Battery Lawn / Yard Tools?

[Anonymous No.2428480]

Are these a meme? I'm moving into a new place with a yard (probably 500 sq ft of grass total split between 250, 150 and 100 sq foot sections, only 250 sq of which is mowable) and had never really considered these before, but for a small space I can see the appeal. I would also get a compatible a weedwhacker and leaf blower. It sounds nice to be able use the same batteries for my cordless tools as I do my lawn equipment, so I'd be going with one of the major quality cordless tool manufacturers. I expect any quality brand would mow 250 sq ft in a single charge.

Mostly interested in them for conveinance and not needing to store, refill and mix gas or winterize. For a plot of my size, does this seem reasonable? Looking at combo deals like pic rel, but the electric wheelbarrow seems nice too (I compost and garden a ton; I'm always using my wheelbarrow and want to upgrade). I've just never really taken these seriously before but it does sound nice.

[Anonymous No.2428481]

>>2428480
Corded electric mowers have worked fine for me in the past, idk how powerful a battery powered one is. Battery powered weed eater has worked for me. The battery leaf blower is worth fuck all

[Anonymous No.2428503]

>>2428481
should I just go gas? initially I was just gonna go all stihl gas powedered stuff since they make great weed whackers and blowers, i assume their mower is good too.

[Anonymous No.2428508]

>>2428481
eh, I'm watching videos of these and think I'm just gonna go gas. they seem pretty wimpy. my grass is quite dense and i think the trade offs are too severe. I was also thinking about starting a lawn care service for some extra money and i think the stihl tools would pay for themselves in that sense.

[Anonymous No.2428513]

do you need powered lawn equipment? is this something you can do with a manual reel mower?

[Anonymous No.2428519]

>>2428513
that seems extremely high maintenance, no?

[Anonymous No.2428523]

>>2428519
needs to be cleaned and sharpened, sure.
a scythe is also an option

[Anonymous No.2428525]

For that little grass I'd just use the trimmer, skip the mower, you can trim at the same speed anyways
Get a plug in one, they are way cheaper

There's no way you do enough backyard gardening to justify anything more than one of those contractor dual wheel wheelbarrows

[Anonymous No.2428532]

>>2428525
I process about 250lbs of compostable waste every week, likely more soon. It's pretty annoying with a standard wheelbarrow, and the electric is only something I'd consider if I did go with an electric set of yard equipment, which I'm reluctant to do.

I didn't think about a wheeled trimmer, but why get a trimmer and a weedwhacker instead of mower?

>>2428523
Seems like you have to mow it at just the right time (can't get too tall), so I'd be mowing like twice a week potentially?

[Anonymous No.2428535]

here's a rough sketch of the part i'd be mowing, if i do get a mower. my first thought was just weed whacking too, but i don't think it'd look as nice.

[Anonymous No.2428537]

the ~16 is 16 feet, i'll go measure real quick though

[Anonymous No.2428539]

>>2428537
>>2428535
it's 22', and the circle is a tree btw

[Anonymous No.2428540]

i guess i was a little off on my sq ft estimate, probably closer to 800-100 for the mowable portion of the yard.

[Anonymous No.2428544]

I'm liking the idea of the reel mower more and more desu. i just don't wanna have to do multiple passes.

[Anonymous No.2428560]

why the FUCK do people have grass this shit is so fucking gay bros. if i wasn't renting i'd just rip it all out or AT LEAST plant some grass that stops at a certain height. why THE FUCK do you want a plant that requires $500-1000 in gear and two hours of weekly trimming?

[Anonymous No.2428564]

>>2428532
That's two wheelbarrows a week.... why the fuck would,you need an electric wheelbarrow

Not a wheeled trimmer, just swipe back and forth with your trimmer to cut the grass.

[Anonymous No.2428573]

>>2428564
>That's two wheelbarrows a week
closer to 4-5 given the density of each load, and because it's annoying to do it 4-5 times a week, especially on uneven ground or in the mud. that's almost daily use, and that's just with this stuff, not garden or anything else. and that's just on the input side, not the output. so it seems reasonable to me. and like i said i expect more later, closer to 500-1000 lbs by end of year.

it's not somethign im looking to buy soon, just a neat bonus of going with makita for the yard.

