Fiskarstein Monster full build!
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2022
- Meet the Fiskarstein Monster up close and personal!
Built on the Fiskars stay sharp push reel mower with the handle, electronics, and motor from a Ryobi 40v brushless rotary mower.
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Please show it running and mowing! Awesome build. What a great talent and skill you have.
Thanks Randall! Got a video of cutting the front yard
czcams.com/video/RqBYVMtxxvk/video.html
Very nice build!!!
If you fine tune this build, make adjustment bolts easily accessible then there're plenty of people willing to pay for a complete conversion kit.
Yeah man, I’m willing to pay!
Fn badass!
I’d pay to have this done to mine. This is brilliant
Thanks for this Rusty! I am in the middle of my build heavily inspired by your build. My neighbor donated a Ryobi 40v Brushed unit, seems to be a great option. Being a 16" version though I don't get the fancy handle setup like you got. So a little design and 3d printing will be in order. Thanks again man this is a great build!
Thanks Sam! Let me know if you have any questions that weren't answered in the video
Super nice build! Best one so far 👍🍻
Thanks headskull! I appreciate that
Great build.
Brilliant and beautifully executed... a neat finish and no loose wires. Everything is in its place. Wish this could be done as mass production.
Thank you!
Looks great Rusty!
Thank you!
That's a sweet build. And here I was thinking I was being ambitious wanting to put a roller on my fiskars.
Thanks Jon! I've got a link in the description for the roller I used .
Amazing!
Very creative. If I was you, I would get a patent for this design as quick as I can before somebody else does it. Great job.
this is amazing, I would luv to build one like yours
Nice engineering
I love this! I wish ryobi or any of the box store battery mower brands like ego, ryobi make one as well. I know ryobi had an 18v line but discontinued in UK only.
Wow, great build! Best and most professional diy electric reel conversion I've seen. Would buy a kit if you decide to make those. For those of us already heavily invested in the 18 volt line do you think we could use that platform or do you think it needs to be the 40 volt platform to power this properly?
Thanks a lot Jeff! So I've seen on CZcams some using an actual drill to power a manual reel mower. If you were to do a similar build as I've done, I would try and find an 18v mower and pull that motor rather than using a drill motor. I would assume it could be done similarly but you may have to step up your mowing frequency so your not putting as much stress on a smaller motor with more grass clippings.
Did the fiskars sprocket mate right up to the ryobi motor? I pulled parts from a kobalt and the bore of the fiskars sprockets is too small. Don’t have a mill or drill press so considering all options
BC the fiskars sprocket does fit on the ryobi motor shaft. It's actually a hair bigger. Since you already have the parts from the kobalt, I would see if there is a machine/metal shop near by that can do that for you. Should be a quick fix if you can find someone with the right equipment
best Fiskars electric conversion on the tube!! Not sure if I can go so far as to scrap a perfectly working mower to make one though. I'll keep my eye out for a used one.
Thanks! Look for someone who buys tools by the pallet. That's who I got the mower from. Got a great deal on a basically new mower
Hey rusty. Great build. I did my own and I must say it’s a great learning experience. One observation…your chain tensioner is on the wrong side. It should be after the motor not before it. Since the motor spins and turns the reel by pulling (not pushing) that side of the chain will be under tension by design, while the other side (closest to the front or after the motor) experiences some compression or slack. Especially under acceleration or start up. I made the same mistake with my build and upon startup my chain fell off a few times or after hitting a thick patch until I placed it after the motor and before the reel.
Not trying to over explain to someone like you who obviously has the skills for the build but for a new enthusiast who may be getting started like I was several years back and it would have saved me an extra half hour of tinkering in the garage. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for that information. I never even thought about which side the tensioner should be on. I do have the ability to pivot the motor on the bottom bolt to pull tension on the chain and tighten it up. Definitely looking at ways to flip that to the other side though. I appreciate that!
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Thanks!
This is precisely the kind of cordless electric domestic reel mower that the manufacturers should be producing. Instead they only produce greensmowers, large and costly domestic reel mowers and that dirt cheep thing that came out for $200.00 that the manufacturer calls a reel mower but consists of razor blades around a cylinder that need regular replacements as maintenance.
I hope you’re planning on producing and marketing these. If you can augment a cartridge system similar to Allette mowers I think that a brush roll that switches out with the reel and dumps the clippings in a bag would be a great feature for suburbanites with driveways and sidewalks.
