My dad has a Ryobi that I like a lot better than mine, the pole on his is longer and extendable and the power unit sits at the working end of the pole. Mine is more like your gas powered one with the power unit at the operator end. This ruins the balance for actually cutting up high.
-Curt On Friday, August 19, 2022 at 09:21:01 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: My former neighbor had a 20V HF pole saw. I used it a couple of times and it was great. I’ve got a pole saw attachment for my gas trimmer, and his battery powered one was a lot easier to use. -D > On Aug 19, 2022, at 9:14 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I got a Makita 18v string trimmer/pole saw combo a couple months ago. The > pole saw isn't great but the string trimmer rocks. Waaaay better than a gas > powered one in that it's lighter and quiet. I can trim our whole yard on 1/2 > of 1 4amp battery. > > > -Curt > > On Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 11:24:08 PM EDT, Allan Streib > <astr...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > > Used it a bit tonight. I was surprised by how quiet it is. So far so good. > Mowed all the corners and edges that my tractor can't reach and it used about > 1/5 of the battery according to its 5-bar LED gauge. > > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2022, at 08:02, Curt Raymond wrote: >> This is exactly what I would do if I needed a hand mower although I'd >> probably buy Makita since I've already got an investment in their tools. >> >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/dDawMRvUWeTDQDFS8 >> Dad bought a Bauer (Harbor Freight) electric chainsaw a year or so ago. >> The pic shows how much wood it will cut on a single charge. I don't >> remember what size the battery is but knowing my dad it's probably on >> the small side... >> >> The axe handle is my measuring stick so I know the wood will fit in the >> stove. >> For a limbing saw this thing is great, it's lighter, it doesn't shake, >> it stops immediately when you release the trigger so it's safer. I've >> already got a big-ish saw for taking down trees, my next saw will >> undoubtedly be electric. >> I wrote about using the saw on my blog and called it "Solar Powered >> Logging" since I charged the saw off the solar at camp. >> >> -Curt >> >> >> On Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 12:53:32 PM EDT, Allan Streib via >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I have an old Lawn Boy two-stroke push mower that I use for small areas >> that the lawn tractor won't reach. It's become harder and harder to >> start, I had it serviced a few years ago and they told me compression >> was low. If I'm lucky I can get it started using starting spray or >> propane from a blowtorch. It runs unevenly (surges). I've cleaned the >> carburetor, adjusted as well as I can and I'm just tired of messing >> with it. At some point not everything can be a project; some stuff just >> needs to work without fuss. >> >> I bought an "Atlas" 80V battery electric push mower yesterday. $199 for >> the mower, $99 for the battery, charger was free. Charging it up now. >> From what I have read, most of these electric push mowers seem to be >> made by the same Chinese manufacturer. Claims to be "professional >> grade" but it's definitely built to a price. Stamped steel deck. The >> motor housing, battery housing and wheels are all plastic. But, it's >> something I will use for 15 minutes at a time, maybe once a week in >> peak lawn-cutting season, so I'm hopful that it can serve that purpose >> for a while. We shall see.... >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
