Woman starts rototiller on pavement - GIF

**Elizabeth Greene** · Mar 8, 2023, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by tlnixon

Elizabeth,
Chainsaws can be a pain in the rear. I always thought the perfect deal would be a decent portable generator and good heavy duty electric chainsaw.. Less weight and messing with the engine.

I talked to a tree trimmer that uses a cordless electric saw for limbing and topping. He swears by it. I was shocked by that, but apparently the 40 Volt Lithium jobs are no joke.

**Toolmaker51** · Mar 8, 2023, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene

I talked to a tree trimmer that uses a cordless electric saw for limbing and topping. He swears by it. I was shocked by that, but apparently the 40 Volt Lithium jobs are no joke.

The plus for 40v battery saws and pruners, you're not climbing with a saw running.
Restarting while aloft? Lol, tell us who's your insurance carrier...

**tlnixon** · Jan 27, 2025, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene

I saw a tiktok where someone started a mower with a cordless drill turning the big bolt on the fan. It works and I hole-sawed the fan shroud on my tiller so I can do it with the cover on. It's amazing. The only pull rope I have left is on my chainsaw and I wish it was electric start.

My Dad owned a garage when I was very young. He had an old manual Brake riveter that stood on a stand bolted to the floor.

He also had a 1/3-1/2 hp electric motor mounted to the roveter and kept a long belt to start lawnmowers and garden tractors. In those days there were no recoil starters.

**Toolmaker51** · Mar 4, 2023, 10:45 PM

But you guys know how to operate the machine; look how she pans storefront area beforehand, I believe she was trying to steal it. Also bet it was her motorbike that got thrashed by the tiller. Who shops wearing a helmet?

**JoeVanGeaux** · Mar 5, 2023, 11:34 AM

Ha!, it looks like "The Rise of the Machines" is closer to home than we thought.

**old kodger** · Mar 5, 2023, 02:47 PM

And one more time, "there aint no vaccine for stupid"

**Frank S** · Mar 5, 2023, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by old kodger

And one more time, "there aint no vaccine for stupid"

No but at least there are Darwin awards for the stupidest of them.

**old kodger** · Mar 5, 2023, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Frank S

No but at least there are Darwin awards for the stupidest of them.

Unfortunately not awarded often enough, and in any case the highest of them is posthumous.

**mccwho** · Mar 6, 2023, 09:48 PM

That thing looks like it went after her after she tried to top it from eating the motorbike. It got angry and went after her.
Sort of reminds me of that old B movie Maximum Overdrive. LOL