Originally Posted by
Alan Rutherford
1.9 ft. lbs. would be the equivalent of a 1.9 pound pull on a handle 1 foot long. Sounds pretty underwhelming. You might do better putting a T-handle on an auger bit. But your link also claims "30% more torque...compared to average gas augers." Something's not right there.
My 40v Ryobi chainsaw seems to be about 2/3 as gutsy as my gas-engined Stihl MS180C, which is a lightweight as chainsaws go. Since the auger uses the same battery the motor is perhaps not much different from the one in the chainsaw, although geared way down. Whether it's actually good for anything - I dunno. Maybe.
Key words are "motor torque". That's not the way I'd want to advertise it, but it's almost certainly geared down to some stupidly slow speed. And since it's electric, max torque is at 0 RPM. (As a reference, their 1/2" 18V impact wrench is rated at 450ftlb.)
My main concern would be how well those gears would hold up against the usual impacts of rocks/roots etc...thankfully not something I need to worry about.
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
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