What did you do in the garden today?

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CluckNDoodle said:
I'm now the proud owner of the coolest wheelbarrow ever! :lau

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:clap That's a mighty fine-looking wheelbarrow. Very nice job.

Just make sure you don't leave it outside on the front lawn or you can kiss it goodbye! One of my new Gorilla carts disappeared from my lawn a few years ago and it was not even custom painted. Since then, I have had to lock up my wheelbarrows and carts every night or risk losing them. :tongue

:lau If I had to custom paint my old wheelbarrow, I'd probably be better off painting holes in the bucket, cracks in the handles, and make it look like I had a flat tire. Oh wait... that's exactly what it looks like after 30 years out in the backyard!
 
The simple job of replacing the worn out garden hose spigot turned into an all day mess. I bought a new spigot, then removed the old one from the 3/4" pipe. It came off easy.

But the threads on the end of the pipe were totally messed up. Half of the threaded end was missing. I don't know how it didn't leak.

I tried cleaning up the threads with files, but there just wasn't enough thread to securely attach the new spigot. After searching HomeDepot.com for a solution, I bought a 3/4" compression coupling and a 4 inch nipple. After cleaning up the old pipe, I put it all together and it works. No Leaks!

Should've cost $15 to fix. Ended up spending about $100. But that included a 30 pak of beer, which I needed for hydration while working. LOL
 
gtaus said:
:clap That's a mighty fine-looking wheelbarrow. Very nice job.

Just make sure you don't leave it outside on the front lawn or you can kiss it goodbye! One of my new Gorilla carts disappeared from my lawn a few years ago and it was not even custom painted. Since then, I have had to lock up my wheelbarrows and carts every night or risk losing them. :tongue

:lau If I had to custom paint my old wheelbarrow, I'd probably be better off painting holes in the bucket, cracks in the handles, and make it look like I had a flat tire. Oh wait... that's exactly what it looks like after 30 years out in the backyard!
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Thanks! Lol!!! We lock it up when it's not in use, plus we have a privacy fence and security cameras. 😆 Nobody's going to steal my flying-tiger-barrow! 🤣
 
Smokerbill said:
The simple job of replacing the worn out garden hose spigot turned into an all day mess. I bought a new spigot, then removed the old one from the 3/4" pipe. It came off easy.

But the threads on the end of the pipe were totally messed up. Half of the threaded end was missing. I don't know how it didn't leak.

I tried cleaning up the threads with files, but there just wasn't enough thread to securely attach the new spigot. After searching HomeDepot.com for a solution, I bought a 3/4" compression coupling and a 4 inch nipple. After cleaning up the old pipe, I put it all together and it works. No Leaks!

Should've cost $15 to fix. Ended up spending about $100. But that included a 30 pak of beer, which I needed for hydration while working. LOL
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This happened to us a couple of years ago when we replaced a spigot that wasn't working from before we even moved in....we ended up needing to go into the wall through the bathroom to fix the pipe and everything. 😅 It was a mess. It works great now though, lol.
 

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