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Only a 1.5ah (Was a freebie with the mower
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In terms of weight -
5.0Ah - 2.25 kg 2.5Ah - 1.3 kg The 5.0Ah battery is certainly the heaviest part of my LB765 blower but still very manageable. Another way you could go would be this kit - https://www.totaltools.com.au/174368...-kit-st1521e-b This would keep the weight down with the smaller batteries, but having two of them should keep you running and be handy if you add extra tools down the track. The only downside is the Standard Charger, which is slower to recharge the Rapid Charger. Rapid Charger - 2.5 Ah Battery: 30-minutes 5.0 Ah Battery: 30-minutes Standard Charger - 2.5 Ah Battery: 50-minutes 5.0 Ah Battery: 100-minutes
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Apologies all round here. I just made a dash to the shed in the dark and it is a 2.5ah battery.
Senility is rapidly catching me up.
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So the way battery ratings work is pretty much. A 2.5ah battery on a constant load of 1A should last 2.5 hours. Same test at 1A, the 5ah should last 5 hours. Does that mean much towards actual use. Sort of but not really. Your battery equipment draws more then 1 amp. So in this case, a 2.5ah battery will deliver the same performance as a 5ah as they are the same voltage. The 5ah will provide longer run time. Yes i know im just stating the obvious for people who already know, but for people who do not know, the amp hour rating of batteries is like a fuel tank for electric stuff. Yes bigger is heavier, but gets you longer use. |
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From memory, a Stihl BG86 blower is about the same weight as an EGO LB765 battery powered blower with the 5.0Ah battery.
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Thanks DFB, I'd looked at and considered that other kit as well.
Maybe its w@nk factor but I really like the idea of the Line IQ on the more expensive model where there is no bump feeding required - it automatically feeds line out as you use it to maintain the correct length and from what I've seen it works pretty well. |
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About 1 in 6 comes in with bigger problems in the form of a failed coil, usually backfiring through the carby.
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Both models feature the speed feed head though.
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Yep my now-deceased Ryobi had a standard bump feed head and I despised it with a passion. It was a pain to load (admittedly the 'wind on' loading systems seem to have taken over now) but what was worse was the number of times the line would bind and I'd have to pull the head apart to fix it.
I ended up getting one of the Littl Juey heads - https://littljuey.com.au/collections/line-trimmer-heads - which uses pre-cut lengths of line rather than spooled line and this was much better for my sanity. To be honest, a proper, free-working head is probably top of my list of must-haves with a line trimmer. |
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![]() That mainly stems from the line system, either loading or fixing a bound up head. And of course, it always runs out of line when you are in a hurry, just before finishing a job or when you are furthest away from the ute. Likewise when the head won't release line. ![]() At the moment, I have swapped the standard fit Husqvarna T35X head and fitted a Speed Feed Head - https://www.greenacresmowers.com.au/...ump-feed-multi And definitely don't get sucked into these sorts of heads that get advertised on daytime TV.................
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Not looked back since being guided here on a new easy-loading head. Zero regrets.
I’m guilty of flogging mine a bit hard (the trimmer, I mean! ![]() Actually got some second-degree burns to my forearm from the motor heat after one job. Took over two weeks for the scabs to loosen up. |
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So my neighbor pays to get her grass done every fortnight. She doesnt pay for the premuim. So the bloke comes in, runs the snipper up and down the driveway, around the backyard fences, jumps on el toro to run over the driveway and yard then blows off the driveway. So no pickup or anything. So in and out in 20 minutes. But he doesnt do down the side or the pit which was where the semi above ground pool used to be. To be fair, i think thats all at extra cost.
So today my mate asks to borrow my whipper snipper to attack the pit of where the pool was. Thats fine, car hold was unlocked. My snipper has attachments and my mate knows how to change them. So that parts all good. So 5 minutes later the question was how to rotate the edger to act like a slasher? Short answer is you dont its an edger. But i do have a slasher blade. Just swap the attachment to the spool and swap the spool for the blade. So thats easy. I did point out theres a tonne of rubble under the overgrowth and blades will flick rocks. So my suggestion was just use the spool even if it goes through a bit of line. Well, my mate used the blade around the edge of the pit and after less then 5 went into the pit but the moment it flung a rock he shut the thing off and stuck his head over the fence. His statement was the slasher works awesome, then asked to swap back to line. No dramas there. So i have 2 quick feed spools, they take about 5m of 3mm line. Even though they only take 30 seconds to re spool when your hands arent sweaty, i have 2 because it takes no time flat to swap the empty spool over with a fresh one with sweaty hands. So my mate did nothing wrong in operating, but just rubble and thick weeds went through about 10m of line. I dont care about that part. But what a night and day difference in my neighbors yard. She is like a second mum to me so i dont care about lending equipment to my mate and wearing the minor cost of disposables. Im going to be devo'd when that ozito pmt-004 has a failure greater then a spark plug, fuel lines or primer bulb. For the $170 i paid (a tad extra for decent spools and the edger) it snips, slashes, hedges, pole saws and edges. Has the extention pole for the saw and hedger too. Shame other then basics its disposable. |
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I've put this in here because, whilst it's not strictly mowing more so gardening, this thread gets good traffic and I didn't think this topic was worth starting a new thread for.
