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Go try it. Drive 55mph and pick a spot to start braking, using excessive force on the brake so the ABS is very active, chattering away. Then do the same thing at 50mph with you threshold braking, trying not use ABS. I think almost all of us could stop faster from 50 without using the ABS...

On my trails, I cut them very low with my least favorite chainsaw so I can mow/drive over them, and put a couple shallow slots in it with the chainsaw to hold water and put some dirt in the slots. The seem to rise up with frost over a couple years, but by then they are soft enough to mangle...

Maybe, probably most, if I'm half dozed off and only have time to panic and stomp the pedal before I'm at the scene of the accident, sure ABS would've scrubbed a couple mph off more, before the boom. But I bet any of us could beat the ABS system if we had noticed something was up and were going...

Yeah, in the country, I feel like most accidents are avoidable/minimizable with paying attention, slowing up a bit when things look complicated and prepare for evasive maneuvers, or someone is driving like an idiot. And I don't often drive in prime drunk driver hours. But for you guys in the...

You should check in your state, but in Ontario ABS isn't required to function unless the car is 2012 or newer. My 06 Focus doesn't have ABS and its not a big deal IMO, as its pretty easy to threshold brake and you can feel which front tire locks first, and it has lots of front brake bias. It's...

Pex is waterproof, so its not going to add water to the air. Could some condense in the hose? Maybe, but then you have taken water out of the air, so the tool is seeing dryer air, so you're winning there. Probably adding a little water accumulator tank in your shed would capture any liquid...

I guess if the $80k car is serviced at the dealer and service advisor is good at their job, they could average $1-2k+/year for service. Afterall he needs to take care of his "investment" and a good car needs $2k/set good tires and rims. $2000 brake jobs, etc... Lots of premium gas. If $10k...

That sounds a bit crazy south of the rust belt? I guess we tend towards KISS vehicles, but almost nothing breaks before ten years? The odd suspension piece, and brakes? I guess dealers like $500-1000 service packages for a couple hours of work and some fluids... No surprises with 6 year old...

My solution to the good mileage, cheap to run 2wd farm truck... With ~400lbs of feed, makes it squat a bit, but not that much really as Ford put in rising rate springs in the rear. With slightly bigger tires you also have 6.9" of ground clearance, I run 195/65R15 which fit easily under the...

I think the only way I'd want to tackle that job is to have the same car sitting beside it(rear ended one), to use as a reference and for parts. Identifying and ordering a zillion miscellaneous parts under the hood from a dealer seems like a big project in itself... I think as long as the front...

You can see how awkward the dual battery m18 is, batteries sticking out for cooling but not great in the brush. And other than that, I guess the stihl battery ones are a good comparison to a 50cc pro saw. But then I'm $1300 into a saw with two batteries that don't work with any of my other...

I think a 60-70cc pro saw is still hard to beat for firewood or big cuts. Cheaper, slimmer, lighter and more power, is the main attraction if you are going to cut for a couple hours at a time. Also spin up time and partial throttle response, seem to be better with a good gas saw, and no...

How long do you find the batteries last in terms of years for you? You are pretty committed to the M18 system anyways! If batteries last say 6 years, and you get down to 6 batteries, then you are buying 1 per year on average. Far more expense than gas for a push mower, trimmer, and saw, but...

Eh, almost anywhere has a few kids like that in the average classroom now.... And most of them see lots of terrible behaviour like that, portrayed as funny, on whatever apps they use. It's hard to explain to my kids why the bad behaviour isn't punished severely at school, and how those kids...

I assume these are local kids? That is a lot of mail too, seems odd they would bother to repeat offend, as I can't think of much that comes in a mail box that would be interesting to kids? I guess the parents or some adult in their life is putting them up to it?

I went to a 0 or 5W30 in our Outback, just "incase" as it will hold low rpms too, while making some hp. It doesn't seem to knock either but just to keep some margin as the engine wears. My manual focus doesn't seem to audibly knock ever, but I do notice its a bit peppier below 3k rpm with...

If your place is legal for skeet shooting(mine is in every direction from the house), then I don't know what they could say really? In Ontario you have to fly with a visual line of sight, which is impossible as well at my place unless its flying at a high enough altitude that I probably...

Might be a good day for some skeet shooting. With some turkey loads though... If it was a small private drone loitering, and if I could get an easy shot, I probably would blast it, as it would scaring my farm animals. Probably best try shoot it from an off camera angle though.

What are you running? and how many kwh/month? Seems like in your location, your own solar off grid system would work very well and pay off in 2-3 years at those prices... Must be a few good installers in your area.

Yes, I was there 25 years ago, and it was impressive. Efficient, clean, planned and organized, and things like almost all food products in re-usable glass containers returned to the grocery stores, no single use plastic bags either. I think the difference is, there you can see that parts of...