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No doubt I'm not the only one who was being spammed with ads for this brush across multiple social media platforms. After I noticed a few positive comments from people I trusted, I thought I'd give it a go. For $30 and a few bucks for shipping, it was worth a shot, my hope was to replace the...

Enjoying some seat time in old blue at the moment. The XR6 turned 18-years old at the end of May, and I took delivery of it a few weeks later on June 13th, 2008. From placing the order in April to delivery, as an impatient 21-year-old, it felt like I waited forever to have the keys in my...

Wise man!

Soooooo, just found out that I've been fitting them wrong for 25-years. I can't believe I didn't pick up on it sooner as it's been staring me in the face all along. This is how I've been fitting them - This is how they are supposed to go, as per these factory fitted on these examples -...

Now that I've officially finished the Craftsman project, it's time to look over what I spent on it to bring it to spec. First, a little explanation on how I buy used mowers. My process involves a daily scroll of Facebook Marketplace. When I find something up my alley, I'll follow through... but...

New wheel day for the Craftsman! There were three things that were counting against this set of wheels. 1. The tread was virtually toast, one having a weird slash on it. I can hear you asking, why does that matter, it's not a car. Well, the worn tread causes the uneven cutting. 2. The...

Bought a new TV today. I went up a couple of sizes but showed restraint in not buying one of the massive trophy TVs people seem obsessed with lately. Not sure if it's just me, but I find them disorienting. I went shopping for an LG or Samsung and landed on a 43-inch LG QNED evo AI QNED80. I'd...

It's taken a month and lot of dead ends, but I finally have a new(er) set of wheels for the Rover Craftsman. Last time I bought Rover wheels, I had several outlets offering exactly what I wanted. This time, I had a lot of trouble getting what I needed. So, new OEM Rover wheels are getting...

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7-years after Stihl came to market with a fuel injected chainsaw, Husqvarna have now joined the party. Released overseas earlier in the year, the new 564 XP is now available in Australia. https://www.husqvarna.com/au/chainsaws/564xp-fuel-inject/?article=970711564 Husqvarna have made...

Comparison with the Competition - My first look at the H-YEEU immediately brought ECHO to mind — specifically the CS-2511 TES and CS-280 TES. In my opinion, ECHO make the best petrol-powered top handle saws on the market, so at least H-YEEU had the good sense to clone the right ones...

The plan was to buy it, make some content with it, then sell it off cheap. However, unlike the Chinese and Amazon, I wouldn't feel comfortable selling it to someone with a defective safety feature. In reality, it should be returned.

First Impressions - At first glance, this saw has everything you'd want and expect. Look closer and things start to unravel. The plastics are brittle garbage — that thin, shiny kind that feels cheap and poorly fitted from the moment you touch it. The fuel and oil caps will crack in no time...

Unboxing & What You Get – So what does $71.99 get you? The core of the unit is a 25.4cc 2-stroke engine that delivers 0.9 kW and a top speed of 9800 rpm. The engine is fed by “air injection centrifugal air cleaning”, and is started with a “heat and frost resistant steel sheet spring rope...

The China Syndrome – How does the cheapest chainsaw on Amazon stack up? I don't normally do this sort of thing — I'm a brand snob to the core. I learned the hard way that buying cheap is a one-way ticket to disappointment. Not buying the tool you actually want only leads to regret, and quite...

My little munchkin turns 6-months old today.

The Mustang has been on errand duty for several weeks. So today I wanted to give it a wash and swap out the XR6. For the wheels and tyres, I went with Brake Buster, HydrO2 and Atom Mac. I then washed with Carpro Reset and a Microfiber Madness DeliPad. Drying Aid was Amplify, including the door...

I'm not sure how they do it, but you can use those small 4-stroke engines at varying angles. Honda with their little GX25 / 35 / 50 were the first to do that, engines that power hedge trimmers, grass trimmers, leaf blowers and edgers. So it can be done. Having said that, I stress keeping them...

2-Stroke vs 4-Stroke Chainsaws - At first glance, the concept of a 4-stroke chainsaw sounds appealing. No mixing 2-stroke fuel, smoother and quieter running, more tolerant of extended periods of sitting, and eliminates the damage risk caused by using the wrong fuel. For those reasons, a...

Started work for a new customer today. Rocked up to a nightmare garden full of couch, kikuyu, ivy and passionfruit understock (NEVER EVER bother growing those plants, more trouble than they are worth). I charge accordingly, so I guess there is that. But.............working on the side a large...