Latest purchase thread...

Fletch

Member

Wed, May 11, 2022 12:40 PM

I guess that pic of my new AR15 wont show up.

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Wed, May 11, 2022 2:06 PM

Too big of a file or too stupid.

Dr Winston O'Boogie

Senior Member

Wed, May 11, 2022 2:24 PM
posted by Fletch

I guess that pic of my new AR15 wont show up.

No, it’s on here.  The reason there have been no comments is because no one cares.  


majorspark

Senior Member

Wed, May 11, 2022 5:11 PM
posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

How long does the battery last in one of these.


My only reservation about electric mowers is the lack of torque.  Has that been a problem for your?


Depends on the length of the grass.  If I let the grass get too long I slow the self propel speed down or set the height higher.  There is an auto control on that controls the blade speed in order to conserve the battery.  I get my lawn done easily on 1 full charged battery there is storage on the mower for a spare so you can have two fully charged batteries.  It really comes down to the size of your yard and mowing habits.

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Sat, May 14, 2022 10:46 AM

Just mowed for the first time with the new Ryobi. Pretty slick. The yard looks great and it only used 1/4 of the battery. I even mowed my neighbors front yard. I mowed on the top setting and while it cut well, it didn't sound like it was spinning too fast. When I dropped it down a couple levels on the front and hit thicker grass it automatically added more power and cut through it like a champ.

It's also ridiculously light. I didn't get self-propelled for $100 more. It would have been a total waste on our yard. Maybe on a bigger yard it would be worth it. It's like pushing around a kids bubble mower, but it could cut your hand off.

Ironman92

Administrator

Sat, May 14, 2022 1:03 PM
posted by justincredible

Just mowed for the first time with the new Ryobi. Pretty slick. The yard looks great and it only used 1/4 of the battery. I even mowed my neighbors front yard. I mowed on the top setting and while it cut well, it didn't sound like it was spinning too fast. When I dropped it down a couple levels on the front and hit thicker grass it automatically added more power and cut through it like a champ.

It's also ridiculously light. I didn't get self-propelled for $100 more. It would have been a total waste on our yard. Maybe on a bigger yard it would be worth it. It's like pushing around a kids bubble mower, but it could cut your hand off.

What it cost?


justincredible

Honorable Admin

Sat, May 14, 2022 5:02 PM

$322 after govt cut. 

majorspark

Senior Member

Sat, May 14, 2022 5:15 PM
posted by justincredible

$322 after govt cut. 

So the government took a cut of your wages you used to buy the mower.  Then you give them another cut to buy the mower to mow the grass on the land you give them yet another cut to own.

Zunardo

Senior Member

Sun, May 15, 2022 12:24 PM

Got the Ryobi battery string trimmer last year, the one with the higher power.  Really like it, will be getting the matching edger and blower next. 

Saw my first batter zero-turn mower this week, a 42" by Greenworks.  $5K.   Anybody with info on power or longevity of the electric ZT's?    

Automatik

Senior Member

Fri, Jul 8, 2022 11:01 AM

Just Airtagged all the things. Works so well, I should have done this a while ago.

Ridge wallet

Keys

Bicycle

Car

Ironman92

Administrator

Fri, Jul 8, 2022 1:23 PM

46 inch roku tv so I can watch the Reds suck BUT in the comfort of my back patio

gut

Senior Member

Fri, Jul 8, 2022 3:09 PM

I just ordered a Framework laptop.  It's a very user upgradeable/repairable ultraportable.

But buying my own ram and ssd for it should come in about $600-$700 cheaper than comparable options from Dell/Lenovo/Apple.  Plus 4 ports you can configure however you want.  Hardware switches for the camera and microphone is a bonus that few other laptops have.

Had a really tough time finding a laptop that checked all the boxes for me, outside of a Lenovo for like $2500.  Depending on what I do for Windows, I'll be in this for about $1400-$1600

gut

Senior Member

Fri, Jul 8, 2022 6:00 PM

In case anyone missed it, Amazon Prime members can get a free 1-yr membership to Grubhub (which includes Seamless, I believe) for free delivery.

Dr Winston O'Boogie

Senior Member

Mon, Jul 11, 2022 3:12 PM

Spent $60 (yes $60) on an original metal handle for a Gillette Sensor Excel.  They haven't made Sensor Excel handles for several years and the ones they made for their last 15-20 years of production were lightweight plastic ones that suck.  I bought a metal one in the early 90s and had it until 3 weeks ago when I left it in a hotel room.  So that is why I forked over 60 bucks for a friggin' razor.  If I can keep it another 30 years, that's all I'll need as someone else will then have to shave me (ala Biden).

brutus161

The Navy Guy

Mon, Jul 11, 2022 4:45 PM

85" Samsung QLED, so I can finally replace the last LG item in my house. Never buying anything form LG ever again. 

j_crazy

7 gram rocks. how i roll.

Tue, Jul 12, 2022 12:53 PM

Is there anything worth a fuck on prime day? i looked but didn't find anything at all.

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Tue, Jul 12, 2022 1:27 PM

There are probably good deals to be had, but it's not worth the time trying to find them unless you want a specific Amazon device.

brutus161

The Navy Guy

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 1:18 PM

I jumped on the electric mower bandwagon. 

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 1:33 PM
posted by brutus161

I jumped on the electric mower bandwagon. 

Nice. What did you get?

brutus161

The Navy Guy

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 2:48 PM

I got the EGO self propelled. 

Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 3:34 PM
posted by brutus161

I got the EGO self propelled. 

Would like a review 


Guy down the street uses one and doesn’t seem very powerful but looks to cut fine and he’s got a yard that probably takes 35-40 min to mow and he does it all on one charge.


brutus161

The Navy Guy

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 4:14 PM

Mine has 8.3 ft-lbs of torque and cut nicely on the first try this past weekend on my St Augustine grass yard. If you've never felt St Augustine, it is a thick blade of grass. I like that it has dual blades and an easily adjustable speed controller for the self-propel. I mowed for an hour and still had at least 20% left on the battery. 


BR1986FB

Senior Member

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 7:52 PM

For my weight room..

Arch Nemesis Swiss Bar - Bells Of Steel USA

Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 8:12 PM
posted by BR1986FB

For my weight room..

Arch Nemesis Swiss Bar - Bells Of Steel USA

What’s it used for?


BR1986FB

Senior Member

Tue, Aug 2, 2022 7:21 AM
posted by Ironman92

What’s it used for?


Multi purpose bar. It can accept Olympic plates and has a cable attachment so the user can do: shoulder presses, skull crushers, bench press/close grip bench, bent rows, hammer/regular curls, lat pulls & seated cable rows. I'm sure there's more. Got it to add some more variety to my exercises.