Louisville 2022 Lawn & Garden Show Equip Expo
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- čas přidán 31. 10. 2022
- A walkthrough of some of the equipment I saw at the Equip Expo 2022. Lots of new stuff! Zero Turn mowers, yard equipment, chainsaws, electric mowers, and robotic mowers. Over 1000 exhibitors and 30 acres outdoors where you can test the new products. Over 25,000 people attended the show.
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Hi Paul, have you heard of any companies working on an electric lawn/garden tractor? I remember years ago the Electrac that was offered by GE. Thanks for this channel.
Cub Cadet has one. John Deere is working on larger sub-ompact versions. Husqvarna won't. They are too busy with robotic mowers.
Here's the Cub Cadet: www.cubcadet.com/en_US/riding-lawn-mowers/electric-riding-mowers
The other thing I have no patience for is every time you go to a show like this, they want to basically re-read the brochure to you. You ask them a simple yes or no question and they tell you everything but the answer to the question you asked lol.
This show is so big and it takes so many people to "man" a booth that you will get that. There are also a few companies that exclusively use dealer reps or dealers to man the booth. They are very good at selling but they usually can't accurately answer the technical questions.
The private companies are the best. Most of them bring the engineers, owners and assembly managers to the show. I have two booths I ALWAYS stop at. I've developed a good working relationship with the owners - one flies over from France every year just to attend this show.
Thanks Paul!
Yeah Kress was talking about Ni-Cads, even nickel metal has more charge cycles, and if I recall correctly nickel metal had a little more capacity but it would self-discharge so it really wasn't any better in the long run, lithium ion really changed the battery game. maybe it was proprietary information but he should just tell you that instead of saying it's magic and stringing you along. Keep the videos coming!
Yeah, Kress definitely needs to amend their sales-pitch blurb regarding charge cycles of Li-ion batteries. It was my understanding they are a German-based company, but in America, most everyone has used, and has experience with Li-ion batts - flashlights, radios, vapes, etc. - enough to know that 1K cycles is the accepted norm. I'm sure they want to keep the technology secret from their competitors as long as possible, but that won't work once the product is introduced for sale, in March.
Is the Ryobi rider water-proof? In other words, can you hose it off?
I recommend using a leaf blower to clean it off after mowing.
It is raintight so you can hose it off if you have some stuck-on grass and dirt. Don't spend a lot of time using a strong spray around the deck motors and in the battery compartment. If you are going to clean in the battery compartment - remove the batteries first.
I use a leaf blower all the time and a couple of times a season I'll spray the the areas with stuck-on dirt and grass with Scrubbing Bubbles, (a bathroom shower cleaner) wait 16 minutes and then hose it down. Scrubbing Bubbles also works very well on your gas-powered equipment - especially greasy, dirt buildup on the engine.
DO NOT use a pressure washer - even the cheap electric ones.
Paul, are there any 30" mowers that you like or recommend?
I don't like any of the 30 inch riding mowers.
30 inch walk-behind.
1. Toro TimeMaster. Spend the extra money and buy the key-start version. Personal Pace. It cuts a well as their recycler mowers and is just as easy to use. Plenty of power to mow, side discharge, mulch and bag. The bagger is huge but doesn't make the mower awkward.
2. ExMark Commercial 30. Not Personal Pace but has a reinforced deck, larger fuel tank and heavy duty transmission.
3. Toro TimeMaster battery. Three battery slots so you hold up to 30 AH of battery. It's new this spring.
4. Greenworks Pro Battery. I haven't used one yet but it looks promising. Tractor Supply may carry it.
@@PaulSikkema cool, thanks
@@smallblock412 TimeMaster battery version is going to be $2500+. Yikes.
Look closely - it's a commercial TimeMaster. The current gas unit (ExMark 30 X) is $2599!
@@PaulSikkema Toro is releasing battery-powered commercial Turfmaster AND residential TimeMaster models in 2023. $2500 for a residential battery powered walk-behind is a hefty sum, can't imagine what the Turfmaster will be.