towards actually sustainable farming in Ahualoa
Lots of people make small batches of biochar in kilns, retorts, rings and pits. To move the char, most people shovel it out. When your batches of char get bigger, unloading is a lot of time and energy. How to improve that? There are two main challenges: moving the char out of the kiln, and …
Power tools are slowly moving from gas to battery, and dozens of companies are jumping in. Some are big general companies that have making battery tools for a long time (Makita, DeWalt) and some have traditionally made one gas-burning thing (like Toro for lawnmowers, Husqvarna for chainsaws) and now reluctantly, belatedly going electric. As they …
I’ve spent a couple weeks researching, and this is what I’ve learned about milling your own wood with a chainsaw, and in particular a battery-powered chainsaw. Note that I have not actually done any milling yet, but after so much reading, searching, shopping and youtube-ing, I feel like I’ve learned enough to share and be …
After a few weeks of research, I think I know what new chainsaw to buy. For context, battery chainsaws have not been considered “serious” in the past compared to gasoline models, but now (as of Summer 2022) there are abundant powerful options, for up to a 20″ bar. For nearly 4 years, I’ve been happily …
I bought a new lawnmower on 2022-05-13 – here’s a comparison to my previous mower. Toro model 20340 (“Toro Recycler® SmartStow (22”) 163cc Personal Pace® “) Makita XML08 (“36V (18V X2) LXT® Brushless 21″ Self-Propelled Commercial”) Typical cost: $450 $700 (includes 4 5Ah batteries) Caveats: I can really only compare these two mowers, so this …