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Given the unreliability of electronic systems in modern vehicles, often costing more to rectify than the vehicle is actually worth, why anyone would want to drive something that relied more and more on electrics, especially ai is beyond belief. even the basics ie; sat nav is flawed by multiple issues. and ai has already proved to be unreliable and inaccurate. I don't need a fecking machine to show me how to stay alive on the road, or anywhere else for that matter.

125 miles from Glasgow and 240 miles from Birmingham 😂😂😂😂 pain in the arse by train min, who lives in Blyth office boy 🤷‍♂️

I'd come back to add that.

They aren't though. Every car I have driven with them on lets you disable but it resets it everytime you restart the car. I agree, lane assist is dangerous.

Well done Pete - good luck with the new venture! Good bits of kit the Ufkes - I’ve always been impressed when we’ve used them.

Hi, just wondering if anyone has an idea what might be wrong with my saw. 550XP mark 2 The first time the saw played up was after a full day of use and it seemed to be revving irregularly and too high. So instead of hitting top revs and being happy it sounded like the rev rate was 'irregular' and it wasn't sounding happy at all. So I started it the next day to see and it ran perfectly...revving correctly and sounding perfect. I used it for a couple of days and it didn't miss a beat........then it did it again after starting and running fine for about 5 mins. Any ideas?

That may invalidate your insurance, I know of someone who has been told by their insurance company not to turn 'safety' systems off such as lane assist. I gather some manufacturers systems are better than others and I hope they improve. Personally I found lane assist unsuitable for the roads around here as you tend to frequently drive over one side of your lane to avoid potholes, debris and emerging cars etc. The car I drove had a tendency to violently steer you into something it couldn't see. I know of a couple of people where the emergency braking has been applied for no reason.

Then they can be easy enough to turn on, if you want them. You get into a hire car and it does shit like that by default. Miserable.

Calm down Chicken Little. They’re easy enough to turn off.

Yes you are. Where are they made?

I can now officially say that I've been appointed by Doyle Machinery to sell their Ufkes Greentec offering. Further details to follow. I always thought highly of their kit so will be a pleasure to represent them! Thanks for all the messages of goodwill received from a variety of folk since I walked away from GreenMech after a 27 year position.

I agree with Stubby. These things are monstrously dangerous. They can turn a good driver from calmly attentive into a nervous wreck with knuckles white on the wheel, spending more brainpower on wondering what the car's going to do next than focusing on the road.

Easy access from road.

I would not want that Mick . Its another step toward the taking of control away from the driver .I don't like the " invisible " hand that grabs the steering wheel if the " brain " thinks you are wandering out of your lane . There was some road works on the M27 with lots of over banding and painted out lines , temporary painted in lines ( thinner that the permanent lines ) and it lost the plot !

Too small, low.

There was a guy I worked with down in Kent had a couple of these, basically a Shogun/Pajero with a different body shape if I remember right? He had one stripped out and ply lined like a van with a false floor, winch, 4” lift and mud terrains, it would go anywhere and carry loads of kit. pretty sure he had another one chopped in half and converted into a outdoor kitchen for camping. Grey market imports are difficult to reregister here though.

Hi. I am after some woods chips to be used for paths and borders in the allotment. There is easy access to allotment where chips could be dropped off.

Yup, saw this on TV last night and made a suitable donation. It is a nice part of the world, you should take a trip up there (Kielder on the edge of this plot of land is one of the UKs dark skies areas - great for stars, and the RAF will blast up and down there every now and then to wake you up). For reference just east of the middle of the country, about 25 to 30 miles from Blyth so not too far away from any of us.

That’s really helpful, cheers Mick. I’d partially agree re the 200, the young team who turn up with battered old ones they found in a bin and ’rebuilt’ who think they’ve got a unicorn are deluded. A thrashed saw is a thrashed saw. But they were decent work horses, with pretty simple mechanics and if looked after they never really let up. If I could get another one fresh out the box I would snap it up in a heartbeat.

Hornets nest in it. mission abandoned.

Is Toadie still in it? Karl and Susan must be dead by now?

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Morning! Tough times Pete! I can imagine what it must be like! much better drive to site this morning, sitting having my roll and coffee before I start

We eat out a lot in Italy but in towns and villages far away from tourist areas where there’s no hope of an English menu. Logs the fact I can literally take a photo of a menu and chatgpt will translate the dishes. It does have it uses!

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