We bought a plastic Honda, used, from a pawn shop when we bought this house. It lasted a few years until it started bowing oil out the carb. Good mower.
We bought a plastic Honda, used, from a pawn shop when we bought this house. It lasted a few years until it started bowing oil out the carb. Good mower.
Cool!I want one of those roomba lawnmowers so badly.
https://www.wired.com/2016/07/husqvarna-automower-450x-review/
I had nothing but problems with 2 cycle weed whackers then I read 4 cycle engines have 1/10 the issues and so far they were right.
The trimmer is nice, especially if you buy the plastic "blades" instead of the string(we have lots of rocky area's)
Good to know. I have that trimmer but it’s so new I haven’t had to change line.I actually kinda like the trimmer head on my Ego electric. You cut 18' of line, string it halfway through the head (9' on either side), then twist the head to feed it back in. The entire process takes maybe 3 or 4 minutes.
My 40v ryobi has a a similar setup. Comes with a hand crank. Can reload in about 90 seconds.I actually kinda like the trimmer head on my Ego electric. You cut 18' of line, string it halfway through the head (9' on either side), then twist the head to feed it back in. The entire process takes maybe 3 or 4 minutes.
I tried various string trimmer heads, including the one with the plastic "blades". The one below, which is cheap on amazon and Home Depot, is by far the best. I took a whole spool of string (and a beer) and cut the whole spool into the necessary lengths. That will probably last me a lifetime.
Replacing string is so easy. I HATED the string "feeder" heads that come with trimmers, gawd.
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Opposite here, but I remember that when growing up. The ryobi let's a little out when started. I thought, yeah sure, Mf,ers want to make everyone buy string. But in actual fact as long as it's on you only add when you want by turning it off. And has worked flawlessly since I got it. So I have been cheap and tried rewinding many many times and finally was like, just pay the little extra and get the wound. So got the spools, one goes, and another on. This light weight pos is awesome, I still wildly reccomend. I take no care of it, never clean it, and toss it in with other tools when done. Same battery still, pretty cool. I got my 60 dollars back.They're all a pita. The C3 advances line by letting off and on the trigger. It mostly works, but like the bump and feeds, sometimes the line gets bound on the spool.
The type like above are okay(ish) if the machine can handle heavy line, at least .095. Even then, if you do a lot of whacking or you whack it hard it means you have stop and reload a lot. IME anyway.
if you do a lot of whacking or you whack it hard
I’m going to need a loooooooooong extension cord.Hoover Dam has all the power I need. Buy an extension cord.
Finally got a chance to do a quick test run on the new stihl equipment.
Pros
-lightweight
-no startup, just squeeze trigger and go
-the backpack takes all the weight off the tool so it is even lighter in hand
-can just leave the pack on and swap tools very fast.
-very quiet, biggest plus I see for working around the public
-plenty powerful, edged a bunch of sidewalks and blew them off no problem whatsoever.
-feels kind of like I’m a ghostbuster, could be a pro or a con.
Cons
-Price!
These are great and I’ll use them a lot at work, but unless they were priced closer to a gas tool I wouldn’t buy it for my personal use. The tool cost is about the same, but then the batteries add up fast, the smallest is $200 and the largest backpack model is $1000.
-can’t speak to battery life yet until I get to test them for a full day.
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Hoover Dam has all the power I need. Buy an extension cord.
While trimming a tree about 25 years ago I came REAL close to falling 20 feet to the ground. Decided that day to leave that job to the professionals from then on.I had second thoughts after I actually got up on the roof. I think I'll hire a professional. Not worth dying over.
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