I FINALLY switched! (TORO Revolution Battery Powered Lawn Care Equipment)

[@shivamgandhi5779]

Hi this is Brad with Copper Creek Cuts, a lawn care company in Northeast Florida

[@stellarproductions8888]

Hello Brad! I started my journey into battery powered OPE, with a commercial Milwaukee M18 Fuel 24" hedge trimmer, which works really well, I really quite like it, runs on the 9AH battery, a bit heavy, but gets the job done. A couple months ago, I purchased a commercial Makita 40V straight shaft direct drive string trimmer, which runs on their 4AH batteries, its a really nice machine, got lots of power being a battery unit, and gets the job done, while being far lighter then my gas units!

[@BadWolfPC]

Hey Brad! I'm in the profession working for a large lawncare/detail/landscaping company, we have 9 lawncare vans, 3 detail trucks, and 2 landscape trucks that go out every day. Each lawncare van does 30+ yards every day mon-fri and we tried the commercial battery equipment on one of our vans for a few weeks and it did not work out at all. The batteries just don't last long enough and the infrastructure required to charge enough batteries to make it last all day just didn't work out for us and we have since switched back to echo 3020T trimmers, 2620 edgers and the 770T blowers. Thanks for the awesome videos man!

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Excellent feedback, thank you! I would imagine a large crew would have a MUCH harder time of it than a smaller one.

[@Scott924m]

Have you considered a solar panel to recoup some power for your power station I think one would fit on top of the cage on your trailer . there are some available now that put out a significant amount of energy

[@bradleykornele]

Dewalt needs one of these been saying that for a while good job toro

[@Hillsidelanscapemanagement]

I did a test of the backpack blower at the end of last year before I moved. It worked fine if I did ten zero lot line subdivision homes, however, it didn't last long enough to blow off one of the smaller condominiums that I maintained. The trimmer worked well for what I needed at all locations. I didn't have to use it for any overgrown grass or any large areas

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I don't know what all was involved in the condo you took care of, but I know one of the HOA's I had had a mile stretch of road with two curbs and a sidewalk I had to blow off. It was maybe 15/20 minutes of full throttle blowing while I rode my stander. I would be nervous to try it with battery, but that would be a good experiment!

[@Hillsidelanscapemanagement]

@@CopperCreekCuts that would be close to the condo association I was referring to. It took about half an hour to blow off the place, mostly at 3/4 to full throttle. Two long stretches of blowing off along roadways, plus the parking lot, driveways, patios, etc... With a few spare batteries and a power bank, similar to the set up you have, it could have worked out for a full days with of work but it would have sucked swapping out batteries numerous times. I'm in discussions with another company to try out their new commercial line. They're sending me a camera and some software to mount on the mowers later this summer to collect data. I'll share that in detail when I'm allowed

[@saliston]

Toro is making some interesting moves

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

Tks for sharing. I didn't even know they had these. So cool

[@CopperCreekCuts]

No problem!!

[@jasongardener3425]

Hi Brad, hope your doing well. Interested video, as you maybe aware I'm 90% and love it and so do my clients from their comments, have you found your clients have notice you using battery kit and with the noise reduction, not impacting there day, especially trimming close to house. Because I tend to be at property's for several hours, I have a fast charger with me, so i recharge batteries on the go as one runs down. Toro seem to be putting effort in to developing the tools. 🙂👍

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Hi Jason! :) No noticing yet, but hopefully one day they appreciate it! :) Good idea just plugging into the customer's stuff, I like that!

[@cposwn]

Thanks Brad. Very informative.

[@stevenbest6408]

Good information, and for me, great timing. I'm needing to replace some older equipment and just for convenience, I'd rather go electric. I'm not running a commercial operation so my needs are much less than yours, but this was still useful and informative. Thanks, Brad! Cheers from Texas.

[@lucrom1097]

Good informatie lawn tips grootjed te best friend thans 👍👍😎🎈✅

[@JonsDailyHustle]

I'm excited to see how these hold up long term for you

[@bradleykornele]

I'm all electric but mowers also only in dewalt as do woodworking and can use same batteries

[@RenBobbins]

My 40v Ryobi trimmer will do 1200 feet of really strong trimming on a 4ah battery and only use about 60 percent. I can’t even imagine what 60v on a 10ah battery would be like. 🤯

[@bobbyk6761]

Sucks the charger wont handle charging all of them at 100% output power. Its cool technology to play around with, and for the avg home owner. But I think its more trouble for you as a professional who doesn't have time to be playing around with battery's.

[@davidbaird5985]

I use a few battery pieces. A leaf blower to blow off porch and deck, a battery pole saw I use periodically to do a small bit of pruning, and a small hedge trimmer for in-between touch ups. Both work well for the limited tasks I use them for, but for the mowing, edging, leaf clean up, tree cutting, etc... it is gas all the way. 5 mins to fill a couple containers at the store, and then pour in tank, start engine, run till empty, and repeat. Way to easy to be bothered with charging wait times and limited use cycles. I think battery power has it's place at the table, but it just doesn't fill the table for me.

[@steveschwalbach4070]

Mowers work great if your lawn is small, your grass isn’t too thick and you don’t need to bag….

[@debbietabares5010]

My thought on people switching to battery operated equipment is how are the battery dump place’s going to handle all the battery graveyards.

