Recent content by dad7432

Ya know I used to think the same. Yet the last few Craftsman things I’ve bought have lasted, I bought a Craftsman self propelled mower a few years back to replace an Honda. It’s been a solid powerhouse mower. Wet tall grass, easy start and it has a similar pace drive system. Even though it says...

Lawn service isn’t going to help me blow snow/plow and clear ice in winter. They also have gotten tremendously expensive and none want to deal with our hill and wet beach. It’s a weird location. It’s less than an acre. Hence the question. I am willing to spend what it takes on high quality...

Well what about a non reasonable one??

Anybody got any idea of a reasonably priced mower or lawn/yard tractor that can cut grass on a steeper lawn AND push a plow or blower in the winter? My 25 year old rear engine rider has hard to find parts, and my 20 inch Ariens snow blower was bought 20 years ago when we lived in northern...

You are simply wrong. The planet is not continuing to evolve as it always has. It is warming far faster than it ever has, and the warming in the last 150 years is directly correlated with the increase in CO2 and other global warming gases. That correlation, and other studies, have convinced...

Your 13 year old self needs to learn something. To be "woke" is to be aware. There is no such thing as liberal wokeness. That's a phrase invented by right-wing nuts who are in active denial of real world problems. Climate change is real. Please read what I have posted on data I know to have been...

WOW! I have never been insulted for being a ski instructor. And you have no idea what my other interests, past jobs or educational background is. What's your problem anyway? You dismiss over 70 years of real statistics kept by a private company with strong incentives to survive in the real...

The problem still is the batteries. I agree that for most commercial and heavy duty users battery powered outdoor equipment is still dependent on batteries that suck. The appliance itself is great. I have a fantastic Ego blower. Brand new. highly rated. With batteries that overheat in 15...

I'd say that manufacturers care about quality only as long as it sells. There are entire industries where the majority of the manufacturers produce very low quality products... and yet they keep selling. The prime example is the RV industry. I thought boats had problems.... just try to get thru...

This homeowner with 3 acres of lawn, lake and trees. I own plenty of battery powered equipment. Other than cars, I have never gotten more than 3 years out of any power equipment battery pack. ZERO. NADA. I put it to you that for heavy duty users, those who use them at least weekly for heavy...

Seriously, you are comparing apples to.... pineapples?! Sure both electric cars and battery powered lawn equipment is electric, but they got nothing else in common besides 4 wheels). Lawn equipment is produced in massive volumes, has lower barriers to entry, and costs a few hundred or...

I disagree on so many levels.... and I WANT to get rid of dinosaur source carbon and pollution. A few weeks ago I bought one of the supposedly longest longest running and highest rated battery powered leaf blowers made. And was totally disappointed.... Despite its claim that it can run 40...

I like this, but shouldn't there have been some lubrication here... And no lubrication would be the source of why the gears wore out...?

Its front wheel drive. If you have a hilly yard you won't be happy with the mower in this link.