Interesting tools, equipment, toys and high voltage. Random things that I find interesting enough to share and some DIY - how to things that might be helpful to people when figuring stuff out.
Could you please make a video on how to add/replace the gear oil on the CRZ428? I bought the gear oil on amazon and ive seen the recommendation online and in the manual to do it after so many hours, and ive definitely used my mower more hours than that. I am scared and puzzled by complex mechanical parts, i cannot fathom where or how to put the oil.
I have the CSX5000. Really disappointed. Overheats batteries and overheats the motor. It's OK if cutting up small diameter logs, but cutting 18" logs repeatedly and the batteries (10ah) overheat and start flashing red after a couple of cuts. They need to have a fan built in to cool motor and battery.
@NaughtyGoatFarm bummer... I just ordered a 10ah battery to see if that would solve the overheating with the 8 and 12 ah battery. The gen 3 10 is supposed to be able to handle more current.
@@reusefull I just got a brand new 10ah battery under warranty as the chainsaw killed it with overheating. Honestly that battery only had maybe 50 cycles on it with a line trimmer and blower, and the chainsaw killed it after about 3 cycles. Was it coincidence or did the chainsaw kill it? The new 10ah battery is acting the same way, overheats before it is flat, so I am not holding out much hope for it. I have ordered a 28ah backpack battery (BAX1500) so will see how that holds up. I figure if the draw is spread over more cells then perhaps there will be less chance of overheating the battery. I still think the batteries need internal fans.
@NaughtyGoatFarm I am very curious to see if the backpack holds up. I know with the Greenworks chainsaw, the battery capacity made a large difference in performance and overheating from 4 to 5 to 8 ah, but I haven't noticed that difference with the Ego between the 8 and 12ah. Hopefully Ego comes out with a pouch cell battery soon, and that will maybe solve the problems with the current lineup.
Hey Reusefull! Enjoying my CRZ428 from Costco and I mowed my lawn last week and did the exact same thing after I was done mowing with washing the deck out. The quick connect piece that comes with the mower is a nice feature. Also at first I did not press hard enough into the slot and nothing came out for water, tired again and it worked. Cannot really see under the mower too well without the front bring raised up. Do you own a two wheel front lift to raise the casters up off the ground to take the blades off? I got one and haven't tried it yet (haven't had time since last wednesday since I got mine). Also one issue I was dealing with mowing is the blades like to shut off when you go on pavement for a few second then you have to restart the blades everytime or if you run into a big object that shuts the blades off. Guess I have to keep the mower on the grass to stay on. My mower comes with a big LCD screen for the controls for my model, its pretty nice compared to the little screen on yours, which I think yours is an older model. Also BTW I don't know if you looked on the Greenworks site, but they just came out with a 54 inch 80 volt mower now. Also I just bought one of the 80 volt e-bikes as well, the 20 inch fat tire utility bike, excited to try that out. Also I am going to be getting in the future, a snow plow to put on the front of the mowe before winter hits, I might appreciate a video on how to take off the 42 inch deck to avoid the deck rusting in the winter time and to make the mower lighter for manuvering around. Anyway thanks for the video!
@Finger112 I haven't gone over pavement with the blades spinning, but they seem to continue to run over gravel and dirt... maybe that's a feature of the newer model. I live on somewhat of a moonscape, so I can't really use anything wider than a 42 without scalping. A 32 would be better, but this seems to work well enough. I have a jack with 2 rubber pads about a foot long that lifts 1500lbs or something like that. I used that to check the blades and tighten them when I bought it (used with 11 hrs), but my last mower was a 42" commercial zero turn and I would just sling it and pick the whole thing up with my tractor when I had to mess with the carb so it was a better working height. On my mower, it looks like I would have to unplug the deck and leave the electrical connections exposed on both the deck and the zero turn... I would be very hesitant about doing that for the winter, at least not without coming up with some way to keep the plugs safe and dry. I saw the big discount on the ebikes and I was very tempted because I have many batteries, but I already have 3 ebikes and one is a mid drive and it just really kicks ass, so I couldn't really justify the purchase, but it was the best price I've seen yet.
@@reusefull Yeah! I should probably have held off on buying an e-bike since I bought the riding mower recently, but the sale yesterday was the best for the e-bike prices I saw on Greenworks or anywhere, so now I bought one (and I get loyalty points through the site for more gift cards). For the blades shutting off, that is something I need more experience with (since I only did one mow so far) to avoid the blades shutting off, it might be exclusive to the newer version I have now. About removing the deck, how about putting on some black electrical tape on the ends (or tape them to the ceiling)? Would be nice if there was some kind of plastic cover to put on them. The Deck part is the same between us, so if you're willing to show in a video how to do it correctly to remove it (I can't find any video online of someone doing this on the 42 inch mower) Just an idea I had... Also the snow plow blade I was interested in getting is this one: ohiosteel.com/product-category/snow-blades/sp4a-ohio-steel-48-ztr-snow-blade/ (its avaliable on Amazon) and I was told by Greenworks Support, it will fit onto the caster bars of the front wheels between the LED light frame assembly and the Casters without modifications I believe. Oh and I will have 32 80 volt batteries now (I own one tool in every category for the 80 volt line now except for the Canadian 80 Volt Greenworks Wheelbarrow).
@jeremymontgomery9354 Just to be clear though, that's the rating of how much current can pass through the switch when it's closed, it's not designed to make or break load like a circuit breaker.
I used the 80v in my Vista 82v garden devices. Only difference is the slot at the side and the hole at the back. I just used a small router bit to make a bigger slot and put an extra hole in the back of the battery. All worked perfectly no problem, and charged fine. It's been 3-4 years now since I was unable to get any 82v Victa batteries and the 80v has worked fine. I got the 80v batteries from Costco.
Of course, if you convert the chainsaw to a different bar that is significantly longer than 50 cm, use a larger chain pitch and torture the chainsaw with pressure through the log when sawing, then I can overheat the battery with any cordless chainsaw. Simply make another video with the original bar and chain and then let the chainsaw work under its own weight. Then the battery will not overheat.
@soellnermotorgeraete I hear what you're saying and I have made other videos with different attempts to get more cuts before the battery overheats. I have tested many cordless chainsaws. The CSX5000 just pulls more power than the battery can continuously supply. It's a great saw, but it's ahead of the battery. The CS2000 and the Greenworks 20" models don't have this problem, even running a 24 inch bar and chain on a torture test.
You are correct about the odd number of drive links being 69. I couldn't find any on Amazon. So my question is; is there enough adjustment for a 70 drive link chain to be used; which seems to be more readily available?
@reusefull what do you think about the physical size of the bar of the 2000 accounting for the odd number of drive links,? The bar seems awfully narrow top to bottom. If the 2000 was fitted with a 'regular' profile bar; like the 20" Husqvarna bar you purchased for your CSX5000; do you think the 2000 then would take a more conventional number of links; like 70, or72?
@John-cj3ve Maybe. The other 20 inch cordless saws are .325 instead of 3/8, so it's hard to make the comparison, but they all seem to use a "normal" number of 78dl on their 20 inch bars. If you can get a normal profile bar on though, it makes sense that it would take a little more length. (Watch it be 71🤦♂️😂)
