Husqvarna's "GOING GREEN" Obsession Leaves 2,000 Unemployed Causing Parts Shortages!!
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Really environmentally friendly of them to cause a parts shortage which forces people to dispose of perfectly fixable mowers.
And why would you buy a 'green' husky now?.. they screwed up at the wrong time.
@@mustangracer5124 I'm not buying any "green" tools, whatever they are. Its just a word that means unreliable and expensive while stroking the shafts of doomsday screechers. Pass.
Thats the whole point.
Be a good opportunity to manufacture them yourself because there is a market for that part.
I can promise that they don't care about that. You stay a loyal customer for years and then they just abandon you. I will keep that in mind when I need more equipment going forward.
Just the usual race to the bottom
Husky is on our do not buy list. Thanks Chicky!
yep they are done like a beer company we know
Husky & Husqvarna are 2 different companies.
@@Homer19521how do you breathe without a reminder?
That'll sure help out with the jobs, Bubba. #ignorance
@@Monza62000 not quite
This is happening to us in the UK too. Buy something else, do a bud light on them
Is there a husky plant here in the UK?
Thanks for the story. All Americans need to know which companies are letting them down
Problem is ESG is making all of them woke battery sucking prostitutes.
ALL companies are letting us down and have for many decades, this is nothing new. Capitalism without restraint is the cause.
They actually are diverting to electric because brigss and stratton (a US company) cancelled a supply contract with husavarna. This is a US generated problem, not husqvarna.
122,000 acres for a lithium mine? Dear Lord. I remember growing up in the 60's and 70's, when they thought strip-mining a hillside for coal was the most evil thing in the world. But it looks like they found an even worse and more destructive way to make money.
Exactly, the Hypocrisy is deafening!
lithium is on its way out too dangerous it is too nasty to make them it is too nasty to mine it is too nasty to repair and to expensive for all of it...
I agree. Coal is bad according to the greenies, but giant lithium mines are okay? LoL
but but but the environment!!!🙄🙄😏😏
I’m glad I run Echo and Stihl. Echo in my opinion is better.
Wow unbelievable.... they can stick going green
Time to Bud Lite them too.
Yes. How green is it getting parts from Brazil? That's rubbish. They just want to look good on the face of it, on the pretext of saving the world.
The damage to nature and environment that politicians, bureaucrats & (large) businesses are willing to do in the name of going "green" is just appalling 🤔And to me it looks like mot of them don't want to realise the damage that is being done.. all they care about is going green at any cost!
Here in Norway the politicians been destroying untouched nature in our mountains to put up wind-turbine powerplants and relative wide roads to put them up and service them.. they call them wind parks or wind farms... but in reality they are industrial estates..
@@bbrut3332 stupid and homophobic. That's a real winning combo.
I am living about a mile from Husqvarna main office and factory here in Sweden. You´ve got it right girl, it´s only green that matters. It´s only robot mowers they do now and hand held tools are battery. But when it comes to the factory it saw the light of day 1528, stared up as a mill. Gun manufactoring from 1620-1876. From 1877-1945 they made almost everything from hunting rifles, bikes, sewing machines stows etc. From 1945 after WW2 era they started microwave oven from accident to household essential. A fortunate melting. The history of the microwave oven began completely by accident in 1945. Chain saws 1959. Husqvarna introduces its first motorized lawnmower for commercial use in 1947. Enjoy the history..
I only like the chainsaw and motorcycles products, husqavarna gas saws and battery powered chainsaw
Husqvarna makes good product! I’ve got a mower about a year old and love it. It’s a B & S engine, but the body is Husqy and is very nimble and comfortable.
Who owns it now?
I bought one of their 3k riding mowers and it turned out to be a piece of junk, and the support location in my area wasn't much better, a bad experience all around. I finally bought a "Bad Boy" zero turn and it's the best riding mower ever and the company is awesome.
We going to use David Bradley
Tell your buddy Klaus Schwab to keep his agenda out of the United States.
Fewer people have lawns. Lawns cost a lot to maintain. They use huge amounts of water and fertilizer. I got rid of my lawn in 1997, and replaced it with native plant landscaping. Once established, you can shut off the water to most of the plants. Easier to maintain, cheaper, and looks nicer in my opinion. Your mileage may vary.
Back in 1999 Husqvarna received $2 Million in TIF money from the State of Nebraska for their facility in Beatrice Nebraska. It was a 12 year incentive. And guess what, after the 12 years were up they closed the facility, almost 400 people lost their jobs.
it's almost like bribing businesses to come to town only lasts as long as the bribes.
