by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 04/10/2017 at 23:17
by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 04/10/2017 at 23:17
Tags: Mow me down
STARS: 10
They are constantly showing me ads for things I already bought. The shit gets annoying. I’m too lazy/don’t care enough to install an ad blocker though.
So yeah, I bought an electric mower yesterday. Review to come. Dang that thing is quiet!
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
04/10/2017 at 23:22, STARS: 1
I got my old clunker running again last week. An oil change (seriously needed), some seafoam and fresh gas and it fires right up...with a LOT of smoke. I know seafoam smokes but seriously, I thought I had fried my rings. I hate that thing, but I don’t hate the price.
"Baskingshark" (Baskingsharks)
04/10/2017 at 23:24, STARS: 1
I’m curious about how well a cordless electric lawn mower holds up. I know the batteries for electric weed eater never seems to have enough juice.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
04/10/2017 at 23:25, STARS: 1
I love the age of electric lawn tools
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/10/2017 at 23:26, STARS: 1
Also too lazy to install an ad blocker.
Currently being inundated with ads for hotels in So Cal. Where we went on vacation 2 weeks ago.
They’re wasting their money here...
"CB" (jrcb)
04/10/2017 at 23:27, STARS: 0
Ours crapped out after a few years. It was great until the battery stopped holding a charge.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/10/2017 at 23:28, STARS: 1
My old free gas mower needs a valve job. By the end of last season it could barely run well enough to cut the grass.
I’m tired of sucking small engine fumes in. I’ve become really sensitive to those, to diesel exhaust, and the the odor of oil-based wood stain. They give me massive headaches. It’s really annoying.
I’ll probably end up selling my gas trimmer and going electric there too. I need to keep my gas leaf blower though. I use that and extension tubes to clean my gutters from the ground.
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
04/10/2017 at 23:29, STARS: 1
I’ve always been curious about those. Even if they feel a little like blasphemy since my Grandfather ran a small engine repair shop out of his garage for decades.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/10/2017 at 23:31, STARS: 0
I sprung for the best rated and reviewed one. It had plenty of juice for my modest sized lawn. I’m curious to see how well it holds up over time.
"tpw_rules" (tpwrules)
04/10/2017 at 23:32, STARS: 1
Yesterday, I bought several thousand dollars in plane tickets for a conference in a month. Received an e-mail today from the airline notifying me that they had several deals on flights to the destination I just purchased tickets to and would I like to purchase a ticket? They weren’t even cheaper.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/10/2017 at 23:33, STARS: 0
Ha! Yeah, I can see that. I’ve been curious for a while, but they’ve been around long enough that I decided to take a shot at it.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/10/2017 at 23:34, STARS: 0
It’s amazing, ain’t it?
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/10/2017 at 23:34, STARS: 0
Same thing happened to me when we went on vacation last year.
"tpw_rules" (tpwrules)
04/10/2017 at 23:37, STARS: 5
Incidentally, it’s a conference on artificial intelligence. Somewhere is a poor computer working very hard, which is proud to use its intelligence to bring me this relevant content. My field clearly needs some work...
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
04/10/2017 at 23:40, STARS: 0
As long as it has enough battery life it should work great.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/10/2017 at 23:40, STARS: 1
Bwahahaha!!
"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/10/2017 at 23:42, STARS: 0
How long does the battery last? It takes me about two hours to do the front and back. A friend has an electric mower and says hes lucky to get 40 minutes out of a battery.
"The AE86 of Mt. Akina (Hachi)" (theae86)
04/10/2017 at 23:46, STARS: 1
I exclusively get ads for Triumph Scramblers/Bonnevilles and Yamaha SR400's.
There’s a Scrambler that’s $4,700 across the country that’s tempting as hell.
"valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option" (valsidalv)
04/10/2017 at 23:47, STARS: 0
I mean... in the time it took you to write this up you could have easily installed an ad blocker. It’s not too late!
"facw" (facw)
04/11/2017 at 00:14, STARS: 1
Embrace the robots: http://store.irobot.com/default/looj-gutter-cleaning/irobot-looj-330/L330020.html
Full disclosure, I have no idea if the Looj actually works. It’s barely been updated over its life, which I assume means it is either really good, or so bad it isn’t worth putting new effort into, though given the massive strides iRobot has made with its vacuums, I feel later seems more likely.
"facw" (facw)
04/11/2017 at 00:18, STARS: 0
I don’t expect it to happen under the current administration, but at some point new 2 stroke lawn tools are going to be banned, they just kick out way too much pollution. Will be interesting to see if they get replaced mostly by electrics or by four stroke engines. Guess two stroke mowers are pretty scarce already, but so many other garden tools that will need to make the transition.
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
04/11/2017 at 04:15, STARS: 1
Yeah I thought that that was bloody stupid. Now I know I’m exceptional in that I tend to buy multiple rusty Spitfires, but any other sane person is not going to immediately buy something they’ve literally just bought.
What they might just want is parts and accessories related to the thing they’ve just bought...
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/11/2017 at 07:12, STARS: 0
The one I got has about 45 minutes of run time, which is plenty for my lawn.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/11/2017 at 07:16, STARS: 1
I can’t remember the last time I saw a two stroke mower. My dad had one when I was growing up, but it’s long gone. I don’t think I’ve seen one since.
My local Stihl dealer mostly sells to professionals, and they mostly sell four strokes already. I think those who need that kind of power and run time will all go four-stroke. Those of us with the 1/4 acre or less suburban lot will mostly end up electric.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/11/2017 at 07:17, STARS: 1
Yes, if it was now showing me ads for electric weed whackers, that would make sense.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/11/2017 at 07:20, STARS: 1
Mine is rated for 45 minutes, which is plenty for me. There was a bigger battery available to get up to an hour of run time. If you’re yard is that big you’d need two batteries, and they are not cheap. You’re probably better off sticking with gas.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/11/2017 at 07:20, STARS: 0
Yeah ... but I didn’t :)
"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
04/11/2017 at 07:57, STARS: 0
I’ve owned it for a couple years. This will be my third season with it. Works well for me. Plenty of power. Battery lasts me about 30 minutes of cutting and then I use the same battery with their trimmer and at the end -there’s always power left. My yard is small though. I like the trimmer too. Best part is the battery only takes about 20 minutes to charge fully. So I plug in the battery, pick up the sticks from the yard, crack open a beer, and the battery is charged.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
04/11/2017 at 08:14, STARS: 1
If you run Google you can install DuckDuckGo. It does a good job of stopping most tracking and ads like those pretty much stop. The best thing is I’m getting more direct searches and things haven’t slowed that I can tell.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
04/11/2017 at 08:20, STARS: 0
I just love not having to fight to get them started.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/11/2017 at 08:46, STARS: 0
Good to hear. I think I’ll end up picking up the trimmer and doing the same thing with the end of the battery. My yard is pretty small too.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/11/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 0
Gotcha. My yard is right at the size where I could justify a ride on, but I don’t need one.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/11/2017 at 09:56, STARS: 0
Thanks!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/11/2017 at 09:58, STARS: 1
Yeah, you’re gonna want to stick with gas for sure then. Laughably I had a rider for three or four years. I sure didn’t need it, but it was given to me for free, so I used it. I ended up selling it and buying my wife a nice camera. I needed the exercise anyways.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
04/11/2017 at 10:08, STARS: 1
No problem. I’m not sure if its totally eliminated tracking but ads have changed to less annoying and fewer as well as other benefits. Since it just an extension to Google it can easily be disabled or deleted if you don’t like it. It also works with Firefox and Safari browsers.