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No, because they keep paying interest 🤣

Well, you are right. It's not. Nobody lends money for free... That is just bad business sense. Or, they offer 0% financing because they have already rolled it into the MSRP and EVERYONE pays for it

Their presence has certainly changed since their launch. Something smells off

I'll have to look. Less than this time last year I know. But I pay a helluva lot more.

I do not, no. I have a well tuned DeWalt job site saw. 7491RS So speaking of standardized... I use digital calipers to check widths and thicknesses for parts. Some parts are intentionally cut .010" undersize to aid in assembly. When you start stacking tolerances, things go wonky pretty...

Thank you, just in short supply this year. Averaged one per planted vine

Also, last winter I did start sending all of my 2x material for frames through the surface planer, to get it all within a few thousands of an inch. That way it all mates up well in the assembly jigs with the other components. I've had beekeepers buy frames from me, and throw out ones they have...

Very valid points and yes, when making this many widgets that can be a real concern

We see them, but we treat for them early in the season to limit the damage on the crop.

Building 240 frames before next spring. Started on that today. Will need 480 of these buggers for the frame side pieces. Almost 1,000 pieces in all. 😮

Well I had breakfast with my wife today, worked in the shop for 3 hours, now I'm grabbing lunch and heading to the gym to lift with my son. I'll probably work a couple more hours in the shop later, take my wife out after she gets home from her classes, then play some video games online with my...

Three seasons down. Mostly tillage. The tractor helps around the apiary nectar plots (3ac) and the garden (1/4ac) We have been using pallet forks to harvest and move pumpkins from the field to the roadside. Oh and change lights on the shop 🤣 We have serviced the engine oil and filter...

That sucks. Id probably remove the damn thing thing and run it. Mine is three years issue free. This is wild it has happened on two units you have owned.

So, I retired at 47... Now some say they won't because people need work and purpose. I actually work just as much as I did before, some weeks. The difference is that I do what I want for work, when I want, how I want. I may make a few bucks, I may not, but that doesn't matter

TYM also has great YT videos for routine maintenance

Ended up with 221 pumpkins. Some culls, but 221 that could sell. That was from 236 vines. My buddy from Louisville harvested 65, from 1500 vines. Not a great year for pumpkins

We ended up adding 9 colonies. Lots of swarms this year. However that also meant that many swarms were not very viable. Our bees did ok storing up for winter, but since we don't feed them sugar like most, we won't be harvesting from many of them. I'm sure the guys that feed sugar, just fed...

Planted an acre of winter rye last night. Will frost seed clover into it in February

0% My wife is a surgical tech. She has 12 more years of work 🤣

IT will be run by AGI

During testing of recent AI models, which have proven they will blackmail, lie, or even murder to avoid being shut down… also know how to sense when they are being tested. Claude4 lied or deviated from prompts .065% of the time when they sensed they were being tested. When they were not, they...

After 21 years of 3am wakeup calls to work 12-13 hour days away from home Friday-Monday... i think working into ones 60s is absolutely insane. My alarm goes off once per week, for an early morning Bible Doctrine class at church on Saturday morning. And even that hits me hard.

Our electric cost has DOUBLED in the past year, and they want another increase. The economy of an EV is quickly waning. We now pay about $230/mo while running no AC or heat.

Our expenses run about $2500/mo. That buys a lot of fun actually. It buys all the fun I have time for.

I'll say this. I found work got in the way of the life I wanted to live. I had a lot of interests and activities that I just could not enjoy due to lack of time. My career, though I had an incredible passion for, overtook my life such that it was what everything else was built around. After...

I retired a year ago at age 47. I had a pretty intense and cool job... So leaving that left a psychological mark. That has taken about 12 months to really overcome. Outside of that, my hobbies, interests and property upkeep, keep me busy. I don't know how I could never work a job again! In...

Planting some rye this week, to frost seed clovers into in February. The bees out here have done their best, when we have a good solid stand of clover to work on. We are making winter pillows for above the brood nest, this weekend. We will start to offer those and divider boards as add ons...