Coincidentally that’s Walmarts business model. They’ve never paid full property taxes ever. Just saying
@@kenbrown2808 Truth! That's exactly what it's like.
@@blaws6684 they very rarely pay 100% of their labor costs, either. most of their employees are paid so little they are still eligible for welfare programs. AND there is usually a net loss in total jobs when Walmart comes to town. but the Walton kids are three of the top ten wealthiest individuals in the US.
@@kenbrown2808check out a little book The Strip-mining of America. It chronicles the death of small town USA at the hands of Walmart.
I love that you just give us the unvarnished truth about what's going on. I don't own any Husque equipment, and now, I never will.
I used to have a good opinion of Husqvarna. Suddenly, I don't feel the same.
I tell people not to buy it
I think China will come out with a better product and parts soon
Husqvarna use to be just as good as Stihl now Husqvarna went completely to shit I'll never buy another Husqvarna equipment of any kind again
@@philliphall5198
Hahaha you used “China” and “better” in the same sentence!
@cliffordsquire2333 Husqvarna is much better than Stihl actually...
I went to purchase a cheap gas mower from a large, well-known home improvement center. They only had one left, the floor model, and it was missing the kill cable. I asked if they'd sell it at a discount to me, they said "No way!". I then offered to pay full price and they still wouldn't do it because it was missing a safety device (of course).
I ended up pulling a discarded mower out of a dumpster and replacing the gasket between the carb and the cylinder head and it started and ran. Not ideal, but it serves my needs.
I've given up on this new stuff.
Thank you for letting us know about this manufacture I’m crossing them off my list for any and every product they make
Maybe it's time for a class action suit to get these companies to support parts for repairs.
Legally, they only have to make parts available during the warranty period , and I believe, they can be aftermarket parts at that.
Just hoping china will supply parts since our communist government regime hates Us and America families 😮
"The PEOPLE vs Fux-qvarna Inc."
It's a World of disposable power equipment ... paying someone big bucks to repair this stuff ain't worth it.
Good going, America! Buyden's ruling class has screwed both ends of the supply chain so China can get injected
They can keep their Mattel Mowers. I’ve got work to do
I'm sure they're concerned...
RIGHT!!!! LOL!😂
@@toberman3914they will be when a few million of “ me” tell them where they can shove their batteries
i thought they were fisher-price. HA! 😂
Right on
I worked for the largest outdoor power tool distributor in the US back in the 70’s. We were the distributor for Merry Tiller, McCulloch chainsaws, Weed Eater , Snapper mowers and many other brands. We were also a distributor for Jacobsen Turf mowers, Cushman Turf trucksters , Hickendorn mowers, Myers’s turf sprayers and the list goes on and on. We covered five states with the turf division, I worked there almost 15 years when I graduated High School in 1973. I saw a lot of change in the 15 years I worked in this business so you should expect a lot more in the next 15. As much as people want things to stay the same they always change. Each time I changed jobs I always bettered myself and benefited my family. I’m retired now so I know how frustrating it can be when things change rapidly, you must keep learning and expanding if you want to stay in business. Best of luck. 😊
This right here. The only thing that never changes is………change. Some people don’t seem to get it through their skull that absolutely nothing remains the same just cause you want it to. You are a wise person.
By the way in the early 90’s the company went out of business. They lost Snapper, Merry Tiller, McCulloch and the Jacobsen Turf division. I left in 1988 so I dodged a layoff. They were doing over 50 million a year when I left but the pay was so low I couldn’t could afford to work there anymore. The company was Porter Brothers in Shelby N.C..
Swisher in Warrensburg, MO is still proudly making MADE IN THE USA tow behind finish cut and rough cut mowers and walk behind rough cut mowers. And parts are in stock for all Swisher Brand mowers produced back into the 1990's... Mowers, Tornado/Storm Shelters, ATV/UTV accessories/spreaders and more. All Made in Missouri! Swisher is NOT going anywhere and is in business and growing. Thanks for talking about the current shifts in manufacturing and power sources that are very short sighted and are going to close more American factories..... Great work Chickanic!!!
My father did small engine repair as a side job from his basement garage. He did a brisk business bypassing those pesky safety features when they first appeared. A professional today can't do that due to legal risks. He also had stacks of string trimmers people left when the part was more expensive than a new trimmer saying he could keep the unit for parts. Problem was they all needed the same part.
