You’re right about Florida grass being different... tough stuff. I once played a round of golf at Don Shula’s golf club and the play on that grass took some getting used to. I think they said it was Bermudagrass, but I'm not sure. On one hole I skied the ball and it actually “bounced” off the water of a small canal. When I was walking over the bridge I saw why… a large manatee was cruising up the canal that my ball must have hit and bounced off of. Saved me a penalty stroke.
I got the new battery mower home Sunday. I charged up both batteries and decided to try it out before giving it to the father-in-law. The rear-wheel-drive function is pretty cool and you can manually adjust the speed to what you want, but the 2 second delay before it kicks into gear will take a little getting used to. But the mower blades didn’t work. I thought… great now I have to return the damn thing. Decided as a last option to read over the manual. I was doing it wrong, it appears you have to hold down the engage handle before pushing the button to start the mower, and then release it. Will try that out tomorrow evening. I hate when I have to revert to reading manuals... These kind of things should just come naturally to guys.
Ryobi makes an 18V shop vac. I don't think that would work too well but I'm waiting to see if they come out with a 40V. I think a 40V shop vac would be worth getting. I always seem to need a shop vac in places where the power is a long way away. Plus the cord is always a pain in the butt.