Wow, mine is at the rear of the engine. No fuel lines are forward of the injector pump

Why would a fuel line be anywhere near the front axle? Im so confused lol

I'm trying to figure out how the loader pinches the fuel line. Unless my 4820 is a lot different

Wow, seems simple. Good deal. On an engine this simple, there are only a couple options. Fuel being the biggest

So what was the issue

Why sell a car for $16k, when people are HAPPY to pay say $25k for a NEW car. You don't want everyone buying your car, you can't build enough cars, and therefore leaving a lot of money on the table. If you have more customers than you can service, your prices are too low.

Harvested 160 Buckskin seeds for next year's patch. I'll harvest 160 of the Renegade PMR seeds too.

Bees naturally separate brood from honey. No need to do anything to force it. I had a couple guys contemplating building their own. Then they looked the tools they needed, the time it requires, and decided paying me a paltry $300 in labor per hive was money ahead. Especially when factoring...

Getting ready to put the bees to bed this coming week. The fall flow is starting to diminish. Also building hives for next springs orders. Out of the fields and back into the wood shop.

Making pumpkin puree today! These are Autumn Buckskin. 16 pounds going into the smoker today.

It's only been a week since the first post. If it is fixed, that's pretty awesome. Can't wait to hear what the issue was.

People trying to get that tax credit

Interesting enough, when the US government pumped a ton of money into the economy and peoples pockets during COVID, most things sold well.

Still, when Europe ended the subsidies, sales plummeted. I cannot imagine increasing the price to the consumer by $7500 per vehicle would have no effect. Even used EVs benefitted from a $4000 credit. That market will likely soften dramatically too

Why would you say that? They all had the same $$ thrown at each automobile.

Awesome

Awesome... I can't wait to hear what the issue was

With the EV tax credits expiring... It will be interesting to see if people will actually pay for an EV without tax payer subsidies. I don't think the CT was eligible for those due to it's high cost

They do seem.to be much less present here and elsewhere online

Yeah, I'm super curious about the computer issue, I'd love that explained on a tractor with mechanical injection

That engine doesn't have any computer control... That's curious

I've got the same hours on my Branson 4820H, no hiccups thus far. Only used the dealer for filters.

That blows. Odd as that engine doesn't have a derate built into the ECM as far as I know. This is just simple mechanical injection. So, it isn't a limp mode or sensor. Fuel?

Average, with theft, is $3.45/pumpkin. Probably not worth my effort to continue offering this service.

Pretty sure people steal as many pumpkins as they buy from my stand. Humans are annoying creatures

The 2012. 100,000 miles is worth a bit. Also, I drive a 2007 now, so it's still a step up!

I think that rod is a file

We have had .27" in two months.

Buddy of mine planted 1200 pumpkin vines. Got 70 pumpkins. I planted 230 vines, harvesting over 300.

My folks have some adjacent to their farm...the closest is about a half mile and you can hear its "swooshing" on their front porch. Personally I think they are an eyesore. At night the horizon is just a sea of red flashing LED lights now. Used to be a pretty and pristine farm area and...

I agree. Especially with the Oregon nano chain/bar setup.

We had moisture. But we also had 95F temps for about two months straight. Last year we had no rain for three months, but it was cooler... Pumpkins fared better

We had a couple months of very high heat, not the best pumpkin year... But it will still pay for the garden and then some.

Pumpkin harvest started today

Started pumpkin harvest. Hoping for around 300 pumpkins this year

Had my little saw out today cutting again. Man that thing is like a razor blade! It's more than $100 of fun. Or in my case $200

Same! I told my kids they are welcome to come join the family compound. The legacy we built may be different than I thought it would be. Probably more important than I had ever imagined.

Lage technology companies have been laying off tens of thousands. They write the code that eliminates their own jobs. Also, to be fair... When trying to reduce inflation, the FED raises interest rates. Part of "cooling the economy" includes higher unemployment. That is sort of a side effect...

