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The blower is almost a must. The one I used here is corded so very similar to the shop vac exhaust. I'm mostly concerned with the duty cycle of the tiny motors in these blowers and how long they'd last running for a long time. I surely would need to keep an eye on it too because it send lots of embers into the ether while its running...but the vac surely gets it going well.

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That’s better than I heard from some but still kind of steep for what’s actually involved.

I still have the old pump and been thinking about the repair options but just don’t have the time to delve into it right now

Probably no better than when I tried to use it to vacuum a bed of leaves off the bottom of the pool. It's ok for small debris but an inch or more of leaves will definitely clog it up. I'd say the best bet is to siphon the water of the top of the pool cover and then maybe a shop vac to pull off wet leaves until the cover is lite enough to pull it off of the pool. Just don't get a full siphon going into the shop vac because the water won't stop even after the vacuum is full. You'd have a big mess with water, leaves everywhere and possibly a shorted out vacuum if it forced water up into the motor assembly.

For sure. I only had the one stump but no skid steer

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Yeah, the way roots burn is always kind of random, sometimes being stubborn about giving up. I guess it in their nature.

Yes, it turned out with great and grass covered it well

Yeah I recall how horrible the instructions were on mine and none of the hardware was numbered as you say. No telling how many of these are running out there with missing parts and hardware or barely holding together.

I don't usually let them sit long enough to dry out before I start burning them. The green ones really don't want to stay lit. If I'd give it enough time to dry out, your idea would probably work well.

I like the extend it down idea. I have added a length to the top and it created good draw but seems like it pulled most of the heat out with the smoke. Extending it down into the barrel would at least keep more heat inside the barrel and perhaps force heat to the bottom as it is drawn out. I'll have to try that.

Yeah, my little helper is making sure I did it right

I think voles typically eat vegetation like grass, roots or seeds. Perhaps the fragrance or taste of the soap encouraged them to move out and establish elsewhere. Just a guess. Thanks for watching

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Probably not. I tried to vacuum leaves as you describe in this video: ua-cam.com/video/8tP0OxlOB4U/v-deo.html Once you get it mostly clean, this one shows how well it can do. ua-cam.com/video/fUf_GK1Y1Sk/v-deo.html I suspect though, a full blanket of leaves would fill the filter very quickly.

Yeah this one definitely still green. I've not had one burn the roots very well because of that. The saw removes material so much faster than the drill bit. I probably won't bother with the bit on the next one.

It did make a mess. Probably not idea for a freshly landscaped yard.

At this point, I'll assume they put that language in the manual to give themselves some wiggle room if they needed to reduce the inverter output in the future. I only use the onboard inverter for a small space heater my wife uses when the temperature dips below a chilly 70F. Other than that there is not much use for it.

I'd like to see if I can find a wiring diagram for the unit and just replace it with a real 400w unit. I'm not opposed to running a direct wire to the battery and using a relay if needed. I haven't looked at all, as I was just hoping this thing would work ok when I bought the truck last month. I'm actually surprised it runs any kind of heater.

It is a 250w personal heater but it is mostly a resistive load that inverters prefer. Things like motors and transformers are inductive loads that result in a lower max power that can be obtained from the inverter. Look up "power factor inductive loads" if you're interested in that type of info.

Not really, would like to have had a bigger nest but I've run out of them for some reason

The wife would have complained about how it looked every time she drove by it.

@@LivingCommonSense Happy wife, happy life,

Yeah, turns out a lot of things will kill wasps and its mainly figuring out how to minimize the collateral damage behind the nest. Some plastics can be damaged by break clean but is no problem on wood or metals. Just choose the best tool for the job

@brucewestergaard - The size and length of the cord will affect the output but only some voltage drop over long distance. First up, you say you have a 2-awg cord but probably meant 12 awg? Two awg is huge but 12 awg is plenty for a refer/compressor. I'd need more information to determine the issue like does the inverter trip out because overload or the engine bogs down too much with the compressor kicks off? Does the refer detect low voltage over the extension cord and shut down? Any other loads plugged into the inverter? Just some more info about the setup.

In a perfect world it would be.It needs a good pressure wash on the outside now.

Yeah, turns out a lot of things will kill wasps and its mainly figuring out how to minimize the collateral damage behind the nest.

Well that's an interesting implementation for charging a power station. I would not have thought of that. I guess it has a voltage regulator set at 48v and I assume the echoflow handles the charge rate based on charge level of the battery. I am surprised the power station didn't pull more than the inverter can produce. That a cool hack. Thanks for watching.

Thanks. I suppose they made it more difficult so folks would take it to the dealer

Just trying to use the equipment I already have on hand.

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Yes, as long as it's power requirements didn't exceed the capacity of the inverter or power source.

Yes, absolutely. I prefer plunge cuts with the chain saw over the drill bits. Still some people either don't have or want to use a chainsaw so drilling may be their only option.

Does the fence still clamp down firmly?

@@LivingCommonSense Yes, the fence still clamps down firmly but without side levers. You have to engage the clips manually. I have a video on my woodworking channel.

You have a nice setup there.

I used a drum on another. It works well but only drawback is it seems to use more wood

This is what you're looking for: ua-cam.com/video/oJzzN7hJrxA/v-deo.html

I pour the dawn in straight from the soap bottle and turn the soap setting on the wand to max…hit them with the most soap as possible. The soap is diluted as it is used and replaced with water but it still effective as long as you can see the slight tint of blue soap in the mixture. This is all done by the wand.

I was expecting this comment to come through eventually. I don’t know how much I could’ve sold the fat wood for but I’ll say the video of it pays pretty well too

The lighting is better for the camera during the day

Sounds like you may have at least hurt their feelings

Thanks for watching

Yeah, Dawn dish soap means a bad day for them

You are welcome. Glad it helped

I've never called them...I figured these forks were simple enough that it would be hard to mess them up,

You're welcome! They seem to like building around us all the time