>just swipe back and forth with your trimmer to cut the grass.
won't that look way uglier than with a mower though? that was my first thought too

[Anonymous No.2428579]

>>2428480
I've got pretty much that exact setup in picrel, bought a meme tier "line trimmer" model though which can really only do edging can't handle anything to tough. Bought some aftermarket 12ah batteries the 6's don't do to well if you let the grass go too tall. The Makita has a quiet mode for the mower which does make mowing somewhat enjoyable

[Anonymous No.2428589]

>>2428560
There is nothing like a nice lawn.

[Anonymous No.2428636]

>>2428573
>won't that look way uglier than with a mower though?

Not when you learn how to do it nicely
I moved like 6000 lbs by wheelbarrow yesterday btw
Get a wheelbarrow with a big bucket for low density stuff, I've seen them around

[Anonymous No.2428650]

>>2428480
go no less than 40v, and do not buy anything that is not brushless

[Anonymous No.2428654]

>>2428480
My brother got a Makita mower. I've used it on his yard when he was on vacation once, it did the job. He bags his clippings, so if I had a wish it would be a bigger bag (or that he mulch instead).
If you have a small yard, it's fine. A larger yard and you might start wanting to use gas. 800-1000 s.f. is not a larger yard, you can probably do it on one set of batteries.

[Anonymous No.2428658]

>>2428480
Guess I'm the boomer, but never had luck with battery powered anything. If I get anything electrical (like my trimmer, edger, hedge thingy) it's corded. I just hate fucking around with batteries.

[Anonymous No.2428690]

>>2428658
Boomer that hasn't bought tools in 15 years

[Anonymous No.2428702]

I think a big thing being missed here is how much space gas tools take up in the garage. Electric lawn mowers can easily be hung from the wall along with chargers and batteries. All my gas lawn equipment takes up a corner in my garage. I still have two separate cans for gas and premixed gas. Your yard is tiny anon, you're exactly what these tools are marketed to. Go brushless, get big batteries and hang that shit on the wall and out of the fucking way.

[Anonymous No.2428726]

i recently bought ~3.5 acres, about half of it mow-able and the other half dense forest that i want to slowly push back. for general trimming, i bought into the milwaukee quik-lok system, where the same "power head" can quick-disconnect to receive either a weed whacker, an edge, a pole chainsaw, and an articulating hedge trimmer

i only have the weed whacker and the hedge trimmer, but let me tell you, that hedge trimmer can hog the FUCK through some dense bramble, just get the shoulder strap and head angle set right and you can just sweep side to side and walk forward, waaaaay better than the weed whacker, and extremely efficient on battery life. I have a 5 Ah battery for it (and an 8), and my body gets tired before the 5 Ah runs out. I strongly strongly recommend it if you're considering battery tools.

check this guy at 1:34, exactly how i've been using it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1d7z9eKmi8

my mower is a Cub Cadet Z-Force SX 60 with the Kawasaki engine. As for a leaf blower, i'll probably go gas powered/backpack style, but don't have one yet.

[Anonymous No.2428727]

Have EGO brand mower/trimmer/blower. Very satisfied. Its expensive but worth in my opinion to not have gasoline in the garage.

[Anonymous No.2428730]

>>2428480
Get a Stihl KMA 135
I mow my 1/3 acre property exclusively with it.
Be sure to get the AP300S or wait for the AP500S battery; you'll need the capacity as a line trimmer takes a lot of power.
The pole saw attachment was great as well.

[Anonymous No.2428734]

>>2428503
>initially I was just gonna go all stihl gas powedered stuff since they make great weed whackers and blowers, i assume their mower is good too.
It's up to your personal preference how much value you place on not having to replace seals, hoses and stale gasoline.
Their North American available cordless mowers (RMA 410/510) are made by Greenworks in China.
The only reason I ended up with one is because I didn't know about the CoO and given the package deal, (tool, battery, charger) I basically got the mower for free.
I've never used the mower given how well the KMA 135 works.
If you're a Kraut, Bong or Shitposter, the RMA 765 looks like a great unit.

[Anonymous No.2428735]

>>2428508
>they seem pretty wimpy. my grass is quite dense and i think the trade offs are too severe.
I plow through 2' tall grass and weeds with the KMA while gasoline mowers would choke.
Even my Honda HR214 struggled.