Following on from the discussion earlier, I'm in need of a good weed killer. I've moved on from using glyphosate-based products; they work very, very well, but I'm concerned about the potential side effects. I have been using Seasol Earthcare organic weedkiller, and, whilst it is very quick acting, it clearly doesn't kill the roots and the weeds are back with a vengeance in no time. I'm after a consumer level product that actually kills the weed/plant, roots and all. I notice the local council uses a product that is a red/pinky kind of colour and seems to be very effective. I know that's not a lot to go on, but would anyone happen to know what that may be and if it is available at the consumer level? Appreciate any suggestions.
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The council would be putting a dye or marker into their spray so the numpties doing it can see where they've been. I have no issue using glyphosate - I think the dangers have been way overstated. There's plenty of research and articles on both sides of the argument. As long as you're semi careful, you should be right. I know plenty of farmers who have used it since it first became available (I'm the son of one) and they're all OK, seeing as none of them would have used any protection at all. I personally always wear long sleeve shirt and jeans and boots etc, but don't worry about a mask unless using my 3 metre tow behind boom spray. I usually use glyphosate in the hand held sprayer (I've got one of those Ryobi battery powered 7.5 litre jobs) and MCPA in the boom spray. I live on 1.5 acres which is mostly lawn (actually tame grass) and 3 applications of MCPA has cleaned up a pretty severe broadleaf problem in less that 12 months. It won't work on the likes of blackberry, but for lawn it's pretty good.
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The problems with glyphosate come more from people using it contrary to directions than anything. If you think glyphosate is dangerous, google "How toxic is paraquat"
Any herbicide thats going to do a proper job is not going to be the friendliest of things to inhale or ingest, but with proper PPE and application control, you should be OK. As for the pink/purple spray, its simply a dye. https://www.mitre10.com.au/dy-mark-spray-marker-dye
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![]() These weed killers do not require sunlight or heat to work, meaning they burn anything they touch almost instantly. The drawback to that is the foliage then doesn't transport the poison to the root system, leaving some weeds to reshoot. Annual weeds will often be killed by these products, however, perennial weeds will generally reshoot after a week or two. In my case, I tend to pick the chemical for the weeds I want to kill. If I know I'm dealing with something like Couch or Kikuyu grass, its glyphosate. If its young, annual weeds, I hit them with Slasher. I would say that if you are concerned about using Glyphosate, then wear long sleeved clothing and a respirator. Most of the issues with this chemical are from the vapors and not the residuals.
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when on the slasher, be sure to have your heavy metal gear on and headphones no one else wants to hear that.
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I'd say try a pre emergent and stop them before they start but they're going to be on the same if not a higher schedule than gylph so if you're trying to stay away from the chems FGX, its not going to be for you.
Try an IPM approach with a few different techniques, choosing your battles. Soft and larger weeds can be manually pulled, turned in with a hoe or whipper snipped. Tougher ones will need a product but at a greatly reduced gross amount and risk. Timing is key hitting in maximum growth and getting to things before they can seed. Physical barriers can also help with grass and creeping weed invasion. Quote:
![]() What they should be doing is reading up on the use of additives like penetrants or surfactants for a better kill. We've got very alkaline water here which can render glyph almost useless, we always use a pH buffer and the results are remarkable, less product used, faster knockdown and more effective on a wider variety of stubborn species.
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The council will be using glyphosate with a dye and probably a wetting agent so it bites into the leaves, I suspect some of the more expensive glypho concentrates contain wetters/surfactants (confirmed by the reps who sell them) but their presence isn’t listed on the label as an ingredient. When used as directed glyphosate is highly effective when you are only using 10ml per lt for 360gl strength, but the nonanoic products need 70ml/lt.
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It’s funny, my mind went the other way and now I have “Ace of Spades” as an earworm.
I’m a minimalist with glyphosate, as discussed here before I use a very direct, gentle spray applied carefully to the topic area so there’s no mist to scatter. |
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