Exactly Bruce! I feel like there is still a huge gap between professional greens mower and smaller units sold for home owners, especially with battery powered equipment. All of your manual reel mowers (earthwise, scotts, fiskar, etc) are better quality reel than the one with razor blades, they just need a "power supply" to fit in that category.
With using the front roller without modification, would it stay on the mower? Or was tapping with threads necessary
I did that just to make sure the roller didn’t have any play side to side. It will stay in place without tapping the ends. Just cut the inner bracket and will need to drill a bigger hole for it to fit
This is great! I am actually in the process of doing my initial conversion to my Fiskars, however, I’m having a heck of a time getting the rear/large sprocket off. I had zero issues with the small sprocket on the reel, but the large just won’t loosen. Any suggestions? My mower is in great shape, and I’ve seen other posts saying the large sprocket is much tougher to remove than the smaller one, but nothing has worked for me yet. Any advice is much appreciated!
Sorry for the late response. If you haven't already gotten it off, try heating it with a torch. That should do the trick
This is amazing. Great work. Im gonna try to build one. What color or brand is your paint ?
Thanks. The green is Krylon ColorMaxx paint+primer gloss citrus green. The black I used Rust-oleum engine enamel
I have a 2% slope so I have to run sometime to get it to cut, I was thinking maybe it should be self propelled and maybe use casters for the front Wheels.
Done the same - IMO you may have issues with the chain tension. I use a 250W 9.5:1 reduction motor & the torque is INSANE. No tensioner is effective. If there's a big load & some bumps you'll quite possibly jump the small sprocket (done it a bunch). I pack out my motor mount with washers to give the correct tension & no chain tensioner is installed - never skipped a beat now. You could also change the sprockets to larger ones to help avoid this & spread the load over more teeth - if anyone is building the same
This thing is 4000x better than what the Ryobi engineers came up with.
I just know you got somebody fired at Ryobi 😮😂.
Thank you! I got tired of waiting for them to make one.
Awesome build! I would also like to purchase your kit. Many thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks Jason! After using it for a season I'm really happy with the build. There are a few tweaks I would like to make for the kit. Tear down coming soon
@@rustyscreations Hey Rusty - any update on the “Fiskarstein Monster” tear-down/kit?
@Jason Price I'm actually still mowing down in TX. I've got all my measurements and detailed sketches for it. We have a big cold front coming next week so after the holidays it's getting disassembled and meeting with a metal shop.
@@rustyscreations That sounds wonderful. Thanks in advance and I will continue to follow. Please keep me updated, sir.
Any issues or updates after a year of using it? Was very interested in doing something like this with my Earthwise, but someone said I would need to "gear it down or have a variator to regulate max speed"
I have been running this setup for 2 years now and haven't had to do anything other than the sprocket setup with the larger one on the reel and smaller on the motor. It hasn't given me a single problem
Did you have to reverse the motor and if so can tell me what color to what plz thanks. i doing the same building but the motor is spinning wrong way?
@captin959 the yellow and blue. Leave the green alone
How do you adjust the blade to the bednife now?
Is it water tight to protect the electronics and cleaning?
It is not water tight but I have rinsed the mower a few times after backlapping and had no water get into the internals. Just had to be conscious about not spraying water directly down on the lid.
Would be nice to see it in action
No problem. Check out my Fiskarstein Monster debut video
czcams.com/video/RqBYVMtxxvk/video.html
Tapping a hex head sounds pretty difficult, did you "round out" the hex first with a file or something, or just tap straight from the hex?
celticknyt, it really wasn't that difficult. I did round off the corners to get the tap started, but after that, it's just nice and slow with plenty of lubricant.
Rusty,
Please provide additional information on how to tap the hex bolt and a link if pistols the lock bolts you settled on.
Great work!
Hello Rusty, watching your video again and I want to confirm this with you. Looking at the gut it seems like you didn't reuse the electronics board from Ryobi, correct? The little silver color box on your video is a voltage regulator?
Hey Andy, at 2:17 in the video there is a clip of everything I pulled out of the Ryobi mower. I left everything as is. The only change was flipping a set of wires on the motor to change direction. That was the idea, can everything be pulled out as one unit and repurposed. The silver box is the controller for the motor.
@@rustyscreations Makes sense. Thanks Rusty. Will be my winter project. You working on a kit for us?😀
@@andytan168 Yes, that will be my winter project. The tear down to make some templates.
