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Thread: Battery Powered Lawn Tools
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06-23-2021, 02:48 PM #51
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06-23-2021, 02:51 PM #52
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06-23-2021, 02:54 PM #53
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06-23-2021, 02:58 PM #54
From Scotts...Contrary to a popular lawn myth, leaving clippings on the lawn does not cause thatch, which is a layer of partially decomposed grass-plant parts between the soil and live grass. Grass clippings are mostly water, so as long as you mow regularly at the right height, they will break down and disappear rapidly.
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06-23-2021, 03:00 PM #55
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06-23-2021, 03:09 PM #56
I have neighbors that bag and their yards look like shit compared to mine and I probably put in less than half the work they do.
I don't live in SLC though so ymmv. I live in a genuine midwest shithole where it is either full on drought or raining for days on end.
Aerate your yard in the fall. Water deeply if you irrigate. Limit herbicide application to late fall. Use slow release nitrogen and limit fertilizer application. Mulching your clippings instead of bagging is the equivalent of 1 synthetic fertilizer application annually. Do these things and you'll have a living yard that will easily break down the clippings.
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06-23-2021, 03:11 PM #57
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06-23-2021, 03:39 PM #58
FYI, the website you posted is highly biased against gas powered equipment
Yup. Anything that uses petroleum for fuel will emit hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. But you did say it wasn't regulated, it is, very tho
When you look at the big picture, the amount of pollution form homeowners L&G equipment is miniscule. How many gallons of gas does the average person use in L&G equipment vs their car? The average person will still emit more carbon/pollution in a month or 2 by driving a car than a year of all their gas powered L&G tools.
3 days of cars driving in the USA will burn more gas than a year of all L&G equipment
The amount of pollution to generate electricity is hudge
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sou...-gas-emissions
Another thing to look at is manufacturing pollution. My 2 cycle LawnBoy was made in 1995 and will last at least another 15 years. I burn about 1.5-2 gallons of gas a year.
If your concern is carbon emissions, you should be pushing a reel mower, and not using a mower that chops up salmon, burns nat gas or coal and uses heavy metals in the batteries, just sayin"...
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06-23-2021, 04:16 PM #59Registered User
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Plan on getting a battery string trimmer. The vibration and noise of the gas model under your armpit drives me insane. Then you have to reload strings all the time (have the quick release head), restarting the gas sucks for that. Some small engines are pretty shitty too, although my Echo stuff has been pretty stout. I don’t think battery snowblowers would work that well. Snowblowers should be borderline heavy equipment to work.
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06-23-2021, 04:40 PM #60
They will come out with a mower. They have an upright vacuum now.
I have multiple Milwaukee 18v batteries in different amp hour configurations. It's convenient for weight, tool, and job to be done. Aside from drills and saws, I have the chainsaw and a trimmer/hedger in-one. It also will fit a pole saw. They all work fine for me.
The milw blower is just ok from what I've heard. Depends on your needs I guess. With that said, Milw is running a promo next month where they're combining a chainsaw and blower into one package deal. Pretty sure only available at trade stores, no big box places.
Batteries - voltage vs amp hrs
https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/...p-hours/16313/
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06-23-2021, 04:53 PM #61
I love mine, but a heavy duty blower it is not. It's really light weight and easy to just pick up and use any time you need it real quick. It's perfect for cleaning off the driveway and sidewalk after a mow or blowing out the gravel once in a while. Chews through a battery FAST, but it's good enough for maybe like 10 minutes of blowing. Definitely my most power hungry M18 tool out of my quiver. Since I picked it up on sale for like $80 I certainly can't complain. But yeah, I'd agree with what you hear that it's "Ok." Totally worth it when on sale. Maybe not at retail price though.
