“Hands-on” Opportunity
but ingenious, which proves that not all ideas have to be turbo boosted. In my view, a Press Day is a waste
unless I get the chance to get my hands dirty using the kit we have just been told about. I had a chance to mow some grass
with both the four stroke self– powered mower (very well mannered) as well as the 36v cordless mower that lacked neither power nor legs. For safety and insurance reasons, I was not able to use the long pole
Later it was off to the Ponderosa –
the biggest garden shed in England apparently - where I had the chance to chainsaw away at a range of tree stumps with a variety of chainsaws. I was seriously impressed with all of them, but the biggest surprise was the 36v cordless saw that lacked neither guts nor capacity. It would be perfect for smallholders and wood burner owners as well as being a safer machine for climbing arborists who need to trim branches high up.
chainsaw, but it is a brilliant product for power companies – think back to last winter’s storms when so many powerlines came down because of fallen trees. In Makita’s dedicated training space/
workshop I was also able to try out the amazing cordless jigsaws (I want one – would be ideal for my kind of work onsite) and be awed by the power and yet also the mild-mannered, vibration controlled breaker I used to drill a 30mm diameter holes in a concrete block.
Time ran out before I could get my
hands on the new four-stroke disc cutter, but I did watch it cut through a fat lump of concrete kerbstone with ease, with dust controlled by the water suppression system. A Press day at Makita is always a
guarantee of new and interesting products and perhaps retailers as well as end users don’t always get to hear of what Makita is up to as often as they should. I had a great day –thanks to Kevin Brannigan and his team.
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