Agreed!

@@greenruges6946 glad I could help! 🍻🍷🍸🍹🥂

Unfortunately I don't. I just checked the unit at the Harbor Freight website and the only available parts for replacement are the blades. If I'm not mistaken, the part you're looking for is the blade defend block. I did an internet search and could find zero options for it. I found two British companies selling one for about 23 pounds ($30), and while they look close to the Portland style, I don't think they're an exact match (www.einhell-service.com/en_GB/343033001016.html). I'm not sure if it would just be more worthwhile to buy a whole new chipper for that that price, once you include shipping. While HF owns the Portland brand, it says it is supplied by the same companies that supply the major brands. There are pretty much only about 4 companies that actually make power tools and they slap different branding on all the products. I think a Hong Kong-based company called Techtronics is the biggest, though I don't know if it makes Portland products. It does make Milwaukee, Ryobi, and a bunch more. It means finding small parts for these products may be impossible to find if HF (or other brands) aren't stocking them.

Usually it's done so the first threads will engage with what it's being screwed into and doesn't put Teflon that's stripped off into the flow path.

​@@lefthandedmistakes that makes sense, thank you!

Awesome! Glad it still works. And thanks for condensing my ramblings down to 5 simple steps

@@LordJesusChrist1968 it could probably work but my concern with plastic is rodents being able to chew their way through. A 55 gallon barrel might be too thick for them to get through but I’d rather not take the chance

@@spencermisiak3038 glad it still works and helped!

@@chiclesirico2580 thanks! I personally hate videos where the person gives you an idea of what they’re doing rather than showing what actually needs to be done

@@jillmadigan9841 I’ve heard that but I’ve never actually run into it. The russets I bought last year all sprouted just fine and grew a nice little crop of potatoes, even after being set back by 2-3 frosts

@@SgtSnausages lol yowser! I don’t known if I’ve grown enough crops ever to fill an IBC tote, let alone one per person. But I know you’re not running to the grocery store every other week either. Nice!

I thought I was going to run into something similar, but fortunately I didn't. Bring in that jackhammer!

@HomesteadDIY 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

For a lot of people, simply storing their potatoes in the basement will be all they need. I tried that one year and they sprouted like crazy. Had dozens of long, long sprouts on every potato, which is why I opted to try this and it seems to be working so far

I'm hoping a modification I made will stop my other root crops from sprouting. Fortunately last year my potatoes didn't sprout, but I'll have a video out soon on the change I made to the setup

No, they were just regular potatoes. I ended up getting a decent harvest out of them too, despite several setbacks early in the year due to a couple of surprise late frosts (3 of them!). I think that hurt my overall yield as the potatoes had to rally back each time, expending a lot of energy in the process, but the harvests were still good.

@HomesteadDIY organic make good seed potatoes, where non-organics are often sprayed with inhibitors. That is the way I understand it. I use organics in my garden.

@@mbbklowry I've heard that too. So far I haven't had an issue with that, though.

I've decided it's not such a great idea to plant them under my fruit trees. I had gotten the idea from another KZbinr and his seemed to grow great. Mine, not so much. Much too shady. I plan on dedicating a garden bed to asparagus in the spring because it gets a lot of sun.

Yes, it works great. Thanks for watching!

I was surprised how well it worked out. I've made a couple of modifications for this winter to help with the dampness I experienced with the straw which may have contributed to the sprouting that occurred. I'll be posting a video soon with those small changes I made.

Glad you like it. After using it for a year, I picked up a bunch of baskets from dollar tree that I'll be layering with straw and putting the different vegetables in each one. So one will get potatoes, one will get turnips, another rutabagas, parsnips, carrots, etc.It should allow me to retrieve what I need without disturbing all the other vegetables.

Thanks! It's held up great over the past few years, other than a few hurricanes tearing the plastic sheathing. This year I used greenhouse plastic because the price became dramatically cheaper than in the past (the one thing that's not more expensive than it was a few years ago) and it's been terrific. I haven't had a single tear in it, and that may be because the greenhouse plastic is tougher and more durable than the generic plastic sheathing I used before.

Thanks! That little A-frame I built was a big help. Cheers!

That can work!

You're welcome!

While I do feel manufacturers recommend certain products because they have a financial relationship with the company, I'm also too worried about screwing things up. For the few dollars extra its cost me to use the recommended product at least if it fails I can tell the wife it wasn't my fault. Sometimes that pain avoidance is worth the extra cost 😂

He was right the first time sort of. It acts like a clutch, but its a brake. Once the handle is pulled in, the friction material that is pressing against the flywheel dis-engages. Kinda like a clutch would when you press the pedal.

Thanks guys! You're right, I had no idea what it actually was. Sorry for the wrong info, though the replacement part is called a throttle cable. Cheers!

@@leszek1444 lol or that

@@CeeDeeTeeVee Good luck!

Yeah, it seems pretty solid

True. I was good for a year or two but I guess the tasty morsels of my seedlings were too good to pass up. Hopefully this will keep them to a minimum

@@madcosta0716 not really possible. The opening is too small and it’s a pain in the neck to fit leaves in. I just use my lawn mower to shred leaves. It would be nice, but unfortunately you can’t

I've found I've had to wait a few minutes in pressing the the circuit breaker button to reset it. A number of times when it has been tripped, if I try to press it right away, it doesn't reset, but letting it sit and then pressing it it starts back up. If that doesn't help the only thing I can think of is the fuse inside is blown. I haven't had to try and replace that yet, but I'm going to guess you may be able to unscrew it.

@@HomesteadDIY It's been 2 days.

@@RagefulJewel Alrighty then. That should be enough time. Like I said, I haven't had that happen to me so I'm not sure, but you might be able to unscrew the reset button and see if there is a fuse in there that has blown. Sorry I can't be of more help

I just looked up the exploded view of the chipper shredder in the manual and the only thing I see that might be the problem is the capacitor (Part No. 41). It doesn't seem to have anything else. It also looks like you would have to disassemble the housing as it seems to be connected to the motor. manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/69000-69999/69293-193175327277.pdf

One more thing. I just remembered the housing has a metal tab that fits into a slot at the top of the unit. You probably already did this, but make sure its properly seated in the slot. Also, that tab probably completes a circuit in some fashion. You might want to check there to see if there is a blockage of sorts or some other problem.

So, because you were mistaken about the part I was fixing -- despite the video title specifically saying what the video was about -- my video is bad. Gotcha. They should probably require a license for people to watch and comment on a video showing they have some basic reading comprehension skills. Thanks for watching though!

@@HomesteadDIY yeah, I don't get what he means haha. You're literally testing the cycling thermostat.

@@hostaris lol maybe he was having a bad day 🤷‍♂

Glad the cheap one is working out for you. Many will make do with it and be fine. I do prefer the peace of mind that's come from the Run-Chicken model. I've had the original one for 3 years now and it has operated flawlessly. I've never once had to tinker with it or hope that the door actually closed and some predator didn't get in. In fact, the original set of batteries that came with it are still operating. That must be some kind of record. lol I was so impressed with it I installed a second one on the chicken run (where I tested the cheap model). It too has been running flawlessly for about 2 years now. As I said, the peace of mind is worth it to me.

Lol thanks! It didn't look like an obvious film over it so I figured it was paint. smh

You're welcome!

@@jipstips don’t you try using logic on me! But the truckbed liner was actually an afterthought. I had planned on just using paint but decided to be extra at the end