Power tools bring so much enjoyment and relief at being able to do tasks simply and properly.
For example, recently I bought a hedge trimming attachment (135 deg adjustment for those powertool geeks) for my Stihl KM90 combi engine. I already have a rotorvator attachment for it, which is incredibly useful in the veg plot.
I first tried this mean machine in our back garden - because we've been taking care of the new place almost everyday, our home we live in has been left to overgrow a bit. The grass was up to my waste and the weeds were over 5' tall!
I thought I'd test my new cutter on the garden, and low and behold, it was like a hot knife through butter - it literally took minutes to do almost the whole lawn (which normally took me 1.5 hours to do with the small electric mower we have).
After that successful trial, I took the trimmer down the new place and did a little practice on one of the hedges.
WOOHOO! I thought as I gently stroked the hedge with the cutter end - it was so easy!
With my new harness all of the weight of the engine section was supported, and with how the strapping was routed meant that I could hardly feel I was carrying anything at all!
Instead of dreading trimming the hedges with a hand tool, I can now look forward to hours of fun with my trimmer ...
..*COUGH!* I mean I can look forward to working hard shaping the hedges to a better form!
;)
12 comments:
lol at your coughing lol...
its a hard life testing out all these power tools lol
Now that's a man with a power tool wearing protective gear! That's how to do it. OK, I will wear mine now and think about you and your power tool collection.
What is your favorite power tool? I think mine is the chop saw. It makes so many things easy to do.
great read as usual! keep em coming!
Cheers Carol - will do!
Don - i just wrote this enormous reply about power tools but it went somewhere into the Aether!
I can't comment on the chainsaw YET as I haven't got one, but I'm sure it'll be good when I do get one...
...does the tractor count?
Personally, I love any tool that has a motor. Did you ever watch 'Home Improvement' with Tim Allen? Now HE is pretty much how I am - I wish I could make a telly program about power tools - it would be ACE!
AAAARF AAAARF!!
Watch out you dont get too carried away, you will end up with twigs hee hee
Yes, I had to make sure I only 'tickled' the hedge with the blade....
...it would be soooo easy to get carried away!
:D
Stiggy -
My hubby and you have a lot in common - tools, for want of a better expression. Chris loves his gadgets and tools.
We'll have to arrange you a holiday in South Yorkshire - we can always find you lots to do here!!
Good luck and watch your fingers, now!
Thanks, and thanks!
Yes there are few of us tool geeks around - we could talk about engines and power ratios and cutting speed etc!
:D
I do hope you are ok and not cut thro any elec wires since having your new toy lol....... as you have not updated your story for a week ...
Nope - I haven't used it since.
We've been really busy Flossie - sometimes the blog has to take second place.
;)
well gee Stiggy - this looks like something lance and I could use on our plot of earth - i get to do the hedges...and this looks so powerful! Is it gas or electric? i hope it is available in the US!
Hey there Connie! Thanks for taking the time out to visit - I hope all is well over there!
I would think it's available...
...it's what's called a Stihl Combi-engine, which you can buy different attachments for - or you can buy the one unit as a separate hedge trimmer.
:D
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