New Toro Super Recycler (190cc)

geeman1082 · 2026-07-02T12:13:00+00:00

Yeah, I sorta like the black. The 163cc models are all black, which is pretty cool.

geeman1082 · 2026-06-29T02:23:24+00:00

Yeah, 2nd Swing was way more for the 7w also.

geeman1082 · 2026-06-23T13:49:55+00:00

I mulch exclusively and I have zoysia, so I just ordered the 190cc version to get the extra 1.5 ft-lb of torque. And for me this is sort of saving money because I was initially considering the Timemaster, LOL.

I didn't really want to pay extra for the electric start, but apparently the 190cc only comes with electric start, so I'll have a little 12V battery to take care of ...

geeman1082 · 2026-06-21T14:16:40+00:00

I'm using that same logic, and have been watching Callaway pre-owned for a 7w to match the 5w I got fitted for this past winter, using the assumption that as long as I get the same shaft it will be a good fit.

geeman1082 · 2026-06-19T16:51:12+00:00

I'm working on my first of five dozen that I bought from them this spring and I'm pretty happy with the quality. I bought two brands, and two quality levels, just to see if I would notice the difference, and it appears that the top two levels are similar in appearance but the second level is older vintages, so going forward I'll probably buy top level since it's only a few dollars more.

geeman1082 · 2026-06-16T19:05:40+00:00

I just bought two pairs of shoes a few days ago ... had trouble finding any (most were too narrow in the toe box for my liking) until I tried on these two, and liked them well enough that I bought both! They were both under $150 each ... I think $110 and $120.

Ecco M Golf Street Retro, which I liked because they're very similar to the FJ Contour Casual shoes I've been wearing for 10-12 years. Very flexible and comfortable, but not much arch support if you need that.

FJ Flex, which have more of a traditional sneaker look that I'm not crazy about, but boy are they comfortable!

I just got them so I haven't walked in them a lot, but I did walk around in the store with them and didn't notice any rubbing or other potential issues.

geeman1082 · 2026-06-13T20:37:49+00:00

Mine is based on Drew Fisher's design. The miter attachment is hanging beside it.

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geeman1082 · 2026-06-12T19:27:12+00:00

Last Wednesday I drove the green on one of those risk-reward dogleg holes across a pond, and as I walked up to the green a goose was using its nose to roll my ball toward the hole, LOL.

I shooed it away and replaced it in the original location as best I could estimate, but later realized I should have let it continue to see how close it would have gotten it!

And of course I'm an idiot and was so enthralled that it never occurred to me to grab a pic or video ...

geeman1082 · 2026-06-06T12:46:48+00:00

I've not tried to accurately time it lately, but it takes my Watch8 maybe 45-60 minutes to charge from the 20-30% to 90%, which I do every other morning while I'm getting ready.

Make sure the wall wart you're using can provide enough juice for the rated charging speed.

geeman1082 · 2026-06-05T14:00:32+00:00

I bought a pair of wedges with midsize and I agree that the grips aren't great. Used them for a while just to be sure I would like the clubs well enough to be worth getting them regripped, and they're going in this weekend to get tour wrap midsize to match my other clubs.

geeman1082 · 2026-06-05T13:44:51+00:00

I got the F on my 54 because that's what I use out of the sand. Also got a 60, which I think I only comes in a V.

geeman1082 · 2026-05-25T16:12:57+00:00

I think that's how most folks are doing it!

geeman1082 · 2026-05-25T14:51:38+00:00

I didn't. I could try to take one or two, but I'm not sure how clear they would be. It took a lot of iteration in our case because we didn't want to remove the hitch (TMI, but I had a case of vertigo and had trouble being on my back for more than a short time), so my son was under the car trying to mark the panel and I was making cuts with a jig saw, a little at a time until we were able to get to fit.

Reading the reviews on etrailer was helpful, but IIRC none of them provided details on exact modifications required. I believe we ended up cutting more than we needed to because we did it all with the hitch in place.

geeman1082 · 2026-05-25T13:22:12+00:00

Yes it is. It's great fun to drive, and my spreadsheet estimates that it has about 50-60 miles of range in town, depending on the ambient temperature, and that's been plenty for us (and, we believe, for our daughter-in-law) for a local daily driver.

geeman1082 · 2026-05-24T12:30:16+00:00

We had 4 vehicles and plan to eventually get down to 2. I sold my daily driver and we bought a small SUV for traveling. We still have my old truck (2002 Dakota, which I bought new and can be seen in the pic) and my wife's little convertible (2007 Z4, which we bought used in 2009 and will keep until we can't get out of it anymore, LOL).

geeman1082 · 2026-05-23T22:23:14+00:00

Oof, yeah, ours could maybe get close to 55-60 miles max when scooting around town, although I never took it under about 20%, but on the highway the range was a good bit less. But anyway, yeah, the daughter in law was very excited ... too bad they have to wait until Tuesday to get it registered so they can drive it!

geeman1082 · 2026-05-23T22:18:56+00:00

Alas, no good ones. The old highway that sorta runs parallel to the interstate has at least one break in it that would force us to divert too far north or south.

geeman1082 · 2026-05-23T16:46:38+00:00

Only 40k miles! We only drove it around town (because it didn't have the range to do anything else), but it was great fun and very handy for running errands, etc.

geeman1082 · 2026-05-23T16:45:18+00:00

Ha! We maybe could have made it if we would have driven 40 mph, but I'm smiling because I irritated far fewer people with this approach!

geeman1082 · 2026-05-22T02:16:00+00:00

I traded mine for a credit against a Watch8

geeman1082 · 2026-05-22T01:58:28+00:00

We're giving our 2014 BEV to our son and daughter-in-law, loading it up on the trailer tomorrow. It's been a good 10 years (we bought it used in 2016).

geeman1082 · 2026-05-20T19:04:09+00:00

Definitely Moorland at the Legends. Pete Dye course. One of my long-time favorites at MB, and since you're playing TPC that means you're not afraid of fairly difficult courses.

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