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James Correia
Canada
Registrace 11. 10. 2011
Fall Lawn preparation - Mulching
Hi everyone,
This is a video where I go over my process of mulching for fall preparation. By mulching, not only you'll be making your life easier, but you will also be returning a lot of essential nutrients to the ground.
Ideally, you want to clear all remaining leaves on the last time you go over the lawn and gradually lower the height of your grass to avoid problems related to snow mold.
Thank you!!
This is a video where I go over my process of mulching for fall preparation. By mulching, not only you'll be making your life easier, but you will also be returning a lot of essential nutrients to the ground.
Ideally, you want to clear all remaining leaves on the last time you go over the lawn and gradually lower the height of your grass to avoid problems related to snow mold.
Thank you!!
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Fiskars Reel Mower - Electric Conversion
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Hello everyone, this is a video highlighting the electric conversion of a Fiskars StaySharp reel mower. I also modified it in order to have a back and a front cylinder. List of materials used: 24V Electric Motor - amzn.to/3GUsllb Speed controller - amzn.to/309GBpn Battery - amzn.to/3bQm7nQ Charger - amzn.to/3H0Jk50 Rapid charger - amzn.to/303B1EY Battery dock - amzn.to/31ETiZR 9 teeth sprocket ...
How to fertilize your lawn - Simple approach
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This is my first video where I explain a very simple approach for those of you looking to take care of your own lawns without taking a series of complex steps. Looking forward to seeing your feedback! Please subscribe to my channel to follow upcoming videos :) Thank you
How fast is that rotor spinning? I don't think the rotor bushings will survive high rpm for long, and wear will then cause knife alignment issues.
Super cool job you did great but I think it would be a lot cheaper total just to buy like an Atlas self propelled mower that's electric without having to worry about building anything yourself but it wouldn't make the lines as pretty but it would cut the grass if it was a little bit taller better in comparison but nonetheless it looks cool!
Doesn't the front roller flatten the grass? Making it no good for cutting?
Might want to add a kill switch / safety bail to the handle at 2750 RPM
Hey James, late in the game here. Just getting into reel mowing and just bought same fiskelars reel mower and wanting to do the same, the adjustment is not compromise with all the mods? i wanted to do the cutting at highest setting.
And I wanted to use my 40volt ryobi battery since I have the mower and the string trimmer and the leaf blower already. Do you know or anyone know what is the best type? Thanks.
Thanks! I took this idea, improved it greatly, then made an AI height sensor that also automatically adjusts the height. Honda, Toro, John Deere, Fiskars and a few other companies are very very interested. I appreciate you posting this - it's life changing, because I will be able to retire at 26 years old.
Is there a vids on what you did? Thanks.
wow very ingenious and cleaver.. props...
Sprocket you list has diameter that is larger than motor shaft diameter
Thanks for this video.. what it the length of the bracket up to the platform where motor is mounted? I assume this is critical to keep slack out of chain.
Where did you source the black motor mounting bracket?
Brilliant job mate It makes me wonder why do you need the big set of rollers on the back is that for striping? I also wonder about the front roller I know the front roller is going to push the grass down as you move forward and lay it flat and it will not be in a position to be cut by the cutting bar Other cylinder mowers in the UK, such as Allett - after the mower passes, the front roller Theres a second brush roller behind the front roller that spins in the opposite direction to the blades so the idea is it brushes the grass to stand upright to be presented to the blades for cutting There’s another mechanism where they use a comb, in situ, just to comb or rake the grass to the upright position behind the front roller So I wonder if you could convert your front roller to a brush and figure out a way to get that to spin in the opposite direction ….. That would be textbook
love this idea, but yea the roller on the front doesnt make any sense. yes the rollers in the back are for laying down the grass and adding that nice stripe.
Front rollers are so you don't scalp on uneven ground, keeps it level
@@jakegreen8074 yup, looked into that. dual rollers it is when i start building mine lol.
great design , wonder will make it with 2 stroke engine
YOU ARE SO CREATIVE I HAVE BEENNA FAN SINCE I WAS 6 IM 7 NOW I HOPE THIS MESSAGE FIND YOU WELL FROM SAL BBQ
Are you interested in selling one. I’m highly interested
I would like to have buy one connect with me
why the music
Why cry
@@MattD1911 Were you replying to my post, Matt?
How did you get the set screw on the back sprocket out? I’ve sprayed it and nothing I do will loosen the set screw. It’s a standard threaded screw correct?
So I have a similar setup as yours, but my motor keeps bogging down as it encounters literally any type of grass and I have to run the speed control all the way up to 100%. I'm using a Dewalt 20v 6Ah battery with the 24v motor. I'm just wondering how tight the chain should be because I feel like it's so tight that it can't power through both the tension on the chain AND the grass.
How did you get the set screw on the back sprocket out? I’ve sprayed it and nothing I do will loosen the set screw. It’s a standard threaded screw correct?
@@chrisbarber6610 2ft breaker bar. Give it hell.
How did you connect the battery pack to it? I suck with electrical but want to do this conversion lol
Any mods to get a super short cut? All these manual reel mowers only go to 1"
Did you do anything to get it to cut lower than 1”?
Looks like the front roller replacing the front wheels makes the Height Of Cut (HOC) lower than 1" if the diameter is smaller 👍
Nice job! Looks like a great build. Thanks for sharing and listing all the items you used.
Is the height of cut function still preserved? Like can you change the cutting height?
What is the lowest cut height
Great video. I am stuck at removing the rear chain sprocket. Just way too hard with all tools I have tried and generous amount of wd40. Any suggestions? Do you happen to know the rear 26 teeth 4.25" outer dia sprocket part number. I might as well order one for my project.
