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Milwaukee M18 FUEL Cordless Trimmer Review
Test and review of the NEW Milwaukee M18 FUEL 18 V Quik-Lok line of battery powered cordless lithium-ion powered 18V weed whackers and trimmers! Brand new unboxing!
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How To Clean And Maintain Water Softener Brine Tank - Make Your Water Softener Last Forever
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Easy DIY maintenance on a water softener salt brine tank. Keep your water softener working like new! Water softener maintenance. Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: diydad10@gmail.com
How To Remove Scratches And Polish Paint - Ceramic Coating Prep
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How to remove scratches on your car, easy DIY method to polish and paint correct. Prep your car for wax, sealant, or a ceramic coating. Auto detailing like a pro, make your car look like NEW again, follow DIYDad1 for more! #harborfreight #bauertools #autodetailing Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: diydad10@gm...
Remove Bugs With SuperClean Foam Aerosol! No More Bugs On Your Car!
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How to remove dead bugs from the front of your car bumper using the foaming SuperClean degreaser. Auto Detailing With SuperClean. Best bug remover. Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: diydad10@gmail.com
Professionally Deep Clean Windshield - Auto Detailing Series
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How to deep clean auto glass. Glass sealant using the best glass cleaner. DIY Dad shows how to DEEP CLEAN a very dirty windshield. Remove embedded dirt, bugs, debris from windshield quick and easy! Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: diydad10@gmail.com
How To Replace A Door Knob
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DIY Dad is back! This time doing home repairs. I show you a quick and easy way to replace a broken door knob. Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: diydad10@gmail.com
How To Install Closet Maid Track Shelving System - Easy DIY Storage Upgrade!
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Easily mount the Closet Maid wire shelving track system in your bedroom closet for a quick and inexpensive storage space upgrade! Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: diydad10@gmail.com
Growing Microgreens Indoors Is Easy!
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#microgreens #gardening #organic #organicgardening #diydad How to grow microgreens indoors! Simple and easy! Healthy organic indoor container gardening. I show start to finish process of how to plant microgreen seeds. This is a super healthy and CHEAP alternative to buying fresh produce! Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product r...
Subaru Off-Road Adventure
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A weekend of fun with DIY Dad, offroad Subaru adventures in the Nicolet National Forest of Wisconsin. Trail riding the pipeline. Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! This is a first time for me doing an offroad adventure like this! Very exciting time hanging out with a group of Subaru off-road enthusiasts. Join me on a weekend of fun in the woods in my 2019 Subaru Forester! Featuring Subaru Out...
Broken Scott's Mini Spreader - Fixing Fertilizer Spreader That Won't Throw
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Fixing spreader with a broken agitator. A quick and FREE DIY hack to fix an old or broken fertilizer spreader. Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: diydad10@gmail.com
Top 10 Lawn Care Tips - Have the BEST Lawn This Spring!
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DIY Dad's Top 10 tips for the best looking lawn this spring. Follow as many of these steps as possible to get the best results. Start with a soil test! Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! GIVEAWAY! Be sure to watch to the end of the video. I will be accepting all entrants who live in the continental US to the giveaway until April 18th. You MUST be subscribed and leave a comment below about you...
Concrete Sealing How-To - Easy DIY Concrete Waterproofing!
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Easy DIY process of sealing a concrete floor or concrete driveway. Waterproof your cement floor to keep a basement dry! Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collaboration, you can email me here: diydad10@gmail.com
Hoover Vacuum Tune-Up - Clean Your Vacuum !
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How to take apart a Hoover vacuum and clean the filters. Cleaning your vacuum cleaner about once a year will keep the cleaning power at maximum as well as prevents dust from blowing into the air. This is a must do EASY DIY job if you want your vacuum to last for years! Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Me! Instagram: diy.dad For sponsorship, product reviews, and collabo...
Spring Lawn Plans - 2022 Channel Update
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Spring Lawn Plans - 2022 Channel Update
Old Snowblower Won't Start - Can It Be Fixed? Carb Cleaning And Tune-Up
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Old Snowblower Won't Start - Can It Be Fixed? Carb Cleaning And Tune-Up
Home Improvement With Jason G! - Fixing A Sinking Concrete Slab
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Home Improvement With Jason G! - Fixing A Sinking Concrete Slab
DIY Dad Channel Introduction 2021! What To Look Forward To!
