you haven't done so yet, why not subscribe. I sure would like to have you as a regular viewer of the channel !!Thanks everyone and I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#temporarysheltermods#puttingelectricalintheshelter
A New Crash Bucket Grampies Workshop 2023-02-10 | I need a new helmet for my ATV. Man it's hard to choose a good one.In this video I look at some of the safety requirements of a helmet and why we should wear one when ever we ride our ATVs or snow machines or whatever.Then I talk about various different helmets and then I show the one I ended up getting. Here is an Amazon Affiliate link for this helmet:amzn.to/3HLzbdPThen I give my thoughts on this new 'crash bucket'. There are lots of things about this helmet that I like and wonder if I made a good decision to get a 'cheap' helmet as opposed to getting 'Cadillac' helmet. Let me know what you think. Did I make a good choice? Tell me why or why not if you don't mind.Thanks for tuning in and watching. Please hit the 'like' button and subscribe if you haven't done so already.Thanks everyone and I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#crashbucket#ATVhelmetreview
Lopper Location Locator Grampies Workshop 2023-02-07 | Oh Man!! Where are my loppers? Well now I know!!!When chipping I often have to trim down a branch to get it to be pulled into the chipper. When this happens I always have to go looking for the loppers because I usually just drop them where I last used them. So I have to find them, bend over and pick them up and then go back to the chipper and trim the branch. This doesn't sound like a lot of work but I'll tell ya, when your age is starting to get higher than your IQ the less bending and less steps the better!!Check out my video about making a scabbard to hold the loppers at the ready on the side of the chipper. I think this will make it a lot easier for us older guys to trim the branches and get the chipping done quicker and, most importantly, easier!!Also here is an Amazon Affiliate link to the Fiskars Loppers I have:amzn.to/3JJGPIq How about clicking 'like' on this video and see what happens!! You may be surprised!!! You can sub to if haven't already and the bell is right there too, why not click on that and you'll be notified when I post new videos!! Thanks.I'm sure glad you decided to watch my video. I sure appreciate it and I hope it brought you some entertainment if nothing else.Thanks everyone and I hope you all have a great week.We'll talk to yas ...#grampiesworkshop#woodlandmillswc46chipper#chipperscabbardforloppers
