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Elephanthead posted:I just throw the caliper or wheel cylinder in the trash can. Pretty much this.
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Am I crazy for thinking of buying a reel mower rather than nice self-powered one? It's probably only a couple thousand square feet of grass, and all flat. The only thing that may be a problem is I'll probably have times where I can't cut it for 3 or 4 weeks (not that often), and they're supposed to be a bitch if the grass gets too long. *edit* Don't really care about the price, it's more of a convenience of not having to gently caress with an engine thing, and I don't mind getting extra exercise. I also wouldn't mind being about to mow the lawn at 6am and not piss off the neighbors.
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Oct 11, 2017 18:26
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Buy an electric mower instead. Reel mowers are miserable.
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Oct 11, 2017 18:31
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MomJeans420 posted:I also wouldn't mind being about to mow the lawn at 6am and not piss off the neighbors. I bought an EGO mower this past spring, since it's so quiet (and has effective LED headlights) I started mowing close to sunset during the middle of the summer and no complaints from either of my two closest neighbors. I threw a kill-a-watt on the charger the day I bought it and expenses to run the mower so far this season are under $1, with cutting grass 2-3 times a week May-July and 1-2 times the rest of the season. I can cut about 2/3rds of my roughly 1 acre lot on a single charge of the 5 AH battery. Only downside is the side discharge chute design kind of sucks - it clips into the same chute that feeds the bag and turns the clippings 90 degrees and is prone to clogging.
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Oct 11, 2017 19:10
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That's incredible geoj. How wide is the deck? What was the initial purchase cost?
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Oct 11, 2017 19:30
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Alright, electric mower it is!
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Oct 11, 2017 19:37
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always be closing posted:That's incredible geoj. How wide is the deck? What was the initial purchase cost? 21" deck, was $450 but they're end of season fire selling them (if you can find a home depot with one in stock) for $375 now. Mine is the push model, IIRC the self propelled model was $100 more - although with the poly deck and no heavy gas engine I can't really think of a scenario where you'd need it.
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Oct 11, 2017 19:46
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Right on. It must take you a while to mow though right? I bought a 48" bobcat ransommes a couple years back and can bang out my half acre in like 30-40min.
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Oct 11, 2017 20:24
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I have a detached three car garage with attached workshop and a driveway that runs half the length of my yard (lot is long and narrow) plus my house so I only have to mow maybe 65% of the yard. Takes about two hours start to finish (not counting breaks or now recharging the battery) to do everything.
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Oct 11, 2017 20:52
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I have a small yard and a reel mower and need the exercise. You definitely need to mow every week or two. It's not that it's a bitch if it's too long, it's impossible if it gets too long. The grass just gets pushed down and run over.
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Oct 11, 2017 23:10
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I have the cheapest Honda harmony mower and I treat it like absolute poo poo. I haven't checked the oil in three years and I leave the gas in it every winter. It never fails to start on the first try though. Would recommend highly.
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Oct 11, 2017 23:35
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Electric mowers are trash and should be put in the trash instead of used.
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Oct 11, 2017 23:58
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Gingerbread House Music posted:Electric mowers are trash and should be put in the trash instead of used. I have a corded push one and it owns. Its so cheap, tons of torque, quiet, done literally 0 maintenance since 2010.
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Recommend me a tiny generator to take camping. Something small to run a stereo, christmas lights, charge phones, etc...
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Oct 12, 2017 22:31
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Recommend me a tiny generator to take camping. Don’t bring any of that and enjoy nature. I use one of the Ion speakers that are about a cubic foot and get a solid day of music out of them for tailgating, phones can be charged in the car and little LED Xmas lights battery powered are pretty good for a tent. Otherwise either pony up the money for the quiet Honda generators or build a baffle box to cover a cheaper generator tucked behind your truck to keep the noise away from you.
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Oct 12, 2017 22:47
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Recommend me a tiny generator to take camping. Plus an inverter to make it 120V, and a battery to store the energy (or use one from your vehicle). Or just skip the generator / solar panel altogether and use your vehicle's alternator/battery? The things you listed are not very power hungry and don't require a full generator IMO.
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Oct 12, 2017 22:54
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How tiny? Biolite stove or similar?
