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10/01/2026

So, now on top of having a Chef as a customer, now I have a Pastor......Love it.....people from all walks of life regardless of their titles, need their stuff fixed....

09/21/2026

So, how many people have pulled their snow blowers out, tried to start it, after the first measurable snow, and now it won't run? Kind of like the same people during the storms this past summer that lost power and their generator wouldn't start.......I worked on at least 20, and sold 5 when the panic ensued......Taryl Fixes All also got swamped.......people, if you depend on this stuff.....take care of, and maintain it.....it's really that simple....don't leave gas in the stuff if it's going to sit longer than a couple months, drain it dry, and don't use those snake oil stabilizers, they don't work......period.....I now got a junk generator sitting in front of my garage that was obviously left outside( and the engine was locked up ), is covered in filth, gas is bad, pretty sure the carb is trashed, who knows if it would even put out power, so now it's junk, not worth my time to fix.....and they never came back for it...........I really don't like having to repeat this, but apparently I do...... hey, I like making money, but not for reasons that are easily preventable........

09/07/2026

Don't remember if I mentioned it or not, but, if you do your own oil changes on your lawn tractors, mowers....etc.....use Rotella diesel oil.....it's made for flat tappet engines....which is what they are......

08/26/2026

I can't believe how many generators I've worked on, and sold over the last 2 weeks....just had another come in today......

08/20/2026

I can't even believe this....I got a gen in a couple days ago, customer said it was running fine, then it just would die after 20 mins or so....so, I tested it... and yep...the same thing....I thought it was a carb issue, until I pulled a fuel sample, and found there was water in the fuel.....so today I drained the tank, and almost 3 hours later, I'm still draining water out of the tank!!!!! So far, about a 1/2 quart or more.....unreal.....it's still draining as I type this.......DO NOT buy any fuel that has ethanol in it, most stations pumps say " may contain up to 10% ethanol ".......and I've said before, it absorbs moisture......then you get a puddle of water sitting at the bottom of your gas tank, then your carb sucks it in.....and, if your lucky, it emulsifies with the gas, but runs like s**t.....and there's NO stabilizer that will fix that problem....you have to drain the fuel out completely and start all over. This is the worst I've seen. I can't believe it even ran to begin with, because of the amount of water that was in the gas....* Update * in the end, I drained a quart and 1/4 of water out of the gas tank, and again, I can't figure out how the hell the damn thing even started.......

07/17/2026

Just picked up another generator that will be for sale....it's a Generac 5500/8500 surge watts......runs great, puts out good power, I just need to clean it up, and change the oil, and plug....

06/27/2026

So, I just put together, and got running, another generator, runs great, puts out good power, has 120/240 outlets, Is a 4550/3550 Watt so will run most of your home, or all of your RV.....it needs a fuel tank, and found one on E-Bay for under $50.....I'd take $250 for the gen as is, or $375 if I have to buy the tank and install it....it's been running flawlessly for over an hr now on a temp tank that I have, but it's not the one for it......let me know....oh, and it's pretty quiet for it's size.....Nobody realizes how much they need a generator, until the power goes out, and they don't have one! Happens all the time, then there's a run on them.... stores can't keep up with the demand, then after the power is restored, they either return them, or shove them into the corner of the garage, or put them in the shed, and forget about them.....until the next time ** SOLD **

06/26/2026

Hey every one, thanks for sticking with me....still going thru this cancer journey with the wife, and trying to get along the best I can, and not doing well at it.....my yard looks like s**t because either my machines are broke down, or the weather sucks, so once again I've fallen behind, and the s**t pile just keeps getting deeper.....and I keep getting older.....The wife is doing well all things considered. If you've called for service, and I haven't responded, I apologize.....just got a lot going on right now.

So, brought this turd home today, has a 21hp Cummins Onan single cylinder OHC engine...it has a drive shaft....the rest ...
06/06/2026

So, brought this turd home today, has a 21hp Cummins
Onan single cylinder OHC engine...it has a drive shaft....the rest of the tractor is garbage

06/02/2026

So, one of my customers came by yesterday, said his ZTR is making a weird sound, and won't start. and that he thought that maybe the flywheel key was sheared.....well, he lives down the road so made a house call...he showed me what it was doing....told him to stop.....don't try to start it again, the starter was grinding....looked it over, and grabbed the starter, it was loose......REALLY loose....I said " here's your problem......the mounting bolts were gone.....the starter was only being held up by the shroud.....I don't yet know if they sheared off, or just backed out and fell off.....hopefully they just fell out, that's a simple easy fix, if they sheared off....not so much, was supposed to go get it today, but my insomnia kicked my ass, and I didn't fall asleep until after dawn........again....so had to postpone picking it up.......

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