STANLEY FATMAX 20V 33CM Brushless String Trimmer

Product Information

The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars that operated from 1902 to 1924, going defunct after it failed to adapt to competition from rapidly improving Internal combustion engine vehicles. The cars made by the company were colloquially called Stanley Steamers although several different models were produced. VARIABLE SPEED: High/low speed control and variable speed – maximise runtime efficiency and improve control by choosing the most appropriate speed for the job Doris A. Isaacson, ed. (1970). Maine: A Guide Down East. Courier-Gazette, Inc. Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums. p.386. Just a nice little safety feature to have and means you cant start this without really meaning to. Double Action Trigger V20 Battery & Runtime Glaskin, Max, Steam-powered car breaks century-old speed record, August 25, 2009, retrieved August 26, 2009

This cordless strimmer handled everything I threw at it with no issues. It only has a single string coming out rather than the double you find on traditional strimmers and I guess this is to help with battery life. During the mid to late 1910s, the fuel efficiency and power delivery of internal combustion engines improved dramatically and using an electric starter instead of the crank, which had been notorious for injuring its operators, led to the rise of the internal combustion powered automobile, which also was much cheaper. The Stanley company produced a series of advertising campaigns trying to recover the car-buying public away from the "internal explosion engine," but it was unsuccessful. Their advertising slogan was, "Power – Correctly Generated, Correctly Controlled, Correctly Applied to the Rear Axle." These were early examples of the fear, uncertainty and doubt advertising campaign, since their aim was not to convince buyers of the advantages of the Stanley Steamer but to suggest that internal combustion automobiles could explode. The V20 range of batteries and power tools is actually really good. I have the cordless drill, impact driver and multi-tool and love them all. The batteries use high-end Samsung cells and last a long time. The engine had two double-acting cylinders, side-by-side and equipped with slide-valves, and it was a simple-expansion type. Drive was transmitted directly by the crankshaft to a rear-mounted differential using a chain. Owners often modified their Locomobiles by adding third-party accessories, including improved lubricators, condensers, and devices which eased the laborious starting procedure. A Stanley Steamer set the world record for the fastest mile in an automobile (28.2seconds) in 1906. This record (127mph or 204km/h) was not broken by any automobile until 1911, although Glen Curtiss beat the record in 1907 with a V-8-powered motorcycle at 136mph (219km/h). The record for steam-powered automobiles was not broken until 2009. [7] [8]Early history [ edit ] F. O. Stanley and his wife Flora drove to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire to generate publicity for their firm. At the start of the year I found myself in need of a new strimmer for the allotment, my old Hyundai petrol one having given up the ghost. I had decided to go cordless this time, due to a couple of factors: weight and the ever-rising price of fuel being two of the biggest ones. Another feature of this unit is the integral battery state of charge indicator for convenient monitoring of battery charge levels.

With easier tasks and in the slower setting expect it to last for longer. The batteries have a charge indicator built-in so you can see how much juice you have left. V20 Battery Using the Strimmer This is a safety feature to make sure you don’t start the strimmer by accident. You have to push the grey button in before pulling the trigger, if you don’t the strimmer won’t start. Early Stanley cars had light wooden bodies mounted on wooden "perch poles" with full-elliptic springs. Steam was generated in a vertical fire-tube boiler, mounted beneath the seat, with a vaporizing gasoline (later, kerosene) burner underneath. The boiler was reinforced by several layers of piano wire wound around it, which gave it a strong but relatively light-weight shell. In early models, the vertical fire-tubes were made of copper, and were expanded into holes in the upper and lower crown sheets. [3] In later models, the installation of a condenser caused oil-fouling in the expansion joints, and welded steel fire-tubes had to be used. The boilers were reasonably safe since they were fitted with safety valves. Even if these failed, any dangerous over pressure would rupture one of the joints long before the boiler shell itself could burst. The resulting leakage would relieve the boiler pressure and douse the burner with very little risk to the passenger. There is not a single documented incident of a Stanley boiler exploding. [4] [5] KIT CONTENTS: One 18V STANLEY® FATMAX® V20 Cordless System 4.0Ah battery, and a 2A charger are included

Back in stock alert

But with this strimmer, you could use it all day and not get tired. It only weighs around 2 and a half kilos! Top Handle Auto Releasing Cord COMPACT DESIGN: 2.9kg lightweight design with adjustable auxiliary handle for comfort and ease of use