[AT] Lawn mower carburetors are a piece of cake..... Wrong--NOW Battery Power

[Cecil Bearden]

One year I bought my wife a new Iron for her Birthday.  It was one with 
auto shutoff, because we had driven back home and been late to work 
several times due to her thinking she had left the iron plugged in.   
She was not too happy with the gift.  The very first time she used it 
the iron started smoking and went into meltdown..  I swear she willed it 
to burn up.  Never again.  That was nearly 38 years ago.  I got the idea 
from my Dad as it was the type of gift he would have bought for my Mom.  
In my upbringing, if someone needed something and a birthday or gift 
giving holiday was coming up. That is what your gift was...   I was 
totally happy with a new power tool or wrench.  Tires for my truck, etc. 
Women just don't appreciate a thoughtful gift!!!!
Cecil

On 6/11/2021 8:04 AM, szabelski at wildblue.net wrote:
> Maybe next year you can get her a new butter churn and a new wash tub and scrub brush 😜😂😁.
>
> Carl
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
> To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 21:10:21 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [AT] Lawn mower carburetors are a piece of cake..... Wrong--NOW Battery Power
>
> Several years ago we bought Diana a 60 volt Snapper trimmer. I think that
> was also the year that I bought her a new broom, sparing no expense. That
> Snapper has been a great trimmer. It has a "soft start" and it just keeps
> going. Earlier this week I was watching her plough through a batch of waist
> high grass in a little lot too small for a bigger mower... I probably
> wouldn't try to use it on very much brush and rocks but it should work fine
> for any big yard. This year I bought her a really nice set of loppers... I
> also bought her a good used 4 cycle edger / trimmer. It runs nice, I just
> need to pick up an air cleaner for it.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 8:11 PM Kenneth Gene Waugh <kgwaugh0943 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I am not aware of any of the battery trimmers that accept brush cutting
>> blades. Even though I am very happy with my EGO trimmer for light to
>> moderate, in-town use, I suspect that you would not be happy with battery
>> operated.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 6:48 PM STEVE ALLEN <steveallen855 at centurytel.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> To those of you gents who sing the praises of battery powered motor
>>> tools, let me ask an honest question, please:
>>>
>>> How well do the weed trimmers handle heavy brush, brushy clumps, and
>>> woody stalks?  Related:  do any accept brush cutting blades?  My trimming
>>> is rife with such obstructions, and I'd like a sense of capacity to handle
>>> the heavy stuff before investigating further.  I'd trust your reports more
>>> than just about any other, so I haven't even bothered looking elsewhere.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any insight,
>>>
>>> The "original" Steve Allen
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>> Gene
>> Kenneth Gene Waugh
>> Elgin, Illinois
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