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@@grayfox87kurt26 Haha! Good luck, legend. Fingers crossed for a new mower AND continued happy marriage! 🤣

I'm not sure, to be honest. Might be worth a look to see if the end of the extender has the capability to fit the correct collar?

Thanks Legend 🤙

I'd like to see more brands bring rotary scissors into their lines, for sure. It's such a great tool for edging.

True. Same can be said of most retailers though I suppose. The customer service at Bunnings when you're trying to find something is usually garbage, lol. When they're trapped behind the trade desk and can't run off, they've been pleasant and helpful enough 😄

Thanks Legend, glad to be of some help! 🤙

They were only available for a short run here, too. Either they weren't a good seller, or there's something else in the works I suppose?

He's a good helper!

To be honest, they both felt pretty similar in that regard. I didn't notice one being particularly harder or easier to manoeuvre.

Hi mate, yep 100% can see the vac being useful for other conditions, like yours, and hard surfaces (narrow paths beside houses, decks, tennis courts etc). The vac worked as intended, it was just my specific application that didn't use it to it's potential. And yeah, I think the 18v stuff is drastically underpowered and underperforming for lawn care. The wood/metal/shop/home tools are all excellent uses for 18v. But I reckon (for what my opinion is worth) 36v or more is required for mowers, edgers, hedgers etc. I'm currently considering a swap to Greenworks or Ego for the 40v (36), and 60v(56) equipment.

If you can believe it, the price has increased again. It's now closer to $8,000. They've surely priced themselves out of a heap of potential customers.

Thanks Legend 🤙

Wow! The price just keeps increasing!! I wonder whether it's supply/demand, and they know they'll get away with it, but I absolutely agree, that's no longer in the realm of reasonable for most home users.

@@thelionlawn mate I want one and could probably afford it but I don't think I can justify it especially once you factor in $800 for a battery and charger. Hopefully the major tool brands start to develop and compete as you mentioned yourself.

It still slips on dry grass. Not as severe, but it does still do it. I think it's a weight (or lack of) issue.

@@thelionlawn That makes sense, I think I saw a video where the guy put a large weight on the deck to make it heavier.

Yeah... She's not great. I replaced mine with the 36v Jet blower jobby, and I'm absolutely stoked with that one.

G'day legend! Glad to hear the system works well for you! The scheduling side of things can get a bit full on, so I only use it really during a renovation of when I've got a specific reason for being super strict on timing. Still a great system tho, and glad you're making the most of it!!

Oh perfect use for it!

Thanks legend 🤙

Thanks mate 🤙. Yeah I feel like we've had yet another season that didn't really amount to much 😕. Hopefully the end of the year is better!

Hi mate - a good friend of mine uses one on his buffalo lawn, with the tine attachment (a bit gentler than the standard attachment) and it works absolute wonders for him. Well worth the purchase, as it has improved the water and fert intake for him by getting out all of the build up. 🤙

G'day! Glad you found the video helpful! The water splitter is a Gardena brand that I bought from Bunnings. 🤙

😂 They've had a name change since this video. Try Yardempire.com.au 🤙

mustve got a good offer from the shoe guys! i really want one of these, just hard to justify the almost $500 for it@@thelionlawn

Still works excellently. I had a problem with one having a fault due to water ingress to the internals, but after speaking with LinkTap they acknowledged a fault and had rectified the problem across their product line, and sent me a new one free of charge to replace. The scheduling and functionality of this system is excellent and still works perfectly for my needs. 🤙

Awesome mate, glad to be of some help. How do you find the AEG mower?

I started out with a 36V Ryobi mower about 10 years ago & it was a little under powered when tackling some heavy buffalo growth & after getting the AEG 58V line trimmer 7 years ago I also bought their 18" 58V mower. It held two 58V batteries & was quite good but there was some room for improvement, which they did with later releases, but just recently I bought the 21" self propelled model & it auto switches between the two 58V batteries (8Ah or 4Ah) & is a good basic mower with efficient grass catching. It runs with a 1200 watt motor (same as before) compared to the top Ryobi 53cm (21") model using a 1000W motor, but it isn't fancy in features etc like that on the Ryobi such as top displays & alloy handle bar system etc, as it is sold as a commercial model. For my place it is overkill, but I got it at an extra good clearance price & with two 8Ah batteries. So far I am quite pleased with it. It uses a single bar blade & not this new 'Crosscut' blade system on the Ryobi (& other brands like Honda).

@@rossthefiddler5890 Awesome, thanks mate. That's a good insight. In my last video I was talking about potentially making a switch from Ryobi to something else. At the moment, Greenworks are in the hot seat as they seem to have some really good gear coming out, but I'll have a proper look at AEG now too and suss them out. I appreciate the info 🤙

@@thelionlawn Got to be careful not to have too many battery platforms as I now have Ryobi 36V & 18V plus AEG 58V & 18V. 😄

@@rossthefiddler5890 That's exactly my concern. Lol. I have Ryobi 18 and 36, and Greenworks 40v, so going to Greenworks 60v would be the logical step if I had to change up, but either way, I'm going to end up with more chargers and batteries than I can poke a stick at.

Glad to help mate! 🤙

Awesome! Thanks for the tip, I'll have a look at those models and add them to the shortlist! 🤙

Awesome, good to hear. I think Greenworks might be a front runner.

Fingers crossed mate! 🤞

Yeah I'll have to say Greenworks are high on the list. I use their battery in my Allett Liberty, so getting more tools that fit that platform would be a good leg up. 🤙

Awesome, thanks for the info, I'll add them to my list to have a look at!

Definitely going to have a look at both of those! Cheers.

Thanks legend 🤙

G'day - there is a section on the LinkTap website that covers winterising the units. I don't get temps low enough to worry about it here, but it is a very simple process of just removing them and shaking the residual water from them before storing them for the cold weather. I'm not sure if the web link will work, but try here www.link-tap.com/#!/faq/en/how-to-winterize-LinkTap-water-timer

Good tip. Worked alright in a pinch, but for future I think I'll do exactly that.

Glad you found a good use for it! As I say in the video, it obviously has a place, but didn't work for what I needed 👍

Yeah, I looked at those a lot. I didn't want to trench down the middle of that section though. Found a solution though 👍

I didn't ever get around to back lapping this one, but it can be done. You have to remove the drive motor off the wheel (behind the cover) to let you spin the reel with a drill etc, and find a nice paste to use. If it isn't in dire need of a back lap, just clean the blades and bed knife, and adjust it so it cuts paper evenly and you should be good go go! 🤙

@@thelionlawn thanks mate! Will try all this. Do you feel putting a bag of sand on it while running it would help it cut lower?

@@scott-wright Yeah, I had a 10kg weight plate on mine to get it down low. But there are the two Allen Key adjusters right at the bottom, and if you put too much weight on it, they dig into the lawn as you go, so just be mindful of that. 👍

Do you mean the scissor? Or the battery/powerhead? The scissor part gets a little warm from friction, but I wouldn't say hot. And the powerhead doesn't get any warmer than it normally would running the whipper snipper or edger attachment.

Yeah, I've had another look at the kits in Bunnings and there's not as big a variety as I initially thought. Are you happy with yours?

@thelionlawn I'm happy with what I have but I'd love to have access to the whole range

Yeah, I must admit, I've not used it for anything of any real significance since I did this review. It's just in the way in the shed. 🤷🏼‍♂️