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06-23-2021, 04:58 PM #62
Going on 4 years and they are charging and working fine. Works for me
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06-23-2021, 08:30 PM #63Registered User
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I just scored a lightly used Honda 214 sx for only 150$, buddy told me it stalled on his wife so she went out and bought another mower cuz he was off in camp
When i got it home sure enough it stalls after 100m so goggle stalling honda which tell me to clean the carb, watch a couple of vids now i'm a honda mechanic
self propelled mowers with tons of power are the shit IMELee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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06-23-2021, 08:36 PM #64
The Honda carbs are not very ethanol resistant. Got a free self propelled Honda powered MTD mower from a neighbors wife after he passed from cancer. $27 genuine Honda carb off Amazon. 2 bolts and about 45 minutes to replace and it has run perfect ever since.
I was going to get an electric one to replace my 20ish year old Craftsman...but free is free.
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06-23-2021, 08:46 PM #65Registered User
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At 150 $ I got a bargoon from a driller who makes way too much money,
if that carb hadn't fucked up I wouldn't have got the deal
So I picked up an in-line fuel filter for 6$ at the honda dealer,
and i can probably sell the old MTD for 150 $Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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06-23-2021, 10:53 PM #66Registered User
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Been running the Ego Power + CS1804 for going on a year now. Been really impressed, but it still isn’t a substitute for a nice gas saw. It is damn quiet though, and would get lots of discreet trail work done! If you’re swinging through my neck of the woods anytime soon, you’re welcome to borrow it for be a day or two and try it out
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06-23-2021, 10:59 PM #67
I scored an older B&D electric string trimmer from a friend for $10. On the "2" setting (more power vs more battery life in "1), it's a beast. It doesn't quite make it all around the yard on one charge, but I'd imagine modern electric string trimmers are even better. Totally worth it having to charge the unit and come back later/the next day vs reeking of 2-stroke mix and having to pull-start.
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06-24-2021, 06:53 AM #68
Good to know! Thanks. Electric lawn equipment is sounding better now that ethanol-free fuel is getting harder and harder to find these days which makes my equipment all run like ass. Been buying the pre-mix cans at the hardware store which works pretty good, but it's still always a PITA to pull-start that stupid weed eater either way. The lawnmower look great, but the carb's always been finicky and kinda over it. My yard's not really very big or hilly at all, so I think an electric will MORE than suffice for my humble needs.
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06-24-2021, 06:59 AM #69
I did the ryobi blower and weedeater that takes the regular one+ batteries a few years ago after I couldn't get my almost new husky weedeater to run worth a shit, even after taking it to a shop for a tuneup under warranty. For my small yard it is the way to go.
I can do the whole yard on one battery easily, but I have enough batteries that it wouldn't be an issue anyways.
I did borrow my neighbor's commercial-grade backpack blower for leaves at my old place, but I probably would have done that anyways.
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06-24-2021, 07:01 AM #70
You can blame the government and the asinine "SAFETY" cans they mandate for that one. I guarantee whatever asshat bureaucrat that came up with that one has never had to mow a day in their life. Prolly lives in a nice apartment in DC or has hired lawn services. Haha. I've bought I don't know how many of those things and every single one has been a huge piece of crap, even when I've ponied up for a more expensive one. I never used to spill gas back when he had the simple old metal cans. Now with the modern plastic ones, gas will just leak out the side of the nozzle as you're filling up the mower. Or they spray out a cloud of fuel when you vent them on a hot day before using them. I curse those stupid things every time I have to use them.
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06-24-2021, 07:15 AM #71
I think the folks using battery or corded snowblowers live where the snow is dry. Here in VT I've ruined one electric and one gas snowblower that was underpowered. When we actually get a big dump, it's usually wet.
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06-24-2021, 07:31 AM #72
Hmm. Saw a snowblower for $1400 — 100 Volt, 4000 W...over 5 hp...maybe there will be ones available that could handle tahoe storms.
Just because I can service carbs and gap a plug doesn’t mean I’m emotionally attached to these noisy fuckers. And gas powered leaf blowers are satan incarnate.
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06-24-2021, 07:40 AM #73
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