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Be very careful Spacey. There is no age limit, gravity works on us all. The limit is agility, dexterity, balance and judgement.

I would not be too concerned about 4wd and water if designed for purpose. They have developed and now selling inwheel motors that are fully sealed and weigh less than 30kg, the controller is also in the wheel motor. It means bar simple suspension, wheel motors and battery pack you have what's needed plus a chassis. No trad engine,gearboxes, diffs,shafts and all the huge associated weights. No need to design along old school visions, but purely form equals function. Want the wheels at the end with huge angles of clearance? No problem Plastic recycled panels that are tough and a huge tray that's at hip height no higher. Could be lower as a skateboard electric design. Adjustable air suspension would be nice to suit any situation . Onboard 240v power for tools is essential as is but directional charging. This expands it to the real tradie market not the pretend highlux boys. Must have a bed 2.5 metres long by 1.8wide minimum, if it can't take a motorbike or full ply sheet and spare, then it's just more of the same crap. Lots of utes can't even take a bloody push bike without the rear down. As it's a skateboard design it's easy to lengthen the chassis at that just needs longer beams. A 4m tray would be possible. The inwheel motors allow custom architecture at low cost and small numbers not traditional car scale. Modular systems is the key to reduce cost and maximize production ability at scales the market can take with low capital requirements. It should be two door and three across the front if wished or just two seat with huge centre storage. It must have good safety, be quiet, comfy and ergonomic design at heart. A twin cab just tends to be wasted space and a huge load reduction, the back row is crap for comfort and safety and at the same times is shit to store stuff. A below tray storage area could be huge and keep stuff safe and low. Think the storage under a old VW Kombi single cab and that huge long tray but the storage is back loaded as well where the engine used to be. No drivetrain obstructions just a 8'by 5' by 2'high storage, all safe below the tray. I need to get out my crayons

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All of this is quite possible and viable given the huge expense of a new 4wd and the massive expense of current ev utes. The fast take up of conversion kits and reuse of crashed ev's makes reuse of existing ice models a easy job and could be a lot cheaper than buying a good ic ute new. A $20,000 budget plus donor ute could easily produce a electric ute that would do anything the ice version did but better. Electric is ideal on farm with a proper charging system for isolated power. A dead Tesla ie crashed can produce a full setup with a huge 100kwhr battery and ridiculous power and unheard of torque with full 4wd ability. If you don't need huge range, remember at farm speeds and regeneration you are efficient, then make smaller battery packs. One 50kwhr pack in the truck and one 50kwhr pack to fast charge from and as a huge solar storage bank for the farm. No power costs for the farm, anything run previously on diesel can be cheaply electrified ,eg stationary pumps, generators become obselete. A 50kwhr pack is at the huge Tesla voltage of 300v minimum, so at 240v you have approx 62.5kwhr at 240v as a farm source. That compared to a normal house with solar and a telsa Powerwall or equivalent of 5-10kwhr is huge and at a similar cost. A 10-20 kw solar array would be more than sufficient and economic to do as the prices keep falling. Use the array as a roof for shelter of animals etc for duel use. You can get new cells under $500 kw and the bulging second hand market at less than a $100kw for cells that a still good. So a budget of minimum $2000 for old and $10,000 for new plus controllers and structures would be a 20 kw system. Add $2k -$10k for system management/ switchboard/ inverters etc and a potential huge system can be really cheap . So let's work through it cost wise, Original donor 4wd ute say perfect for use but engine/box fucked, $1000- $20,000 for a great late model. Cost of a "crashed Tesla or equivalent" with approx 100kwhr at 300v is $20,000 just for full drive train and all electrics. The solar array and conversion of half the Tesla pack to a 62.5kwhr charging station/farm electrical power including all electric management is $4,000-$20,000. This is dependant on used or new items been used. I know these are spitball prices but not far from what's possible as long as you do a fair bit yourself. Sure you might need a kitty of $10k above to cover extras and any engineered parts for the conversion but mainly it's within the realm of your average smart cookie farmer. So using the high price for all new when possible and a real nice modern ute for approx $70,000 as the high spec late model version. Voila, you get a great electric ute with huge power and quiet as a pussycat. You also never pay a fuel or electrical bill again. You are independent and a huge cost yearly has disappeared. Sounds like a good idea.

None. Someone who actually is professional at governing sounds like a good start.