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DIY Dad Channel Introduction 2021! What To Look Forward To!
Preparing Your Lawn For Winter - The Best Lawn In the Spring!
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Preparing Your Lawn For Winter - The Best Lawn In the Spring!
Mosquito Control - Petra Fogger Review
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Mosquito Control - Petra Fogger Review
How To Calibrate A Spreader - Applying Potash To Correct Soil
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How To Calibrate A Spreader - Applying Potash To Correct Soil
Petra Battery Backpack Sprayer Long Term Review
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Petra Battery Backpack Sprayer Long Term Review
Cutting HUGE Weeds With Echo SRM225!
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Cutting HUGE Weeds With Echo SRM225!
How To make A Better Gas Can! - Replacing Gas Can Spout
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How To make A Better Gas Can! - Replacing Gas Can Spout
Lawn Fungus Fix - Applying Fungicide To Fix Lawn Disease
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Lawn Fungus Fix - Applying Fungicide To Fix Lawn Disease
DARK GREEN LAWN! Simple Lawn Solutions Darker Green Iron
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DARK GREEN LAWN! Simple Lawn Solutions Darker Green Iron
Getting Lawn Ready For A Party Part 2 - Fertilizer / Dethatch
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Getting Lawn Ready For A Party Part 2 - Fertilizer / Dethatch
Opening Pool for The Season - Test And Balance Pool Water
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Opening Pool for The Season - Test And Balance Pool Water
Rainy Day Lawn Care With Jason G - RGS, Simple Lawn Solutions, Essentials Plus Application
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Rainy Day Lawn Care With Jason G - RGS, Simple Lawn Solutions, Essentials Plus Application
I bought a Petra Mini Fogger to try before I purchased a larger model. I did the set-up according to the instructions. First time using it the fogger worked for about 10 min. before only putting out air only. Tried many times to get it to work like advertised but it only got worse. Now it doesn't work at all ... not even turning on. The contact Iv had with the company stated that someone would contact me soon. BUT STILL NOTHING. Don't waste your money with Petra Tools. I lost $100 on the purchase I made.
You left out how to sharpen it!
ah that's an entirely dedicated video here! ua-cam.com/video/FTfjhQAxqmU/v-deo.htmlsi=McfJaPgfpKEZQ3RR
my pump no where that stong
Great, but my pool doesn’t have pins
that probably makes it even easier then, there's a lot of different variations to these pool frames from different manufacturers. Thanks for watching!
@@DIYDad1 I finally read the instructions and found out I do the horizontal supports first, then add the vertical supports. No wonder my wife always wants me to read the instructions.
Hey man I have the same mower I’ve done all this and belt and everything is fine trust me I’m no rookie I’ve been fixing mowers a while now still no drive???
Sadly for me this mower met its demise and the oil pan gasket sprung a leak one day and all the oil was just gone and overheated and seized it up. It worked for a little while but yeah I had a hard time with the drive as well, I think it wasn't the belt tension or anything from what I researched on this model it's the gearbox that has issues as they get older, there's some sprockets that lock up and cause it to not go forward or go forward very slowly and in some cases the wheels actually lock up completely. Seems like a design flaw with these where the transmission needs to be torn apart and rebuilt, not worth it at that point.
Just spent 30mins with toothbrush 😂
I have made a little table that makes the filter just high than the water line so when you want to change the filter I pop it up on the table and you don't lose any water. Then just put back on floor and open the air release.
@@stephencane6653 yep that works great! I have been just resting the pump housing on the top rail of the pool frame and it all works the same. Quick and easy. Except them you have to balance it on top of there lol. Thanks for watching!
Is there a break-in period for brand new units? Or just fire it up and let 'er rip? Couldn't find anything in the manual
Not really, fill it up, make sure to use the proper gas:oil mix ratio, I'd let it idle a bit and warm up first before revving it up fully, once its warmed up have at it!
