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Tried a $250 battery powered pole saw against my old gas Stihl for a week of storm cleanup. The gas one won, hands down.
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sagesingh5mo ago
Ever notice how everything feels like it's built to be replaced now, not fixed? My dad's old lawnmower from the 80s still starts on the first pull, but my new microwave has a digital panel that went blank after two years. We trade raw power and simple fixes for a quieter, lighter machine that just becomes junk when its one fancy part fails.
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the_pat6mo ago
Yeah, you can't beat that gas power for real work. Borrowed my neighbor's fancy battery saw for some overgrown limbs last fall. It was fine for a few small branches, then just quit when the battery got low. My old gas saw? It just runs all day, even when it's chewing through wet, heavy wood. Sometimes the old tools are still the right tools.
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karenm496mo ago
It's like how my old truck just starts every morning, but my daughter's car needs a software update to unlock the doors. We keep adding layers of tech that can fail. Simple, reliable things are getting harder to find.
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