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#41

Member Test Drives and Product Reviews / Re: 2026 Honda Accord Touring ...

Last post by Tortoise - Aug 26, 2026, 09:04 AM

It's a good looking car, and I'm sure it drives great (and far better than any CUV). But I just have no interest in a sedan.

Why oh why can't they make it wagon...[\broken record]

#42

Member Test Drives and Product Reviews / 2026 Honda Accord Touring Hybr...

Last post by Blueprint - Aug 26, 2026, 08:47 AM

Sitting at 4.9 L/100 km after two days of commuting downtown, and, yes, I did floor it a few times!

#43

Off-Topic / Re: Vacation Thread

Last post by GreatBigAbyss - Aug 25, 2026, 05:45 PM

^^^ Awesome.  I was on the Avalon Peninsula maybe fifteen years ago, and visited Cape Spear like in your first picture.  My favorite part of that was the disappearing guns, and the ammunition storage behind.

^^That camping trip reminds me of a trip I used to do as a teenager with my Dad.  We'd pull the boat up to French River Provincial Park, and go camp on an island for like 4 days.  The picture with your kid in the boat, surrounded by stuff... that was me in my Dad's boat.  Similar sized tinner, too.

#44

Off-Topic / Re: Vacation Thread

Last post by Tortoise - Aug 25, 2026, 04:57 PM

It's been a whirlwind for the last 5 weeks.

It started with a work trip to Newfoundland that I added a few personal days to. It was my first time there and I can't wait to go back with more time to explore.









14 hours after getting home we were on the road to the cottage for 4 nights.





After a week at my in-laws cottage it was time for 5 nights of camping in Northern Ontario.









After being away for 7 consecutive weekends, it's nice to be home for a stretch.

#45

Off-Topic / Re: Deals and good buys

Last post by blur911 - Aug 25, 2026, 08:32 AM

My friend has a 40V Toro saw. It looks like a Fisher Price toy, but it was basically a full on Chainsaw. He said he can get about an hour of trigger time from a battery, which is all I would ever use. He also said it works a lot better when the chain is sharp, but that's true of every saw.

I've been using my little Stihl to cut tree roots, it's chain is so stretched and dull now, it's awful.  I pull trees over with the tractor and cut whatever doesn't break, lots of dirt...

Got a Stihl sharpener, it works quite well.

#46

Off-Topic / Re: Deals and good buys

Last post by Tortoise - Aug 24, 2026, 03:57 PM

My friend has a 40V Toro saw. It looks like a Fisher Price toy, but it was basically a full on Chainsaw. He said he can get about an hour of trigger time from a battery, which is all I would ever use. He also said it works a lot better when the chain is sharp, but that's true of every saw.

#47

Off-Topic / Re: Deals and good buys

Last post by RRocket - Aug 24, 2026, 03:42 PM

For the occasional home use battery powered chainsaws are totally the way to go.

But, they will be several times more expensive than $125.

My bro has some little battery powered 6" chain saw. It's cute!

But I'll be damned if it didn't work for a bunch of stuff I needed to knock down. It won't rip through stuff like a gas unit..but it went through everything as needed.

Something like this:
https://a.co/d/0aEJMHgk

#48

Off-Topic / Re: Deals and good buys

Last post by Firm - Aug 24, 2026, 09:50 AM

Few things more irritating than small 2-stroke that doesn't wanna run properly. I ordered  full set of those tiny little carb adjusting tools off of the Jungle site....I am pretty sure that's what this needs as I've ruled just about everything else out.

#49

Off-Topic / Re: Deals and good buys

Last post by blur911 - Aug 24, 2026, 09:48 AM

For the occasional home use battery powered chainsaws are totally the way to go.

But, they will be several times more expensive than $125.

I have a decent 120VAC 18" chainsaw, it's great as long as the cord reaches...
I'd like a battery one, but yeah, the good ones are pricey.
I was using all 20" of the Vevor bar, these spruce trees grow fast.

#50

Off-Topic / Re: Deals and good buys

Last post by blur911 - Aug 24, 2026, 09:44 AM

That's a great deal! Hopefully it holds up. I have an 18" Ryobi I bought 2-3 years ago...Ran great for maybe 6 months, afterwards it's been a PITA. Yesterday we had a few huge limbs come down in a storm, so I needed it to cut them up...Spent more time fighting with the saw than actually cleaning up. It starts and runs OK, but bogs and dies under any kind of load....Obviously a fuel issue, but no amount of carb cleaner or Berrymans has made a difference. Pretty sure I need to adjust the high side jet, but didn't have the right tool - order it and will try later this week, failing that, into the trash it goes.

I'm having the same issue with my little Stihl 170, no adjustments on a Stihl so I'm going to check for buildup in the exhaust or issue with the air filter.   Could be similar in yours.
I have an old Poulan at home that I can't keep running for more than a minute, still trying to sort it out...

Recently bought a ultrasonic cleaning tank,   got my brother's lawnmower working by giving the carb a soak, lots of stuff came out of it.  I have  feeling it's going to be useful