@@DIYDad1 ran it today for the first time and I'm really liking this machine! I'm guessing it has some type of autofeed for the string, because I ran it about about 30 minutes and only had to bump the head once or twice. I absolutely do need to put a strap on this thing though.
@@bullfrogpondshop3179 nope no auto feed head unless that's a totally new feature but if you've never ran anything thicker than 0.065 or 0.080 line you'd think the thicker 0.095 this thing comes pre spoiled with will last forever 😂 and it definitely feels like that when you're going at it half throttle or less. Glad you liked it, they do get heavy after an extended use. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching and commenting!
My shop vac 6.5HP iis industrial and has a lot of power, the hose works but it makes an annoying whistling noise, any tricks to get rid of that?
Clever! I just bought one second hand, and was told it worked good, but there's no pusher inside. 🤨 Didn't notice till I got home. Not happy, but I guess I can fix it this way. Thanks!
@@CactusGal glad this video was helpful! Thanks for watching!
I have been doing this. It actually works
Would this fit my SHOP-VAC 14 Gallon 6.5 HP vacuum cleaner, 2-1/2 inlet diameter on the nozzle?
@@arielalexandermontilla9780 it should fit with the included adapter. Ridgid also makes a shop vac with a 2.5" inlet.
@@DIYDad1 My shop vac 6.5HP iis industrial and has a lot of power, the hose works but it makes an annoying whistling noise, any tricks to get rid of that?
@@arielalexandermontilla9780 oh that's interesting I haven't had that happen, my guess is there's something that's causing that sound to resonate maybe like a filter or something that might be partially clogged or something, some turbulent air stream making the sound, hard to diagnose, different attachments on the end make any difference to the sound?
@@DIYDad1 Yes, it's just the Ridgid hose kit, safe because it's thinner than the one the vacuum cleaner originally produces.
@@arielalexandermontilla9780 yeah my guess is that it just has more restriction because it's a smaller diameter hose, also the longer the hose you get the less airflow you get at the nozzle end as well just by the way physics works with how much air can physically move through.
Just bought one as a replacement to my 20-something year old Stihl. It's going to take a little mental gear-changing to get used to the trimmer head turning in the opposite direction. But so far, I really like it! I think it's the perfect balance of cost where you get a good machine without having to overspend. And don't you just HATE those "smart" gas cans like you're using?
@@1funcar those gas cans suck 🤣. Ended up replacing it with an old style regular ol pour spout with a breather hole drilled in the other side. It's like it was indended lol.
Just saw a video on Instagram where he chucked his drill on the shaft, I liked that idea!
@@tribalwind yep done that before lol same deal there but wanted to show this with common hand tools in case someone doesn't have a drill. Thanks for watching and commenting!
sorry, that is not clean enough for me!!
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I have a speed feed head on my new echo trimmer. I am trying to reload the string, but I can't turn the head so that the arrows line up with the holes.. Do you have any ideas as to what may be happening? Thanks.
@@mnoble0902 grab the rear part of the head where it connects to the shaft to hold it in place so that part doesn't rotate then rotate the outside shell part to the right and it should turn. If it doesn't turn there might be some grass or dirt jammed up in there. There's a couple of plastic tabs on opposite sides of the top of the head you can squeeze those and the head will pop off to disassemble, try to clean that out blow it out with some air and remove any debris. Reassemble it and see if it turns. Hope this helps, good luck!
@@DIYDad1 Thank you for your response. I took the head apart and looked for any debris. It was completely clear and the head still won't turn. I've seen lots of videos, including yours, and it doesn't seem like it should be this difficult. Perhaps mine is defective?
@@mnoble0902 hard to say but it's possible there might be something wrong. It might be really stiff at first, not sure if there's something you can use to grip it for more leverage or something maybe it just needs a good extra oomph to get it mowing lol not sure besides that, could just be the thing is seized up or bad.
@@DIYDad1 Thank you. I'll see if I can find something to grip it with. It's frustrating because the trimmer (PAS-225) is new. While using it yesterday, something happened to the head and the string stopped coming out.
