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Bad Munki posted:Do they make a 60”+ riding model? They exist. I've got no opinion on them because if you've got a yard that big you should be growing native plants on most of it instead of mowing it.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:00
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Bad Munki posted:Do they make a 60”+ riding model? No, but there is a 52" https://egopowerplus.com/52inch-zero-turn-riding-mower-zt5200l/ 
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Sep 11, 2023 17:07
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Speleothing posted:Yeah, get an electric mower. Corded yard equipment is a safety hazard and a nightmare to work with. I've never seen a cord like that used for more than a season without getting replaced or covered in electrical tape patches. The dewalt mowers with replaceable battery packs that are common to their other equipment are a way better choice for either increased range or long term battery replacements.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:10
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Sirotan posted:They are the market leaders in this space and once you own one of their products it is obvious why. Extremely well made, you can use and abuse them and they will just start up with a button press the next time. There is basically no maintenance required. Extremely quiet. The batteries are the most expensive part, the $500 combos are basically a $250 battery with a $250 mower. The average gas mower isn't seeing anywhere close to that cost in maintenance and that's a crazy high price tag for the average consumer living in inflation land. I spent $200 on an all wheel drive push mower like 4 years ago and it's seen $10 in an oil change and sharpened the blade.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:12
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Leviathan Song posted:Corded yard equipment is a safety hazard and a nightmare to work with. I've never seen a cord like that used for more than a season without getting replaced or covered in electrical tape patches. While I agree they're less than ideal and a pain it takes a serious mouthbreather to run a cord over. I, on the other hand, have boots covered in weed eater scars from my years of care and expertise in lawn care.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:16
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Speleothing posted:Yeah, get an electric mower. corded mower for life, the torque is unstoppable you'll just plow over saplings that would give a gas bush hog second thoughts cord management is a non issue if you put half a second's thought into planning ahead, so yeah they're not for everyone
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Sep 11, 2023 17:17
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CommieGIR posted:The average gas mower isn't seeing anywhere close to that cost in maintenance and that's a crazy high price tag for the average consumer living in inflation land. You did not include the cost of gas. Sure in a straight up cost comparison, your loud, polluting gas mower is going to win every time. You can certainly buy cheaper battery powered mowers, but you'll get what you pay for with the EGO.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:20
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I use a corded mower plugged into a gas generator backpack so I don't have to worry about running over the cord
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Sep 11, 2023 17:20
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My kobalt 40v mower and weedeater combined were like $400 or so, and if the equipment has any issues I just walk into lowes and they swap it for me. It cuts down everything on my 1/4 acre lot just fine, and the gf's little brother mowed an entire acre out at my gf's place with it.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:22
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I simply don't have a yard 
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CommieGIR posted:The Egoplus stuff is super expensive, I'd find a different one. Their base mower starts at like $500. I have almost all Ryobi power tools so I expected I'd end up going with their electric yard tool ecosystem but ended up with EGo because I felt their overall product line was stronger even though for now I just have the mower. String trimmer is on the short list though, two-stroke vibration numbing my hand makes it my least favorite yard tool by far. In a perfect world there would be some sort of either industry or government enforced standard and we could mix/match our electric yard tools with a single spare fuel supply like we can with combustion, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:28
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I bought an EGO mower last summer and it completely won me over. I have since added a weed trimmer and chainsaw, and they are great as well.wolrah posted:In a perfect world there would be some sort of either industry or government enforced standard and we could mix/match our electric yard tools with a single spare fuel supply like we can with combustion, but I'm not holding my breath. That would be amazing, but yeah likely will never happen.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:32
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wolrah posted:At least when I was looking a few months ago only EGo and Ryobi really had a full product line, and in a world of proprietary batteries that make up a substantial part of the cost of the unit I think that's a major factor to consider. I don't want to have multiple incompatible sets of batteries and chargers for my yard tools that I have to manage individually, I want to be able to just get a few of the biggest ones they sell and swap them around with whatever tools I need. Lowes kobalt has everything except riding mowers in their 40v line. GF is a custom gardener/landscape designer and uses the kobalt trimmers and leaf blower. she's got a gas riding mower for her two acres at home, but we use the kobalt weedeater at both spots and the push mower at my place.
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On the flip side, my electric pole chain saw, which I love, had one of the springs on the brushes snap which made for bad contact which made for arcing which made for a fried motor and it’s probably going to be almost the entire cost of the tool to fix.
