DavidB

www.tractorbynet.com Depends on how much you're mowing & what you have for power. I do about 6 acres with a 60 inch light duty John Deere LX5 mower powered by an old John Deere 4400 (36 HP). I cut about 1.25 acres/hour of grass/weeds, but the mower will chop 2 inch. If you're cutting 3" you'd better have at least a 6 foot HD cutter & 50HP. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I'm the wacky old man that makes 40 year old Mopars handle like go karts. My 68 Dart rides like a buck-board, handles like a go kart & came out so well balanced it's actually frightening considering it's built with 95% factory parts. My brother's 68 Barracuda has more tire under it, but my Dart's steering is faster (2.3 turns lock to lock vs 3.3) has a larger engine (360 vs 340) & different trans (4-spd OD auto vs 3-spd auto). His 69 Coronet 500 wagon handles much better than any 4500lb beast should, & the stroked 440 (493 CID) makes 540+HP & 580+ ft/lbs at the crank. That thing sounds like sex just idling, runs like a stock 440 if you stay in the primary side of the carb, & feels like you started a second 440 when you open the secondary side. All this & P/S, PDB, & A/C too! I worked in a fab shop that specialized in drag race chassis/suspension work for 13 years, so I built road race style street cars. Without body work & paint costs, none of these cars cost more than $10K to build! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

How does one quantify such an abstract & subjective concept? Could it be about one's perspective? When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Agree. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

A little promotion for one of my friends in Arkansas. http://www.youtube.com/user/sueraymond I've played a few of his box drums & some of them were made with a tree that was taken from my GF's house. Drank a few beers in his studio, too. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

That would certainly bring about a whole new meaning to the term! "Strip search" weird. Knowing how things work around here, it'll probably go something like this: First they'll spend $250,000 on a feasibility study. Then they'll hire 25 people at a minimum of $35,000/year to go to the beaches & confront women without hair showing to ask for proof of residency. If they are from NJ, a citation will be issued. To coordinate those 25 "beach observers" they will hire a director at $75,000/year, an assistant director at $60,000/year, and a secretary to the director at $40,000/year. With all this in place, they will take in $500,000/year in fines & fees until someone starts the class action law suit. In the end the taxpayers will be out millions while certain pol's friends & family continue to direct this dead arm of government for another 8-10 years. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

nope. They'd ask to ban skydiving alltogether Happened in the Philly area back in the early 80's when a well known local TV weather man was killed jumping. Edited to add: Google Jim OBrian for the story. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Whuffo you want a woman to dress in black leather & beat you black & blue?!? When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I'm a real welder There are lots of people out there who operate welding equipment, but aren't welders I met a girl once that claimed she was a welder, she ran a spot welding machine at the GM truck plant . I'm a welder in a factory, but it's real welding, aluminum Tig. This is part of my work station I built out of scrap metal. Oh, he's right-handed, too. Crank the shield up to 13 & the delay to about 10 seconds! You hi-freq freak! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

If you can carry him away, he's yours... BUT I KEEP THE TOYS BECAUSE I BUILT THEM! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Unless it happens in New Jersey in which case the insurance company is no longer responsible after 12 or 15 years. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I "borrow" my brother's 68 Barracuda & throw it around the back roads at just below warp speed. If I'm feeling REALLY reckless I'll "borrow" his 69 Coronet 500 wagon & do the same. The wagon is only packing 550HP under the hood. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

If you EVER find yourself at McGuire give me a shout. We'll do some good food & maybe some beers! I'm about 5 minutes from the main gate & under one of the landing patterns. KC-10s & Kc-135s buzz my house often. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Oh, I was going to ask if that was Senna. I was watching that race. Surprising how it didn't look like that violent of a crash... Loved watching he & Mansel go at it. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I call myself retired but I'm "brute strength & ignorance" for my 75 year old mother & wheel chair bound 47 year old brother. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Condolences. I had to put one down Saturday. He was only 12 but had something very wrong with him as he'd been losing weight for the last 18 months or so. He didn't get really bad until about a week ago. Vet found "a mass" in him that shouldn't have been there. By Saturday morning he had fluid in his lungs when the vet called & I said it's time... Was tough digging that hole, but I dug it deep & well. Almost dug it out in the middle of one of the fields as he'd been a caged stud male his whole life, but kept it close to the house. He had such a sweet disposition & would be most content sitting on a lap, ANY lap, purring & telling you how much he LOVED your lap! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Not dumb, standard operating procedure by the thieves who run this state. Like they don't have better things to concern themselves with? When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Good idea... When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Anyone have any "Kathy's Kuffs?" Anyone even remember them? They were advertised heavily (in the porta-pots) at the Herd Boogie back in the 80's. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Yep. I kept asking myself if I was insane or just stupid. After the third jump, BTW I was still on a static line jumping a T-10, it settled to just thinking I could really kill myself while on the ride up. It was jump #9 when I realized on the ride up that I wasn't thinking I could kill myself, but that I couldn't wait to get out & away from that dangerous airplane! By then I'd graduated to making 15 second delays, still with T-10's. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I think it would be better to just applaud & maybe whistle. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I have limited experience with that main tool but with attachments made specifically for the commercial glass business. This was 6 or 7 years ago. As stated the attachments are surprisingly robust, but the tool is quite expensive. I did about 60% of the finish carpentry in our house 5 years ago with basic hand tools & a 5" circular saw. If you can justify the cost of the Fein, go for it. The reason we had one in the glass business was because the owner has a tool fetish & liked to throw away money, IMHO, on tools he didn't need. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Good luck! I quit the hard way, on 11/25/08. I had a freakin' heart attack! At freakin' 54! It's not easy giving up a 40 year old habit. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

My name is Skittles. Taste the rainbow! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.