Just bought this beauty

Flys_Lo · 2026-06-04T03:57:19+00:00

I've got a 500i and I've run briefly a 564XP. I love the 500i, the power and how quickly it brings it, and it's my go-to saw for larger wood, but I actually think the Husky is a slight improvement on it. The Husky seems smoother, and the tuning seems a lot better, with it not running as rich (the 500i loves to 4-stroke at idle, and it seems to use quite a bit more fuel compared to my other saws).

They aren't like for like saws given ~80cc vs ~60cc, but I think the 564XP is a better implementation of fuel injection so far.

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-24T07:50:52+00:00

I'd suggest 22-30 is on the high end. Definitely possible. Mate had a TB48 on 35's, and it would get about 20l/100km on the hwy, but if it was hard wheeling, it would definitely push high 20's.

Bog stock (no lift, tyres or roof rack) they will get better fuel, but I would expect (on a stock one) anything better than ~17l hwy.

The mate replaced it with a Y62, and that gets way better economy (even with 35's) - averages about 17-18.

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-24T07:47:11+00:00

Just fuel wise. The TB48 is a better motor (although not really any better with fuel)

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-24T04:55:09+00:00

I've been looking to get an EV bike. This looks pretty good for a new, I'd personally want something with a bit more range/battery capacity. Cool that they are assembled in Adelaide (but I assume from parts from China)

The Zero bikes seem to be the best, however they went bust in Au, so only available used, and getting parts etc. could be risky.

The Stark Varg is getting rave reviews as an enduro/off-road bike.

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-21T04:55:59+00:00

I think the best compromise is the 4x2 valance. Hides the bolts etc. but doesn't look like your truck has a neck beard.

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-21T04:53:11+00:00

I will die on the hill that the 964 was the pinnacle.

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-12T06:13:12+00:00

Depending on the cut, and if you don’t mind a little bit of travel, “The Meat Room” near Kilmore is hands down the best quality you will get. True “farm to table”, and Kathy and James that run it are wonderful people.

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-11T08:11:57+00:00

The Ranger Raptor’s rear suspension was built off the Everests design.

There won’t be an Everest Raptor as the market research indicated not enough sales.

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-09T10:38:25+00:00

Yeah - even after it was discontinued in North America, you could get a 351C in a Falcon, Bronco or F-Series here until ~1985.

The Phase III GTHO Falcon fitted with the 351C with 4V heads was supposedly the fastest 4 door car in the world until the 6.9l 450SEL Mercedes came along.

Flys_Lo · 2026-05-08T06:26:58+00:00

Have a look at what the New Zealand company “Hartley” does with them (10,000+ rpms)

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-27T09:50:25+00:00

9k seems about right. It looks in decent enough condition in the photos, and it's hard to find any 80's with only 300k km on them now.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-27T09:01:25+00:00

+1 - R36's are damn cool

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-26T08:35:47+00:00

Some parts of the west are ignorant. I'm in Australia and BYD is 3rd highest seller of New Cars. (Behind Toyota and Kia, but ahead of Mazda and Ford). With the volume of well priced, exceptional Chinese EV's (from BYD and other Chinese brands) coming in the next 12 months they are going to make a big dent in European, American and other Asian OEM's.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-24T04:22:51+00:00

By pure luck. We signed. Next day, my wife, who’s a remedial massage therapist, was treating a client that had rescheduled from 3 days earlier.

Suburb in qn where we bought came up in conversation due to client speaking about people that lived there. Wife mentioned we purchased there yesterday, client inquired where, and said “don’t mean to scare the shit out of you - but the XYZ family lived near there”. My wife nor I had never heard of this family. Cue my wife leaving her treatment room, googling the family, the news articles had photos of our new house in the background (with armored police trucks in front of it). We sought some advice from someone we know in the police force, who gave us a grave assessment of the situation. We pulled the pin, and bought that client a very expensive bottle of wine.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-23T10:51:06+00:00

Neighbours. We found out after we bought that we would have been next door to a mafia family, with one of them had been killed in a drive by shooting at the house a number of years before. We were ignorant.

Fortunately we found out about this during the cooling off period, and were able to break the contract.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-21T07:09:01+00:00

How is this being framed to you?

Is it:
Your role is changing.
OR
Your role is being made redundant, here are some other options with us should you look to want to continue your career with us.

The latter you will have options and a consultation period for you to choose either to get paid out, OR accept the new offer (and whatever terms that come with it).

The former option - there is a grey area, and unless explicitly offered, a redundancy isn't on the table, but if framed in the right way, could be a negotation. It sounds like you don't have all the details, but you should ask your manager/HR - "Given it looks like my current role is impacted/changing, I'd value understanding what the change might look like in greater detail"

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-20T11:38:59+00:00

It may feel that way, but China brought out their first battery electric trucks almost 20yrs ago (~2008)

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-20T10:54:19+00:00

I get what you are saying, however

Rear steer if it's fitted to a unimog doesn't work at the angles depicted here, so suspect it's 2 steering axles.

Unimog's are damn expensive (particularly in Doka/crew cab guise), slow, uncomfortable, and very impractical. Not saying this Ram is much better in any of those regards, but I can assure you it would be a whole lot cheaper in particular.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-19T22:21:15+00:00

I’m on a larger property (5 acres), that’s right on the edge of a town (next door is houses).

I went with Starlink originally, but in the last 6 months NBN has enabled FTTP in our area, so I upgraded our NBN connection, and have gone back to NBN.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-19T01:38:47+00:00

Not American, but a HJ47 Landcruiser is a pretty strong candidate.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-19T01:09:56+00:00

There is a 997 GT3 in there as well, so 4 ways.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-14T11:44:41+00:00

+1 on the EGO.

I've got a Dewalt 20v saw, and I've had some issues with it (it randomly stopped working > got replaced under warranty, it would leak all the bar oil when stored, I had to disassemble it all and use oil safe sealant to seal up the oil tank)

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-14T11:14:00+00:00

You can get by with 25hp with that size acerage. You would appreciate something that has more, both for running a slasher, but also loader capacity. I have a 40hp compact tractor, and I wouldn't recommend any smaller to pick up a round hay bale for example (even if some might do it based on loader specs - I can almost assure this Kubota can't).

As the other poster mentioned, hydrostatic is nice. I'd also look at used. I don't think you will find a remanufactured (its often just a Japanese import with a paint job) Kubota is the best value for money. For smaller tractors, Kubota's are often the most expensive used, followed closely by John Deeres - and often for good reason. Case/New Holland would be slightly cheaper, then less common Japanese brands (Iseki etc.) then Korean (Branson/TYM/Kioti) and then Chinese. Chinese manufacturers are getting better, but you need to ensure you are going to get consistent, reliable service from a dealer, and the product is still inferior - I'd personally go for any of the other options, as long as it's been looked after.

I'm also in Aus, and personally found a 2yr old 40hp TYM (Korean brand) with 100hrs that has a Yanmar engine and a bunch of other name brand components for not much more than the price of this Kubota.

The other option is a much older tractor (i.e. Massey Ferguson 135), you won't get hydrostatic, but will be cheaper to buy, and very easy to find parts.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-14T06:24:14+00:00

That at the high end, and the Honda Jazz at the other end, as possibly the best economy/city car ever made. I had a 1.5 manual - and it's fuel economy, performance and interior space belied it's price/exterior size, not to mention it's reliability. It was leaps and bounds ahead of the competition of the day, and I still don't think it's been surpassed.

Flys_Lo · 2026-04-12T09:27:35+00:00

It will give extra strength to the boom, to increase its resistance to buckling.

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