This was also a consideration of mine
Was told it would be ok, & it has been.
Have had water "streaming" over the motor (which really concerned me) without a prob, has never stopped due to water.
Cant wait to hear your thoughts after a few runs with it.
Bet its your second fav bit of gear ...... behind the BT.
Cheers Fred.
Got up this morning and thought I top up the battery before I left home
One solid red light. - battery too cold
I had left in the back of the ute (with a canopy) overnight
Temp here was a balmy -3 overnight according to BOM....must have been warmer as no frost on the car
Anyone else been caught out?
Must say it did an awesome job today...and battery still had 40% left when I got home
Why did you get out of bed ? ........ lol.
Better tuck it in tonight ....... -4
Bt,s going great, goes in for a suspension lift in a couple of weeks, too low on the tracks with such a long wheel base.
Do you use alpine fuel, fuel additives or kero in your diesel when it gets so cold to prevent diesel jelling ?
How do most ppl,s cars in Canberra batteries hold out in sub zero temps ?
Cheers Fred.
Brought the trimmer inside last night , the wife said get it out of the bedroom
Just use regular diesel, seems to be fine and never had an issue
See plenty of flat batteries in winter. I do plenty of kms each day so guess mine gets a good charge
How high is the lift you are getting?
The lift is a standard 2" lift which will keep it legal & not put a lot of extra stress on the cv,s.
Also, my wife who is only 5' tall & drives it 90% of the time isn't that happy about the lift anyhow ...... .....
Back to the thread.
Worked the hla 65 in wet conditions again today, no probs.
Also, you don't need to take the cutter to bed with you, only the battery.
Cheers Fred.
I haven't been game to use mine in the rain. Those cooling fins on the side of the battery look like a great spot for rain/moisture to get in as there is a nice little gap between the battery and the unit itself. Can't imagine all that water doing much good in there over the long term.
Having a look at what "4 Gardens " saying he picked up a HLA 65 hedger i thought i'd have a look to see what it looks like on a google search and came across this vid.I'm impressed and thinking why would i want to use a 2 stoke when something like this would be so much easier and it's not expensive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXC5172B7FA
I have seen that before beetle its a good review, one thing that guy says, and I'm sure Fred would agree , the more you use it ,the more you like it. I wish this stuff was around 15 years ago maybe my body would be in better condition.