Lawn Mower

[Rojo]

Riding Lawn Mower | Random Thoughts

My wife always wanted a riding lawn mower. She works all day and was always tired when she came home from work and thought that a riding lawn mower would help her get the yard work done quicker so she would have more time for the chores inside the house. SO, being the handy sort of guy...

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[Oz22]

These are my go to tools

Rover mini Hydro

HRU 216

The neighbor bought a lipo electric, she can do about half the yard before it runs flat. That Honda of mine was bought in 2007 and still runs like a dream. I wonder how her little plastic mover will be going in 17 years.

New technology comes along and people become mesmerized to the point where they ignore all the questions that used to guide us in making rational financial decisions.

 

[Bumblebee]

These are my go to tools

Rover mini Hydro

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HRU 216

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The neighbor bought a lipo electric, she can do about half the yard before it runs flat. That Honda of mine was bought in 2007 and still runs like a dream. I wonder how her little plastic mover will be going in 17 years.

New technology comes along and people become mesmerized to the point where they ignore all the questions that used to guide us in making rational financial decisions.

An update to the neighbor that bought an electric lawn tractor for a crazy price.....they can't even cut their lawn on a single charge anymore and can't get another battery for the tractor as they have changed it's design....so they figure once the battery is done on this 3 yr old machine, it is junk..

They are going to replace it with a gas unit.

The electric units seem to be disposable which questions how much waste they are creating.

I spoke to another neighbor who has one of those automated grass cutters that works like a "zoomba." He said that many times it has run out of juice and couldn't make it back to it's charging station or got caught up on a root or something and shut down......he said these are good for a perfectly manicured, flat lawn somewhere and not for everyone....because it's automated, they often forget it and there are times when it sits in their lawn until they notice it.....

 

[Oz22]

An update to the neighbor that bought an electric lawn tractor for a crazy price.....they can't even cut their lawn on a single charge anymore and can't get another battery for the tractor as they have changed it's design

I looked at a Ryobie ride on once. It was cute, too big for my usage but I was surprised to see lead acid batteries on it. Range anxiety! Even on mowers lol. I have ryobie +1 tools, lots of them, and two of their blowers. Even the best blower is pretty ordinary up the driveway, for that I use a stihl gas powered. It all comes back to scale and for a 13mm chuck drill a brushless Lipo with 6Ah battery is the best of the best, the grinder not so because the grinder draws a lot more power and eventually the protection circuit in the battery cuts off because it thinks the battery is flat, when it still has 20 or 30% usable charge for the drill. Solution? Bigger 10Ah battery, at huge cost!

We live in a throwaway society and are at the mercy of new technology in many cases. Personally I believe we're at the end of innovation for... a while. Digital cameras, smart phones, EV, personal computers they have all reached a plateau where the latest isn't that different than the ones 5 or 10 years ago. Especially the case with mobile phones. So we get basically the same tech but lower build quality or more bloatware etc. Man am I grateful I have a good store of the older tools and bikes

 

[Bumblebee]

I looked at a Ryobie ride on once. It was cute, too big for my usage but I was surprised to see lead acid batteries on it. Range anxiety! Even on mowers lol. I have ryobie +1 tools, lots of them, and two of their blowers. Even the best blower is pretty ordinary up the driveway, for that I use a stihl gas powered. It all comes back to scale and for a 13mm chuck drill a brushless Lipo with 6Ah battery is the best of the best, the grinder not so because the grinder draws a lot more power and eventually the protection circuit in the battery cuts off because it thinks the battery is flat, when it still has 20 or 30% usable charge for the drill. Solution? Bigger 10Ah battery, at huge cost!

We live in a throwaway society and are at the mercy of new technology in many cases. Personally I believe we're at the end of innovation for... a while. Digital cameras, smart phones, EV, personal computers they have all reached a plateau where the latest isn't that different than the ones 5 or 10 years ago. Especially the case with mobile phones. So we get basically the same tech but lower build quality or more bloatware etc. Man am I grateful I have a good store of the older tools and bikes

I have the Ryobi battery tools as well and I have had them for probably 11 yrs now.....all of the original batteries have aged out and been replaced....I think I'm on the third set now but the tools work good.

I remember when I first got them, a battery would last a while, over an unspecified period of time they lasted less and less...

I picked up a Ryobi plug in leaf blower and use it all year round on the driveway, I use it most to blow snow off the vehicles and have even blown my entire driveway off if the snow is light and fluffy......

I notice my phone is starting to last less and less time between charges these days....

 

[Oz22]

I have the Ryobi battery tools as well and I have had them for probably 11 yrs now.....all of the original batteries have aged out and been replaced....I think I'm on the third set now but the tools work good.

I had the same, on my third set now. From my research the worst thing you can do is store the batteries fully charged, 40~50% is optimal I believe. I really only use them every week or two and not for long periods so I manage the charge on two 6Ah ones. I have loads, and have the planer and circular saw as well as a framing gun, I bought those when I rebuilt a timber pop-top camper roof, quite a job. I was quoted $2500 but did myself for $700 and had the tools as a bonus when the job was completed.

It was a lot of work for a noob at such, stitching corners with copper wire, fiber-glassing internal and external corners. The old roof had succumbed to dry rot, the new one I painted with coats and coats or styrofoam dissolved in thinners. The coating actually soaks right into the plywood and gives it a real waterproof seal. Loved that project, lot of work though, a lot of diverse and fancy woods. It was akin to building a canoe.

 

[Bumblebee]

I had the same, on my third set now. From my research the worst thing you can do is store the batteries fully charged, 40~50% is optimal I believe. I really only use them every week or two and not for long periods so I manage the charge on two 6Ah ones. I have loads, and have the planer and circular saw as well as a framing gun, I bought those when I rebuilt a timber pop-top camper roof, quite a job. I was quoted $2500 but did myself for $700 and had the tools as a bonus when the job was completed.

It was a lot of work for a noob at such, stitching corners with copper wire, fiber-glassing internal and external corners. The old roof had succumbed to dry rot, the new one I painted with coats and coats or styrofoam dissolved in thinners. The coating actually soaks right into the plywood and gives it a real waterproof seal. Loved that project, lot of work though, a lot of diverse and fancy woods. It was akin to building a canoe.

I throw mine on the charger from time to time to give them a charge and a work out...

 

[Red05]

The neighbor bought a lipo electric, she can do about half the yard before it runs flat.

Hmm. Interesting. My Kobalt 40 volt push mower with a 5ah battery has yet to run out of battery in 4 years while I'm out there, and I have a big yard. That's after 20-30 minutes of weed eating with the same battery. The grass looks so much better when I push mow vs rider mow.

 

[Rojo]

Deal on Kobalt Tool Chest | Off Topic

Found and awesome deal on a Kobalt Tool Chest that I wanted to share. The deals are the stores that have it for 199 but i listed a few stores that have it higher incase close to someone and they want to keep an eye on it. The number after the state is the quantity on hand. Mods feel free to...

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