Recent content by nc10

Can you explain a little more? Not following the connection between thermoset, thermoplastic and ridiculous size and code number.

How well something burns could be an indication that the plastic formulation contained flame retardants, and less about what the base plastic is. I'd expect most plastic parts from cars, appliances and electronics to contain flame retardants. If you are burning pvc. You'll be releasing HCl...

For example, polyethylene is a thermoplastic that can be converted to a thermoset. Polyethylene, LLPE or HDPE, milk jugs, plastic drums, polyethylene pipe is a thermoplastic. Those parts can be dissolved by some solvents, so it's possible to solvent glue (or weld) low temperature...

On the chance you haven't looked at CR, the models that have the highest reliability ratings, and were rated highest by customers in Consumer Reports were Gravely, John Deere, and Bad Boy, Toro was close to those 3. CR seemed quite impressed with the reliability of JD models. Curious...

With apologies to OP, I couldn't agree more. I ended up w 2 mowers while selling one house, buying another. One gas, one electric, an 20" EGO electric bought in 2014. Still going fine, using orig batteries, 10th season. The EGO is the only mower my wife will use, much lighter, much, much...

Rhetorical question, but will answer anyways....The worst offenders that tended to bioaccumulate and had tox issues are no longer produced. Most new halognated flame retardants are polymeric or compounds too large to bioaccumulate, or are reactive compounds that bond with the base polymers...

I purchased a 56V 20" Ego brand push mower an trimmer with 2 batteries in 2014 (at Home Depot then, now sold at Lowes), and a EGO chainsaw 2-3 years later, so I have 3 56V batteries. All still running fine. Despite good reviews, I think the trimmer is terrible, the line feed just doesn't...

But, "they" gave names..... Sry. As others have noted, the 200 hour battery warranty number is a little worrisome. I'd think JD would want to ensure consumer confidence by providing better. I'm not seeing a performance or big operability advantage to drive interest. I guess/assume...

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1995/summary/ And your "scientists" are?

Not sure if you were serious or not, but assuming yes... Scientists detected a "hole" in the ozone layer in the 80's. Not a scam. Relatively quick (for multinational) International agreements (Montreal protocol) were put in place, monitored, and are being updated to limit the use and...

Yeah, even the most optimistic benefits of battery (or hydrogen, etc) powered vehicles and equipment isn't enough on its own. Many other important sources of ghg emisisons to also address. Its certainly possible to screw up the battery supply chain and electrical grid development and not...

Battery power cars are pricey, long trips are a concern, though less for Tesla owners. Maint/Quality of all the new ev's is a concern. Charging costs are a concern, but home charging can be really cheap (<< half of ICE) depending on your utility. EV's are definitely not a scam, though...

Want to be clear, I'm just guessing JD will recommend you leave it plugged in to maintain the charge (and I speculate) not get too cold. Also thinking about how Li battery capacity is affected by cold weather. I'd expect somewhat noticeable power losses in cold weather, not much in the...

Definitely Li battery, but don't see what Li technology they are using listed anywhere. While there is a need/desire for maximum energy density in cars, I don't see that in a mower. I expect JD will use LFP battery technology (or something like that) where there isn't much of a fire or...

I need to replace a shear pin, manual says part 8067-13. The part I can find online is shear pin 8067-10. Any one know if these are interchangeable? This is the shear pin for the PTO universal joint where it connects to a gear box on the mower deck. Thanks