Yes we need more Trad skills and to promote easy pathways into these trades. Generations have been forced into the uni sausage maker to suit capitalism and just end with big debt and less prospects than a steam train builder etc. For Farriers, a good one is worth the price. They are fundamental to the horses health and your safety around them, hoof issues are big in many falls off a horse. A comfy horse is a safe one. My farrier used to also have not just horses to deal with but the huge house goat 🐐 that would want to play about. If you have dogs, get all the toe clippings and they love it. Natures chewing gum.

Gavin Newsome the dem governor of California is the most likely. Young dynamic and doesn't take crap from blowhards.

I reckon the Dumf will end up paying. The ruling is in New York where he is been slammed for fraud. I expect his local assets will be frozen to pay his fraud fines and pay the new libel penalties. He has no real comeback in New York and will eventually get his due but it will take time. All these fighting funds are just shams that will also come back to bite.

Yes demand has dropped mainly because of reduced demand compared to expectations and stockpiling. Note the grubby buggers are asking for big government bailouts to protect their investments. Once again the miners put bugger all into the economy, won't pay taxes and expect the government to hand over millions to support their poor decisions. Yet again the public pay for corporate losses and windfall profits.

Euclid The rest make diesel equipment

To which I say Fuckwitt, fuckwitt, ...... Argue your case, don't use catchall bullshit or your the same as Trump.

No, it was the term they used at the time, it's not a modern concept at all but a legal nonsense to justify taking possession of the continent from the natives.

As an aside , the idea of non agricultural society and of no permanent settlements as an excuse for Terra Nullis was also debunked. Certain tribes had stone and other buildings for permanent settlements. Additionally the oldest permanent agriculture and fish farming systems in the world. To say they did not farm is a outright lie, it just didn't look like English farming . Many of the battles were over native crops been stolen to feed the invaders.

To me the term Woke is used as a insult to anybody that is culturally aware.social aware or environmentally aware. So it should be a compliment but instead is used by the right wing nutters to insult anything they don't understand or don't like. Protest against police unlawfully killing a black citizen, you are woke. Want fair wealth taxes, you are woke. It's all just a catch all term to insult progressive thinkers. The media just lets them spew anti-woke bullshit and they get a free pass.

Loading up future budgets with huge debt and permanent benefits for the rich is the LNP dna. Morrison knew they would not last and spent like a drunken dictator. Now they claim its class warfare and hurting aspirational Aussies. All bullshit offcourse.

We should be taxing share transactions at say 0.5% Currently they do billions of fast transactions using computers doing it in milliseconds and this artificially distorts the market. Sometimes to almost crash the market. This would stabilise markets, reduce panics esp computer driven ones and generate revenue. Additional taxes should be on derivatives etc and hedging against the market. That is just the basic start of tax reform.

Yes it was a scam, to get viking settlers to go there seeking a new home. Greenland was a huge scam and many died from the cold.

It is irrelevant to say Cook didn't really invade. He did under instructions from the queen take possession but was meant to get agreement and make treaty which he did not . they used force whenever necessary or not and killed any who challenged them. don't forget they even paid bountys to kill the locals. the colony was to replace America which was also invaded under friendly auspices. was Tasmania invaded? They purposely tried to kill every last native on the island. that is total genocide. the argument of Terra nullis was bullshit and they knew at the time.

Bigger, that's bad news. Would you consider a engine swap to solve it all in one hit?

Glen Shorrock ?

This is one of many conversions, lots of different ways to the similar result. Caution they are American so make it seem they are geniuses to make it work.

Correction it uses a belt drive in some conversations. 1100 head with 1293cc is big torque and 127 HP at 7000rpm. As yours in rwd the conversion is easier.

I assume the 1500 is still the old A series engine? I thought they only went to 1275cc ? As an aside if it is a A series, then you can double the power and triple the reliability and have more revs as well. The solution is a BMW K series 1200 head, they basically for straight on and use a chain drive off the crank to the 16 valve head. These heads are legendary for toughness and huge distances. Lots of modded minis had this done. Results in 120 HP. Minimum and includes great fuel injection. They suit very well as not bike like in extreme revs etc and huge torque at low/med revs. Better economy, huge power and dead reliable. Just a thought.

Garages have only footpath but windows have a driveway.

And the best. Penfolds 707, yes named after the aircraft is the best I have ever tasted. Probably the best my lips will taste in a lifetime. Unless I get filthy rich 🤑 then $800 is a trifle expense.