I just bee keep and garden, sometimes work on old cars and motorcycles. My future is pretty secure. Tapping out of employment at 47 was one of the best things I have ever done. AI interests me from an investment perspective

But AI in the near term will make a person as efficient as four, eliminating three jobs. Tell those sorry folks how AI won't replace "everyone". They likely won't care about symantics

I don’t doubt the electric has more power… endurance matters to some folks though. And lack of that requires constant 120vac access. I’d suspect a guy needing that 82v saw, isn’t in his back yard cutting. I feel like there is a big sweet spot for saws in terms of weight and performance, and...

It's on there for $600. The battery alone is $250-$300. My issue was run time, weight, and that the battery lasted 12 months, and the cost of replacement was exorbitant. Mine was the 80V, the 82V wasn’t available two years ago. Any of those three are deal killers for me. If I go into the...

My one battery for the saw died after 12 months, the replacement a was $200. I bought a new gas saw for $100 😂

I finally sold my 80V Greenworks saw. Man that was hard to sell. Just like new. My issue was weight and short run times. I have. 16" CS-400 and knock off Echo 2511 that will cut circles around that battery saw.

I'm still curious about what was being attempted at the time of the accident

A pair of 3T Jack stands at Harbor Freight for $29.99 on sale

20qt of Synthetic Oil at Costco for $57.77 delivered to my door!

A set of Falken Aklimate tires for my SUV. $760 installed.

Can I ask what the hell you were trying to accomplish

Do you ride motorcycles?

My motocross bike is fuel injected, and has no battery. 👍

Progressive

😂. I pay $120/yr on a 1125cc sport bike. The fact that he doesn't think that is bad, is why people are broke. That's ridiculous.

Sounds like it had water. It had no oil. I have an open station too. I saved money on the cab, a/c, and a new motor. 😬

New calipers, rotors and pads for my son's Mustang

I do think that dirt riding makes a much better street rider though. It's much more technical and requires a lot more control. So much so that the technical aspects become very instinctive and natural, so you can focus on the trail or track ahead which is constantly changing. Street riding is...

I saw a kid last week at a stop light. New bike, new jacket, new pants, new helmet... Everything pristine. The bike was a big heavy cruiser. Light turned green, and he stalled it in the intersection. Big hat, no cattle sort of rider. You can have SO MUCH FUN on a 300cc bike that weighs 375...

The first thing I taught my son was clutch work. He had to prove to me that he could ride the bike at any speed, regardless of throttle setting. You should be able to ride a motorcycle at 5mph with the throttle wide open. The entire first day of most motorcycle training courses, is simply...

Cracks me up that a person would buy an 800 pound bike with over 1000cc to learn on. That is likely just a flex. It's pride. It's to look a certain way.

Yup, we all make choices. This life is temporary anyway. You can live it on your ass yelling at the sky, or actually doing something. Most people will die from what they eat at some point anyway. Most motorcycle deaths are attributed to speeding and alcohol. So don't drink or be a...

Some people aren't made for 2-wheels.

The last 4 stroke dirt bike I rode before getting a new bike this last winter, was an air cooled Suzuki DR125 when I was 13. I got this CRF250R and was blown away. Jeeeezis these things are powerful in comparison

Like a wheel bearing fails and I'm not about to replace it... Does Runnings have a shop?

I read about users doing their own repairs, what is the actual warranty service like? Where does the unit go when I'm not doing the wrenching?

People are inefficient

I love it... Completely eliminated the chatter, and the saw won't bind up in the cut. Cuts very reasonably fast. It's perfect for the saw IMHO

Well, it was a fruitful day. Son had a high speed get off, but he is only limping a little 😂

Thanks! These girls are 10 years old.

Moving a little brush

Taking the MX bikes out tomorrow

Cutting a little walnut today. Fast as heck!