[@mikenotta7079]

That is an issue looking to be solved. Business opportunity!

[@debbietabares5010]

@@mikenotta7079 but they should have answers before they try to solve the issues.

[@electric6877]

The same way places handle gas powered equipment being dumped after it’s done for

[@djnfungun3588]

Nothing beats Milwaukees warranties though

[@kyleknight8267]

Maybe offer a pollution free service for an additional cost when or if you get a battery powered mower, my RYOBI 6 port 18v charger also only charges one battery at a time

[@bruceslawncarenist9234]

Helpful video I like my battery trimmer blower My worry is how to dispose of batteries when they go bad

[@EdwardGrangerwebdev]

Larger metropolitan areas usually have good recycling programs. Easy to drop them off.

[@muffinhater69]

IMO, backpack battery operated blowers are not a good idea for commercial use just yet. I used a Kobalt 40v for 5-6 lawns a day and it would be dead by the 3rd or 4th yard. Those drain it so fast even though it’s brushless. I love my handheld blower by Makita. It works well for small residential properties and the battery last all day.

[@simpleagain1]

Kobalt is junk from Lowe’s. Makita doesn’t play around and makes some really awesome tools

[@HOOKEM2024]

So is it worth having a battery power over gas power equipment?

[@dkenney3076]

I just recently started a small yardcare buisness i have a toro puch mower, craftsman gas string trimmer, and a off brand blower, and a craftsman riding mower any reccomendations i want a cub cadet zero turn to start for that anything you would reccomend

[@connoripsaro8160]

How long does the trimmer last on a 7.5 or 10 AH battery?

[@doug2278]

Any updates ? Does the batteries for the trimmer last atleast a hr or close to it or no?

[@shawnmcgrath4631]

1yr later are you still using these and how are they holding up?

[@trinchezito1383]

does the blower last the whole day without running out of battery charge?

[@ogkennel8663]

What the name of your portable charger you charge the battery on.

[@E.L.C.]

Johnny from blades of grass got the mower lol 😆 😂 🤣 toro gave everything else to this guy

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Johny looked good on that mower!

[@E.L.C.]

@CopperCreekCuts yes Johnny is the man that's why he got the mower ;)

[@E.L.C.]

Will you pay the taxes on this gift coop ? Or sell like the bobcat zs4000 48 ??

[@g-manm6181]

Hi, How much does the equipment and batteries cost to switch?

[@Dante-st1wb]

What battery power Bank do you use ?

[@davidvasquez3564]

All is missing is solar panels on top of truck to charge the charging bank.

[@penguins9645]

My man needs a solar hat so he can stay out longer 😄

[@williamstewart6534]

I am 76 years old and have a bad back , is a stand on or sit down zero turn easier on your back?

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Stand on seems to be better on the back but worse on the knees. Ferris and Wright have some really nice suspension and seats, but don't have lots of cheaper residential options for zero turns.

[@robertmailhos8159]

What is the weight of the battery powered backpack blower

[@benjaminleslie3155]

But does it burst into flames?

[@davidvasquez3564]

I use a battery opperated upside down drone control from the house in my underwear and then go on to the next one.

[@stevedavis3370]

Jeez, seems really inefficient for everyday use.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Which part is inefficient?

[@stevedavis3370]

Constantly changing/rotating batteries. Having to bring the system in every night to recharge. Maybe it’s because you were doing a video to show how to charge and rotate batteries but it just seemed inefficient. Wonder how many years you can get out of one battery? Regardless, your video provided great insight on battery equipment!

[@CopperCreekCuts]

@@stevedavis3370 I appreciate the specifics. I never try to change someone's mind but without the info in your follow up there isn't any way to address specific concerns or have a discussion. I won't say there isn't ANY time spent swapping or charging since that is false, but do keep in mind this was my first day with the setup and as you mentioned, I was filming (which is a huge inefficiency as everything is done one handed), so what you are seeing would be the most inefficient stage of this learning process. I think I spent maybe three extra minutes loading the charger, battery bank, and all batteries into my lawn care equipment this morning? But good metric to track moving forward. You also bring up a great concern about the overall lifetime, since that is a big factor in whether it is worth it or not. I can only provide my own first hand experience which is another reason I make these videos.

[@stevedavis3370]

@@CopperCreekCuts sounds good, again, thanks for making the video showing the process and capabilities of the battery equipment!

[@Zanderthelab]

I don’t think I could ever do all battery powered equipment.

[@Press1for]

Nope......😊

[@E.L.C.]

Lies he didn't switch he was gifted these products. Maybe he will pay the tax this time unlike the bobcat zs4000 48 😂😂😂

[@faapilot]

Gas powered is the way to go. Batteries suck.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Very helpful, thank you! 😀

[@simpleagain1]

10 minute video with all talking and ZERO machines in action🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@freedomlawnservice1987]

Waste of time using electric

[@CopperCreekCuts]

This articulate and well worded comment highlighting the specifics of your argument are extremely helpful!😂👍

[@hillbillysceptic1982]

I won’t hire a lawn service that uses battery equipment. Not only are you using less powerful equipment that will take longer and more money to do the same work, you are also advancing a government lie to limit energy options for the people.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I certainly appreciate the feedback! :D