Originally Posted by
RSM-Gazza
Ok my last review on the Battery Whipper. long read- grab a beer.
Today Sunday did my mammoth sized multi car dealership Commercial Job in one big strip. Bit like the Old Golden Mile in Nepean Highway from days gone by.
Its 0.45km long and has a full length nature strip plus footpath, then a service road then another full length council area very wide nature strip with a curving footpath in the middle, then the main highway type road. Several dressy squared of lawn areas with trees and several separate lawn strips in behind the locked perimeter 1.5mtr type fence that must be trimmed with a whipper and not mowed due to high end luxury vehicles right beside it. So I need to control direction of debris which can be done with the whipper. Plus ten driveway cross overs.
I high power blower clean the service road too.
Then this very large address swings around a cnr into another major road for equivalent of 4 house blocks in length with a large area of council land towards a roundabout. All council areas I have written authorisation to maintain. The client requests all areas to maintained to a high degree including full Broadleaf/paspalum weed killer Spring/Autumn and fertilise as required. Usually serviced fortnightly. Full job is vertically edged and weed killed every visit with Glypho.
Whilst normally done fortnightly as mentioned, todays visit was a 3 wk interval and we have had rain, plus they water it, so growth was on the high side.
I took the petrol whipper also just encase the battery gear failed me. Will Not take petrol whipper next visit. But the multi tool petrol whipper is always on board,
The battery whipper excelled in every way. it was quicker, silent, easier on the body and EARS, saved 3 tanks of fuel, saved 50% whipper cord too -YES True. Was safer as I better situational awareness with walkers, joggers & traffic.
Used Eco mode and never felt I needed to disengage it. Eco mode saves on power and used very little trimmer cord, 1 cord breakage usually about 3, whilst prevents unnecessary flicking of objects great distances. But the guard still allow the occasional near or on face experience.
I used 1 full 9.2 amp in the first 3/4 hr and some of that was heavy going and had two very brief heat related errors codes- it was 22deg at the time. Turn off, instantly re turn on and away I went again.
The second 9.2 inserted now approaching 27 deg and had a much lighter work load area to service and consumed 2 bars in just on 3/4hr in eco mode but also used bit softer lighter controlled throttle as I was also working amongst car worth $100,000 and more for the last 15 minutes of the second battery pack run. Plus I had the unused fully charged 5.2 amp in the car too.
My vertical edges were straighter. I trialled Trail Blazer 2.7 instead of the usual 2.4 Trailer Blazer. Both were good, but I'm sticking to the 2.7.
I wound the cord on backwards for anti clockwise rotation and never had a bump feed issue in eco mode or zero line weld and only one incidence of line breakage as mentioned. It bump feeds so easy now with reverse winding of cord even with the 2.7 cord and utilising anti clockwise rotation like straight shaft petrol units.
This job has a Motel opposite and houses so I can't start till 9.00am and on hot days that's been a pain for the last 7 years. Today I started at 8.00am with the silent whipper, Bloodly magic and got home earlier and not as much buggered and needing a nap at home afterwards as in the past.
This little whipper has won me today big time, regardless of stuff I've posted during the week. it gets better after getting used to it on varied jobs and tinkering with line, reverse winding, handle position and understanding noise does not equal power.
My health app says I walked 7.6km and 14,755 steps.
Would I recommend one to get one - YES, absolutely and now, it cost me $360 for the skin, bargain. Its the Kevin Barlett of Football after today's big work out. The End.