[Anonymous No.2428736]

>>2428589

[Anonymous No.2428856]

>>2428480
lawnmowers are generally just for light work and 5Ah lasts about 15min so you would still need a real proper petrol/corded one for long or thick grass
batteries are great for stuff like scissors or pruning shears they save so much time
i plan to buy a leaf blower so im not sure how those perform but they do seem pretty weak https://youtu.be/_LhaZgMN1Cs

[Anonymous No.2428861]

>>2428480
The WEF will probably try outlawing gasoline powered tools at some point, so I would go with batteries.

[Anonymous No.2428920]

>>2428735
You are full of shit, petrol mowers have massive amounts of power compared to electric crap.

[Anonymous No.2428923]

>>2428544
Reel mowers only work on manicured lawns

[Anonymous No.2428942]

>>2428920
Fuck you, nigger.
They suck.
There was another one that I buried in the ground to keep the utility workers away from my metre.

[Anonymous No.2428943]

>>2428920
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[Anonymous No.2428944]

>>2428920
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[Anonymous No.2428945]

>>2428480
>>2428503
>>2428508
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[Anonymous No.2429179]

For that small of a yard find yourself a Makita/Milwaukee 18V trimmer with the guard and load echo black diamond in. Get a 8+ AH battery or just get an echo gas trimmer if the price is too steep. This gives you the advantage of having a good set of cordless tools if you are gonna diy.

It will take a bit of learning but you can probably get 15" clearance path without issue.

[Anonymous No.2429735]

How about robot mower for a small area?
Has an uphill downhill

[Anonymous No.2429766]

>they fell for the grass jew

[Anonymous No.2429769]

>>2428658
Hello fellow boomer
The price on the battery tools is what fucks me
I can buy a used Stihl pro line weed eater that runs on GAS, fix it up for cheap and it'll serve me for the next 10 years
Try to do that with a battery piece of plastic garbage
My lawnmower is a 50 year old Gravely with the double bladed deck and it works GREAT

>>2428690
Eat my ass zoomer, enjoy your trash

>>2428726
It should be obligatory to put the price in responses
Yes Milkfucky is good, but so is Stihl's battery line, why would I spend that much when I can get a good gas one for cheap?

>>2428945
trash tier curved shaved, get the straight shaft instead

>>2429735
why not just a fucking hand mower
YES, A HAND MOWER
I mean the city boy has 500 square feet that's about as big as the average apartment in whichever rat nest he lives in
Now he gets all excited and wants to CONSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM?

>>2428480
Just get a damn hand mower or some cheap gas powered tools, itll bee WAY GOOD ENOUGH
Stop falling for the CONSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMING meme
You dont need all that garbage
I have zero electric tools for my 32k sq ft piece of land, only gas and hand
Silky saws are the best
Also lowe pruners

[Anonymous No.2429797]

>>2429769
The price on battery tools is trivial for the amount of work they do. I treat all my tool purchases the way businesses treat theirs i.e. my time and convenience and productivity are worth money and after a tool has paid for itself if it dies so what? (I fix my own corded, cordless and pneumatic tools so they last a long time.)

I have for example perfectly good gasser chain saws which sit as backups while my electrics far more conveniently (especially given my replaced shoulder) drop trees up to a foot and a half thick. I have an outstanding Shindaiwa weed eater I no longer use either.

I use old gear (my Bridgeport, welders, etc) where useful and more recent gear (cordless angle grinders, impacts and drills are wonderful) as appropriate. Battery cost isn't shit over time. I still have one Milwaukee 28V battery from 2011.

