Lawn MOwers
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@taniwharugby I'm sure you are comfortable with your sexuality
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@taniwharugby I'm probably as green as NTA but small garden machines are always petrol for me. The alternatives are generally shit.
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They were. Once brands starting going above 36V they became players. Think Victa make a 72V mower now.
People said cordless drills, saws etc were never going to be good enough. Now the AEG hammer drill I used to swear by has been overtaken by its cordless brethren
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And the reason I try not to isolate myself: too many frigging chargers! I've got the brushless 18V AEG drill, driver, blower, circular saw, torch, and multi-tool. One charger.
The AEG 58V stuff is only for the garden range at the moment but that covers the leaf blower as well, so pretty good.
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@taniwharugby said in Lawn MOwers:
I know @Kirwan started a thread some time back, looks like it is gone.
Anywho, my old Masport push mower is on its last wheels, everytime I use it now, something new goes wrong so am looking at new ones.
Seen this one which looks pretty good
https://www.bunnings.co.nz/ryobi-175cc-subaru-4-stroke-lawn-mower_p03380950But contemplating spending a few more $$$ and going all eco-warrior on my lawns (well the parts my John deere cant deal with)
https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/bosch-cordless-lawnmover-rotak-43-li-36-volt/p/268596
Anyone else gone the electric route?
I bought the Ryobi one. HIGHLY recommended. Avoid electric
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@NTA said in Lawn MOwers:
They were. Once brands starting going above 36V they became players. Think Victa make a 72V mower now.
People said cordless drills, saws etc were never going to be good enough. Now the AEG hammer drill I used to swear by has been overtaken by its cordless brethren
I've got aeg gear including cordless and I don't rate cordless above the other gear yet , sabre saws and hammer drills I still prefer to have a lead. Their gear is good for the price though.
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after some research, am gonna stay with Petrol, and gonna get the 195cc Ryobi/Subaru one, only and extra $60 from the one I linked above...
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@taniwharugby said in Lawn MOwers:
after some research, am gonna stay with Petrol, and gonna get the 195cc Ryobi/Subaru one, only and extra $60 from the one I linked above...
Nice, the plate compactors we use have Subaru motors on them which tells me they must be pretty well built to last on one of those.
After Nick talking about electric I remembered that Stihl have a cordless chainsaw out, the bar and chain are very thin to drain less power and its still very expensive compared to the saws its competing against like a stihl 211 or husqvarna 236 but I'm sure the price will drop in time like all these sorts of things.
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@taniwharugby said in Lawn MOwers:
after some research, am gonna stay with Petrol, and gonna get the 195cc Ryobi/Subaru one, only and extra $60 from the one I linked above...
That's what I bought a couple of months ago after some research. $569? So far I'm really pleased with it. Hacks through anything. More about the torque than sheer power but deck wash is good feature too.
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@Snowy yep, although I get a work discount through BUnnings so will be interesting to see what (if any) I get off it...the kaikuya here is pretty thick, even the Ride-On struggles in patches, although I do need to replace the mower belt, which will help I expect.
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@taniwharugby said in Lawn MOwers:
@Snowy yep, although I get a work discount through BUnnings so will be interesting to see what (if any) I get off it...the kaikuya here is pretty thick, even the Ride-On struggles in patches, although I do need to replace the mower belt, which will help I expect.
Yeah. I use a 26hp tractor with mowing deck and even that can struggle with kikuyu if it gets long enough. It builds up into a mat which is great to walk on but incredibly hard to cut back once started. I made the mistake of a mulching mower a few years ago and created a bouncy castle effect out of the back yard (so use the catcher on the new machine). Lawn is back under control - although not so much fun.
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@Snowy funnily, although we built a bit over 3 years ago now, the area of lawn that was under the big pile of dirt that they cleared for our site and then used to slope the bit in front, it grows thicker and faster than the rest of the lawn. THe original parts of the paddock is pretty dry and the kaikuya is no where near as thick.
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If you want a really grunty mower the commercial lawn mowing guys tend to use Suzuki two strokes which are no longer available new probably for emissions reasons but are bloody powerful for their size. Have a look on trademe if you're interested, they are normally on rover bases.
I got given one the other night , they have four blades on this one two of them were munted but it lived up to its reputation . -
@taniwharugby said in Lawn MOwers:
@Snowy funnily, although we built a bit over 3 years ago now, the area of lawn that was under the big pile of dirt that they cleared for our site and then used to slope the bit in front, it grows thicker and faster than the rest of the lawn. THe original parts of the paddock is pretty dry and the kaikuya is no where near as thick.
That might be that the soil has effectively been tilled when it was turned over and the more nutritious stuff is on top I reckon. Had the same thing at our place and an infestation of thistle. Had to get all that out and let the grass cover it to stop it happening again.
@Jegga. Yep no substitute for power. Probably should have called you Jezza there...
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@Snowy said in Lawn MOwers:
@taniwharugby said in Lawn MOwers:
@Snowy yep, although I get a work discount through BUnnings so will be interesting to see what (if any) I get off it...the kaikuya here is pretty thick, even the Ride-On struggles in patches, although I do need to replace the mower belt, which will help I expect.
Yeah. I use a 26hp tractor with mowing deck and even that can struggle with kikuyu if it gets long enough. It builds up into a mat which is great to walk on but incredibly hard to cut back once started. I made the mistake of a mulching mower a few years ago and created a bouncy castle effect out of the back yard (so use the catcher on the new machine). Lawn is back under control - although not so much fun.
Kikuyu is shit, hate it, scratchy crawly, fast growing , harsh crap. .. that goes a horrible brown every time you cut it.
I have got rid of mine, killed it with some great spray, then resowed good grass. Still probably spot spray once a month to get rid of the regrowth, but that is becoming less and less.
Plenty of tips and advice for anyone wanting to get rid of Kikuyu and replace with a nice plush slow growing soft lawn.Plus my new mower pretty much just cruises though the new grass, I mow 1/3 as often ( I got slow growing grass) and it takes a third of the time to mow.
P.S Fuck Kikuyu grass.. grass being able to stall a mower is just wrong.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback yeah I'd struggle to get rid of it, old sheep paddock, neighbours paddock is still a sheep paddock...when we had our annual frost this year, it killed all the kaikuya, alas, it grew back.
Only positive is it does give great green coverage in dry conditions.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback I hate the stuff as well but we have 12 acres of it (and the neighbours) and 10 acres of native bush that I don't want to poison, so no way I can get rid of it unfortunately.
I would try and change the lawn where we are now but seeing as I am selling and I have enough to do, like wasting time on here, that won't happen either.
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@NTA for the parts that are native bush, probably not allowed to have stock in it.
On some properties in NZ, you might own say 50acres, and maybe 25 might be covenanted bush, so your stock arent allowed in, but you have to maintain fences to keep them out.