I bet your pops and mine would have got along pretty good cause he would the same thing, (bypass problematic silly safety gadgets)! Dad passed away in 94 but his legacy Still lives on, Cause just about every yard care apparatus I get/own gets de-safety-ized, (When the warranty runs out, anyway).....
I have 2 of the Husq's, one is rear wheel drive, the other all wheel drive. I had to MAKE one of those cables. Us old guys who used to ride dirt bikes learned early on how to make those cables (throttle, clutch, and brakes), AND make an adjuster for it (to dial it in, length wise). If there's a demand for them, maybe some of us old retired guys with the means could start making a few of those things.
That’s the problem with many repair shops they are use to ordering the parts when a cable is something they can make themselves. Just have to tell the customer you have to fabricate the part because the factory doesn’t make the part. I’m sure they wouldn’t mind it if it means they get their mower back and not watch it sit in a shop collecting dust.
Making cables is easy and suppliers like Barnett, Venhill and Flanders sell all the parts one might need (their specialty is motorcycles which use many Bowden style cables).
Amen!!!
Go for it! Show the youngsters how it's done!
I'm a retired auto mechanic and lifelong motorcycle rider. I've been fabricating parts all my life.
The current parts shortage clusterfuck is due to Husky converting their parts facility to become fully autonomous. However, a fault with the operating system they chose is that if one part is missing from your order (be it backordered or misplaced) will halt the shipment of the entire rather than just shipping it as is like before. I heard this indirectly from our sales rep as my family is a Husqvarna Crown Dealer of over 35 years, just another in a series of mistakes they've made for 20 years but still a better company to deal with most others.
Wow that's unreal. I live 15 minutes from that plant, and I didn't know anything about it. Its sad, people are already catching he k with everything else.
It's not for everyone, but I took off all the crap extra stuff from my Honda push mower years ago. I installed a simple toggle kill switch onto the engine shroud. The mower isn't self propelled. It works just like all older mowers did for years. Just choke it start and mow. No hassles and no failures for several years now. I am hoping it lasts as long as I do.
Hey that's pretty much just the way they sold them back in the '70's .. that is before all the lawsuits and stupid people came along 😅👍
I use my 30+ year old lawn boy. None of that stuff on it and still running fine.
it's to " protect the children" . my view if a kid sticks his hand into a running mower he desrves what happens. and F the parents. if they got kids around don't leave it running and walk away.
The greening of the world is going to create record unemployment.
thats the idea "you'll own noting and be happy" how eles do you think that will be achieved?
@@theguru18 Exactly when are people going to wake up and see these big corporations are puppets to the powers that be
Unemployment will lead to death and a lower population just the way they want it. Remember little billy gates speech and I think heels up Harris just had a slip where she revealed it too
And record suffering.
And starvation and darkness
A few years ago, I was talking to my son on the phone. For some reason I was talking about my chainsaw, a Husky 257. I kept saying “Husk-a-varna” (3 syllables), same as Chickanic in this video. He said “Dad, it’s pronounced ‘Husk-varna’(2 syllables). I asked him why he thinks he knows how to properly pronounce it. He said he was standing in Husqvarna, Sweden, at the moment, and had a good idea how it is pronounced. Oops, I guess lost that argument.😊
I always thought Huskvarna was a foreign company.🤔
It was so much easier when I started mowing lawns you just pushed the peace of spring steel onto the top of the spark plug and held it there until the engine died ofcourse you had to be smart enough to keep your hands and feet out from under the mower deck. Love your videos you provide real information thank you. MLR
You can pay someone to mow for those prices and not have to come up with the money all at once or maintain anything.
Paying someone might be cheaper in the long run.
If those same people can't get parts either. Then who will mow the grass?
And a lot of cheap labor coming in from border also with pockets full of dope
@@philliphall5198 They can use that dope profit to pay thieves to steal parts for their lawnmowers and leaf blowers (without mufflers). 😮
Till their mower breaks and they can't get parts !!!!
I'm a massive Husqvarna fan, nearly all my chainsaws are Husqvarna. But I'm finding it hard in England to find some parts and they're often back ordered for months.
Seems like Husqvarna doesn't want customers anymore!
I like Huskies too but they have always been my 2nd choice. Stihls are a little better in quality. But more expensive and available in larger more powerful sizes. But probably not worth the extra expense with just occasional use. In the UK the tiny trees there do not require powerful saws.
Wow! This is nuts. Thanks for posting!
I have the robot mowers. Since I got them last year, there were 2 local dealers, and 1 regional dealer (60 miles away). Now both local dealers are no longer certified, so if I need to have work done on them I need to drive them an hour away.
