It’s a finish off the mowing day for me. Did 75% yesterday, so a short burst’’ll get it done today. It’s sunny today, so in an hour it’ll be dry enough to start.

Need to buy a replacement brush cutter, the old one has expired and the grass edges need a serious trim. Will take a look at Mitre-10 to see what they have.

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Planning on an electric one or is your area too large for it to be convenient?

[–] Floofah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We have quite a large area, so petrol with a blade, which is what I had before, will be what I get. The electric one’s do seem useful, especially not needing ear plugs when in use, however our place is too much imo.

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Makes sense. I think the commercial electric stuff is getting there. I'm one of those weirdos who watches those lawncare and landscaping videos on youtube. Starting to see more of them supplementing their gas gear with electric tools

[–] Floofah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s the same with other tools, drills, sanders, saws etc. The downside is keeping the batteries charged. Most serious users need multiple batteries, and to keep the spares on charge while working. The cost of the batteries is quite high, but then again, our electric, although it’s a high price, is nearly all hydro, so a lot of environmental impact saving in going all electric.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was sunny yesterday and our lawn was still wet in the afternoon. It's not even very long. Might be mowable in a week or two if the fine weather sticks around.

[–] Floofah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Got ours done, not too wet, and actually not too long either. Got to tidy up the edges though.