Anyone Using the Scorpio?

Just picked up the Scorpio a few weeks ago. Picked it because I like the dual fuel, rotating stone, and large capacity.

Results have been OK so far but looking for tips. Have only used the propane option so far; it tops out around 675F after heating for 25-30 mins. Should we wait longer? I was hoping for more like 800-900F.

Also struggling with the cheese/toppings overcooking by the time the crust is done. The flame doesn’t spread much to the sides and is mostly focused up top, so perhaps this is expected.

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 4 days ago

Are Blade Drive Pulley Bearings Relatively Common In Size?

I have this remote control brush mower from Alibaba. Accidentally hit a trash bag, which wrapped around the blades and snapped the blade belts. Appears it also somehow grenaded the bearing on one of the pulleys, as it is now seized and the blade won’t spin.

If I get this thing out, is a bearing place likely to have a replacement, or am I going to be hunting for months?

First pic is after removing the pulley, second pic is before the pulley was removed (technically, it’s the other pulley, but same thing).

I did reach out to the manufacturer, but trying to get info out of them in the past has been difficult (price you pay for rolling the dice on an Alibaba purchase).

u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 4 days ago

Dan Perrault Acting Reel

Not for nothing, as obviously Jon Bernthal is a much bigger name, but the guy in the black hoodie in the first skit in Dan's reel here is Watsky, who is a reasonably famous rapper who for awhile held the record for the longest continuous freestyle. He was an Emerson guy; so Boston ties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1075gkwsLs

u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 6 days ago
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Red Canadice Are Ripening But Very Small

I finally have some red canadice coming in that weren't destroyed by Japanese beetles or eaten by squirrels. They are ripening, but are quite small (about the size of a marble). Rain has been scarce for the past month or so. Are they underwatered, underfertilized, or will they fill out a bit more?

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 7 days ago

Pool Install Buried Sprinkler Head. Metal Detector Didn’t Work. Ideas?

I have five Hunter PGP heads on one of my zones. We had a pool/patio installed, and the flags marking the heads didn’t last long. I have one that I cannot locate. The yard was regraded and some new loam was brought in and spread. I have tried finding it by looking for dark spots in the loam after running the zone, and also tried a (cheap) metal detector, hoping to pick up the spring or other hardware. However, results were spotty with the metal detector even on heads at ground level.

Any other ideas to find it? I know where it is within about a 6-7’ radius, but really don’t want to dig all this up again. I am not even sure if the head is still attached or was ripped off (though I’d think if there was NO head the dark spot would be pretty obvious). My concern is the head is buried enough that the head can’t extend, so water isn’t really coming out.

Worth trying to see if I can find it the same way I blow out the lines end of season, with an air compressor?

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 10 days ago

What Am I Missing To Mount This Sink Strainer?

Bought this top-mount sink, by the strainer doesn’t have a large threaded nut on the outside of the body like I expected. What am I missing? Is there a long bolt or something that some thread through the whole in the middle of the strainer and pick up some threads somewhere?

EDIT: Wow, a LOT of people concerned about the surface rust on the strainer. This is for a sink in an uncovered outdoor kitchen in the northeast US. I bought it last year, set the sink in the cutout in the countertop, and never hooked it up. It’s going to get rusty.

I realized the “bell” came off (thanks to those that suggested it). I hit it with a wire wheel and put a coat of Rustoleum on it. There’s no point buying a new one; it will just look like this in a year. I did get a new rubber and paper gasket. I’m not too concerned if it leaks; there’s a floor drain in the patio nearby (in fact, both this drain and the floor drain feed the same dry well). Just want a place to wash my hands when I’m grilling. If it gets really bad, I’ll try a PVC body strainer.

u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 12 days ago

Clutch Is Toast?

I have a Long 360DTC farm tractor (also sometimes called LandTrac or FarmTrac, depending on where it was sold). I’ve had it about eight years now. Recently, I have been experiencing what I believe are symptoms of a toasted clutch: on flat ground, it works basically fine. However, on inclines, even relatively modest ones, with RPM held constant, speed drops to the point where sometimes (depending on the gear) it will stop moving forward at all. In most gears, even flooring the throttle isn’t enough to get it going. 2WD/4WD makes no difference.

The tranny and hydraulics use the same fluid. I changed the filter and replaced the fluid about 50 hours ago. The level looks fine, and the backhoe and front end loader work fine.

I assume this means the clutch is toast but just wanted to see if there was a possibility I wasn’t thinking of.

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 27 days ago
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What To Use To Fill Sun Shelf Loungers Without Messing Up Chemistry

We have two (super expensive) SR Smith R-series sun shelf in-pool lounge chairs for our vinyl liner pool. The issue is that unless you’re sitting in them, they don’t stay in place; they float away. We love using these things, but having to fish them out of the deep end and drag them back to the sun shelf every time is annoying. Also concerned about them dragging along edges, etc.

