u/Heavy_Gap_5047

I want to get the brush cutter quick-lok attachment. I have the older 2825-20 power head, string trimmer, and hedge trimmer attachments already.

At the HD I can get just the brush cutter for $169. Or there's a deal for the brush cutter as well as the new 3016-20 power head, another string trimmer attachment, and a forge 8.0 for $349. So an extra $180, for the head, battery, and spare trimmer.

Another on here said the new power head is much better. And I do overheat/load mine on occasion where it stops working for a bit. Another battery would be handy, I do have a lot of Milwaukee now and can always use another good bat. And I guess a spare trimmer head couldn't hurt.

Maybe I could sell or make a gift of my old power head and older trimmer head.

Kind of sounds like a deal worth doing, but I'm open to opinions. A lot depends on how much better the updated power head is. Thoughts?

I've observed that when my AWD car is understeering badly if I apply throttle it'll rotate more. This makes sense on a loose surface like gravel or snow, but I've observed this on tarmac as well.

This goes counter to everything I've seen or read about traction. Everything I've seen or read says that applying throttle during understeer is exactly the wrong thing to do. It transfers weight off the front and puts the front tires even further outside their traction zones. Yet I keep observing this.

I can't be 100% sure at this point that the car's ESC system isn't doing something to cause this. It doesn't have any of the fancy torque vectoring differentials and I'm not noticing it doing anything, but it might be applying inside brake that I'm not noticing. Though still this seems unlikely as if it was it'd likely do it off throttle as well and it feels like the outside front is pulling not the inside dragging.

Maybe the way my AWD system works it's actually slowing the front tires relative to the rear. It's a RWD based clutch system, so applying power causes the clutch to grab. Because there's no center diff and the front tires turn a larger circle, it may actually be slowing the front and spinning the rear more. But again as I said before it feels like the outside front is pulling the nose of the car around.

Has anyone here noticed such a thing, there's quite a few here who track FWD cars. I figured maybe some FWD drivers might observe something similar.

So I got the string trimmer when I was tired of dealing with a gas one. Then got the chainsaw when I was tired of dealing with my gas one. And now I'm tired of dealing with my gas lawn mower. And could use a couple of Forge 12.0 batteries for my trimmer, saw, and vacuum.

So is the lawn mower worth it? Does it rock? My yard is 1/4 acre and flat but I'm constantly being invaded by blackberries, these cat tail things, all kinds of other crap, so sometimes I'm really working my lawnmower. Would the Milwaukee stand up to it?

Admittedly the string trimmer struggles at times, I overheat/overload it and it quits on me me sometimes until I give it a few min and a fresh battery. And I also often stall my gas mower cutting my thick grass and weed mix.

The homeless despot has the mower and 2 Forge 12 bats for a $1000, is that the going rate?

Edit: I bought it.

Got a couple of these suckers and one just isn't performing. When supposedly charged the indicator never shows more than 3 lights, and in use on my string trimmer it gives up quickly.

It's 2-3 years old but started doing this last year I've just been dealing with it. Now it's getting worse and a problem trying to get yard work done this summer.

Edit, it's out of the 3 year warranty.

Do I have any options besides just buying another new battery? Warranty, repair? I'm kind of handy, can I figure it out and fix it?

My B3P are making me go deaf. Ever since a recent update when transitioning from car to buds they're wicked loud. Turn them down, then next time they're loud again.

Solutions, ideas?

My Hemi has MDS, which is the better financial decision, keep it or remove it?

How do I make my V8-AWD Chrysler 300 last? Besides the obvious maintenance, what else?

How do I go a million miles?

What mods or deviations from standard practices have you made for the sake of vehicle longevity and durability? High end fluids, heaters, bypass filters, tunes, coolers, rust prevention, etc.?

A lot of modern cars made in the last 20 years are throwaway appliances, what isn't? What's worth the investment to keep around for the long run?

On the website in "design your own boots" > "lace up - build your own" at the bottom of the options list is "custom uppers".

Does that $100 charge get me pretty much anything I think of as far as uppers go?

Furthermore there's a $200 charge for 16" height, and all tall boots are custom uppers. How would these two options overlap? Could I select both, pay $300 and get anything i want at a 16" or more height?

Ohhh and I don't see the double mid sole option anymore, is that no longer available?

I'm in the US and pondering options vs my current ride. Maybe you all can point me in the right direction. So I'll throw down a list of what's important to me, what car does this list best?

1. Big luxurious sedan, I like my elbow room, comforts, and trunk space.
2. Power and performance, I'm an um assertive driver and would like to take it to a track.
3. AWD, RWD based and able to shut off the front as well as traction control.
4. Towing and hitch. I find it really handy to use a 2" hitch for racks, towing, etc.
5. Range, I want to stop for fuel when I choose, not when the car does.
6. Self maintain, repair, and mod. I currently do it all myself and want that to continue.
7. Bang for the buck, how much I get for my dollar matters much more than the total. I've never bought a new car and it'd have to be a really compelling car/deal for that to change.

I don't have much experience driving with different steering rack ratios in otherwise similar cars and conditions. I thought maybe users here might and could offer some thoughts.

I've been thinking a quicker ratio would be good. My car was produced with three different rack ratios. Either my current 16.5, 15.5, or 14.4, so I have those options easily open to me. It's a rather simple hydraulic rack, no EPAS, no variable ratios, and it's a 120" wheelbase. This car is a daily that I sometimes track for fun, not a track car that I can drive on the street.

The question is really two fold. What are the things to consider? And do I swap in the 15.5, or jump all the way to the 14.4?

I'm in the US and pondering options vs my current ride. Maybe you all can point me in the right direction. So I'll throw down a list of what's important to me, what car does this list best?

1. Big luxurious sedan, I like my elbow room, comforts, and trunk space.
2. Power and performance, I'm an um assertive driver and would like to take it to a track.
3. AWD, RWD based and able to shut off the front as well as traction control.
4. Towing and hitch. I find it really handy to use a 2" hitch for racks, towing, etc.
5. Range, I want to stop for fuel when I choose, not when the car does.
6. Self maintain, repair, and mod. I currently do it all myself and want that to continue.
7. Bang for the buck, how much I get for my dollar matters much more than the total. I've never bought a new car and it'd have to be a really compelling car/deal for that to change.

I'm pondering options vs my current ride and it might be BMWs niche. But I don't know which BMW would meet my desires best. Maybe you all can point me in the right direction, maybe there's a BMW I should consider.

So I'll throw down a list of what's important to me, please tell me what BMW model/year fits best.

1. Big luxurious sedan, I like my elbow room, comforts, and trunk space.
2. Power and performance, I'm an um assertive driver and would like to take it to a track.
3. AWD, but also able to shut off the front as well as traction control.
4. Towing and hitch. I find it really handy to use a 2" hitch for racks, towing, etc.
5. Range, I want to stop for fuel when I choose, not when the car does.
6. Self maintain, repair, and mod. I currently do it all myself and want that to continue.
7. Bang for the buck, how much I get for my dollar matters much more than the total. I've never bought a new car and it'd have to be a really compelling car/deal for that to change.

What ya think, is there a BMW available in the US that works?

I'm just curious how many here left foot brake and how often?

The title, I got some in another post saying that it isn't. That sure would limit a lot of opinions in this sub.