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Mr. Nice! posted:Lowes kobalt has everything except riding mowers in their 40v line. GF is a custom gardener/landscape designer and uses the kobalt trimmers and leaf blower. she's got a gas riding mower for her two acres at home, but we use the kobalt weedeater at both spots and the push mower at my place. Yeah I have Lowest Kobalt stuff and I love it, both an electric weedeater and chainsaw and they do fantastic. The batteries were super cheap too and there's aftermarket ones on Amazon. I think I paid like $175 for both together? I also got their leaf blower and it kicks rear end compared to the Walmart brand one I had previously. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 17:56 on Sep 11, 2023 |
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Sep 11, 2023 17:53
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Roundup Ready posted:I had a loaner VW id4 recently while my car was in the shop. Only had it a few days, but the interface was snappy, and the phone shelf was a wireless charger. Was honestly pretty impressed. Android Auto btw. the latest units that have Wireless Carplay integrated at the manufacturer level are OK. Aftermarket head units are hit or miss on good wireless support. Those little USB dongles are tiny android devices telling your phone its a stereo and telling your stereo its a phone, and there isn't enough processing power in there to do it very well/consistently.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:53
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I built a gantry over the garden and hang the wire grom it so i van move around the garden without running it over.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:54
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I have a couple push mowers I cut my yard with and I also played Lawn Mowing Simulator for probably 2 dozen hours. Hover Bovver is also a dope game. Cutting grass is just satisfying. Feels (and smells) good, man.
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Sep 11, 2023 17:57
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I have a 1hp push mower 
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I guess technically cow power, but you know
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Unperson_47 posted:I have a couple push mowers I cut my yard with and I also played Lawn Mowing Simulator for probably 2 dozen hours. Hover Bovver is also a dope game.
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Sep 11, 2023 18:06
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Fools. This is the correct way to cut grass.
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dumb. posted:Fools. This is the correct way to cut grass. Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't with a wonderful OSHA approved message about lawns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYdLfkJcfok CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Sep 11, 2023 |
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Sep 11, 2023 18:13
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I don't even own a lawn 
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Sentient Data posted:I use a corded mower plugged into a gas generator backpack so I don't have to worry about running over the cord I just cover my yard with charcoal and lighter fluid. Toss a match in the middle and it's Miller time.
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Sep 11, 2023 18:23
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If you let your yard go to seed eventually the city will come mow it for you. The bill goes straight to your property taxes, too. (Do not do this)
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Sep 11, 2023 18:28
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Devor posted:If you let your yard go to seed eventually the city will come mow it for you. The bill goes straight to your property taxes, too. (Do not do this) Milwaukee promotes not mowing for an entire month. https://city.milwaukee.gov/dpw/operations/forestry/No-Mow-May Of course, you have to contact them and tell them that you aren't going to mow or they ticket you.
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Sep 11, 2023 18:37
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We must not tolerate accidental benefactory.
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Captain Hygiene posted:I don't even own a lawn the perks of being a millennial
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Ebola Dog posted:Water from air conditioners/dehumidifiers is good for watering plants with, especially houseplants as it is basically deionised water so avoids chlorine and salts which can build up and cause issues for some plants, and it just saves water as well. Late to this but the other two good uses are for steam ironing if you live somewhere with hard water, and for cleaning windows so you don't get streaks left behind.
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Enos Cabell posted:I bought an EGO mower last summer and it completely won me over. I have since added a weed trimmer and chainsaw, and they are great as well. Ego mower and weed whacker here !  I like the ecosystem of tools and they have plenty of power.
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I don't have a yard, but my dad lives on an acre of natural land in north Albuquerque. He switched over to a Kobalt weed whacker and push mower, and those things do NUMBERS against desert weeds and keeping any tumbleweed infections down, etc. He says it was worth it, price-wise, because of the fact that he's mowing on top of what is mostly medium-to-fine granite gravel at the foot of a mountain. I've used them a few times to keep the yard trim when he's gone and found them pretty nice to use compared to gas stuff.
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Sep 11, 2023 20:00
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2l4PVJkhzQ not...really osha, per se. but some lockfuckling many pages back reminded me of this. 60 rounds of 5.56, 40 rounds of .308 armor piercing, and 20 (!) rounds of .50 bmg to destroy the lock. Aishlinn fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Sep 11, 2023 |
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Sep 11, 2023 20:39
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CommieGIR posted:The Egoplus stuff is super expensive, I'd find a different one. Their base mower starts at like $500. My work got one 5 years ago, and it's lasted that long of absolute idiot customers abusing it. You buy any other and you're rolling the dice on needing to buy a new one in 2 years. Also of that 500, 300 of it is the battery.
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How'd you know I was about to post 
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my house next right
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Looks like there is a Cleveland Steamroller up ahead. Better slow down.
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