I have a 45 year old toro push mower. About 10 years ago the deck was failing and I found one like it at a garage sale with a dead motor for $10. Two years ago my engine gave out so I found a good replacement engine for $25. Works like new.
Just like in the grandfathers axe story…I love my 45 year old Toro.
I'm almost ready to buy a used mower just for extra parts, it's a lot cheaper
Right there with you, my Toro is 33 and on it's second engine. Repowered it after disappointment with the way Honda mowers discharge.
A couple years ago, the handle on my '90s Ariens push mower broke. I found someone selling a non-working one for parts. Problem solved! But I screwed up by not keeping more parts off of it before pitching it. This year, the cable that runs the drive wheels broke. Cable is discontinued and none available. One was on the mower I pitched. :(
Still using my 1986 Honda mower with aluminum deck. Plugs, filters and blades were all needed.
Let's make Husqvarna the next Bud Light. 😬
I am glad my AWD unit from 2014 still works. I don't use it very much at all anymore(not for a few years), but when I do, I want it to work! 🤠👍
Glad I discovered your channel ! Fantastic information. Thank you
I replaced my cable with a 1/16 in bulk cable from home depo. I used a couple of 1/4-20 bolts and nuts and now my cable is adjustable and cost $1 to replace. 10:08 ❤
If Husqvarna isn't supplying repair parts for their equipment, perhaps they should buy back all that equipment at the retail purchase price so customers could buy elsewhere.
Or, maybe it's an opportunity for someone to start a business making compatible parts?
Husqvarna's need to the next Bud Light !!
Scored a whole fleet of Huskies from a local dealer getting away from selling them for 40% off. Got a 580BTS backpack blower, 535LS trimmer, and a 455 Rancher saw all for a little over $1000.
I can relate to the parts availability issue. I purchased a Poulan chainsaw and it immediately had a failure of the flywheel key. over 10 months in the service center waiting for a backordered flywheel kit. Finally, they decided to replace the saw. Imagine a brand new saw, and parts not being produced.
Exactly!
I had a Homelite saw I threw away for the same reason.
Husqvarna and Poulan are both part of the AYP group.
For a simple flywheel key?
@@benztech2262 I didn't get the part number but was led to believe it was a flywheel kit. The part was finally deemed unobtainable. They approved replacing the saw.
Sadly, the fact is...corporations don't care about you, or I, losing our jobs. No big deal. All they are focused on is profit, and whatever it takes to make that happen.
WOW I had no idea Husqvarna was getting out of the push mower bussiness. I have recently relocated my bussiness. Honda is also pulling out in September this year I hope I can hang on long enough to retire.
Thanks for the news on Husqvarna as I had not heard of that mess! I had one of their chainsaws on my wish list, but not now! Also, I have that same exact mower as shown on your video. Had mine for 9 years now but will have to take better care of my kill cable.
Bre, I work part time at a small Husqvarna dealership in South Carolina. I'm about 125 miles from the parts warehouse and have enjoyed next day parts from Husqvarna until several months ago. They combined warehouses and have automated their Pick system to eliminate most of the human interaction of pulling parts off the shelf. I made an order on May 25th 2023 and received that order on July, 10th. That included 3 follow up calls to customer service. It's been a PITA getting parts that are in stock and ready to ship. Don't get me started on back order parts.
That kind of customer service is disgraceful. I don't know how the repair shops will be able to stay in business.
@@margaretbedwell3211 They don't want the repair shops to be in business as they repair gas powered machines! Gas powered machines bad! Just wait, all those battery powered machines will be replaced with newer models and the batteries will change and then you won't be able to get replacement batteries, and the cycle repeats itself over and over $$$
Don't ya just love modernization?
@@rickeycole9563 Been happening for a hundred years in production areas
I could even accept the automation process If it kept jobs from going overseas, (as in China or just about Any part of Indochina)! I bet most folks couldn't even imagine How many family members and friends I alone had Working at the Zenith plant in Springfield Mo!
@@Godflesh88v2
Glad I use Echo. I enjoy going out mowing. A little extra exercise never hurt anyone. No way I’ll go electric.
I feel similarily, but I love my Ridgid 1/2 in battery impact gun. it keeps bustin whatever lug nuts I throw at it.
I like to say no way for me either, but one day we all will when gas is so scarce you'd kill for some. But I have lots of old school gas power equipment that I'll use until the last drop of gasoline
I like my electric motor. No pulling the cord nor worry about the oil.