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Oct 12, 2017 22:56
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Budget? There are 100k+ mAh batteries if you're comfortable spending upwards of $500. A friend bought this one from Anker to run his CPAP machine after an extended outage overnight (and was able to use his HSA to pay for it). Might fit the bill for what you're describing without noise or gas.
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Oct 12, 2017 23:13
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I would go battery all the way too, unless it's like a 2+ week long trip. Generators are little gas engines, and gas engines (unless you get a Honda) are a pain in the rear end to take care of properly. A little bluetooth speaker will last a couple days on a charge and give plenty of music. Bring some nice bigger phone chargers and you're fine. Christmas lights? Meh don't need 'em.. just use a nice rechargeable lantern and headlamp.
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mod sassinator posted:Generators are little gas engines, and gas engines (unless you get a Honda) are a pain in the rear end to take care of properly. lolwhat
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MRC48B posted:That is a lot of mAH Uh yeah holy poo poo. Related to that, I use this combination jump box/inverter/air compressor to do basically the same thing, except it's "only" 18ah. Came in very handy during the last hurricane, to have a power source for some small things without running the generator. Jump box works too, one of the batteries died in my 5500 dodge cummins work truck last week, and this cranked it right up.
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Oct 13, 2017 04:03
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Gingerbread House Music posted:lolwhat I see you've never pulled an old lawn mower out of the back of the garage after a few hard winters and nothing done to maintain it.
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mod sassinator posted:I see you've never pulled an old lawn mower out of the back of the garage after a few hard winters and nothing done to maintain it. I work at a lawn and tractor dealer.
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Gingerbread House Music posted:I work at a lawn and tractor dealer. I can see how long periods of lack of use would be a pain in the arse with a petrol generator. Doesn't someone make them that run off little gas canisters, they're supposed to be much better for occasional use.
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I've got a hand me down masport mower - pretty sure it's a B&S motor. The wheels are stuffed (axle bushes worn so it's hard to push), and if it stalls on a high/tough bit of thick buffalo it's a bitch to restart - go have a beer because it probably flooded itself. But starts every second pull when I take it out the shed, (every 4 months or so I need it over late summer, autumn and winter, every 2-3 weeks peak spring). E: not so much mid summer, due to local water restrictions and everything kinda dies anyway. My dad bought it in the late 70s/ pre 1983 at least. Loud as gently caress and drinks fuel though. Dunno, just something else I need to get rid of in the next 3 days... E: it wasn't used for years as my older brother got first dibs on it. And when I got it it was left out in the rain for a year so the pull cord didn't retract. But that fixed itself and now running as good as could be expected - just needs wheels and a better muffler Fo3 fucked around with this message at 13:49 on Oct 13, 2017 |
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InitialDave posted:You don't get a load of people coming in with beginning-of-season "won't starts"? I fix a lot of friends and family small engine stuff with that issue. 100% of the time, here, it's ethanol related carb-gumming. Luckily those little carbs are like <$20 and I just replace the entire assy.
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I bought a cheapo $150 Walmart special 21" mower in 1998 when I bought our first place. It has a B&S Classic 3.5HP (I think) and I literally cannot kill it. I want to buy a new one but short of sabotaging it, it won't die. I leave it outside all year (including Canadian winter), with as much gas in it as was left when I last used it. Changed the oil twice in 20 years and rinse out the air filter every few. Takes 2 pulls to start from its winter slumber every single year. It literally is more reliable than the Honda we used to have when I was a kid. Briefly going back to generator chat, I ended up with one of those whisper Firman 1700/2100W units from Costco. So far, impressed. Fired right up first pull as promised, eco mode kicks the idle down unless it needs to speed up and truly is pretty darn quiet. Nice and compact and easily fits under my workbench with all my other power tools. So far, so good. A+ would buy again.