[Anonymous No.2429805]

>>2429797
Well, i'll be honest, I only have two battery TOOLS and that's an impact and a drill, from Masterscrap Maximum line, theyre 12V lithium, and those have been around for minimum 8 years
Youll empty those batteries fast if you try to drill metal with shit tier dull HHS bits but it works
That kit was about uh, 120$ brand new
I try to fix as much as I can myself, but if it's the electronical shit in there that fries, chuck it in the fuck it bucket
I got a Stihl electric corded chainsaw for free and it works great, just a typical oregon chain on it, I don't even have a chainsaw file i use it so little, also have a gas one, I never started it

Before I start rambling on, the point is that I dont wanna buy some cheap ching chong ping wow shit tier brand because its cheap, but I dont need milfucky's line of stuff because I just dont use the tools that consistently
They just dont make tools like they used to, now its all plastic and as cheap as possible
Even DeWilt is shit now
I might buy Ridgid since it's the same parent company as milfucky, but they got their issues too
But I get your point, but theres some things you just cant fix or "make last longer"

[Anonymous No.2429978]

>>2429805
Plastic double-insulated tools survive commercial use. Your ancient 12v garbage is not representative of modern offerings used on jobsites every day. I avoided that era then bought mature cordless tools which now abound. Quality pays off and my whole 28V Milwaukee set from the early 2000s works fine. I don't mind batteries every eight or ten years. I've other Makita and DeWalt gear (I buy what I like so no need to be autspergic about batteries) too that's more recent.

I don't own HSS bits except by accident. I have holes to drill and five or ten packs of common sizes are cheap online. HSS is a false economy like a parachute made from toilet paper.

The cost per year is relevant and good tools last more than long enough to pay back their cost. I've bought more than enough to know (measuring with money, the only metric that matters) having outfitted toolrooms too.

Many people who grow up poor break their minds so they're OCD about buying things like tools (productive, pay themselves off swiftly) but piss away cash on bric-a-brac etc. Not saying that's you but it sounds familiar.

Tool knowledge is good but straight-up autism for its own sake is retarded. BTW an inflation calculator is your friend. When you bought your tools 120 was a lot more money than it is today.

[Anonymous No.2430160]

>>2429978
You speak of ancient garbage (it is ancient, but not garbage as its lasted this long after copious use and quite a few drops and light abuse), but you yourself use tools that are 20 years old, ironic
I agree buying a good brand name (with research) should last you just around that, I have an old, old ass rockwell 1 inch chuck mega drill that works just fine still

How else are you supposed to make holes in metal? With carbon bits? Thats for wood

Yes, I came to the same conclusion that commercial/industrial grade tools pay themselves in the long run

What can I say, I have mild autism about things, I like to research what I buy extensively, that's why I own Silky saws and other fine brand tools

Probably, but that's with hindsight, nobody can predict the inflation correctly and if it's going to crash and burn to 10% or something
I do think you should know what youre buying, else you'll just end up with a crapsman piece of shit that'll burn out in your hands and set your house on fire or something

[Anonymous No.2430259]

>>2428480
I got a 2x battery mower for my 23k sq ft land (maybe 70% grass) and I can just barely mow it on a single charge, should be way more than enough

[Anonymous No.2430286]

>>2428945
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[Anonymous No.2430384]

>>2429769
>trash tier curved shaved
Are you retarded?

[Anonymous No.2430387]

>>2430160
>How else are you supposed to make holes in metal? With carbon bits? Thats for wood

With cobalt alloy bits or (in drill presses or mills) sometimes solid carbide. That's why many machine shops buy cobalt alloy for their high-use bits though they may have an old index of HSS since those tend to accumulate (and are little use after all the common sizes break or wear out).

https://www.nccuttingtools.com/7-differences-between-hss-and-cobalt-drill-bits.html

Shars make a lot of reasonably priced machinist goodies. Every gearhead should have at least one center drill bit for starting holes.

https://www.shars.com/1-m42-cobalt-center-drill-combined-drill-countersink

[Anonymous No.2430389]

>>2430160
>but you yourself use tools that are 20 years old, ironic

I refer to low power cordless as garbage as my baseline is corded. Age alone doth not make a thing garbage and there are many rugged classic tools like B&D Wildcat corded grinders which last a very long time.

[Anonymous No.2430393]

>>2429978
>Many people who grow up poor break their minds so they're OCD about buying things like tools (productive, pay themselves off swiftly) but piss away cash on bric-a-brac etc.
Not him, but could you expound on that notion?

[Anonymous No.2430395]

>>2430160
>rockwell 1 inch chuck mega drill
Post it.
I need a large dill myself.