@@mnoble0902 it definitely sounds like you might have a bad head on there sometimes stuff like that gets past qc, it's a shame because that's such a nice trimmer to begin with but it happens from time to time it should be under warranty if it's new yet luckily. Try revving it up about half throttle and give the ehad a few good hits on concrete or stone or something see if you can get the line to advance it should come out when you bump the head on the ground if it doesn't feed it's probably not working properly
Use the sharbite depth gauge instead of guessing my 2 cents -- around 11:50 onwards
I actually do t turn off my pump and open it while it’s running and no water spills out at all. You can also flip those hats over and push it in the hole in.
Nice looking trimmer, but I'll be staying with my Echo srm225. Milwaukee makes great power tools but IMHO battery doesn't come close to gas equipment. Battery equipment is ridiculously expensive!! I've tried a battery blower and absolutely hated it. I'll never give up my Echo gas trimmer and blower. Nice review tho. Glad to see you posting.
@@garyalensr echo ftw I absolutely love my srm225 nothing comes close. This is great for smaller jobs as I mentioned, just quick trims. If you're going full power on the higher speed setting I burned through an 8 ah battery in like 12 minutes. Respectable for battery but if you're not going absolutely ham on the trimmer at full power it lasts a while. Still can't touch gas for a quick fill up and keep on goin though. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@garyalensr and actually costs have come down considerably this kit with the battery was 299 which puts in on par cost wise with the echo!
You know whos first
@@Striperman always my man over here the striperman!
Get yourself a small sand filter
I just inherited one of these from my father in law's garage... he's been gone for 10 years now and its been put away. Thanks for the tips!
Glad you found this video useful!
Or you know, you could buy a new one?
Do you think 2 of these would do well on weed control of 12 acres of land?
That's a heck of a lot of land to clear lol honestly though, throw a brush cutter head on one of them for the thicker stuff and keep the string line head on the other one for the lighter grass. Echo makes a few models with larger displacement engines as well, more for commercial use and heavy duty use. The srm225 here is 21.2 cc engine. Something like a 2620 will have a 25.4cc engine and give you more torque for tougher jobs they cost almost twice as much as this one though.
So like, what if youre colorblind...?
lol sorry can't help ya there :P :D tough to see even if you're NOT colorblind lol.
@@DIYDad1 thanks for replying. Luckily my wife can see colors and we figured it out haha
A little late to the party. Got a backpack sprayer and will be switching from granules to liquid.
I just love the versatility of liquids and the ability to mix multiple products together to get different results. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I love this idea! I'm getting my first pool finally 🙌soon. Do you put a cover under it too? Or just the mats? I wonder how many I would need for a 16x48 pool. I looked at them on Tracker Supply but they are expensive 😮
You can just throw a simple tarp under it to keep it clean if you're going to be taking it down every fall before winter but if you clear the area properly first there's really no need.
Does it work with fleas ?
I don't think it's labeled for fleas specifically but you can check the domyown website search for flea control from their website. They might have a specialized product.
So what if you dont use solution? Just keep the 2nd dial to min? Or is there a bypass?
Correct, just set all the way to min setting, it just turns up or down the level of suction from the siphon tube that's all it does really. And if the solution tank is completely empty it's just going to suck in a tiny bit of air, no big deal at all.
For those building a more recent model that doesn’t have any “screws” to push in at the top, I found that removing three legs and pushing the connecting arms straight downward (not out) until they meet works. Took us an hour to figure it out and we were pissed when it just slipped in.
Lol isn't that something you're scratching your head forever then light bulb and you figure it out. 🤣 Yep been there many times. Thanks for sharing your experiences with the other models, thanks for watching and commenting!
I hate that Ridgid can't figure out how to make the attachments work with different hose diameters.
Just that you need an adapter to make it fit unfortunately, it's just not as clean of a setup.
Awesome idea thank you
Glad you found this video useful, thanks for watching and commenting!
You need to pull the brass plug out of the carb by the way, there is more power to be had, yours is running to rich.
Good advice thanks! Thanks for watching and commenting!
batteries suck. 2 strokes reign forever.
