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Lawn Mower Maintenance & Blade Sharpening DIY – Craftsman Mower with a Briggs & Stratton Motor

I’ll show you Basic Lawn Mower Maintanance on this Craftsman mower with a Briggs and Stratton motor that will save your mower and your wallet. Regular maintenance like Tune up, Oil change and Filter change you can do at home easily. Sharpening your Lawn Mower Blade is also an Easy and Quick DIY Project. I’ll show you how to sharpen your lawn mower blade and do some basic maintenance on this Craftsman lawn mower.
Harbor Freight Hydraulic Jack Review

Harbor Freight Hydraulic 4 ton Bottle Jack Review. Harbor Freight Makes Hydraulic Bottle Jacks in 4 ton, 8 ton, 12 ton and 20 ton sizes. This small hydraulic 4 ton bottle jack by Harbor Freight has a lot of good features, but it also has a few drawbacks which I will point out in this video. If you need a compact hydraulic jack this 4 ton by Pittsburgh Pneumatic is a compact design to get the job done.
How To: Oil Change on 2016 Hyundai Tucson

How to do an Oil Change on a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. Today we do some regular maintenance items and mainly change the oil on this Hyundai Tucson. This applies to all 2016 and newer Hyundai Tucson and most other Hyundai vehicles since they share the same motors across their lineup.
6 ways How to Organize Your Remodeling or DIY Project

6 Ways How to Organize your next Remodeling Project. Today we examine the best ways to organize your projects such as remodeling projects, house projects or work projects. For your next DIY project or Contractor project follow these few simple tips to prevent your life becoming chaos. There are a few lists or spreadsheets for organizing your project throughout the video, so watch all the way through to get those. This is intended to be a fun video of a boring subject. I will give you some organizational tips and tricks but in a light hearted manner.
Harbor Freight Drill Press Vise Review

This Harbor Freight Drill Press Vise seems like a sturdy Drill Press Vise, so lets look at the Harbor Freight Drill Press Vise fresh out of the box and do a tool review
Make an Under Hood LED Work Light for under $10 – Best Under Hood Work Light Really!

I’ll show you how to make an Under Hood Work Light for less than $10. This DIY Under Hood LED Work Light can be an inexpensive and useful addition to your garage. If you like to work on your cars like I do, then this is the best light you can get for less than $10. I try to answer all possible questions at the beginning of the video, but stay with me and you’ll enjoy the big pay off when I show you the results.
Harbor Freight Tire Pressure Gauge Review / DIY Tire Gauge

Let’s look at the Harbor Freight Tire Pressure Gauge by Pittsburgh Automotive. This Tire Gauge has a Flexible Hose and Pressure Release button and is a good value for a small price. I also look at how to make your own DIY Tire Pressure Gauge if you don’t want to get the Harbor Freight Pressure Gauge.
Vintage Cord Drill Tool Restoration Black and Decker Drill Restored

Today we clean up and restore this Black and Decker drill from 1987. This Vintage Drill needs a full restoration because it smells like something is burning inside. This drill is from a box I found full of tools not long ago and I shot a separate video showing you all the tools I found inside.
Estate Sale Tool Haul – You Wont Believe what I Found in this Mystery Box

You wont believe what is inside! I Found this Mystery box and I found some really great stuff inside that some one was getting rid of! Fortunately I found it and Saved it. I was totally surprised with what I found inside.
Milwaukee M12 Cordless Job Site Radio Review

Today we look at the Milwaukee M12 Job Site Radio. The Milwaukee 2590-20 M12 Lithium Ion Cordless Job Site Radio is an excellent compact radio for the price. Lets take a look at the Milwaukee M12 Radio’s features and benefits and show what makes it a good selection for listening to your tunes at the job site or even around your home shop.
How to properly Bleed a Floor Jack

Let’s look at how to properly Bleed a Hydraulic Floor Jack. How can you tell if your floor jack has air in the system. Bleeding air from a Floor Jack is required if it wont go up or if it comes down gradually after raising. Air in your hydraulic system is dangerous and needs to be expelled. I will show you how to fix and bleed your floor jack to make it like new and where the seals are for your floor jack if those are leaking. I also show you how to fill your leaking floor jack.
Scotts Garden Sprayer Assembly and Review / Pump up Tank Sprayer

Today we look at the Scotts Multi use Garden Sprayer. This Pump up Tank Garden Sprayer has a few interesting features so let’s Unbox, Assemble and give you a Review and Demonstration of how it works. These Garden Sprayers are useful to Fertilize your yard or Kill Weeds like I’m going to be doing.
Double your Air Tool Performance with an Easy Tool Hack!

