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Electric Mower - worth it?
Posted on 4/10/17 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 4/10/17 at 3:35 pm
Tired of the old one I have, and was pondering not having to worry about keeping gas on hand. Are electric mowers (preferably battery powered) worth it? Anyone have any luck with them?
Riding mower isn't an option - yard is two level with stairs leading down (away from the shed) to the portion that's at least 70% of the total yard.
Riding mower isn't an option - yard is two level with stairs leading down (away from the shed) to the portion that's at least 70% of the total yard.
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Posted on 4/10/17 at 3:41 pm to skrayper
Gamechanger.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 3:41 pm to skrayper
No experience with them, but just my opinion, electric and lawn mower don't belong together whether it be battery or 120VAC.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 3:45 pm to skrayper
Depends how big your yard is. However much they say it can cut, assume it can only do half of that.
And if you're gonna get an electric mower, try and get a weed eater and blower that use the same batteries
And if you're gonna get an electric mower, try and get a weed eater and blower that use the same batteries
Posted on 4/10/17 at 3:45 pm to skrayper
Just depends on the size of the yard. I used a Neuton for 8 years before it gave up the ghost.
It's super light and incredibly easy to use. It's quiet and I can't think of a better mower for a small yard. Replacement batteries are cheap (reuse the factory housing)
It's a million times better than gas...unless you need a gas mower. Just really depends on lawn size.
It's super light and incredibly easy to use. It's quiet and I can't think of a better mower for a small yard. Replacement batteries are cheap (reuse the factory housing)
It's a million times better than gas...unless you need a gas mower. Just really depends on lawn size.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 4:18 pm to skrayper
Depends on the yard. When I lived in a shotgun house in town with a tiny yard a push-reel mower, and weed-eater was all I needed.
Battery would be fine if you could do the whole yard without recharging.
Battery would be fine if you could do the whole yard without recharging.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 4:29 pm to meauxjeaux2
Saw this the other day. Give me the details...
Posted on 4/11/17 at 6:50 am to dat yat
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Depends on the yard. When I lived in a shotgun house in town with a tiny yard a push-reel mower, and weed-eater was all I needed.
Battery would be fine if you could do the whole yard without recharging.
It's decent sized, but nothing large. A few trees to mow around, and an old swing set and clothesline (I rent, otherwise I'd tear them down).
The gas mower I have now isn't self-propelled, and it takes about an hour or so to mow. No idea how long it would take with a self-propelled model.
Going to another post, the ability to switch to a weed eater is a big plus imho. The one the landlord got me requires 5 steps it seems to get started. Quite annoying.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:12 am to skrayper
I'm not sure that there are mowers and weed eaters that use the same batteries. You wouldn't want to carry around a mower battery on a weed eater and you couldn't cut grass with a battery you would be comfortable carrying on a weed eater.
Dewalt makes some weed eaters and blowers that use the same batteries as their cordless tools, but I don't know about mowers.
Dewalt makes some weed eaters and blowers that use the same batteries as their cordless tools, but I don't know about mowers.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:35 am to skrayper
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The gas mower I have now isn't self-propelled, and it takes about an hour or so to mow
If it takes an hour to cut with a gas mower, I'd assume a battery powered mower would struggle with your yard.. I'm just curious, why is keeping gas on hand a problem?
Also, like I said, I have zero experience with electric mowers, but it seems nearly impossible to fix them when they break.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:51 am to ChandlerB03
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Saw this the other day. Give me the details...
I will pull up my thread about it.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 8:56 am to skrayper
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The gas mower I have now isn't self-propelled, and it takes about an hour or so to mow
If it already takes an hour, I'd stick with gas.
CS Monitor Here's an article mostly about yard size and gas vs electric mowers; but the most important word in the article is "her".
Posted on 4/11/17 at 9:53 am to Mr. Hangover
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I'm just curious, why is keeping gas on hand a problem?
Because I'm forgetful as heck.
Regarding the hour time frame, I mostly don't pay attention to the time I start. I'm giving a rough guess... and I know that the old mower I have is a pain to start, so I couldn't even tell you how much time I've burned starting it before I can get moving.
I think the most annoying part is the lack of self-propelling, as parts of my yard are on an incline. I ain't no spring chicken.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 10:00 am to skrayper
The Neuton I had wasn't self propelled. It was so light it didn't matter. You could run behind it.
If you can get a full cut on a battery, it isn't close, battrry is the way to go.
If you can get a full cut on a battery, it isn't close, battrry is the way to go.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 10:15 am to skrayper
i just bought a EGO electric blower and it works just as good as my gas blower. Was really impressed.
for $99 down from $199:
110 mph 530 CFM Variable-Speed Turbo 56-Volt Lithium-ion Cordless Leaf Blower
so if lithium battery operated mowers work like this then id say go for it. youd probably need to buy 2 or 3 batteries though depending on the size of your yard.
for $99 down from $199:
110 mph 530 CFM Variable-Speed Turbo 56-Volt Lithium-ion Cordless Leaf Blower
so if lithium battery operated mowers work like this then id say go for it. youd probably need to buy 2 or 3 batteries though depending on the size of your yard.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 10:16 am to Hammertime
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And if you're gonna get an electric mower, try and get a weed eater and blower that use the same batteries
I think the mower would require a bigger battery than the ones used in weed eaters and blowers.
I have the Ryobi battery powered trimmer and blower and like it. Bought it because I already had Ryobi drill, circular saw and sawzall that all that the same battery. Nice to have those extra batteries lying around.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 10:23 am to tke857
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EGO
I was looking at the EGO series, and it says that the mower would get 1 hour of mow time on the same batteries used for the blower and weed eater.
A bit pricey for the mower, if you get the battery and charger with it. Not astronomical though.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 10:32 am to skrayper
If you're looking for an easier way to cut your grass, don't ditch gas and go to battery operated.. bite the bullet and buy a self propelled mower.. like I previously said, I've never used an electric mower but I'd guess that if you let your yard get too thick it'd be incredibly difficult to cut, I just can't imagine they produce the same power as a gas mower. and as far as the gas is concerned, buy a five gallon gas can and just fill it up every two or three months (might even take you longer than that to burn 5 gallons)...
If you're around the Nola area let me know, I repair mowers all the time and can probably get you one pretty cheap because people just bring me shite that don't work all the time
If you have any sort of mechanical know how, you can take your carb off your mower and clean it or just replace it altogether..
If you're around the Nola area let me know, I repair mowers all the time and can probably get you one pretty cheap because people just bring me shite that don't work all the time
If you have any sort of mechanical know how, you can take your carb off your mower and clean it or just replace it altogether..
This post was edited on 4/11/17 at 10:34 am
Posted on 4/11/17 at 11:26 am to skrayper
I like my battery weed eater.
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