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lawnmower talk with dass (rugged types only need apply)     (i.ibb.co)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 2 months ago (+3/-3)
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Hi @dassar

You were inquiring about my lawnmowers. Dude I have three. A small cord one; a small battery one and a monster battery one (see pic). The mower in the pic is the fearsome Victa 82V. Identical I think to the yank Snapper.

I've had a few dud 2 ah batteries with the Victa but the current battery is a 4 ah and I've had good value with it. But, dass,it would have been a better buy to get the Stihl RMA 510 battery op mower because [to be cont'd][Missus is yakking]

Sorry, dass. When the missus is in full flight she wants my undivided attention.Also since we were last chatting I've driven 4 hours from the Coast to Australia's capital. Anyway...I think the Stihl RMA 510 would have been the better mower to buy because its batteries are probably better. My reason for saying this is the reviews of the Stihl seem pretty good and don't mention battery issues and the two batteries I use in my baby stihl lawnmower (RMA 235) still work fine after a few years. I was going to buy the stihl but at the last moment switched to the Victa. The Victa 82v is now a discontinued line and when my Victa battery dies I'll get the Stihl 510 like I should have.

If you liked that, dass, please click the like button and subscribe to my channel. Thanks.
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Time to start thinking about micronations like Orania.     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by UncleDoug to Homesteading 7 months ago (+51/-0)
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Homemade Hydroxycloroquine     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by shitface9000 to Homesteading 7 months ago (+4/-0)
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Local food     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Valerie to Homesteading 7 months ago (+38/-3)
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Love them or loathe them Facebook groups can be a lifeline for rural communities     (www.theguardian.com)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 9 months ago (+0/-3)
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**Product Review" - Pocket Chainsaw     (www.surviveoutdoorslonger.com)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 9 months ago (+2/-1)
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https://www.surviveoutdoorslonger.com/products/pocket-chain-saw

Fit for purpose if confined to its purpose i.e. cutting up sticks for camp fires but not suited to pruning trees mainly because the chain can turn itself around to its non-cutting side and the thing can get stuck meaning you somehow need to be able to reach it with a pole. YouTube is full of videos about the perils of using pocket chainsaws to prune tall trees.

No.1 piece of advice if you're thinking of buying one of these for tree-pruning...get the (more expensive) doubled-sided chainsaw.

It seems to cut small diameter wood (10 cms) adequately. Not sure how long the saw would remain sharp.

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Copy: @AryanPrime
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HOW TO LIQUIFY A CARCASS Pt1     (gab.com)
submitted by lord_nougat to Homesteading 10 months ago (+17/-0)
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A week of farming and folk     (paxdeorum.pro)
submitted by NaturalSelectionistWorker to Homesteading 11 months ago (+3/-0)
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Not sure if this is a gimmick? Arborist use controlled uphill tree felling     (youtu.be)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 11 months ago (+3/-1)
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How @BushChuck earns his living     (youtu.be)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 11 months ago (+0/-0)
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Hempcrete     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by shitface9000 to Homesteading 1.1 years ago (+51/-0)
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Australian man debunks WEF media myths against raising chickens at home     (youtu.be)
submitted by HeyJames to Homesteading 1.1 years ago (+28/-0)
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Cloncurry man builds off-grid home in outback Queensland but warns 'it's not for everyone'     (www.abc.net.au)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 1.4 years ago (+0/-1)
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Camping in the back-yard.     (ibb.co)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 1.4 years ago (+0/-0)
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[ - ] paul_neri 3 points 14 hours ago (+3/-0)

Sleeping in a tent can be one of life's rewarding experiences. Rain pelting down and you're protected by a mm of material. Snug, cosy. Night sounds. Slithers.Frogs.Birds.

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[ - ] @AryanPrime 1 point 5 hours ago (+1/-0)

except kikes like you would tear it all down and pave over it to put up section 8 housing for more non White niggers and sand niggers, because kikes know they are halfbreeds so they want to make Whites the same as them

it's so fucking pathetic, you kikes deserve death

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[ - ] paul_neri 0 points 7 minutes ago (+0/-0)

Never, AP, never. I am an outdoors type. In fact I sleep in a tent in the backyard it's so nice. Done so for 15 years. Neighbours must think I'm whacko.
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Thanks @boomerkiller for the opportunity to talk about my flooded cellar [ a collective groan rises above the Internet, the oceans and settles in outer space]     (Homesteading)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 1.5 years ago (+2/-2)
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[ - ] boomerkiller 1 point 3 hours ago (+1/-0)

Paul go clean our your cellar.

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As you would know, bro, most of Aus has been hit with a massive rain-bomb. I would have talked more about the consequential flooding but after Hurricane Ian in Florida I feel that in the competitive-suffering stakes...Florida wins hands down.