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Garage2Roadtrip posted:I fix a lot of friends and family small engine stuff with that issue. 100% of the time, here, it's ethanol related carb-gumming. Luckily those little carbs are like <$20 and I just replace the entire assy. Gingerbread House Music posted:lolwhat If most people can't solve it themselves without replacing parts then that would mean they are hard to maintain by most consumers definition. While they are usually high output relative to purchase cost, in most applications they are higher maintenance. If maintenance effort is a primary factor for the person purchasing, they are often not a good solution. E.g. Solar panel + battery compared to gas generators Push electric mower compared to gas mower
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While I appreciate all the alternative camping advice, that doesn't really answer my question. Also, maybe I'm presenting this wrong... Don't think of it as "camping," think of it as more of a micro-festival in the middle of loving nowhere. If I want to get out and enjoy nature I go hiking or fishing. "Camping" is basically a raging party in the woods. I like to camp for several days to weeks at a time, in places that vehicles are not allowed to travel, with large groups of people that always need to charge this, that or the other, or want to power their air pumps, or mini-fridges, or whatever, and hauling car batteries around to run poo poo is really a bitch. I like to entertain myself with music and I built a pretty righteous sound system to do so. I think multicolored lights are really fun, I've camped without them, but I'd prefer to bring them. I brought a dozen lead-acid UPS batteries this trip and it worked out okay but it's really a pain in the rear end and WAY heavier than a single generator. I've got plenty of battery packs and chargers and solar panels and all sorts of other poo poo but it's really inconvenient, and more often than not gets hosed up by drunk people. StormDrain posted:Otherwise either pony up the money for the quiet Honda generators slidebite posted:Briefly going back to generator chat, I ended up with one of those whisper Firman 1700/2100W units from Costco. So far, impressed. Fired right up first pull as promised, eco mode kicks the idle down unless it needs to speed up and truly is pretty darn quiet. Nice and compact and easily fits under my workbench with all my other power tools. So far, so good. A+ would buy again. This is legit helpful. Thank you. cakesmith handyman posted:How tiny? Biolite stove or similar?
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CarForumPoster posted:If most people can't solve it themselves without replacing parts then that would mean they are hard to maintain by most consumers definition. While they are usually high output relative to purchase cost, in most applications they are higher maintenance. If maintenance effort is a primary factor for the person purchasing, they are often not a good solution. If you can't undo one 1/2" bolt and spray out the carb with solvent, i don't really know what to tell you dude.
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Gingerbread House Music posted:If you can't undo one 1/2" bolt and spray out the carb with solvent, i don't really know what to tell you dude. Hey, that's awfully presumptuous that people have any kind of skills. I've seen it first hand, they don't. CarForumPoster posted:If maintenance effort is a primary factor for the person purchasing, they are often not a good solution. Unfortunately there are a lot of compromises if you choose to go away from internal combustion. So the people that just literally can't, are going to have to operate in a different environment as those who can.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Just like one of those little honda 2000 generators size I think would suffice. Can't go wrong with a Honda if quiet remote power is your goal...worth mentioning that the HF knockoff is generally considered to be a very good copy. They can even parallel with a Honda if so equipped. I researched then a bit about a year ago...IIRC the same model that HF sells is also badge engineered as something else on Amazon for even cheaper.
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angryrobots posted:Can't go wrong with a Honda if quiet remote power is your goal...worth mentioning that the HF knockoff is generally considered to be a very good copy. They can even parallel with a Honda if so equipped. Those things are really great, especially the auto throttle feature. I've seen eu2k's specifically operating way outside of their advertised envelope for years without melting down or otherwise breaking.
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Garage2Roadtrip posted:Hey, that's awfully presumptuous that people have any kind of skills. I've seen it first hand, they don't. You're in a tools thread. The ability to use them should be assumed.
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If you just want a cheap one a pawn shop will have really cheap ones. Its kind of a gamble but you could probably buy 3 for the same amount of money.
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Apparently the HF 2000w inverter-generator (Honda copycat) price dropped today to $429. They've run coupons occasionally, and as often as last month, dropping it to $399. Looks like both the badge engineered models (WEN and Yamaha) are now more expensive than the HF Predator.
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Ferremit posted:http://www.diablotools.com//products?c=Reciprocating_Blades&material=Pruning Grabbed some of these, love them. They do make my Hackzall chew through the compact batteries in no time flat so I should really add some bigger M18s to the wishlist.
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When i first read that i was thinking "What kind of maniac cuts open batteries with a hacksaw, why on earth would you do that?"
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Generac makes a couple different inverter generators that would be a few hundred dollars cheaper than the Honda but probably more reliable and serviceable than the HF. http://www.generac.com/iq2000
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