Because Cayman is one of the emissions hubs of the globe. Those are Basically, China, India, USA, Africa, Europe and Cayman

Moreover, the operation didn’t have the part mix traditionally thought to be suited for robotic welding. Part geometry variation among these end plates abounds. If the company implemented robotics, the operators would need to spend a lot of time with the teach pendant.

There were just two areas where Echo didn’t come out on top. It’s toward the bottom of the pack for weight—hardly a major issue in this class of tools. It also comes with plastic bucking spikes rather than the steel ones I prefer.

As you would expect to be the case, the numbers from some saws line up if you calculate them based on their nominal voltages. This is true for the Kobalt and Oregon batteries, and the Greenworks Digi Pro is really close too. Similarly, the EGO checks out—if it’s really at 56 volts. However, DeWalt’s numbers are based on their 40V Max truly being 40 volts. Likewise, Greenworks Pro calculates as if their 60V Max is truly 60. For DeWalt FlexVolt, their nominal 18V voltage combines with a 9.3 amp-hour rating to yield their 167 watt-hour rating. Accurate specifications are getting harder and harder to state.

The second test we performed was a finger drag across the front of the blade. This would test what happened during a front-of-blade contact. Kenny dragged his pointer finger across the blade, which was again positioned so that only a portion of the blade was exposed through a piece of 2×4 lumber. This minimized the potential damage should the system malfunction or not give us the results we expected.

I’d hardly say they’re a menace though, as I’ve had a couple and never crashed or caused a crash.

I recently brought the Ryobi RTS21G after my dwe745 got stolen and actually couldn’t believe the quality! You guys were definitely right about using the Diablo blade, makes a big difference as it’s not the most powerful table saw in the world, but really didn’t expect much for $200 but i was very surprised. Anyway just wanted to say thanks for the great review and recommendation!

Things get more interesting on the intake and exhaust side. Smith fabricated a new K-brace at the rear to give the air a straighter shot to the throttle body from dual cold-air boxes flanking the engine compartment. For the exhaust, Smith muses, "I found a set of complete, new F-150 truck headers on e-Bay for cheaper than I could buy header flanges." Smith shortened the headers, added catalytic converters, small stainless mufflers, and routed the exhaust out the back through a carbon fiber bezel from SE Composites.

9. The RSV4 is still the only consumer superbike with this much adjustability. With the updated powerplant, Aprilia didn’t let one of its unique traits go by the wayside. Owners can raise and lower the engine, allowing riders to alter where the center of gravity is, changing the 1100’s handling characteristics. Also, the headstock position and rake can be adjusted, giving you another variable for tuning. Lastly, the swingarm pivot can be changed, too. This bike is a chassis tuner’s dream, giving you plenty of opportunities to perfectly suit it to any track in the world.

For our speed test, we took the average speed of cut in 8-inch pine with the bark removed. Unlike our cordless recip saw shootout, wrapping a weight around a chainsaw isn’t an option. I took the times once I had a safe, repeatable cutting method dialed in.

Just to sum I up I can take about any vehicle and present good and bad on any of them. Be it problems, cheap sort cuts or just poor design. They all have em and they all got them if one is honest. The gaps between all models was large but no longer.

@papajim–I believe oxi’s attack on the Gladiator is more about fear that this truck will cut into Tacoma’s sales and that it actually might be a better off roader. My opinion is the more competition the better–in the long run it will make all of the competition better even Tacoma.