HydraulicMonkey

joined 11 months ago
[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Mighty car mods did a similar project with a Nissan Silvia rather than a Miata, if anyone is interested.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp0KnUFYB--g_NcNczfkXW_T7izPjMHcI&si=4P77qrv9FgxNjoSE

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

For me that would be Spiderbait's cover of Black Betty

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Sounds like a cool dude. Modern systems are far too complex to make in a home workshop, but hydraulics are simple at heart if you can use a little logic.

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm a hydraulic fitter. I repair and maintain hydraulic systems, primarily on earthmoving equipment.

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Ships are much more efficient than cars. Having said that, this wouldn't have a huge range, nor is it terribly big by container ship standards.

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ok, so the point I was originally trying to make was that claiming a yacht as an entertainment expense was less attractive. Would you agree?

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Yeah, so to simplify, written off at a different rate.

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

My vote is definitely for fire. Learning to first contain and sustain, then how to create fire. Everything else follows on from that.

Cooking food probably started us down a path to become as intelligent as we are today.

And the light allowed us to have free time at night to try new ideas.

And the warmth allowed us to spread out of Africa.

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (7 children)

They would have to justify how it is a part of the companies operations. In theory at least.

So a private jet to fly your execs to business meets? Ok.

A yacht? Maybe for entertaining customers? I don't know about the US, but here in Australia entertainment expenses are written off at a lower rate than other business expenses.

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Partial credit!

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

An incredible 50% increase!

[–] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Little blue dune buggy.

That's all I have to say.

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