I have a Sears Craftsman push mower I bought in 2010 with a Briggs and Stratton Platinum engine and it's not only not used hardly any oil in 10 years but it starts up with a super easy pull on the cord first in in the spring with only one or two pulls. So hold my beer Mr. electric greenie. Too bad it won't last me forever but it should last a good bit more.@@progKansas
Generally agree - I use electric for edger/weedeaters/blower - cause seemed like every time I bought gas it broke within 2 weeks. Push mowers and riding mowers are still gas though.
Awesome - I have a Husqvarna lawnmower and snowblower. Both have several years on them.
Sounds like I better keep my Husqy stuff in good order. I've needed a upper chute for my riding mower's leaf collection system for months now. Suppose to have it, finally, this week. I have a Husqvarna walk behind mower for my 2nd property and that thing is a BEAST. Bought it used for $80!
I feel bad for all the people who lost their jobs.
Notice it’s all in republican areas. Failed right wing policies.
Most of these people voted for it. I can tell you in Orangeburg they did.
Yea, I was recently in the market for a zero turn mower. I checked em all out, even Husqvarna, but because of this greeen BS, I said NOPE and bought a KUBOTA!!!
@@QuantumRift
Poor snowflake, you’re afraid of green?
@@QuantumRift
I bet you’re also afraid of rainbows? Afraid of woke?
Sounds like there is a solid market to figure out alternate solutions and creative fixes for some of those parts. Super bummer for the lost jobs and poor comms from a company.
Yeah, this is really just a convenience issue & for folks who want to go OEM only. Even if other manufacturers cables won't work, I know with bikes, they sell brake & shift cables of all different sizes, and you can even buy the cable in bulk and with (not too) special tools, cut and make your own. 3-D printer whiz kids should be able to make the ends that either clam-shell, or allow the cable to slot in and capture the jacket. In fact, with this much parts unavailability, I'd be surprised if this wasn't already solved in the DIY/maker-space.
Thanks for the information.
Thank you for your effort...I bought a sears lawn mower about 7years ago and this was a replacement for another that was about 20 years old..
The chassis body was stamped sheet metal and verythin unlike the old one. Even though I made the effort to remove the moist grass clipping after each use..it rotted out. I was luck to to replace it with another which I found being throw out!
Th Briggs and Stratton engine has held up well and just change the oil...havent changed the spark plug yet and I live in Florida.
I too had triuble wit the cable but rigged it to work.
My neighbor got an electric mower and claims to be pleased with it.
Ill stick with this one and hoping it lasts another ten years before the oil runs out
Crazy times we are living in! 🤦🤦♂🤦♀
Hello, I am a viewer of your TH-cam channel. I myself am a gardener in Belgium. i have a machine stihl km 90R combi. (we have this and the 131R but the 90R is my favorite device) the device no longer works. I thought it might be a fun video idea if I send it to you on the other side of the world and you fix it and send it back... Greetings Benny
I sent you on messenger
Our neighbor went to all battery for her small lawn, mower, blower, and trimmer. After everything breaking and losing a full charge after several months, she replaced everything and tried again with another battery yard tools brand name. Two years later, she went back to gas with everything and has been happy ever sense.
I've owned all my Husqvarna equipment for over ten years. Never had a single issue in all that time. However now I might just try out Echo in the future. I've owned Stihl in the past which gave me nothing but carb issues. But my neighbors own Echo and they seem to be generally happy with there reliability.
I had a Husqvarna chainsaw back in the 80s. Best saw that I ever had. Bought one new a few years ago and never could get it tonrun right. Have friend that had the same situation. No more anything of this brand for me. Thanks for the video.
The three hundred series are pro gear, the 400 series, well you might as well buy the Poulan version and save the money.
The news about Husq is disappointing. My Dad gifted me a Husqvarna push mower 30 years ago when I bought my first house. It's been used weekly since then..I remember Dad every time I use it. Now I have to add Husqvarna to the list of Corporates that have stupid management. Carhart recently (in 2022) fired hundreds of workers for not getting the jab....in 2022!! So they are now also on my "don't buy" list. Ugh!! Insanity prevails.
I’m going to boycott Carhart FOREVER!!!! I’ve written a notice on the front pockets of all of my older Carhart clothes that states I’m wearing the old Carhart clothes out and never buying new Carhart anything ever again!!!!
Any company that makes the Jab a condition of my employment can KMA forever! My body is my choice; not anyone else’s choice!!!!!!!!
