Re: rec tech mower

On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:07:13 -0400, zen cycle
<funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:

On 4/15/2025 5:58 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:22:57 -0400, Radey Shouman
<shouman@comcast.net> wrote:
 

I remember the last time I used a corded hedge trimmer.  Worked great.
Went through that cord like buttah.

 
Obviously, you didn't read the 20 page warnings and repudiations of
responsibility usually included with a hedge trimmer.
 
If you insist on not reading the documentation, I suggest you tie a
knot in the power cable about 6 ft from the hedge trimmer handle.
Attach a small weight (1 or 2 lbs) to knot.  When using the hedge
trimmer, the weight will cause the cable to hang downward and away
from the blades.

>
Sure, let's add more weight to a to a motorized cutting object a senior
citizen has to repeatedly lift over their head for an hour in the hot
sun. Brilliant......
>

 
If your habit of cutting the power cable seems to be incurable, I
suggest that you build some 6 ft sacrificial extension cables with
removable plugs and receptacles.  When trimming, attach one of these
cables to the hedge trimmer end of your long power cable.  After  you
(again) cut through the power cable, just unplug the 6 ft section,
replace it with a new 6 ft section, and continue trimming.  Later,
remove the plug and receptacle and use them for making additional
sacrificial 6 ft extension cables.

>
Hacks abound. Thank you for that suggestion, but what happens when you
hack through the cord beyond the 'sacrificial' section?
>
Suggestion - fix the cord, realize that building 'sacrificial' sections
was a colossal waste of time, tell yourself you'll be more cognizant
next time.
>

Given the obesity I see in U.S. tourists here perhaps more exercise is
not such a bad idea :-)
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Cheers,

John B.