Our sun shelf is the recommended depth. They work fine when you’re sitting in them, but even after ensuring every last air bubble has been forced out, they will still float off. SR Smith are useless; I am literally waiting on a call back from 3.5 weeks ago still. There are eight “feet” on the bottoms that have some plastic caps over what appear to be some sort of weights held on with a screw, but the manual makes zero reference to exactly what these are or if there are additional weights available.

I’d like to add something either inside the bodies, or under the “feet” for some more weight, but don’t want to mess up the chemistry.

Any thoughts? Maybe some stainless steel ball bearings inside the bodies? A bunch of stainless steel washers under the existing “feet”?

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 28 days ago

Vent For Outdoor Hand Wash Sink Draining Into Dry Well?

I installed an outdoor kitchen with a very small sink for hand washing ONLY. I already have a dry well I want to drain it to. As there’s no sewer gas, do I still need a vent?

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 29 days ago

Hawk? Fox? Ritual Sacrifice?

Looks like something got a hold of a pigeon in the middle of our front lawn.

u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 29 days ago

This Tee Is Leaking. What Am I Googling?

This piece from the distribution box broke when a concrete truck ran over the box. It’s a Lasco piece (with an extra cap obviously), but no sign of a part number. Googling “Lasco irrigation tee” isn’t showing me anything close. Anyone have any idea?

EDIT: Found it at Grainger. Can’t add another photo.

u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 1 month ago
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Reconnect Propane Line

I had to temporarily move my Napoleon Prestige Pro 825 built-in for some renovations. Trying to reconnect it now, but the nuts are welded to the hoses on each side so whichever hose I try to turn to thread this connection just twists and binds. Is there an intermediate piece I am missing or some other way to do this?

u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 1 month ago

Cub Cadet XT1 Owners: Throttle Cable Position?

The throttle cable broke on my XT1. Got a new one, but forgot to note where it attached on the choke lever. There are three holes on the lever. I’ve watched three videos on YT; each one used a different position. Anyone know for sure? (not my pic).

u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 1 month ago

This Tree Is Doomed, Yes?

In southeastern New Hampshire (US). We purposely kept this tree (white oak?) when we brought in a company to help clear the lot when we built the house. Not looking so hot now though. Call a pro? Or is it definitely done for?

u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 1 month ago

USB Device Event Handler Not Firing

I am trying to use a SAMD21 Xplained Pro as a bus-powered USB HID Device. I have configured using MCC, and incorporated code from the usb_apps_device_master repo on the Microchip GitHub. However, my device is failing to attempt enumeration at all. The DRV_USBFSV1_USB_Handler never triggers.

I init the USB driver and device as part of SYS_Initialize: /* Initialize USB Driver */

sysObj.drvUSBFSV1Object = DRV_USBFSV1_Initialize(DRV_USBFSV1_INDEX_0, (SYS_MODULE_INIT *) &drvUSBInit);

/* Initialize the USB device layer / sysObj.usbDevObject0 = USB_DEVICE_Initialize (USB_DEVICE_INDEX_0 , ( SYS_MODULE_INIT ) & usbDevInitData);

In main, I maintain the driver and device tasks in a loop: while ( true ) {

/* Maintain Middleware & Other Libraries */

/* USB Device layer tasks routine */ 

/* USB FS Driver Task Routine */ 

 

DRV_USBFSV1_Tasks(sysObj.drvUSBFSV1Object);

 

USB_DEVICE_Tasks(sysObj.usbDevObject0);



APP_Tasks();

}

And in APP_Tasks, I am able to get to " APP_STATE_WAIT_FOR_CONFIGURATION" in the state machine, but my device never changes to appData.deviceConfigured == true because the event handler is never called.

The handler is assigned in Interrupts.c:

.pfnUSB_Handler = DRV_USBFSV1_USB_Handler,

And I verified it is set successfully using USB_DEVICE_EventHandlerSet(appData.usbDevHandle, APP_USBDeviceEventHandler, 0);

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 1 month ago

Morton’s Coarse Flake Size Change?

I saw this was asked 6-7 years ago, but I’ve found maybe two years ago the Morton’s flake size has changed and I’m struggling to adjust. I’m in the northeast US. Am I out of my mind?

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 2 months ago

LG Bravos Front Load Washer Leaking

I have a two year old front-load LG Bravos washer. There is a small amount of water I'm finding on the floor after running a load. I verified the supply lines aren't leaking and the discharge hose isn't leaking. I cleaned out the debris drain in the left front side (there wasn't much in it). The leak SEEMS to be coming from between the face frame and the main body on the front left side. The rubber seal for the door seems fine. Any ideas what could be going on?

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u/Bot_Fly_Bot — 2 months ago