@@louisd95714 Thanks for watching! I used the 18v Rigid batteries with a DC/DC buck/boost converter to power a Bike Rave Bike with 12V - I don't know if the dc/dc converter can deliver the current without burning up. We'll see! I just need to do a little bit of rewiring. You KNOW I'll make a video about it (subtle subscribe suggestion haha). I'd love to plug it directly into the mower but I think a 6V differential is too much and I'll kill the factory board.
Love this video! One thing I noticed about this mower is that your choice of footwear becomes way more important with this mower vs a traditional one based on where it throws the grass lol
Totally throws grass right at my feet. Someday I'll try to build a grass catcher for it. I can't find the catcher available anywhere - the prices I saw online were nearly $200 🥴
I have one of these I bought in 2015 for about $250 (which was the markdown clearance price at the time) and it has served me quite well since then for my small tiered urban lawn, I also bought the regular non-powered version as well. I'm rather envious that you were able to get them so cheap.
I'm pretty fortunate in finding them and. There were still some left at the beginning of this season for only $40 cad, I was temped, but I barely have space to store the two I have. The first mow of the 2023 season was May 13th. Late in the 2022 season I modified one of the mowers so it could use Rigid 18.1V battery packs through a step down voltage regulator. Happy to report it works well. I'm sure I have video somewhere of the conversion and initial test that I'll edit someday.
@@spinphoto I was looking for a second one since last fall with no luck. I bought the last one and it didn't come with a safety key, so I just used a 30Amp car fuse in it's place. I'm running it with an 18V Milwaukie battery hooked directly up to it. I took a male electrical spade connector and squashed the round wire side down flat with pliers. One side slides into the mower wire connectors (tight fit) and the other side just slides into the battery slots. My logic was the 30Amp fuse would blow before anything. I'm currently cutting my grass at the 27mm mark, 1inch and every 2-3 days. The mower didn't burn up or the fuse blow but I'm not putting a huge load on it either. If the grass is long I'll cut it with my 80V greenworks first and bag it. My mower didn't come with a bag either and I cannot find one. The reel spins around 50% faster and the machine is louder with the 18V battery.
@@crzfurniturerepair6484 wow! I was worried the higher voltage could fry circuitry in the mower so my setup is 18v ridgid battery to an Amazon battery mount that feeds a voltage converter dropping down to 12v. On the 18v side I rarely see a current draw higher than 10amp. I’ll make a follow up video on my setup soon. I’m using XT60 RC car connectors to wire it all up.
No idea how our local Restore had like a dozen of these new-old-stock mowers. I can't find any Gardena Reel mowers in North America - just garden tools.
That’s a tough one to diagnose. Does it operate properly when manually pushing it? Have you checked the battery connection? Are you able to test the battery/swap battery? Few places to start, hopefully that helps.
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