Oh they won't regulate it... That's why development doesn't happen in Europe, they have rules

I think people are really not paying attention. The changes won't come as a surprise to some, others will be totally blindsided because they didn't really pay attention to what was developing

I figure Power Service is cheap at my use rate. It eliminates a lot of potential issues, and causes no harm. My station has a lot of turnover, large industrial equipment fueled there all day long. However my use rate is slow, and I like to baby my equipment.

Seems the hot tank is the least of ones worries. Wow. AI Overview: Common rail diesel engines have fuel coolers to prevent fuel degradation and maintain optimal performance. High-pressure fuel injection in common rail systems generates significant heat. This heat can degrade the fuel, leading...

Oh. I thought todays RK55 was otherwise identical to the TYM 574 My bad. Sounds like TYM f'ed up.

What's interesting is that TYM makes this model, but the TYM is not common rail. RK specs a different engine that is... But must have forgotten to request a fuel cooler. Whoops

Those under 25 go to it first, and trust it more. That is the reality. Us older folks, we may have our view, but in short order the world won't be ours. Our thoughts on this particular topic are quite moot.

Rebuilding a 2009 Buell 1125R

Art? AI is destroying graphic design, and writing. Many authors already admit that they won't be able to write as good as AI. Graphic designers are completely unnecessary. Hell, one of the most followed bands on Spotify a few months ago, was completely AI generated. Again, people are about...

So, what will humans be needed for? To eat?

Or work. The idea is becoming that some job sectors will see 30-40% unemployment in 5 years or less. This could cause a major shift in the trajectory of humanity. I don't think a lot of people realize how unnecessary they are about to become

Deployed my last hive box last night. We are at 16, and I think I'm good with that. Is like to keep at least 10 good producers, and 6 in the wings in case of losses. I'm still building hives. Planning 15 for sale next spring. Those and a motorcycle restoration will be my winter projects.

Top bars are too shallow for a healthy winter cluster. These are 15" deep frames

Once the hives are far enough apart, drift isn't an issue. We don't stack them nearly as close as the langstroth beeks do, so drift isn't an issue

We are seeing a real slow down in Indiana right now in real estate. My wife sold $5m in the past 8 months, but the last two months the phones are silent. A lot of realty groups are sounding the alarm now. Good news, she was already enrolled to finish her college degree and planned to leave...

We used to get more artistic... But that takes too much time and energy at this point. Now I fill all the staple holes with putty and sand before paint. I chamfer all of the corners. I sand the boxes between coats of paint to make them super smooth.

I have some from way back. The changes are small, or internal. Small like adding latches, adding cable lanyards to hold the lid open, making the lid 1" taller to accommodate insulation for winter. Some internal parts were made thicker to assist in assembly and resist warping, since I often...

Finished up a few more hives. I changed the gable end design. Instead of a full opening with screen, I semi enclosed it. Looks better and will keep out some wind driven rain/snow. These are for colonies that have been in non insulated hives all summer, and have been struggling with the heat...

Buying new carbs is a helluva lot cheaper than paying for the repair. I have an ultrasonic cleaner that helps... But new carbs are so cheap

I try to plant sh2 types because they have a wider harvest window and keep longer after picking. People usually buy 6, then come back for 3 dozen the next week 🤣

12"

The final setup

I've got orders for another 5 dozen ears this week

Just got my .325 chain, sprocket and bar installed. I'll give her a try tomorrow on a dead elm tree.

How long did that mower last? What was the replacement cost. I've yet to replace a piece of equipment for a motor being bad.

Yeah she loves running equipment

If I had an HOA they would probably frown on us shooting 9mm in the back yard

I never had it as a kid, she don't need it now 😂

Wife got a few hours in the 5088 helping me load bales

That is the same size trailer I use... Because my branches are usually pretty long.

****, my tires are a solid 10 years old.😂

Dave Ramsey team actually wrote an article about our family 😂

Yup, still a lot less than an Echo. A lot less.

The saw was cheap... Everything else will seem expensive in comparison. It is silly. My bar/chain conversion was $55 😂

I have the OEM intake neck, so I'll probably get an OEM

Yeah the oilers on the clones seem to oil plenty on low

Heading to MI this week and my folks are about over the air quality alerts from Canadian wildfires. It's been bad the past several years, I mean, to the point we were closing airports on the east coast. Stop exporting all that pollution 😂

Picked about 120 ears of sweet corn. About 5x that to go.