[Anonymous No.2430458]

>>2428702
what about the reel mower thingymajig? My yard is tiny and i dont even have a garage just a tiny 4x8' shed for yard tools

someone else posted the lawn roomba and i kinda want one of those now

[Anonymous No.2430461]

>>2428727
I really hate refilling gas and keeping canisters around. If my batteries die mid mow and i have no backups i can always just finish tmrw. Better than getting gas imo

[Anonymous No.2430462]

>>2428734
why doesnt stihl have a decently priced gas mower? I was wanting all stihl lawn equipment to match, i got a nice chainsaw of theirs too

[Anonymous No.2430463]

>>2429769
>I mean the city boy
Lol retard i live the country and FARM just not at my place

[Anonymous No.2430464]

>>2429769
And im not falling for any memes, just trying to figure out whats best for me. I checked out the reel mower but it seems like u gotta mow ur lawn everyday with one. gas is annoying to store and the tools are larger, and i already have makita batteries so nabbing electric sets seemed smart. its not about consooooomimg or whatever id just rather buy tools that help me stay on top of my yard and arent annoying in terms of space or maintenance, the cost difference is inconsequential.

I kinda want nice gas though so i can advertise for lawn care during peak season. I like mowing lawns and weedwhacking

[Anonymous No.2430465]

>>2430393
Not him, but poor people will spend $300/week on take out, gambling, booze/smokes but quiver at the thought of spending $200 on something that will actually improve their life like a tool. I believe thats kinda what he meant.

[Anonymous No.2430467]

>>2430464
samefag, the reel mower also seems super based though. Very compact and seems easy to grab and go. Might try one out before deciding. Im like the boomer itt thats reallt reluctant to get electric lawn tools, just doesnt seem right. Ive never been disappointed by the performance of gas.

[Anonymous No.2430486]

>>2430462
What do you mean decently?
Are you in Europe?
They don't ship any gasoline mowers stateside.

[Anonymous No.2430521]

>>2428535
Is the diameter of that tree accurate? It would be helpful to know or we may recommend the wrong tools.

[Anonymous No.2430551]

>>2430464
>>2430467
Just get the damn hand mower
If you need to mow your lawn more than once a week youre doing it wrong
It's been 2 weeks since I did mine with the gas mower and the grass is almost long enough to be worth it
Its good you do your research and not fall for the electric meme, if you listened to half these morons you'd be in a fuckin cuck cart™, drink the söy and live in the pod

>>2430463
What the fuck is that supposed to mean you fucking söy-addled cuck, you either live in the country or you dont, you cant do both
Youre probably a fence riding centrist too huh

>>2430465
He said bric-a-brac, I know your american education doesn't enable you to understand what that is
But im sure some natural selection candidates do spend their entire paychecks and stay poor

[Anonymous No.2431160]

>>2430551
>What the fuck is that supposed to mean you fucking söy-addled cuck, you either live in the country or you dont, you cant do both
like i said i live in the country. i even have a small farm, it's just not at my place.

[Anonymous No.2431161]

>>2430551
by hand mower do u mean reel mower?

[Anonymous No.2431267]

>>2430387
>Tell me you don't know how to sharpen a drill bit without telling me you don't know how to sharpen a drill bit

[Anonymous No.2432059]

>>2431161
Reel mower is such a shit term, there's nothing to unreel in a "reel" mower, only a cylindrical assortment of spinning blades that cut the grass, which is powered by you, therefore it is a hand tool
So yes, a "reel" mower. AKA, hand mower
A good one won't need to you to sharpen it as much, but you can always yknow, look on judetube, plenty of videos on how to do that yourself with some sanding compound from loctite clover

>>2431267
This
"I dont know how to sharpen a drill bit so I just buy more!"
I just sharpened an HSS and it cuts through 3/8 metal like butter
It aint the perfect grind or angle, but it cuts nice

[Anonymous No.2432205]

>>2428480
If you don't have a gas one already area's small enough to manage cord. If you needed gas one, the batteries wont cut it unless you buy a cars worth of extra batteries and dual quick charger (or two). Also gas mower worth of new cells every few years.

They're very handy for light tools that require intermittent, short usage - small angle grinders, reciprocating saws, trimmers for finish etc.

