Thread: Electric Lawmowers

For commercial work, quality battery tools is an easy decision. The only reason I'm not keen on them around the house is I hate replacing start batteries in everything let alone batteries in tools that may have been barely used.

I can always get a motor running that hasn't been ussed in a year or two, but can't "whip a battery apart, give it a clean" and have a working tool again.

The batteries that work across everything I reckon are like drugs. I purchased one of the ozito drill/impact wrench ..... thinking it would be garbage a year or so back...... Yeah, bad idea.... You see once you have the batteries and can buy the skins ......

I now have a:
-circular saw
-angle grinder
-reciprical saw
-lights
-usb charger
-mulit-tool
-impact wrench
-garden sprayer

all fantastic for what they are .... I do keep eyeing off the chainsaws and lawn mowers whenever I'm there.... I'm waitiing for them to make a set of metal shears... hopefully they'll appear at the big green shed by the time I'm ready to throw the shed up here.

On the other side of the coin, I've got a Husquvarna hedge trimmer that might have been used 20 times in 10 years but when it's needed, it is needed. Last year I went to fill it up and start it and the petrol tank shattered into a million bits. $100 replacement and a three month wait. I now have a yellow battery hedge trimmer that matches the whipper snipper and the drill. Not quite as powerful as the petrol one but it always works and the batteries are shared so they get maintained.


Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Having plenty of solar on the roof, I was considering purchasing an electric lawnmower.

I spend about $100 every couple of months on fuel for my ride on and had this thought that it would soon pay for itself as the power to run it during the day is free.

I'm wondering if anyone here uses one and question its durability as they appear very light and plasticy.

I have heaps of power lead here and would be mowing about 800sqm of grass.

Wow I just saw the original post ..... . How on earth are you spending $100 a month on petrol. I doubt I spend that a year to cut 5 acres!

Originally Posted by Tote

On the other side of the coin, I've got a Husquvarna hedge trimmer that might have been used 20 times in 10 years but when it's needed, it is needed. Last year I went to fill it up and start it and the petrol tank shattered into a million bits. $100 replacement and a three month wait. I now have a yellow battery hedge trimmer that matches the whipper snipper and the drill. Not quite as powerful as the petrol one but it always works and the batteries are shared so they get maintained.


Regards,
Tote

I used to borrow a petrol trimmer from work when needs but last time I tried they were all on hire so I bought one of the yellow battery trimmers too - very happy with it and it matches the line trimmer, vac/blower, and a few other items in the garage. 👍

Originally Posted by Tote

On the other side of the coin, I've got a Husquvarna hedge trimmer that might have been used 20 times in 10 years but when it's needed, it is needed. Last year I went to fill it up and start it and the petrol tank shattered into a million bits. $100 replacement and a three month wait. I now have a yellow battery hedge trimmer that matches the whipper snipper and the drill. Not quite as powerful as the petrol one but it always works and the batteries are shared so they get maintained.


Regards,
Tote

Its hard to know what the future holds. A fuel tank I can always cobble up .... will I be able to build a battery pack in 10years time when the batteries haven't been available for 6 years though

Maybe we'll all become as proficient and pulling battery packs down and replacing the cells with "universals" as we are at cleaning and fix carbies full of stale petrol

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Its hard to know what the future holds. A fuel tank I can always cobble up .... will I be able to build a battery pack in 10years time when the batteries haven't been available for 6 years though

Maybe we'll all become as proficient and pulling battery packs down and replacing the cells with "universals" as we are at cleaning and fix carbies full of stale petrol

I already do this - I have rebuilt 2 battery packs this year - one Nicad and one Lithium - fleabay has everything you need and YouTube has the tutorials. The vac I did with the Nicads had a 'built in, not replaceable' battery - which was pretty nifty as the batteries ran in a circle around the motor and fitted in a frame that was also the motor frame - was quite entertaining pulling it all apart and even more fun when it actually went again. A cheap battery spot welder - again from fleabay - does the job nicely of putting all the tabs of the little cells together.

Originally Posted by Homestar

I already do this - I have rebuilt 2 battery packs this year - one Nicad and one Lithium - fleabay has everything you need and YouTube has the tutorials. The vac I did with the Nicads had a 'built in, not replaceable' battery - which was pretty nifty as the batteries ran in a circle around the motor and fitted in a frame that was also the motor frame - was quite entertaining pulling it all apart and even more fun when it actually went again. A cheap battery spot welder - again from fleabay - does the job nicely of putting all the tabs of the little cells together.

Sounds like fun. The biggest problem with electric .... is i'll miss using something like a chainsaw and keeping it right in the sweet spot where its snarling under full load and pilling wood shavings up at your feet really though, nothing is going to be better than an electric motor if you can keep power to it Just driving my old ****box ranger rover makes me smile .... And yawm at the tesla that is pulling up beside me. Those things are so quiet its scary. I wonder if the owners get bored with such incredible competence and speed

Ever get the feeling your computer is watching or listening to you?



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