June 15, 20232 yr On 6/2/2023 at 2:02 PM, OCEaglefan said: Late to the party but im glad to see you posting The other day I had to dig a hole in my yard... I sang to pass the time, Frenchie Salle ala Nabi. Wa heyla. Heyla. Salle ala Nabi. Ya m' ouwwe. Salle ala Nabi. Heyla. Heyla. Salle ala Nabi. Ya m' ouwwe.
June 15, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, The_Omega said: Not to brag, but I just successfully (so far anyway) replaced the throttle cable on my lawnmower. All by myself. Throttle cable? Edit: oh, never mind. You own one of those lawnmowers that run on dinosaur juice. You see, ours runs on clean electricity that we generate from the sun, so ours doesn’t have that. Plus it is almost silent so we don’t bother our neighbors. This is my fault, really. Sometimes I forget not everyone is as progressive and ahead of the curve as us. <fartsmell.gif>
June 15, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, paco said: Throttle cable? Edit: oh, never mind. You own one of those lawnmowers that run on dinosaur juice. You see, ours runs on clean electricity that we generate from the sun, so ours doesn’t have that. Plus it is almost silent so we don’t bother our neighbors. This is my fault, really. Sometimes I forget not everyone is as progressive and ahead of the curve as us. <fartsmell.gif> you're still killing grass
June 15, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, paco said: Throttle cable? Edit: oh, never mind. You own one of those lawnmowers that run on dinosaur juice. You see, ours runs on clean electricity that we generate from the sun, so ours doesn’t have that. Plus it is almost silent so we don’t bother our neighbors. This is my fault, really. Sometimes I forget not everyone is as progressive and ahead of the curve as us. <fartsmell.gif> Says the guy that now lives in a development that was originally nice green open land. But the wildlife that was displaced love sharing his electricity. < Pooph >..to cover up the fart smell.
June 16, 20232 yr On 6/15/2023 at 12:16 AM, paco said: Throttle cable? Edit: oh, never mind. You own one of those lawnmowers that run on dinosaur juice. You see, ours runs on clean electricity that we generate from the sun, so ours doesn’t have that. Plus it is almost silent so we don’t bother our neighbors. This is my fault, really. Sometimes I forget not everyone is as progressive and ahead of the curve as us. <fartsmell.gif> Having to stop part way through my yard to recharge the batteries definitely sounds like progress to me. Full disclosure, replacing that cable was a hell of a lot easier than replacing all of the other mower parts (belts, pulleys, spindles, blades) that I have so far this year. Only took about an hour, and most of that was because of one bolt that was rusted in and stripped. The drive belt that I replaced a couple of weeks ago took 3 times as long, and I still have scabs and scars from it (I should have known it was going to suck when the "tools required" portion of included band-aids and Neosporin). The wife keeps telling me to just buy a new lawnmower rather then continuing to dump time and money into fixing this one but I'm going to try to nurse the old girl though this summer and look into a new one in the offseason.
June 16, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, The_Omega said: Having to stop part way through my yard to recharge the batteries definitely sounds like progress to me. Swapping batteries is faster than filling the tank
June 16, 20232 yr 40 minutes ago, paco said: Swapping batteries is faster than filling the tank I get three mows out of one tank, and don't have to stop to swap batteries. In my extensive experience with lawnmower breakdowns, stopping to do anything is the most likely time for something to go wrong.
June 16, 20232 yr I have 3 acres, of which probably somewhere between 2 and 2.5 of it requires mowing or trimming, with some significant hills. I looked up battery powered riding mowers - this one https://egopowerplus.com/52inch-zero-turn-riding-mower-zt5200l/ says it can cut "up to" 4 acres on a single charge. I'd bet my entire house and acreage that the thing doesn't sniff cutting half of my lawn before it peters out
June 16, 20232 yr 34 minutes ago, The_Omega said: I get three mows out of one tank, and don't have to stop to swap batteries. In my extensive experience with lawnmower breakdowns, stopping to do anything is the most likely time for something to go wrong. Sorry about your tiny yard And I bet you still spend at least the same amount of time it takes to swap a battery in and out filling the tank every 3 mows. But you bring up a good point... maintenance. No oil changes for my clean, electric mower.
June 16, 20232 yr 17 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: I have 3 acres, of which probably somewhere between 2 and 2.5 of it requires mowing or trimming, with some significant hills. I looked up battery powered riding mowers - this one https://egopowerplus.com/52inch-zero-turn-riding-mower-zt5200l/ says it can cut "up to" 4 acres on a single charge. I'd bet my entire house and acreage that the thing doesn't sniff cutting half of my lawn before it peters out I'd love to get one of these but: 1) Our property's incline is much greater than 15 degrees. I'd totally Jeremy Renner it 2) I barely have space in our garage as it is. Schmoopie wants a shed but while our front yard is quite large (dat curb appeal doe) our back yard isn't very deep, so it's hard to place it somewhere without making it an eyesore. (The mower I listed can swap the batteries in and out if you were worried about it petering out)
June 16, 20232 yr Did anyone else lose power? We did, but then our battery, which is charged with clean, renewable solar energy, kicked in.
June 16, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, paco said: Swapping batteries is faster than filling the tank Swapping out two day laboerers (ICE) is cheaper. <smells mexican hard workers/salt of the earth fart>
June 16, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, paco said: Sorry about your tiny yard And I bet you still spend at least the same amount of time it takes to swap a battery in and out filling the tank every 3 mows. But you bring up a good point... maintenance. No oil changes for my clean, electric mower. That’s awesome. I’m sure you’ll never have issues either. RC lawnmowers ftw!
June 16, 20232 yr While it's nice so many folks are looking to improve the earth...... were all still gonna die.
June 16, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, Redden said: @ at you idiots. Here is my lawn mower. you sure that's not a selfie. you know, with your new diet and all. mmmm mmmm mmmm.........
June 16, 20232 yr 47 minutes ago, Redden said: @ at you idiots. Here is my lawn mower. Looks like your mower is prone to sudden, catastrophic, breakdowns.
June 16, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, wholesale_Melvin said: you sure that's not a selfie. you know, with your new diet and all. mmmm mmmm mmmm......... That's Fed up. Well done! No pun intended.
June 16, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, The_Omega said: Looks like your mower is prone to sudden, catastrophic, breakdowns. Those are fainting goats. I have Philly goats. My Rottweilers won't even F with them.
June 17, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Redden said: @ at you idiots. Here is my lawn mower. A man, not his woman, should mow the lawn
June 17, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, Steve 17 said: While it's nice so many folks are looking to improve the earth...... were all still gonna die. Such a glum outlook. if it helps, did you know I have BOTH an EV and Solar panels?
June 17, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, Steve 17 said: While it's nice so many folks are looking to improve the earth...... were all still gonna die. Too soon Steve.
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