A Real Rescue Machine.
349273
Worked with both 100 GB and 250 GB disks. Allowed me to rescue old technical data I didn't know I still had.
3871929
This is the machine that pathologists use to liquify human body parts. It is THAT good. We had to get scintillation counts on an 84 year scientist who had been exposed to plutonium as a young man. Basically the entire body had to be sliced with a band saw and blended into a liquid. This machine did the job. It turned a human hand into frothy pink liquid in about thirty seconds. The long bones took a bit more time but they too were liquified. This machine is a dream.

And in case you think that it's only good for autopsies we made margaritas in the same machine for years. And they were perfect. Admittedly you'll want to clean it pretty well after you shred granddad (hair in your drink is a big turn-off) but the job WILL get done.
3200359
This 'dolly' saved us during our move. While one of the rollers broke at the end of the day, for the price we couldn't have been happier. I'm by no means a strong woman but I felt that I was actually an asset during our move thanks to this little roller. My husband also said that his back would've given out if he'd had to carry all the boxes, which I easily pushed from one apartment to the moving truck, to the other, thanks to this little helper. We were joking that this equipment was the best investment we'd made in a long time. For the price, I'm ok it lasted only a day.
3984915
I am a dog trainer with years of experience working with rescues. Although part fictional the horrors Toby suffered in this story are very real to most rescue animals. As I write this review on my lap lays Van. He came to me abused and abandoned. His story unknown but his eyes and his reaction to human touch say it all. Do more than just read this heart rendering story, support your local rescues.
3485367
A lifesaver. Works as described and as a regular flashlight.
551014
This item is a big help in making sure that important equipment is protected and still able to be used to complete a job and then shut down correctly in the event of power loss.
28875
I am always a bit reluctant to order large items from Amazon. I have had problems before; not Amazon, but carrier related. Amazon typically always follows suit and will make you happy.
In this case, the compressor arrived undamaged. It is well packed. The delivery requires a lift gate if you don't have a forklift.
One word of caution: Most of the weight is on top, hence making it very easy to fall on its side. Be prepared. I suggest three strong people if you are to remove it from the pallet(s) by hand. I have a shop crane but it was not that easy regardless. The compressor is bolted on a double pallet, making the side fall even more likely.
A professional electrician is required for warranty purposes, but it's quite a straightforward operation : 220 V. The cord is not provided.
You will need the fitting getting off the tank (Home Depot - Plumbing) , along with a pressure regulator and a water separator.
The compressor needs to be bolted on the ground, otherwise it travels by itself. It is very powerful with a constant flow at 80 psi and a reasonable noise level.
I am glad that I bought this specific 3-cylinder model. You probably will like it too.
351123
A real life saver and worth every penny. It may seem expensive but I've used it twice now and it makes an otherwise onerous task very simple.
2542388
I just received this SteamVac and put it right to use.  The father of two year old twin girls I knew I was going to need to invest in one of these rug cleaners.  After reading the numerous positive reviews here, I decided to take the plunge and buy the Hoover F5914-900 SteamVac with Clean Surge.  Upon removing from the box, I had the SteamVac assembled within 15 minutes...the instructions were that good.  The construction appeared very durable.  I then proceeded to clean the carpets in my daughters' bedroom and the hallway outside their room.  Though my wife works very hard to keep the floors vacuumed and clean, the SteamVac almost to my embarrassment pulled up a thick, black stream of water into its holding tank.  That brings me to the point I made in the subject heading.  I was amazed by how well the SteamVac pulled up the water from the carpet.  Just a couple of passes and the carpet had just a slight hint of dampness.  Compared to the rental carpet cleaning machine I used a few days ago, the Hoover far exceeded the performance of the "professional" machine.  The SteamVac was sucking up brownish water from where I used the rental a couple of days previous.  I am impressed.  Now I must agree with what I read in a previous posting.  Don't expect miracles...plan on pre-treating any stains that you may have...the pros do it.  For the money, I can't see how you can beat this machine.  If you rent a machine to clean your rugs frequently, than you will no doubt be able to justify paying the reasonable price of the Hoover.  It's a great investment.  And you know something, as it has been mentioned here earlier...it was actually kind of fun.
982340
This Workmates really comes in handy and has a lot of special features... 1 vertical jaw, bench dogs, one hand adjustability,  and a large stable platform.
4602518
During the hurricane Charley power outage my neighbor was kind enough to run an extension cord from his generator over to my house and saved all my food.  The day we got power back I ordered the 9777 from Amazon with super saver shipping and $25 off promotion.  Four days after I received it Hurricane Frances slammed the Florida East coast HARD.  This little generator saved our bacon for three days while we were without power.  The best thing I can say about it, and the reason I bought this item, is the fantastic fuel economy.  I was getting between 3 and 5 hours per gallon while powering a freezer, refrigerator, fans, lights, television, coffee pot and using the built in 12 volt charging function.  This compares to my neighbor with his gallon per hour usage.  It started up every time with one or two pulls, has pressurized lubrication, an idle function switch and a built in 12 volt charger.  I do agree with others that the little foot on the front of the unit could be beefier but still give it 5 stars because of the miserly fuel consumption.  Do not underestimate this fact when looking for generators since gas was not available down here in Florida for several days after the hurricane passed.