Never going to give up my 2 smoke!
Oh well I will be first . How are you doing bro.
Can save the water with the salt and vinegar mix to put in back pack sprayer to spot treat weeds lol.
@@Striperman haha love your out of the box thinking lol. Been good man, lot of changes in my life lately, divorce is finalized now, no lawn to take care of at the moment but things are looking up finally! Hope you're doin well too!
Your background music is very annoying.
So how has andersons pgf been working for you
Honestly it's one of my favorite general purpose fertilizers, it's easy to apply and good quality, easy to spread, doesn't clump up, and fast results.
Yeah, cause I don’t know what’s happening this year. I know it’s still kind of early in the season, but it’s really yellow. I’ve been using Scotts, but it just doesn’t seem to be doing any good
@@FORDTECH313 So this stuff has a little bit of iron and some other micro nutrients in it which helps with the color, I don't believe the Scotts has any iron in it, the Scott's is pretty basic it does the job with the basic macro ingredients that your lawn needs but not much beyond that other than to push growth. There could be a soil issue too if your color isn't where you want it to be, overly acidic or too alkaline soil will leach color and cause the yellowing. You could look for an organic fertilizer that is slow release and has iron in it, adding some organic matter to your soil as well which could help. I like Milorganite but the cost of that has gone up quite a bit in recent years sadly, but that stuff has iron which really helps with color, check the label on products you buy and see if it has iron as an ingredient that will go a LONG way to helping give your grass a nice deep dark green color. Either a liquid iron spray or a graunular iron product like Ironite that you can water in. Hope this helps!
Green juice for vegetarian lol
Thanks! You mention a previous video that showed removing the wheel, etc. Can you link that? I've had a 3oz tube of Permatex Valve Grinding Compound for maybe 10 years, just not gotten around to researching how to utilize it to sharpen my Craftsman push mower, which I've had for maybe 20 years. I've messed with sharpening the blades with small sharpening stones, haven't adjusted the blades against the cutting blade. The mower works, kind of, but is a lot of work! It's time to do the job right!
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Nice timing! I applied this last night with a little bit of rgs, can't wait to c results
Awesome! Hope it works out great!
Jesus how about the pump?
Really helped my mom out !! 🎊
Glad this was helpful! Thanks for watching!
I have had a 225 since1988. I put a saw blade on it from day one. I use it to keep the brush trimmed back from my driveway and small nuisance trees. Goes thru them like crap thru a goose. Never rebuilt.
I'm impressed with how well this thing has held up for me, they are built like tanks!
My plastic hose has been chewed up by my dog's & run over a few times & still works, + my vacuum is 20+ yrs old & even rip the electrical cord in half getting caught around the vehicle & backing out 🤦 but still kicking strong AF 💪 my vacuum is so old it doesn't even have the inlet in the tub it's in the top half of the vacuum going into the lid. So I probably need an upgrade 😂
Thanks for the idea! I'm in the same boat with the disappearing agitator. Can't find a replacement anywhere. You saved me a lot of money!
Love to hear it when this channel is helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Possibly it's at Walmart, not sure. I mix my own 50:1 ratio but you don't have to use the Echo 2 stroke oil.
I have No lawn and the mosquitos are awful. Am am concerned about pollinators and my pets (&me) using this.
This will repel pollinators like bees and such, I haven't had had too large of a bee population in this entire town to be honest so it's not a huge concern where I live, however you can also be a little more selective with where you spray this and skip over plants you care about. Just spray in your most common outdoor living areas like around decks and patios and a good 3 foot radius around those areas and that alone will be a HUGE improvement with mosquitoes just with that.
I walk thru potent herbicides in my sandals..
Can I spray this after rainfall or before rainfall?
I would wait til after rain. Of you apply it too soon before a rain it could wash away reducing the amount of time that the chemical is active for. It will still be there in the soil and on plants but greatly diluted. Best to wait til after a rain and it will dry and stay there for longer. Thanks for watching!
@@DIYDad1 awesome thank you! You now have a new subscriber and thanks for the link for that website very useful too