I see your PM is doing a helluva job 😬

Found a dead tree in the fence row that needs to be removed. I'll order the .325 kit and let the little saw handle it

I grew up on 1950s-1980s diesel ag tractors, mostly open station. Diesel exhaust is like moms peach pie... Brings back awesome memories. After 20 years running pre emissions ag equipment, I'm not sensitive to the smell at all. Black smoke billowing, pulling a plow through heavy soil with a...

It's stiff out of the box. Get a smaller diameter, long socket, put it over the brake lever and pop it. You'll be fine

To be fair, TYMs would be the least affected... Since they #1 almost never regen. None of this 30-50 our noise. #2 a TYM can be deleted without the tractor going into limp mode, unlike any other brand on the market as far as I know. The tractor doesn't care if the can is on, or off, it will run.

They are great little saws. Can’t wait to get the .325 chain kit on it. I have a 60' tall black locust to process.

Cool.

The Egan is super snappy!

Until you need it and the market is down 20% It's a personal choice. Personal finance and all. I'm a 100% cash guy. I don't really care what other people do. If borrowing makes them wealthy, awesome. I just took a different road to the same outcome I suppose. I'm sure I spend less...

Yes, perfect fit. The pin that restricts the movement of the oil adjustment screw is much more robust than the JonCutter version. It's not the ECHO part, but aftermarket that is a direct ECHO replacement.

Awesome. I'll snag a .325 this week

Anyone running a .325 speed cutter set yet on this saw? I have one in my cart, sorta maybe better balance with power and cut speed

Went out and cut down, cut up, three smaller trees. Snappy little motor. The 3/8LP is a bit grabby, I may address that later. Runs great, starts super easy, oil reservoir lasts as long as a tank of fuel, not any longer... That is set to minimum

Got the new oil pump installed and the saw reassembled. Seems a bit snappier than with the OEM can. I have the oiler set as low as she will go, and there is no way it will starve the bar for oil 😅

Not bad looking

Got my exhaust cover modified today

Yep, XYX is correct. The OEM inlet wont work now that they fixed the mold. I will say the plastic finish quality is better than I expected. I hope to have the saw back together this weekend. I can see myself using this for a lot of my work instead of the CS400

No I did not. I’ll see if the JonCutter one will fit, if not, I’ll get the OEM. It just wobbles around a lot on the clone carb. The tabs are tight, really tight, but it still has a lot of play in it for some reason

Absolutely

The JonCutter was using about 1 tank of oil to half a tank of fuel. The pin that is supposed to secure the adjustment screw, and not allow more than 1/4 turn of adjustment approximately, was barely present, allowing the screw to turn and also be pushed up out of location by the spring. Not...

Pulled the oil pump, found the issue, it may be resolved. If not, cheap and easy fix. Will address tomorrow. She runs like a raped ape though.

I cut up a small tree with it. The oiler was so excessive it was leaving puddles on my boots. The saw started second pull and ran very well. I’m betting the oiler is buggered at this point. I don’t think the adjuster screw should have 1/4” of vertical movement when pressed with a...

Saw looks great. Very little if any flashing on the plastic parts. Carb was tuned really well for 50:1. Air filter is a little loose… I’ll see if the OEM throat plate helps. Spark plug came out easy enough. One issue. Out of the box the chain oiler was extremely excessive. So, I attempted...

Yeah I saw that photo of the cover trimming on a form too. Good work for a Dremel

I would have gone with him, but I don't want to wait 5 weeks for the $99 saw. I can save 5 weeks with an hour of careful setup

Glad we have a wealth of information here

I don't mind projects, especially for $99. I need something to spend time on. Signs like a good saw that may just need a little tweaking

Loose filter? Wonder if you got an OEM filter

Will do since I bought the NGK

Sounds like I bought a project

People are using AI as a therapist too... Imagine. There will only be a few of us Puritans left in 10 years

I guess I'm curious if you have an OEM filter size and small intake throat... Or if you got the smaller JonCutter filter

So, does it fit the intake loose?