I used a prying bar to leverage between the sprocket and the mower. Then I hammered the top of the prying bar and rotated the sprocket a few times in order to pry it out evenly. It will eventually come out, it wasn’t born there 😁
How did you remove the original rear sprocket? I removed the set screw but it will not bugde. The front sprocket came off very easy.
Give it a little love tap with a hammer and some kind of chisel.
…this is brilliant…wow
I’ve been researching this and yours is way better.. thanks for adding links
When you add electric motor does the pushing of the mower also help to turn the blades and the electric assist...or once you go electric is it all electric.
James, You did an amazing job....I am planning to try and recreate something similar...can you post what you did with the ryobi more recently....thanks.
where do I find a mount for the motor that connects it to the steel bar? the screw holes are too small and it also does not align with the holes on the bracket
Great design on the rollersGo battery! Very little output needed. A BLDC motor that could utilize a battery platform you already have would be plenty strong. Capacify shouldn't be an issue either at 4ah or better.
dude. that is awesome!
Just bought today same used mower and looking forward to do the same conversion as you did. Thank you for inspiration buddy :)
Same, I just got mine for $30 on Facebook marketplace.
What is the part number for the sproket weld-on hub and what is the bore size for both, the hub and the sproket?
Did you figure this out? And how did you get the original sprocket off the motor shaft? I got the nut off but the sprocket seems difficult without damaging threads.
How do you remove the gears? They don’t budge. They’re just bending when I try to pull em.
Disregard. I figured it out. Finally finished my upgrade. I’m so happy with how it came out.
This may be a newbie question but where can I find those metal brackets? Is there a term for that? Metal struts?
The sides are galvanized steel mending braces (the straight ones), the one that bends to the top piece is a corner brace, and the long top bar going across with the tons of holes is called a slotted angle.
Could you just use the two sprockets that are already on the mower? Put the small one on the motor and the big one on the wheel. That way you just keep the same chain?
The sprockets don’t fit the motor. The other one was from the mower, and the chain I ended up using the original one as I show after.
@@jamescorreia6944 Ahhh, I got ya. Great job man. How’s she holding up? Still good?
@@dexterstanley4185 It was still holding strong just as in day one, but I gutted it and converted it again with Ryobi hardware. Telescopic handle, Ryobi’s 40v motor and battery system. I’m still tweaking it and I’ll finish it once the season begins again here in Canada. The plan is to have it self propelled with a second motor… Another video will be released in a few weeks 😉
How did the conversion go?
What size is the chain? #41?
Great work James. Am not very mechanically gifted to do these modifications myself...but you never know. Am looking for someone in Perth, who can convert/combine the Fiskars StraySharp reel mower with the EGO battery system with the telescopic handle...similar to what Allett have done on their Stirling series.
Hello Jibu, thank you! This mower is now converted to use Ryobi hardware and batteries. I also installed the Ryobi telescopic handle. I’ll upload a video of that conversion soon 😉
@@jamescorreia6944 The best I've seen so far...everything is boxed in with a neat finish. czcams.com/video/Jq2TTOQOdcY/video.html
@@jamescorreia6944 I was just watching your video and was going to use my Ryobi 40v battery and adapter. Did you use the same electric motor and speed controller when you swapped to Ryobi? Curious before I buy what's in my Amazon cart.
great stuff man ...thanks for sharing
So was the larger sprocket too fast? How is the grass cutting now vs before? Any difference?
Thank you! will keep coming by this chanel to keep up with the project.
Hi! How’d you get the sprocket on the motor to fit? Did you use spacers?
I purchased a sprocket for the motor that fits the Fiskars’ original chain. The link is in the description. It’s a direct replacement for the sprocket that comes with the motor
Probably a silly question. I'm not mechanically handy... what are the specs for the longer bolts you used to attach the motor mount?
You could always mount a wheel in each end of a piece of PVC pipe.
Hi, I noticed that your link for the battery has 18v battery while the motor is 24v. Would the 18v battery able to work well with that 24v motor. Thanks alot for your contents!
Yes, no problem in using an 18v battery on a 24v motor. The opposite (example, 40v battery on a 24v motor) could cause for the motor to fail more rapidly though. No issues with the setup described on this video though, going on 1+ year!
James, the gear at the reel shaft in your video is the larger than the one that originally came with the mower at the reel shaft prior to the modification. Did you use the larger original gear from the rear wheel shaft and put it there? Thanks
@@VMH. I had to buy a different sprocket from amazon for the motor, that works with the chain. I believe the link to it is in the description. As for the sprocket on the reel, I used the one that was originally on the wheels.
@@jamescorreia6944 Thanks for all of your help. I modified the mower and it's working very good!
Thanks. Could not of done it without you!
Hi James, I did this exact conversion based on your video, it was extremely helpful, thanks a lot for sharing! Not sure if you faced the same difficulty, but looks like the sprocket on the reel is not fully parallel with the body of the mower which makes it a bit "wobbly". The chain line therefore is not straight so whenever I turn up the RPM or hit thick grass, it drops the chain. Would you have any suggestion for fixing this?
I would have to see a picture of your conversion. I corrected that by using a support bracket with rectangular holes so that I could move the motor if necessary. This allowed me to adjust it so both sprockets are perfectly aligned. Hope this helps!
@@jamescorreia6944 thanks a lot for the quick answer, you are awesome! The chain line itself is straight, the problem is that the lower sprocket (the one connected to the reel) seems to have a little play, even if I fully torque down to screw that attaches it to the shaft. It moves ever so slightly, but its enough to break the straight chain line.
@@tbandras bike derailleur.
Andras, how do you remove the original sprocket off the motor? I can get the nut off but not the sprocket.
any links for the shaft and shaft collar?
I don’t have the links though since I bought them locally. A 5/8” shaft will work perfectly!