JRP3
Hyperactive Member
Well most homes do have 240V service, and I have a 240V welder, air compressor, clothes dryer, outlet to plug my EV into, etc. I've been toying with the idea of getting a 240V motor and making it into a chainsaw
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This upsets me all the time. Due to the fateful adoption of 120V in the USA instead of 240V as in most of the rest of the world, we will forever be doomed to having appliances that are only half as powerful as they could have been. This affects so many things - snow blowers, lawn mowers, kettles, power tools, etc, etc, etc.
This upsets me all the time. Due to the fateful adoption of 120V in the USA instead of 240V as in most of the rest of the world, we will forever be doomed to having appliances that are only half as powerful as they could have been. This affects so many things - snow blowers, lawn mowers, kettles, power tools, etc, etc, etc.
Not sure what you're talking about because pretty much all of North American homes have 240 volt services.
Which battery chainsaw are you using, and what sort of power does it have, how long does the charge last, and what's the largest diameter log you'll cut with it?While I can't get away with a battery operated snowblower (mine's electric and is sufficient for MOST of the snowstorms we have), all my other tools are battery-electric. Chainsaw,
What type of snowblower do you have? I currently run an 8hp 24" gas snowblower. We usually get a few snowstorms each season that put it to the test. I would love to replace it with an electric, but not sure if I can reasonably do so.
Noticed that Cub Cadet is starting to sell an electric version of its RZT S Zero-Turn line of riding mowers. Has anyone had a chance to check them out?
http://newsroom.cubcadet.com/newsroom/article/new-articlepage-42
That looks really interesting; shame they don't seem to be anywhere near the South-East...
Our gas lawn mower wouldn't start this spring. I've been hoping that would happen for a couple of years now. :smile: Picked up a 56v EGO mower at Home Cheapo.
I'm on my second season with the EGO and I'm still happy with it, except it is hard to push on a hill after coming from a self-propelled gasoline Honda mower. I haven't had it stall in tall grass if rains cause me to skip mowing one week. I cut the front lawn, recharge the battery (and myself), then cut the back lawn.I bought the same mower from the same retailer. I'm mildly disappointed with it. I came from a Ryobi lead-acid self propelled model. I was very heavy and you really needed the self propelled system. The problem with it was that after a season I couldn't get through my suburban lawn on a charge and it took about 6 hours to charge up. I bought a second battery for about what I could have bought a whole cheap gas mower, and that battery failed outright after 1 season. So I picked up the EGO. I cut half my lawn, then do the 1/2 hour re-charge and cut the second half. Sometimes I can't get through the second half without the red light coming on and the mower shutting down. May need to pick up a second battery for it too. Also, it doesn't seem to have the torque of the old Ryobi and bogs down in heavy grass whereas the Ryobi just powered through.