Yeah, I'll check mine over well, may need to get an OEM filter

Yup, I guess now I can buy OEM filters in the future

The reading I've done said the clone inlet, was smaller than OEM, and the filter was OEM sized, causing the filter to fit very loose. Guys we're doing all sorts of shade tree fixes. Some bought the OEM inlet and it was a perfect fix. Lots of videos of poor fitting filters due to incompatible...

I bought the Egan, which is literally just a pipe. Also got the OEM mount for the air filter to secure it better. Should be able to get it set up next Tuesday

I expect an aftermarket pipe to offer performance. I wear mufflers

Picked another 16 pounds of green beans tonight! Pumpkins are booming

AI will feed you exactly want you want it to, and that is not a good scenario.

Egan pipe for the 2511 clone saw

Ordered the Egan pipe today.

Worked it

Put down 100 gallons of spray today.

Starting pay at Costco here is $35k I can't see how a college education can result in anything less than say $60-$70k. That is nuts

Can't wait to get mine next week

Recent college grad unemployment is sitting at 6.6%, while the national average sits at 4.2%. This has been in part attributed to AI replacing entry level white collar positions

Maybe not dangerous... But an article today spoke of California having the highest unemployment in the US, mainly driven by job losses due to AI. The train has left the station, and I suspect it will only gain speed

Things go sideways sometimes

Maytag and Whirlpool have manufacturing in Mexico. Drove past them on the way to the hotel often

Nope. About as credible as most media

Single pilot flight decks are coming. Bar none. That creates 50% unemployment in that field. Aircraft already have backup power... Because there are no manual flight controls, they are fly by wire mainly. A pilot comes at a huge cost. I wasn't the highest paid, but I earned $30k per...

I must have gotten a bad deal on mine... The price now, is what it was three years ago. About $30k

Somehow people keep paying the prices, otherwise they would not continue to increase. We eat out about 3x per month. Nothing fancy. I cook A LOT. Our total food bill for three, including eating out, is about $475/mo

Picked another 6 pounds of green beans, that's 17 so far. Canned 12 jars of pickles today. I'll be harvesting buckwheat in a week or two. Seet corn is looking good!

Wanting to be something, and that something actually being a viable career, are two different things. My son wants to play video games. ROI on that is poor

I understand it was wet, but the answer really is, have it short and brown. Glyphosate it week or two ahead of time. Or mow. Or if weather doesn’t cooperate, deal with the wrapping. Oddly enough. I till under 5’ tall green buckwheat, and I don’t have wrapping issues. Maybe the stalks...

Mine has always had hand and foot auto throttle. It’s a mechanical linkage. The hand and foot throttle should BOTH work. If one isn’t, that is actually an issue. The hand and foot throttle both move the same mechanical linkage.

I guess we will see if we have more or less teachers in 10 years. I have my money on less. I'm not saying it will be "better".... I mean our system has been in decline since the 1970s, and we have not remedied it... So I'm not convinced we care about "quality" of education I'm saying, for...

Screwdrivers also make great prybars 😂

I think it's safe to say that youth respond better to AI than we do. They are literally being raised on it. To them, it is far better and more capable than a human. Whereas we may value the human in the equation, kids my son's age (16) value AI and its capabilities moreso. Also, when...

I dunno...I did years of loader work with a gear IH 574... And I'd take my current HST over that any day. Knees or no knees 😂 It all depends on what the tool will be used for. I've got a Buell 1125R and a Honda CRF250R... One sucks off-road, but excels on road... And vice versa. Just have to...

Why can't AI teach? I've read that teaching is one occupation that AI can most easily replace. There is also the idea that we are educating kids for a world that existed decades ago. Not the world the will actually live in. They are asked to memorize facts and figures... Why? They get...