[Anonymous No.2432303]

>>2432059
This guy gets it

>>2430387
I have worked as a machinist and they certainly use HSS bits for pretty much everything, even drilling stainless. Also, center drills aren't for starting holes, they're for drilling centres. They fuck drill bits up if you use them routinely for starting holes. Might be why you don't have any drill bits left. Retard

[Anonymous No.2432319]

>>2428480
Reject modernity
Embrace 2 strokes
Don't let the jews take this from us.

[Anonymous No.2432418]

>>2428480
>500 sq ft of grass
My lawn is larger than that and I use a no-name corded electric mower and its great, you get used to the cable and its maintenance free.
You could also get the job done with a weed whacker, might be worth just getting one of those in case you find yourself needing both trimming and mowing.

I wouldn't advice getting battery powered tools for small spaces, lithium batteries have a big environmental effect when they get manufactured plus they are not efficient and batteries will decline over time. Better save that for when its really needed.
Also don't be afraid to buy used gasoline tools, they can last forever if properly maintained.

[Anonymous No.2432419]

just fill your lawn with project cars and purchase a goat and some chickens to eat around them

[Anonymous No.2432421]

For a small space they are great. I had one but my yard was too big. I would have to split it up and mow it over two days. Got to be too much of a pain so I bought a gas powered mower.

[Anonymous No.2432431]

>>2428480
>500 sq ft of grass
will be perfectly fine for that small area.
just remember that batteries go bad after a while.

[Anonymous No.2432436]

This thread is filled with trash OP, don't be scared from modern electric it's very good.

2-stroke engines are the leading cause of pollution that these boomers are destroying your atmosphere with. Using that fucking stihl he brags about once a week pollutes more than his car does daily driving in a month.

FWIW I swapped from gas to (corded) electric mower three weeks ago. The cord is annoying but I have half an acre and obstacles in my yard. Literally everything else about it is better, including reliability. Press button, get mow. If I wasn't a poorfag I'd have gotten battery.

[Anonymous No.2432442]

>>2428480
>500 Sq ft of grass
Get a reel mower off Amazon for 40 bucks and a shitty refurbished weed whacker
You don't have a yard

[Bepis !n/ZnkB9jUw No.2432443]

>>2432436
Gay. 2 stroke is sweet and corded lawnmowers are gayer than Monkey Pox

>>2432431
If anon is using the batteries once a week in the summer, he should get like 5 years out of the packs before they drop off bad. Biggest thing is to remember to charge them at least like 50%-75% before putting the stuff away for the winter, there’s a possibility you could brick the batteries if you run them down to 10% the last mow of the year in September and put them away until April-May, especially the Makita packs with an auto-brick low voltage chip.

[Anonymous No.2432445]

>>2432418
>they are not efficient
What did he mean by this?

[Anonymous No.2432446]

>>2432431
>just remember that batteries go bad after a while.
They have a set number of discharge cycles.
So long as you don't chronically overheat or freeze them or allow them to sit at <5% capacity, you'll get its rated life out of it.

[Anonymous No.2432505]

>>2428480
I don't know what voltage those are, but my mom and dad each use the E-GO line from Lowes. The price is always the deterrent because the battteries start at $100 and the tool itself is $100. However, they work super well. The weed-wacker, push mower, and blowers are superb machines that do a really good job. The biggest complaint i have about the mower is that the chute to spit the clippings out is too narrow, and if the grass is wet at all it clogs. But it muscles through that. I can cut for about 45 minutes. Just get whatever extended warranties you can on the batteries.

[Anonymous No.2432709]

>>2432436
>muh 2 strokes
>muh pollution
you sound like a fuckin cuck and a söy adept
where do you think your electricity comes from?
solar and wind?
kek
go preach to the indians and chinese if you wanna help the planet, see how far that gets you there

>>2432442
FUCKING THIS
BUY USED GAS TOOLS, IT'S CALLED RECYCLING

[Anonymous No.2432725]

20v 16in mower is good for the detail work around the hourse. Same with the 20v weedwaker. For places the rider cant get. Put my gas pushers on the side of the road, back were I got em.

[Anonymous No.2432945]

>>2432709
Beware /diy, this is the kind of person who motor oil because it helps their car go fast.

[Anonymous No.2433368]

>>2432945
>/diy
This isnt leddit you fucking cuck get out and go back to the festering pus boil you came from
>cant even make a clear sentence
What a shocker
I say bot, sounds like a bot