I gave up trying to order oem parts a year ago. I stock 2 different cables. Sometimes I have to drill a new hole. Sometimes I switch out the top 1/2 of the handle to make them work.
Great video.........I have a Husq snowblower. Reliable, but it bogs down in wet snow. Cheap aluminum where it should be steel. I removed the valve cover to check the plug and the bolts snapped off in my wrench. No more.
I grew up in Macon, Georgia, and now live in Virginia. Was interesting to see Frank Malloy still doing the news. Shame about Husqvarna. This "green environment " crap is destroying companies. Toyota is caving into this nonsense as well. Great video!
@@patrickfaricy5741
Amen brother
It was strange to see Frank in her video lol.
@@brandond0880
Brought back memories 🙂
@@patrickfaricy5741 Boomer logic - Turbo diesels are the most reliable engines ever. Also, don't buy a gas engine with a turbo, they're unreliable! LOL
@@patrickfaricy5741I believe he was being sarcastic, but he doesn't understand the issues with gasonline engines vs diesel which thrive with turbos
So Basicly a Manufactured Shortage...Thanks Bre
I remember as a kid growing up in the 70s Husky made a kickass Enduro motorcycle that we were all drooling over. what a fall.
Looks like I'll keep old Smokey alive. My craftsman 30 year old mower is great. Never fails to start.
You might check a bicycle shop for those cables. They fabricate cables to fit various bicycle needs. I was looking for a throttle cable for an old car, and they were able to make one for me. The only issue is the end pieces that fit the handle and throttle . Possible the old pieces can be soldered to the new cables.
That would take creative thought. Its lacking here.
That's along the lines of what I was thinking as well - There could be a cottage industry around making some of these parts too, since 3-D metal and plastic printing machines are within reach of a lot of consumers now.
When I worked as a bicycle mechanic we made custom length cables all the time. Making the crimped end with the dog leg in it isn't that difficult.
The crimped end you make is what ?, a fixture attached ? because if it's a solid wire then that method of using the Z crimp pliers won't work on such a large hole on the control throttle body or at the Control throttle plate on the motor
@@scorpnz4433You make a mold that's identical in size to the original end. Melt down some wheel weights and pour the lead over your z bend.
@@scorpnz4433 These cables are all multi-strand. You find some tubing of the same size and length used by the factory, run your cable into the tubing, crimp the end and/or solder and make your dog leg with a tubing bender. Done.
@@ronaldburgess2884 You get a "Rotary" catalog. They are listed as repair ends. Hardware store has various sized small cable, to fit inside housing.
There is no way I am giving up my two Husqvarna's! The first is one 15-year-old FWD 21' 6.5Hp and the other is a 9-year-old AWD 21" 7.5Hp. I had to purchase an AWD to cut my backyard 30-degree grade grass. As for cable issues, I'd manufacture my own using the old ends with marine-grade cables.
Yah. Last year I needed a wheel bearing and adjuster and it was on back order and couldn’t get just the bearing. But after closer investigation I found the unlisted part number and pressed in 2 new wheel bearing and made it work. Earlier this year I was looking for a blade control cable for a 2011 weedeater mower made by Husqvarna. Ended up with aftermarket cable from the big jungle online retailer.
So that's where our rain went! This was the driest July I have seen in my 20 years of record keeping!
Echo is indeed so cute!
Livin my best La Vida Loca here in south eastern Arizona
"Going green" is the worst thing one could do to the environment.
Exactly why the "greens" are pushing this crap. The "greens" want all life eliminated from the planet.
Absolutely. We are being played.
Long term, no. We can't keep digging stuff out the ground and burning it
@@user-sf7kl9uh7k where does the battery resources come from and what you do with the battery after it fails/ end of service?
@@waleed8530 Recycle them, the facilities to do this are being developed and improved all the time. Lithium batteries aren't the final technology, they'll be new battery technology, I'm sure uterlizing abundant materials. The end of the oil age is in sight, along with all the death and destruction it has brought and continues to bring.
It’s beautiful that the execs. from elite universities that force these ESG type ideas on companies give their salaries and bonuses to the workers!
I hope they continue to make their Titanium Force trimmer line. Probably will since the electrics can use it just as well as gas powered. But yeah, their trimmer line last me far longer than any other I've ever tried. Now I can go a month when I used to have to change out my line every time I did my lawn.
Yes the lithium burning problem is scary, firefighters are having problems putting it out!! Many times they have to let it burn out!! What happens when it’s in your garage?
