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Battery powered ride on mower

owlman — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:47:42 +0100

Thanks djh;
I had a look at the Landroid; not suitable for my needs but it led me to WORX family of products esp. the 40V Nitro 46 cm brushless self-propelled cordless lawn mower - with batteries and charger, WG749E.
At Â£450 it compares favourably with others in that class. I'm slowly putting together a shortlist.

My commercial grade Kubota is akin to Tom Fosters Lawnflite, also 6HP. but experience with Kubota spares tells me the rotted out grass chute deflector plate is going to cost a fortune, even if it's still available.

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djh — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 20:55:09 +0100

Posted By: owlmanthe 40V Nitro 46 cm brushless self-propelled cordless lawn mower - with batteries and charger, WG749E.

Looks a fairly similar idea to my Parkside PRMA 40-Li A2 (which was Â£160 a few years ago with batteries and now seems to be Â£330 on Amazon without batteries) but the Worx is quite a lot heavier so hopefully better quality. I suppose the SP accounts for some of the extra weight.

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PeterStarck — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:17:33 +0100

Posted By: owlman

"I considered an 18-20 inch petrol but I've also been looking at cordless and in particular Ego mowers, does anyone have any experience? "

I have had Ego tools for three years and have not had any problems. I have a self propelled 47cm lawn mower which I use with a 5AH battery. I also have a 2.5AH battery that I tend to use with the other tools. The prices seem to have gone up quite a bit over the last three years.

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owlman — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:24:04 +0100

Hi Peter,
I agree, re: prices. The cheapest I've found for a 17" model is Â£539 and for the 19" model Â£600. The five year guarantee seems good, most others are only three. It's the batteries that appear to push the price up with Ego their 56Volt 7.5Ah battery is Â£359.

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djh — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:52:24 +0100

I just found out that Worx are now selling Landroid Vision models I might look at those in the future. Luba are another interesting brand, but they're RTK.

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Peter_in_Hungary — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:39:10 +0100

RTK ??????

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Dominic Cooney — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:45:28 +0100

Real-time kinematic positioning (RTK) is the application of surveying to correct for common errors in current satellite navigation (GNSS) systems.

I had to Google it.

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fostertom — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:48:17 +0100

Ready To Knit?

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WillInAberdeen — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:32:04 +0100

What does RTK stand for?
Your abbreviation search returned 17 meanings
Meaning
RTK Radio Television of Kosovo (Albanian: Radio Televizioni i Kosoves)
RTK Romance of the Three Kingdoms (novel/game)
RTK Right To Know
RTK Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
RTK Real-Time Kinematic Positioning (satellite navigation)
RTK Reason to Kill (gaming)
RTK Radio Television of Kosova
RTK Record Test Kit
RTK Robotic Technology Kernel (Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering)
RTK Raiffeisen Tours Kooperation (German: Raiffeisen Tours Cooperation)
RTK Round Table Knights
RTK Real-Time Kernel
RTK Reclaim the Kop (fan club)
[and some more that are a bit rude for GBF!]

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owlman — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:53:11 +0100

Posted By: owlmanThanks djh;

My commercial grade Kubota is akin to Tom Fosters Lawnflite, also 6HP. but experience with Kubota spares tells me the rotted out grass chute deflector plate is going to cost a fortune, even if it's still available.

Good news of sorts, the deflector plate is still available, I guess it's a sacrificial component, at a cost of Â£100. Now I have to decide whether its worth it for a 20 year old, professional quality, heavy, but still running, machine.

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djh — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:17:34 +0100

Posted By: Dominic CooneyReal-time kinematic positioning (RTK) is the application of surveying to correct for common errors in current satellite navigation (GNSS) systems.

I had to Google it.

Otherwise known as differential GPS. There's a GPS receiver at a fixed position that is used together with the mobile one to give better accuracy.

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fostertom — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:13:56 +0100

'grass chute deflector plate' - is that a device to shoot the grass out the side instead of into the bag? The Lawnflyte doesn't have that but has a spring-loaded lid which closes the back outlet when the bag's not on, perhaps intended to therefore dump the grass on the ground, but in practice just accumulates in the deck. So I prop that lid open and it shoots out the back sort-of sideways. You could try that instead.

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WillInAberdeen — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:39:04 +0100

Think those lids are spring loaded so that there's no possible line-of-fire from the spinning blade? Stones getting thrown out, that kind of thing?

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fostertom — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:52:04 +0100

Yeah, I shouldn't recommend that - have been powerfully shot at once or twice! Actually I walk to the side and reach across when doing this.

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owlman — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 19:35:26 +0100

Posted By: fostertom'grass chute deflector plate' - is that a device to shoot the grass out the side instead of into the bag?

No, This deflector is a shaped metal plate attached to the underside of the alloy deck. This directs the clippings upwards into the collector bag. These pro machines are built like tanks with a thick cast alloy deck on to which all the other bits are bolted and can be replaced; if still available.

NB A previous Honda machine of mine had a curved metal deflector/ chute that was simply fitted in place of the bag to deflect clipping sideways. Most old, quality machines had such a chute as an accessory; probably banned by health and safety nowadays.

https://www.mowdirect.co.uk/lawnflite-pro-rear-deflector-for-lawnflite-pro-rear-collect-lawnmowers-71901-924.html

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fostertom — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:16:59 +0100

Interesting accessory - I never knew.

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owlman — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 11:57:09 +0100

Posted By: fostertomInteresting accessory - I never knew.

Auction sites often have them, or mower service centres may have one kicking around.