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A 3 ton van? Nev

True, But he is dragging the Tasmania govt into huge debt and letting corporate mates get free reign over public assets. So the whole country will pay via federal bailouts for things like the aluminium smelter and all sorts of dodgy shit. Bet they ask for a bigger GST slice plus more health and education funding to cover their arse. A blind dog could manage a economy better.

Riding in hail is never fun. Like been assualted by an angry dwarf with a little ball peen hammer. Makes snow and black ice seem like fun-almost.

My Prado diesel tows my van at 15-16 l/100km.

ABBA didn't DO IT for Me.sorry. My concern was what form of a god would scare NESSY? You only gave various Names. What does a God look like? If it was a Greek one, Nessy would just eat it. Nev

There's always a Wind on a Motorbike. It normally comes from the front. Don't ride when there's HAIL in it.. After a while, your wet weather Gear keeps the Water IN. Nev

With Many Years of flying into Cairns I can honestly say I've never encountered RAIN as Heavy in any other Place. You just marvel at How a Plane can even fly in it. And there's that Great Hill just to the west. Everything goes Mouldy. Gekko's on the roof upside down. The only place to be is in an airconditioned Bar. Humidity is 100%. Shorts worn half way down the Backside is De Riguere(sp). Nev

Clue - he turned 94 last Sunday.

An appropriate Motorcycle, even in it's original form can be a work of art. With some, you wonder what the designer was thinking. Even it's Mother wouldn't love it. The essential thing is to finish what you take on, or it becomes a burden. Life is short. You won't do everything you would like to. There's an urge in a lot of people to BE different but also to have something that Others admire and desire. Have and do WHAT YOU want rather than impress others. What suites them May not suit you. A second Hand 1947 Royal Enfield Bullet costing 5 Pounds was my trusty steed for Many Years. I didn't give a tuppenny for what others thought of it. OR what it was worth. I did all the work on it and for a lot of the time it was my only transport. Nev

You won't get any regenerative in flat Country but there are NO Hills either. That motor set up eliminates the Gearbox and clutch. When you consider the total weight involved it may not be that Bad. Also you don't know how draggy the Caravan is and How fast He went and where the wind was coming from. The Chinese have an ICE that is over 45% efficient. When you have a Lot of wind drag, going a bit slower makes a lot of difference to the Fuel consumption. I don't think it's Fair to call it a Toorak Tractor.. They have a fantastic rear suspension and aren't just Built for Looks. Nev

Just wathed an Australian video about towing with a BYD Shark and its fuel consumption. The Shark has a small battery and IC engine for charging during use. The bloke was towing a 3 tonne caravan and crossing Queensland east to west. He said that his fuel consumption was 24 litres/100km crossing the Divide, but when he got out on the flat country it went up to about 44 litres/100km. He attributed the difference to the lack of regenerative braking in teh flat country. With that flat country consumption, who could afford to use one of these for towing? As far as I can see, the Shark seems to be a good vehicle, if you are looking to drive a Toorak Tractor.

You didn't. I was acknowledging that such projects are like other art forms - it's not done for profit.

I can remember it was fairly common for old blokes to live permanently at a pub in one of the rooms. Often WW1 vets. When I was growing up we had one old fella living permanently in our local pub. He had the nickname Woody as he used to chop the pub's firewood and do odd jobs for his board and lodging. He didn't drink, just lived at the pub. Woody was a lovely old bloke, a real gentleman. I got to know him quite well as he used to come out to the farm and stay and look after us if my dad had to go away for a couple of days. In those days the adults would go to the pub and take all the kids with them. Us kids would play around in the pub's backyard and climb the big tree there and at some stage we'd always end up going to see Woody in his room and have a yarn with him. After I'd moved away as a late teenager/early adult, whenever I was back visiting my dad I'd often drop in and see old Woody at the pub. Eventually he got so old and frail he ended up in a home.

A bit off topic but I found this pic of what was left of my old 750 fastback that I bought new in 1972. It went end over end a few times at 100mph+ so that's why it looks like a bashed crab. The gearbox was ok and most of the motor except the crankcases were cracked. The fibreglass tank had stress cracks as well. Bought it back from the insurance company for $80.

Thanks Pete, but I don't remember mentioning cost or value. It's something that's never entered my mind and won't. It's the journey not the destination.

Great that you were out too Peter! The missus and I rode to Nicholls Rivulet to visit Crawleighwood Gardens. I agree, good day for it, would have been even nicer with no wind.

Abbah? Yeah they were gods.

Eric Abetz is still around, but he's in Tasmanian state government now. So while he's still a pain in our arse, at least the rest of the country is spared.

Although it is Tazmania, the sun came out. Nice pleasant day. Bike hasn't run since last summer - no reason to ride for pleasure when it's raining for 3 months. Great to be alive riding our winding roads! Got home to find that old faithful had contracted Jerry's disease. I noticed the instrument lights were pulsing at idle. A quick check showed battery voltage only 12.8v after a big run. Should be 14v. Another check showed onr phase from the alternator at 0v. and the regulator running hot. Ordering a new stator and regulator. A bit of a dampener.

Well, since you asked, god, allah, jehova, yaweh, elihomin, adoahi, El Shaddai, Abbah, (etc, all these come from the bible) can be any form she (or it) wishes. Wot with being an all knowing, all powerful entity, an all. Hope this clears it up for you.

Will, go for it. It doesn't matter what a project is worth in dollar$. Just do it.

Oh, the good ole daze of $12 rooms. Iremrmber it well. Back then every country pub had a couple of old diggers (ptsd for sure) permanently bolted to the bar. The poor bastids were (still are) forgotten by the populace. Even after decades, the vets still suffered.

He got in on empty promises last time. Just sayin.

The first 300,000 tons is enough to last about half a day if it even arrives in the US before the election. Trump will brag about the deal but it will have very little effect on diesel prices, even if Putin delivers on his promises.

Some actual numbers. Considering the population of the USA is 10 times more at least than us and their farming is far bigger than ours...I dodnt really think this diesel deal is really anything special except a token thing for the farmers in the USA On October 9, 2026, President Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Putin under which Russia would supply diesel to the “American and Global Marketplace”: More than 300,000 metric tons immediately 500,000 tons in November 1 million tons “immediately thereafter” Up to another 3 million tons depending on the condition of Russian refineries (which have been affected by Ukrainian strikes) how many tons of diesel is used in australia on a daily basis Thought for 34s Approximately 76,000–77,000 tonnes per day. Based on official Australian government data (primarily the Australian Petroleum Statistics and Australian Energy Statistics from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water): Diesel consumption was 33,297 megalitres (about 33.3 billion litres) in financial year 2023–24.⁠Onlyfacts This equates to roughly 91 million litres per day on average (33.297 billion litres ÷ 365.25 days). Recent indicators (including Minimum Stockholding Obligation data and combined petrol + diesel figures around 135 million litres/day in 2025) are consistent with diesel at ~90–92 million litres per day.⁠Dcceew