Ditto as long as you don't have range anxiety. The advantage of a battery mower is that if it runs out of charge it can be recharged nearby at little cost in the time it takes to have a few beers and a planning session (nap).
Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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I see them around my neighbourhood and when the batteries die, they leave the mower where it sits and carry the battery back to charge it. Afaik, none have been burgled yet. I sure as hell wouldn't be leaving my expensive mower near the curb.
For most homeowners, most of the time, if they can add orders the upfront cost, they'll be better with battery than ice. If you can't maintain/fix ice yourself, total cost of ownership is much higher than the sticker price.
Robo mower let it work while you relax.
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Lots of RYOBI mowers out there for $100-150 but no batteries. Meaning I’d need to commit to a battery before I even try it as who knows if the unit even works or not.
Ridgid doesn’t make lawnmowers but there are adapters that can use my 18V to power RYOBI.
A little beyond my budget sadly.
I think the Toro is dead…will muck around with it but it’s done good work for many years.
After the mower was submerged in my flooded shed, I managed to damage the rusty choke mechanism while cleaning it out. No amount of pulling would start it w/o.
Drilled a 1/4" hole in the plastic breather and 3 count shot of Kwik start has it going first tug.
Drilled a 1/4" hole in the plastic breather and 3 count shot of Kwik start has it going first tug.
Turns out I bent the bottom assembly when I snagged on the hydrant.
Straightened it out, and it works...but still struggles.
Was gonna go to the cottage tonight and take care of a bunch of stuff up there, but I'll go tomorrow.
- mow the lawn
- install a fan
- pick up some 4" conduit I found
- measure out where the trench needs to go exactly
- confirm with Wasaga Distribution where they want the meter to go so I can dig it appropriately
It'll be a busy day tomorrow starting at 6.
The pool has been a resounding success…
Not 100% level.
But the water is clear, and very warm from the solar cover.
Kids love it.
Biggest issue is I don’t have time to sit in there with them.
Not 100% level.
But the water is clear, and very warm from the solar cover.
Kids love it.
Biggest issue is I don’t have time to sit in there with them.
We had an above ground at the house we owned when the kids were smaller , twelve x sixteen oval , best three grand we spent . I put a full size sand filter from an inground on it on it so I wasn’t buying silly cartridge filters . Kids learned the basics of swimming, not freaking from heads under water and I taught them to snorkel so family holiday had another fun option. Fantastic idea to have one .
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There's a YouTube video on Briggs and Stratton. B&S had a reputation of lasting decades even with abuse. The video says that manufacturing changes have cut life expediencies by up to 90%.
There are lots of options, Honda, Chinese etc but our Ryobi's only problem is part scarcity due to age. It's on its second battery. 10+ years.
I had older Briggs and Stratton engines on a snowblower and a lawnmower. They wouldn’t die. Planned obsolescence is a real thing and it’s a pretty awful strategy for the consumer but great for manufacturers.
I like to go out of my way now to buy things that are built to last where I can. Even if it means paying a bit more.
Brigs & Stratton , Techumseh , early Rotax , all made a good engine . Apprently too good . We have a Morse engine from the early nineteen hundreds that will start on the second crank . One hundred and twenty years later , magneto was upgraded in the nineteen fifties and the carb got new seals around nineteen eighties .
As things allegedly got better , maybe they didn’t .
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What is the morse used for? Just a cool historical oddity to keep around?
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Had install a set of “wedding cake” stairs for the new dog. He loves water, but can’t negotiate the ladders.
Now he goes for a swim whoever he needs to cool off.
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Would not waste my time with anything running on a battery, be it a mower or power tool. My neighbour loves power tools and when I am there helping him out, the thing runs out of juice. I got no time for that BS! Get me a real drill I can plug into the wall.
My 1984 gas powered lawn mower will be 42 years old this August and it starts on the first pull.
Fairly productive day….
Mowed the cottage as grass was up to the knees
Installed the new fan + light combo (how TF do electricians deal with these eenie weenie nuts and bolts)
And measured 110ft from cottage to post in the pouring rain.
Got some conduit
And a big up to the GTAMer that hooked me up with conduit! Super to meet him after all this time and reiterates how great this community is.
Mowed the cottage as grass was up to the knees
Installed the new fan + light combo (how TF do electricians deal with these eenie weenie nuts and bolts)
And measured 110ft from cottage to post in the pouring rain.
Got some conduit
And a big up to the GTAMer that hooked me up with conduit! Super to meet him after all this time and reiterates how great this community is.
How would one diagnose a very low power mower? I’m out of ideas.