Have you had any issues with the abrupt stop when you cut power due to the inertia of the reel? I've almost completed a build using a lot of your ideas and it seems like it may cause an issue after awhile. My small sprocket looks a little worn from my few tests and I'm wondering if it's from that or if it was like that and I didn't notice.
I haven't seen any issues, but that is definitely something I have been keeping an eye on. Most of the issues I've seen with others reaching out about the sprockets showing wear is from either a loose chain or the plane of each sprocket is a little off to where the chain doesn't track straight. I have thought about trying to find a "freewheel" adapter for the sprocket so that when the motor stops, it's not such an abrupt stop
@@rustyscreations I was thinking about finding the same thing. Might extend the life quite a bit. If I find something, I'll pass it along!
@@erikgreenly7076 Thanks! I appreciate it!
I would buy a kit also!
What spacers do you use between the wheels if you don't mind?
I plan on getting the wheels from harbor freight today
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these are the washers I used. Bought 2 packs of them. I stacked up all the wheels on the axle then added the washers til it was a snug fit. Then just take those washers and evenly distribute them between the wheels
I'd buy this kit
Can't understand why these huge companies can't make a decent consumer grade battery reel mower like this.
Hello , I have used the same motor from the same mower you used but the motor is turning counter clockwise, any idea why ?
Did you switch any of the wires? I guess that is where the issue is.
@hailutekle2911 Yes, you need to switch the yellow and blue wires to change the rotation. Leave the green wire alone.
That thing looks like a Battlebot.. 😁 Grass blades don’t stand a chance.
Lol! Thanks! It was definitely a fun build
I still think Rusty has an excellent and viable way to transform the Fiskars to a world-class reel mower, and I just want to buy the side plates minimal. Ha.
What is the lowest HOC?
9/16" but I have had the frame catch the ground at that height. I started the year at 7/8".
I have everything lined up and ready to go. It won’t fire up now any ideas?
Assuming it did run before set up, it's only a few things it could be. Depending on the model you pulled from, there's usually a safety switch in the handle bar that can be bypassed if need be. It could be one of the start buttons that I've seen replaced with a toggle switch on youtube. With my model, the part that gave problems was the magnet for the grass catcher which can be bypassed or even a piece of metal in it to close the circuit. Worst case scenario, it's the controller and not much you can do other than replace it.
Yeah it ran perfect when I took it out of the ryobi. I think it’s one of the original 40v ones it’s a black one. I’m assuming I missed a safety switch somewhere
@Dcabat check the one in the handle to make sure it's fully extended and the magnet. Is there a light on it? If so, does it come on?
@@rustyscreations yeah light comes on and it’s a self propelled one, when I have the self propelled motor connected it will spin that one as well.
@Dcabat yeah, then it's most likely one of the safety switches that's keeping the blade motor from turning.
This is unreal. Could you build one for me? I’m in Austin, TX.
The plan for this winter is to tear it down and make some templates. Then possibly a kit to bolt on. You're just north of me so if I can get a kit together I'll definitely let you know
me too! im in austin as well :) and im not handy enough to build this
@@kristinconnolly983 Will do! I will definitely put out a video when I can get the kit together
Would love to buy a kit from you! Keep me posted.
@@golfshoe9321 Will do! Thanks!
Wouldn’t change a thing…Rusty. Still working on mine …going on 6 months. You wouldn’t happen to sell the two sides pre cut and drilled would you. And the outer shells too. You can shipped in pieces and I can put it together. Thanks
At the moment this is a one off build but I have been seriously thinking about taking it back apart and making templates of each piece to replicate.
Let me knows when they available. I would love to purchase and support your channels.
Will do! Thank you!
It will be great if you can create an upgrade kit and sell it. Especially those side plates and top cover.
Would you be interested in selling this or building another one to sell?
This one is not for sale at the moment. I am working on a kit that can be bolted on and built at home.
Harbor Freight is $5 a wheel here compared to Amazon which is $21 a wheel.
Can you build me one and how much
I'm working on a few kits as we speak
Nice! You designed/built a bad-a$$ machine.
Thanks!
🤣Why not grab yourself a REAL REEL MOWER ? I have a HUDSON STAR Professional Greens Mower nothing but the best for my lawn 👍🏻
A Hudson Star would definitely be a step up and doesn't need a motor for a beautiful cut. I just can't put that much money into a mower. Was trying to find/build an affordable battery powered reel mower (already invested in the batteries) that anyone could do something similar on their own.