Not having to use my time to do engines repairs, and maintenance is worth a lot, plus I have spent around $150 just on gas for my riding mower so far this year,. The cost to charge and periodically replace the battery will probably be less than the yearly fuel cost for a average gas powered riding mower.

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Posted by DMAN1968

Member since Apr 2019

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Posted on 7/12/22 at 2:23 am to EA6B

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I have spent around $150 just on gas for my riding mower so far this year

I'm cutting 3 acres and haven't spent that much yet...guess every where is different.

The OP said a new battery was $129...he forgot to mention that the mower he was talking about uses 6 batteries at once to get 60 minutes of run-time.

Almost none of the electric mowers I've looked at would cut what I cut on a single charge. A quick internet search doesn't find me a 60 inch cut electric mower for under $12,500.00 and the battery for that one is $1500.

I have nothing against electric riders but cost of gas engine repairs is not that big of an issue.

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Posted by TeddyPadillac

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 7/12/22 at 8:54 am to EA6B

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Not having to use my time to do engines repairs, and maintenance is worth a lot,

I've had a riding lawn mower for 9 years now. I've changed the oil once, just top it off normally. I changed the battery once. I've taken the blades off to sharpen them maybe 3 times (should do that more often though).
Have literally had zero issues with it.
What's all this maintenance you're doing?

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I have spent around $150 just on gas for my riding mower so far this year,

Either you're completely full of shite, or you live on 10 acres. no normal 3/4 to 1 acre lot is going to use that much in gas in 3 years, much less in the first half of the summer.

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