Random pictures that you took

It's front wheel drive...tape plastic over any broken glass, bungee the gate shut, screw some generic trailer tail lites on it and go! I've seen worse driving around!

 

We do live in Ohio!!

 

yep OTL, wouldn't even have to write an estimate on that one. Glad to hear no bad injuries. Hope your noggin heals quickly.

 

Splits like misery but burns excellent. I thought the splitter was going to have a hernia.

 

I would like to know what minor damage is. My wife had an accident a few weeks back. The passenger front end bumper was crunched. Car still driveable, but the insurance totaled it. Gave me a good settlement so I didn't argue. Got more for it than had I traded it in.

 

Minor damage, I believe, is no structural damage to the main uni-body (on today’s vehicles). So paint/flexible plastic bumpers being hit. We just found a replacement vehicle and the carfax showed that minor damage reported to right rear. I opened up the spare tire well and looked underneath, no signs of anything being out of place. The “glue” in the joints looked totally normal. No expert here, just my .02. Any paint work and or front/rear bumper repair/replacement is crazy $$$$.

 

No idea Larry....these new cars are designed to save people, which is awesome.

 

How do you like the dukes chain? I'm thinking about trying some on my stock vintage saws.

 

No idea yet. I need to get out and use a loop. The price was too good not to try it out. With shipping was about 12 a loop for the 84 dl and 15 for the 91dl chains. My expectation are pretty low considering the price. I’ve bought Oregon chain for more that was about as hard as cheese. I’ll let you know when I get some use.

 

The price is very attractive. The only reason I haven't gotten any is they were out of the DL count I needed last time I looked. If you find it to be an acceptable chain I may just buy a 25ft roll and the tools to make my own. Most of my vintage saws are oddball DL counts. Being able to spin up my own would be beneficial. I'm also trying to rid myself of any and all semi chisel chain, safety or non. A cheap, decent + full chisel would be great. I know semi chisel has its place but on most saws, I've come to really dislike it no matter what angles I use on my grinder.

 

That is a somewhat of a complicated quandary. It really though comes down to economics mostly. Outer body panels and unibody can be repaired well if you have a good shop. That said though salvage values for totalled vehicles is at an all time high so it comes down to ultimate cost. For example if a car is worth 7500.00 and salvage is worth 30% or 2250.00 that is a net of 5250.00 you could spend on repairs. That is a simplified example because there are also other costs to consider if you repair vs total, like rental costs and possible hidden damage or electrical system calibrations.