Anyway...back to me. Yes the cellar has flooded but...but my gravity hose, which was suggested to me by a bro goat, works fabulously well. This means I can let it run overnight without monitoring unlike with the electric pump. So...I turn the electric pump on to get the water flowing. Turn it off. Stick my finger in the hose end to keep the suction and then just stick it in the water and bob's your uncle!

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"trees were not the enemy of pasture"     (www.abc.net.au)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 1.6 years ago (+3/-0)
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How to win a war against flies     (youtu.be)
submitted by Boardallday3 to Homesteading 1.6 years ago (+3/-1)
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View from my front yard     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by 1Icemonkey to Homesteading 1.7 years ago (+17/-1)
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Scythe vs. weed eater     (offgridworld.com)
submitted by 1Icemonkey to Homesteading 1.7 years ago (+19/-0)
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My view out the back forty     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by 1Icemonkey to Homesteading 1.8 years ago (+20/-0)
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Featuring the shortest mountain range in the world.
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Solar farm trial shows improved fleece on merino sheep grazed under panels     (www.abc.net.au)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 1.8 years ago (+4/-3)
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bros, @Master_Foo cast aspersions on my DIY aborist skills. Tossed and turned all night. So here's some pics of my kit. You might get some hints to improve your ladder safety?     (Homesteading)
submitted by paul_neri to Homesteading 1.9 years ago (+2/-0)
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"Master_Foo 0 points 20 hours ago

You'll kill yourself either by electrocution, or chopping off a hand, or falling and breaking your neck.Use the pole saw. That's the best tool for the job. Or hire an arborist.".

My piece-de-resistance is a harness I fashioned which I attach by carabiners to climbers' rope threaded through the rungs of the ladder. I suspect, though, my greatest tree-climbing asset is my light frame.

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@Master_Foo
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Chicken follow-up     (Homesteading)
submitted by 1Icemonkey to Homesteading 1.9 years ago (+19/-0)
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I was supposed to pick up four new hens like two weeks ago, but the seller flaked on me. She said something about “bird flu” and was hesitant to have anyone who is around chickens, come on her property. Said she would instead meet me halfway with some girls.

Why? Hell no. That’s weird, besides, I want to see where they’re coming from. So next week we are going to another ranch that is open to the public to pick out chickens. In the meantime, one of my old girls, 8 years and one month, is sick. Started her on clavamox, but have to wait until Tuesday to get her in to the vet to get more. I don’t have enough for seven days and here, you have to get a prescription, which means they have to see the patient.
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Going to pick up some new chickens tomorrow.     (Homesteading)
submitted by 1Icemonkey to Homesteading 2.0 years ago (+21/-0)
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I need to add a few girls to the flock. I lost a couple of my older girls in the last year and I’m down to five now. Going to pick up some pullets, four I think, to liven things up a bit. It’s always interesting, the addition of new girls to the yard. Will be fun!
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Is your wood stove efficient? (This is more important than you'd think.)     (Homesteading)
submitted by o0shad0o to Homesteading 2.1 years ago (+51/-1)
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tl;dr if there's smoke coming out of your chimney there might be a problem, and you should read more below.

When I ask if your wood stove is efficient, it's not to "save the planet". It's because if your stove isn't running right that means you're burning more wood and putting out less heat than you could, and you may also be depositing more soot in your chimney than you would prefer.

Cheap single-chamber stoves tend to be pretty inefficient. Properly designed double-chamber stoves, and most of the stoves on the market qualify even if the second chamber is small and not easily noticed, run IMO acceptably efficient. Catalytic stoves are even more efficient but the added expense is IMO not necessary.

First thing, you won't have no smoke at all coming from your chimney. All stoves will produce smoke until they get up to temperature. You want to get the stove up to its regular running temperature before you check the chimney.

White smoke from a wood fire is mostly methanol, with some ethanol and some other products. The second chamber of the stove is where unburned organic compounds will combust once that chamber is up to temperature. White or light gray smoke coming from the chimney means either the stove itself is inefficient, or you're not allowing enough air into the stove or enough airflow through the stove. There has to be enough oxygen coming in to fully combust the carbon in the wood.

Note that white clouds from your chimney aren't necessarily white smoke. It can also be condensing water vapor. Water is a product of burning hydrocarbons and if the humidity is high that water will condense once the stove exhaust cools down. High humidity in the environment will increase this effect. Look closely at the top of the chimney, if there's a clear gap between it and where the white clouds appear then it's water vapor. A lot of water vapor may also mean you're burning green wood, which isn't a good idea for various reasons.

Darker smoke means the materials you're burning aren't very appropriate for the purpose. I'd recommend switching to different materials, or different wood, to help keep from fouling up your stove.