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Stainless threaded insert got loose and ate the threads of the aluminum block it was screwed into. Fuuu... I got the picture below while I was at the dentist this morning. Getting a new aluminum block is going to take forever since the OEM is Italian (and they suck) and the parts have to come via their North American office in Canada (they suck even worse)

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My plant manager had the idea to use a helicoil kit. Best idea of the day. Left the dentist and stopped at Napa. I couldn't remember the thread size, so I bought every size metric kit they had 😂. Dude rang me up and I had over $400 worth of just helicoil kits. Cheaper than lost production though!

Used my very precise milling machine, 20v DeWalt drill and drilled it right out. Tapping aluminum sucks, but it got the job done! Still waiting to hear back from the shitass OEM about a replacement block.....
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You can see where the guide to the left of the helicoil has mangled the block. Whoever decided it would be a good idea to mix SS and aluminum in an application that impacts 15,000 times a day should be shot. But it's back up and running at the moment!
 

Watch A Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV Get Crash Tested: Video​

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With a bargain-basement MSRP of around $4,100 USD, the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV is one of the most affordable production cars in China. Believe it or not, though, it’s not the cheapest way to get behind the wheel of an EV in the country.

In China, low-speed electric vehicles are fairly popular and often sell for just a couple of thousand dollars or sometimes even less. These vehicles come with obvious drawbacks, though. For starters, they typically can only travel at speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph) and often have very limited range. There’s also the issue of safety – a topic that was recently explored by a popular Chinese automotive YouTube channel.

The channel decided to crash test a Hong Guang MINI EV with one of these ultra-cheap EVs to demonstrate the difference between a well-engineered production car like the MINI EV and a low-speed car like those made by Changli. The crash test, which involved having the two vehicles hit each other head-on at a slightly offset angle at speeds of 50 km/h, went about as one would expect, with the MINI EV retaining most of its structural integrity and the Changli crumpling into a mangled mess of metal and wiring.

The Hong Guang MINI EV impressed us in this test. Despite its ultra-cheap starting price, it stayed relatively rigid and successfully protected its passenger – although we’re willing to bet the outcome would have been much different if it was crash tested this way with a regular car and not a flimsy low-speed vehicle. Still, the MINI EV is an impressive product considering its affordability – especially when one takes into account its decent top speed of 62 mph and range of 105 miles. The market has clearly responded to the vehicle, as well, with the nameplate racking up more than 400,000 orders since its introduction in July of last year – making it the world’s best-selling EV period.
Check out the crash test embedded below.
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ramjo said:
Dad thought the Bump side needed to be a Dent side.....tried to move it with frost on the windshield and managed to rub up against the only tree around. By the end of the day we had worked on every time we needed to move so we were both ready to yeet it off a cliff....

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Them 60s/70s Ford trucks had some damn tough doors AND bumpers......... ask me how I know :driver:
 
In Richmond for a day trip. Love me some cracker barrel. Sure is purty up here.

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Picked up a new toy, this bad boy is the biggest one Stihl makes, and the force of the motor spinning puts a ton of extra pressure on your right shoulder....BUT it gets the job done faster than anything else I have ever used.
Truth be told, they had me with the side pull start feature....the rest is just gravy!
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Young men be like “I want the heaviest baddest ass xxx that you make”

Older men be like “do they make this in titanium with a smaller engine”
 
ponykilr said:
Young men be like “I want the heaviest baddest ass xxx that you make”

Older men be like “do they make this in titanium with a smaller engine”
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I am old enough to wish it was lighter, but cheap enough to appreciate I wouldn't pay for the titanium version.

This was one of those "this is too much for a tool" purchases that was instantly turned to "this thing is awesome, and I would have paid more" once I got to using it yesterday. Yesterday was a 12hr job that I got done in 3 hrs.

The wife didn't bat an eye when I told her what I paid, she was happy to have the yard and the driveway back.
 
shelby27604 said:
Picked up a new toy, this bad boy is the biggest one Stihl makes, and the force of the motor spinning puts a ton of extra pressure on your right shoulder....BUT it gets the job done faster than anything else I have ever used.
Truth be told, they had me with the side pull start feature....the rest is just gravy!
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I'm buying one of those when my current Stihl leaf blower dies. It is 16 yrs old and still going.
 
drkelly said:
I'm buying one of those when my current Stihl leaf blower dies. It is 16 yrs old and still going.
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Agreed. I'd like to have one where I could pull start with it on my back already, but my BR600 still gets the job done just fine, and will probably hang around another 10-20 years.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Agreed. I'd like to have one where I could pull start with it on my back already, but my BR600 still gets the job done just fine, and will probably hang around another 10-20 years.
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Yep, I will be out blowing the leaves and my wife will come out and want to tell me something. I'm like shit, I've got to cut this thing off, take it off, then restart it and put it back on.
 
I just hand my kids rakes and tell them they get to have dinner when it's done.
 
I’ve got an Echo BP blower I never use. I prefer the hand held Stihl for getting around shrubs and tight areas and the yard is taken care of by the wind.
 
drkelly said:
Yep, I will be out blowing the leaves and my wife will come out and want to tell me something. I'm like shit, I've got to cut this thing off, take it off, then restart it and put it back on.
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This thing is silly easy to start, on a cold start, you prime it, set the choke, put the backpack on and pull the trigger (which disengages the choke automatically). Restart with the side pull takes almost zero effort.....I have no idea how they manage it, either there is a decompression switch or a planetary gear set attached to the pull cord.
 
shelby27604 said:
This thing is silly easy to start, on a cold start, you prime it, set the choke, put the backpack on and pull the trigger (which disengages the choke automatically). Restart with the side pull takes almost zero effort.....I have no idea how they manage it, either there is a decompression switch or a planetary gear set attached to the pull cord.
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I'm sure it actuates a decompressor, and I believe the pull string is actually winding up a spring which releases and rotates the engine to start it once a certain force level is reached.
 
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