I just bought a few acres with thousands of 1 inch diameter "weed" trees on it. Can I run this for several hours a day every day?
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I run my chipper for a few hours at a time. Not sure about how often it will take that kind of use though. Also may need to sharpen the blades with heavy use
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I have had two of these. The first lasted 2 days and it was run for 4 hours each day then it stopped. Amazon replaced the chipper with no trouble. The second chipper is WONDERFUL. I only chip up to 1" trees/branches and this thing is a monster. I have used this for at least 10 days in a row for 4 hours a day. I just sharpened the blades and it is still cutting great.
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I have not used it as a weed puller, that said I will say whatever you put this in the center of, you will definitely chop it up and bring it to the surface quickly, cut through tree roots, so dandelions would not be a challenge.
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I've had mine last me a couple of days, running it after work until bed time. Right now I've been running it every night with some Sweet Dream oil and it still has plenty to go.
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I have about a quarter acre and I use about two spools per season. Not sure of the time that it's being used for but it lasts a while.
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These can certainly run constantly, but that wouldn't be very useful for growing plants. Plants, like the majority of organisms require a day/night cycle for optimal development.
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I don't think you would want to run it 24/7. You have to hook it up to a car battery to run so it wouldn't be very convenient to run it constantly.
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Ben, I suppose you could, but really SuperThrive is designed to go to the roots, so a watering can with 1/4 tsp per gallon is the normal prescription. I have found that 1/2-1 gallon per medium sized plant (or even small tree) does dandy 2 or 3 times a season. I have had it take a tree to triple the size in one season! And, green up some rather puny looking bushes. I made the mistake of using it on some of my in-ground herbs and they have grown out of control! :D
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an hour continuously...this is a great piece of equipment for a small to medium sized fully landscaped property
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I think yes you can, but it might be rather weak by the end of the day. If you use for training in an enclosed yard etc. It would probably work. We use ours for control in an open space (corn fields - 20 to 30 acres) for a couple hours a day. We charge between times. It easily reaches out to 400 yards as advertised. Max power is important to us.
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This a loaded question, it depends on what you are cutting. I started with 4-6 inch weed/grass and it ran about 25 minutes started on setting 4. I then ran for 35 minutes on setting 2. I ran it for 45+ minutes on setting 7. So it all depends on what you are cutting hot thick and high your grass/weeds are. Overall I'm extremely happy with this mower. We cut very wet weeds today no problems. I've cut almost all my yard 1/3 acre. Not a singe drop of gasoline is the best part.
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Yes, it's perfectly ok to let it run 24 hours a day. I've had mine for about a year, and it's always on.
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Yes I think it would work for you ok. Just don't fill it full. 4 gal. Is heavy. Just go with 2 gal. First time and see how that works. Very easy use and well made. I have one acre and it's great.
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You would totally be able to handle it. It's super light and maneuvers well. However, the battery life would probably not hold up to 8000 sq ft. We had a 3000 sq ft lawn (took it out this fall because of the drought in ca) and it would take me two days of charging and mowing to get it done. The battery was just not great. I was able to extend it a little by taking the bag off of the bag and mulching the grass, but it still didn't last for the whole lawn. And yes, the battery sits on top and you just pick it up with the handle. Super easy.
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you can set it to run in a multitude of times everyday so yes it will run the way you want it to every 1-2 hrs per day even a couple of times a day if you want to it is quite selectable in the way it runs,read the part about how you set it so it scheldules itself accordingly
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Sure, if you have very deep pockets. Cheaper and more effective would be to solarize your existing lawn with plastic sheating. This has the advantage of killing off weed seeds as well as the existing vegetation, and it's chemical-free.
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Well as long as you dont have it set up under two trees like i do its not too much work. (I have to scoop out leaves everyday its not covered but i had nowhere else i could put it.) You just need to run the filter a few hours every day and remember to check your chlorine levels.
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yes you can--I have been running mine 24/7 for almost 2 years now. All you have to watch for are power outages and power flickers, it shuts down right away.