I guess your garage burns down with everything in it..all your tools, sports equipment etc. Just hope the garage is not attached to your house. If you have to buy a lithium battery product, maybe by a small shed to keep it in and don't put anything in with it.
It's already happened. Do a youtube search for "car batter burns house down".
I won’t ever buy a Husqvarna product now. Thanks for the update!
Thanks for the heads up on husky. They just made the Do Not Buy From list.
Gal, besides being an amazing mechanic and saving us money, you're knowledge and investigation of the industry is spot on! I am not going to get political. I will leave it at that. So much for my Husqvarna chain saw. Be well, keep up the good work 👏
For me, it’s always best to be mechanically inclined! These companies with their proprietary bs designs and eventual parts scarcity whenever they make stupid decisions on something. To make my equipment last longer if I can’t find parts, I will improvise my own solution, it won’t be messy and will be just as effective! I couldn’t find a kill cable or brake bail part, so I carefully rigged a kill switch with an appliance chord to the engine! Very safe and effective!
I put a zip tie to the spark plug wire and with a gentle pull on it, the engine dies ever time. Not fancy, but it works.
Not everyone has time or the understanding of repairs on any and everything. You might fix a mower, but can you repair a PC? You might fix a PC, but can you repair a TV? You might fix a TV, but can you repair a washing machine? You might ..........
GOOD FOR YOU.. "If the women don't find you handsome, Least they find you HANDY" - Red Green
Personally, I would bypass it and install a kill wire. So, it shuts down like we did "Back in my day". We did not have all that stuff back then.
In the 70s we used to make our own control cables & dip the end in lead to make the attachment point. I'm sure that technique hasn't died... nor the ability to simply bypass such features (accepting the risk, of course).
Had a similar experience with the manufacturer of my Dalmar chain saw going to all electric power equipment over a year ago.
I am 62. I've been around repairing small engine equipment since about 8. My dad was a mechanic who worked on every piece of equipment, except semi-trucks. Several well-known products just up and disappeared.
As a former ( still capable) locksmith, this occurrence was per " norm" . You just have to learn a little metallurgy and shorten, rebranding the cables. To your advantage; adapt and overcome
Great content. Thanks.
no battery mower will be in my barn
Very sad. I’ve been in Lawn Care since 1995. I’ve run everything there is to run. I bought a Husqvarna MZ52LE 10 years ago for personal use and it’s still going strong. It’s a great unit and will probably last me another 10-20 years.
Yikes!!! this supply chain thing should have been worked out by now but is not. I am in the industrial cleaning field and same thing, we can't get floor scrubbers that have 4 cylinder engines due to the electronic controls that the engines need to run. On your side, even if you found another cable to work, as a business owner myself, I would be concerned with putting an non factory kill cable on the mower and someone getting hurt when the engine did not shut down properly. Lawyers love this kind of stuff.
I'm glad my 30 year old mower that I got 24 years ago that was left outside and had a quart of water in the motor still runs flawlessly today.
I believe that this video has saved me time, money, AND frustration because I am going to buy a comparable Stihl chainsaw instead of the Husqvarna saw I had been looking at.
Thank you very much for highly informative and helpful video.
I just bought a kill cable for my awd husk at a mower on Amazon. It fit fine.
Thanks for the info. I have a Husqvarna chainsaw that I'm very happy with and was looking to purchase more of their products. Not now though after hearing about these closings. It's too bad... they make good equipment. I'll be looking at Stihl or Echo for future purchases.
You could have wrote my post for me. I won't buy another one.
Don't forget Toro, they make great equipment too!
You don’t want an American made chainsaw from any company. Stihl and Husqvarna make only entry-level shit saws in the states. Good Husqvarna saws are made in Sweden (don’t buy a Brazilian saw) and better Stihl saws are German. The rest are disposable junk.
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My opinion on Toro is that they like to buy out other brands with wonderful reputations, such as Lawn-Boy, and bleed them dry.
@@alanpettibone Agreed!
I'm never getting a robot mower or vacuum. Mowing the lawn to me is a relaxing part of my week. So is vacuuming the house. Something so zen about making the lines in the lawn. I turn off the self-propel on the mower for most of it and get the extra workout from pushing with the heavier unit. I have the vacuum for the mid-summer dry period and the winter. In winter I have my snow blower and use it even to clear out our cul-de-sac before the plows come because of the feelings I have when completed are so calming. I have an Ego mower, but most of the time I use my 25 year old gas Craftsman. I do everything myself to keep it going for hopefully another 50 years. The Ego is for wife and daughter to use when I'm out of town.