After this was written Hurricane Jeanne hit us several weeks later.  Again, this little generator ran flawlessly for several days powering all of the above plus the window air conditioner (Panasonic, see separate review) that I had purchased for just such an occasion.  Fuel consumption was the same and all my neighbors with thier 5500 Watt overkill units were sure jealous of that.  I still heartily recommend this generator.
1703487
Just received this truck and have used it many times in the past few days.  It allows the movement of boxes, barrels and other items in a rescue mission easily.

Pro
  Very well made
  Extremely easy to use
  Loads tilt back very easy with less effort
  When loaded the truck will stay in an tilted position via the back torque tongue.

Cons
  Will not go up stairs.  We suspected this; but did not know until we used it.

It is used for point to point transfer of large & heavy items.
1908132
I purchased this on advice from discussion forums rather than the negative reviews here.  This is a quite ruggedly built machine with universal mounts needing only one set of wider U bolts to fit our Honda The tub is a heavy farm grade plastic suitable for seed or chemistry. The electrical connection is by alligator clip to battery which did not work in my application since there was insufficient room in the battery compartment. I wired a trailer light connector to the battery permanently and its mate to the seeder permanently. When hooking up the seeder I just plug them together otherwise the battery piece lives nice and dry under the seat of the ATV.

The sliding gate had to be adjusted to tighten its action, but it shuts off very well thus little seed wastage when stopped. And it has a comb leading edge for seed fine tuning. The seed shroud and spinner are rather light stainless that needed minor finessing by hand to get the spin fine tuned. One presumes this is due to the small motor output/low weight needs as determined by limited electrical resources of an ATV. There is a gate limiter adjustment with thumb screw that works well. A tub mounted sticker guide suggests limiter settings as compared to seed percentages and desired application per acre rates.

Thus far we have seeded some fifteen acres of rough pasture, we then applied nitrogen to the same area and lastly lime. Swath width is determined by spreader motor speed setting and forward motion and proved rather impressive. Uniformity of distribution when applying uniform products was very nice but as expected, spotty in non-uniform products. We used thin multi passes to avoid motor burn out which might be a possibility with heavier or clogging materials.

Compared to other broadcast seeders including commercial tow behinds, through-put might be a little lower but maneuverability, control, distribution and the ease of just going out for a slow ride cant be beat.
868919
This flashlight save my life. We were trapped ten thousand feet underneath the ocean in a submarine. We were able to use this flashlight to train some photo plankton to use their combined skills and buoyancy to create lift and raise the submarine to safety. We are grateful to Rayovac and Amazon, OMG!
3401519
I have horrible asthma which limits my cleaning ability... I have to wear an N95 to vacuum my house even with high quality filters.  This robot has saved my lungs.

The vacuum has two settings, normal vacuum and max.  On the normal setting, the vacuum is able to clean up the majority of the dirt.  I was surprised to see the dust bin completely full.  The max setting gives an even deeper cleaning.  It is great for high traffic areas.

My favorite thing about this robot is that it can be programed and runs fairly quietly, so I can run it while I sleep.  It saves my lungs from breathing in the dust in the air.  The robot returns to its base when the cleaning is done.  I find that almost all of the area has been cleaned by the robot.

My only dislike is that the robot crashes into two types of things: black/dark colors (such as a black fridge) and low hanging ledges (like the bottom of my cabinets).  It is just a bump and the robot backs up, I'm just concerned that it will damage the robot in the long term.
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I recommend this DVD to anyone who is interested in the history of mountain rescue in the Teton range, as well as to one interested in understanding the basics of rescue today.  Acceptable Risk gives a sobering, behind the scenes account of the job of the Jenny Lake Climbing Rangers.  Thank the Lord they are willing to serve all of us in this unique and dangerous way.  A job not for the faint of heart.
Sincerely,
Dennis Mulherin
4350738
This machine is full of power, my wife just loves it.