The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread
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@nzzp said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@victor-meldrew bloody good effort.
My mate worked as an arborist, and swore by mini chainsaws. Kinda like that, but without the size limit and some protective shielding ... but light and super useful. Haven't had the need (yet) but amazing that battery power has taken over a lot of the personal tool market.
good thread, by the way
My tree surgeon/Arborist is moving to battery-powered tools as his petrol stuff wears out. He's fitted a couple of 120w solar panels on the roof of his van and that gives him enough power to recharge the power packs while he's working.
I've a little 40v 60cm chainsaw which is perfect for our garden.
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Need one of those @Victor-Meldrew .
I have collected a whole heap of Ryobi One tools (blowers, hedge trimmer (normal and telescopic), we're trimmer(s), drill, stick vac), my favourite being the chainsaw(s).
I unfortunately I burned out the little 10" chainsaw, but replaced it with a 12" brushless jobbie which is even better, more powerful, faster chain speed.
Ended up with some excess items because it was cheaper to buy a set with a blower, weed trimmer and battery than just buy a battery.
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@nzzp said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
fark, I really want a mini chainsaw now.
I actually need one, I've been overkilling with my petrol chainsaw, or killing myself with a hand bow saw. This might've pushed me over the edge to get a mini electric one!
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@roninwc said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@nzzp said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
fark, I really want a mini chainsaw now.
So do I and I live in an apartment!
Even more needed then. The smaller the body parts the easier they are to get out of the building without others noticing.
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@roninwc said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@nzzp said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
fark, I really want a mini chainsaw now.
So do I and I live in an apartment!
I don't need this at all and yet....
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@crucial said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@roninwc said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@nzzp said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
fark, I really want a mini chainsaw now.
So do I and I live in an apartment!
Even more needed then. The smaller the body parts the easier they are to get out of the building without others noticing.
has anyone heard from @Snowy ?
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@kirwan said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@roninwc said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@nzzp said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
fark, I really want a mini chainsaw now.
So do I and I live in an apartment!
I don't need this at all and yet....
Perhaps for when your daughter starts dating?
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@hooroo said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@kirwan said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@roninwc said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@nzzp said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
fark, I really want a mini chainsaw now.
So do I and I live in an apartment!
I don't need this at all and yet....
Perhaps for when you're daughter starts dating?
There you go, perfect! Although, might be something better in 20 years...
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@kirwan said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@hooroo said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@kirwan said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@roninwc said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@nzzp said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
fark, I really want a mini chainsaw now.
So do I and I live in an apartment!
I don't need this at all and yet....
Perhaps for when you're daughter starts dating?
There you go, perfect! Although, might be something better in 20 years...
Ha ha!! Once she is finished her course in the Nunnery?
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@machpants
I've gone for Greenworks 40v collection which is mid-range with the likes of DeWalt and Makita being top of the pile. . Greenworks also do an 80v range.Use the chainsaw a fair bit but the strimmer and brush cutter get a lot of use and haven't once let me down in the last 4-5 years.
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We just bought our first house in Auckland, and got it well under CV as it needs some light renovations which we are more than happy to do. I'm not as old and grumpy as most of you but I am feeling extremely contented to finally put renting behind us. Scraping together enough $$ and then finding something big enough for our family (3 boys) in a reasonable suburb seemed like an impossible task for a long time there.
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@no-quarter bloody good job matey. Buying in Auckland is insane.
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@no-quarter said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
We just bought our first house in Auckland, and got it well under CV as it needs some light renovations which we are more than happy to do. I'm not as old and grumpy as most of you but I am feeling extremely contented to finally put renting behind us. Scraping together enough $$ and then finding something big enough for our family (3 boys) in a reasonable suburb seemed like an impossible task for a long time there.
Great timing. Much easier for buyers at the moment.
In saying that massive congrats, it’s a pretty fucken great feeling !
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@mn5 said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
@no-quarter said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
We just bought our first house in Auckland, and got it well under CV as it needs some light renovations which we are more than happy to do. I'm not as old and grumpy as most of you but I am feeling extremely contented to finally put renting behind us. Scraping together enough $$ and then finding something big enough for our family (3 boys) in a reasonable suburb seemed like an impossible task for a long time there.
Great timing. Much easier for buyers at the moment.
In saying that massive congrats, it’s a pretty fucken great feeling !
Yeah, it is a little easier, though houses in Auckland are still outrageously expensive and banks are wanting a 20% deposit minimum so still very challenging for a lot of people.
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@no-quarter said in The Contented Old Curmudgeon Thread:
We just bought our first house in Auckland
Congrats. They say your first million is the hardest to make.