I use a rider but have always found mowing relaxing.. Interesting how much thinking about nothing else for a few hours is good for the soul.
Thanks for the infor, great post take care,
I’m still using my 1980 2-cycle model 7229, 21”; simple easy to use; powerful; great mower. “Green” equates to more complicated and more expensive.
Try a battery powered mower and you'll change your mind. They're so simple to use, and don't need any maintenance. Just pop in a battery and start mowing. For most homeowners they're totally fine.
Complicated? Lol. I've been using the same 60V battery for five years to run my greenworks mower, leaf blower and chainsaw. Rototiller is.cordee, popping a battery in and out is so complicated.
Thanks for the "proud Mama moment". Our pups don't care if the grass is mowed. Time to get goats!
When I was growing up my father purchase a cable kit that included the outer cover, some solid cable and some flex or stranded cable. We made several molds for different ends as the kit came with 2 very common end molds. I have taken many good cables off all kinds of mowers and machines and kept the good ones so when needed I can alter the sheath or cable and cast a new end. Has saved a bunch of money over the years. Just saying. Parts are not going to get plentiful in the next few years so it might be in everyone's interest to scratch your heads and butt to come up with a simple and reliable solution to these ever increasing problems. Love your videos!
Honda is done doing any lawn equipment also, husky has been slow as heck for long time on parts in my area along with quitting parts as soon as they can when a model is phased out.
Those kill handles are safety hazards. In that using for more than 10 minutes cuts off circulation to your fingers due to the springs on it having the strength of rail car springs. I tried to talk my sil out of buying 1 of those mowers but as soon as the salesman mentioned safety, she wallowed that line even though her sons will never touch a mower. I used it for 10 minutes and it took my purple fingers 2 days to recover full use. I told her never again. My new pushmower does not have that and I removed the guard at the blade exit so I could use the mower more effectively. The safety agenda creates more problems than it solves, and also sends a lot more people to the doctors offices for more drugs from big pharma.
we use to use electric tape or a zip tie to keep the handle in place while mowing
They are easy to bypass.
I have always clamped those "kill handles" down so you don't have to hold them down. I used to have a riding mower, and it had a kill switch under the seat. I was constantly having to get off the mower to pick something up, and every time I did, I had to restart the engine. I jumpered the kill switch, and now I don't have to deal with that problem any more.
@@geraldscott4302 same here on the riding mower used a hose clamp around the safety button
I remember as a kid in the 80s mowing the lawn how much more warning stickers progressed over the years to the point of being stupid
(See the internet for the pic of the warning at the gas pump don't stick nozzle in mouth or rectum)
You know the adage ,if there's a warning sticker for it than someone has done it.
I use two 20 something year old Lawnboy 2 cycle mowers and have another 30 units in storge for backup and parts. I'm set for the rest of my life with good mowers.
My Husque lawn mower broke in the same place, and I'm using a small rope and it works find....
LOL! I USED & I retro fitted a bicycle cable... It was a challenge but it worked. Because of liability issues you have to use the required parts. But for me it doesn't matter.
You can buy kits to make your own Bowden cables - kits with the crimp tool, lengths of cable, and the end fittings. Not justified for a home owner, but no problem for a repair shop that probably needs a few kill cables or throttle cables a year.
Sthil USA. Glad I got on the right orange team years ago. Best thing I ever did is sold my Husqvarna Rancher and bought a Stihl MS362 - love that saw. Absolutely, love what you do Chickanic! I worked in a small engine shop that serviced loggers while I was going to high school and college. I competed at the state level for VICA and won a set of Snap On tools! Someday, when I retire, I’m going back to small engines. ❤
Only because you weren't buying the right Husqvarna... Ranchers are homeowners saws. Stihl isn't better....
I mean I would hope a 362 would be better than a Rancher.. it's a 60cc professional saw and double the price. Husqvarna 562XP made in Sweden is it'd competitor. Learn your tool grades....
@@JenkinsMowing86 - buy once, cry once. I know the difference, and I also know that with Stihl you can still buy a consumer-grade product and it will still be quality. That’s not the case with Husky.
@@JenkinsMowing86 - good luck finding parts since they’ve shut down most of their US factories.
@KSTrekker consumer Stihl isn't really worth buying either but I will admit it's higher quality than consumer Husqvarna. But as for commercial Husqvarna I couldn't be happier for the last 10 plus years. I dabble in Stihl too but Echo for the price is really solid stuff...
Glad that I came across this as I was about to buy one of their zero turns. No way that is going to happen now!