Increase the performance of your air tools with my simple hack. I’ll show you a few ways to make your air tools work better without buying a new air compressor or new air tools. If you have a lot of air tools already I will show you how to improve or Supercharge your air tools without having to buy new tools. This cheap and easy fix will only take a few minutes and will make a huge difference in your air tool’s performance.
Harbor Freight Ames Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer Review & Comparison Test

Harbor Freight Ames Professional IR12 Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer Review & Comparison Testing. In this video we look at two Harbor Freight products that are a good buy, the Ames Infrared Non-Contact Thermometer and the Ames Voltage Tester. I will show you how each one works and demonstrate their effectiveness through a variety of tests. I also talk about one other Harbor Freight item that you should NOT buy. Watch the video to find out what that is!
How to Oil Change Toyota Rav4 / 2006 – 2012 Rav4 Oil and Filter Change

How to oil change for a Toyota Rav4 2.4 Engine. Today I show you how easy it is to do a DIY Oil Change on a 2008 Toyota Rav4 with the 2.4 Engine. (Toyota Camry Oil Change Same Procedure) In this video I will cover:

1- How to do an oil change and oil Filter change on this Generation Rav4 with the 2.4 engine (Camry had same engine during this period).
2- How to locate, clean, or replace your PCV valve, and
3- How to deal with the oil consumption issues that these engines are known for through a DIY fix or a Toyota Warranty fix.
Harbor Freight 21 Gallon Air Compressor Review and Set up / Long Term Review

Harbor Freight 21 Gallon Oiled Air Compressor Long Term Review. In this video I will detail all the potential trouble spots on this Central Pneumatic 21 Gallon Air Compressor and how to deal with them. I will also show you how easy it is to do maintenance on this 21 Gallon Air Compressor such as changing the oil. I will give you all the stats on this compressor and tell you after 3 years of use if this is a good value or if it is a bust! Is this a BUY or a DO NOT BUY?
Best Harbor Freight Items that are Free / Best Harbor Freight Free Stuff

Let’s look at the Best Harbor Freight Free Items. You probably know that Harbor Freight has lots of items for Free and many of them can be really good. Just because it’s free doesn’t mean it’s junk. Some can be really good useful items and I will explain how to make the best use of these Free Harbor Freight items.
Repair a Ryobi Pressure Washer / How to fix an Electric Pressure Washer

How to fix a Ryobi 1600 Electric Pressure Washer that wont run. In this video I will show How to fix any electric pressure washer that wont run. We will check for Electrical problems, Pressure washer pump problems, and any switch or wand problems to determine what is causing this pressure washer to not work. Let’s open it up and see what is wrong with it.
Harbor Freight Earthquake 1/2 inch impact Wrench Torture Test and Review

Earthquake 1/2 inch impact wrench from Harbor Freight, Review, Torture Test and Fail. In this video I test the Harbor Freight, Central Pneumatic Earthquake Impact Wrench against a cheap Taiwan Impact wrench and it fails miserably.
Vintage Columbian Vise Detailed Restoration

This vintage Columbian Vise needs a complete restoration. Lets restore this rusty old vise back to like new. The rust hides a beautifully crafted old vise and I intend to restore it to it’s original beauty.
Harbor Freight 50 foot Hose Reel Review, Installation and Repair Instruction

Harbor Freight 50 Foot Retractable Air Hose Reel Long Term Review and Installation instructions, plus Repair and Maintenance Instructions. I show you the most common problems or issues this Hose Reel has and how to fix them yourself for cheap.
Black and Decker Sander Repair and Tear Down BOLTR

BOLTR, In this video we tear down a Black and Decker orbital Sander that is giving me trouble. It was bound for the garbage but I brought it back to life and I will show you how. I’ll also make some repairs to things the previous owner messed up. The previous owner gave up and threw it away but I brought it back to life!
Harbor Freight 390 Lumen Magnetic Slim Bar Folding LED Worklight Review & DIY LED Flashlight

Harbor Freight, Braun 390 lumen LED Slim Bar Folding Worklight #63958 review comparing it to the Astro 40SL LED work light. This Braun 390 Lumens LED work light is fairly new to Harbor Freight. The Braun 390 Lumens magnetic folding work light / Flashlight is a very nice compact light for the price and it has several features that make it a better shop light than the Astro 40sl as I explain in the video. I also show you how to make your own LED flashlight for free if you have a few spare parts lying around your shop.
Ridgid Shop Vac repair = How to Free Wet Dry Shop Vac

Repairing a broken Ridgid Shop vac is a great way to save money and get a FREE shop vac. Let’s give a new life to a broken Ridgid Shop Vac.