Electric Lawnmowers

i have heard they work very well as long as you dont have a large yard and you cut grass often so you are trimming more then cutting the grass. if you let it grow long the batteries get used up fast and batteries only last a year or two and arent cheap

Ego 60v here.

They do well for small yards. But if like me you're cutting bad sod from a new construction, the thick patches of weeds cause extra stress = less battery time = recharge even for small yard.

0.24acre lot and last cut took a recharge, usually exhausts the cutting charge just as complete the yard with enough drive charge to get it to garage. See the Ego will stop cutting and leave you with the drive slightly charged so you don't just go dead and push from that spot.

My Ego the handles fold easily and store it with deck and handle vertical for like 2 feet of space occupied. Plus no gas, no oil, so no space for those, or mess.

I'm right at about 0.4 acres, so I think it'd be borderline if I keep it cut regularly.

Good to know about the weedeater/blower. This rabbit hole has me looking at converting to battery for everything.

Buy gas

plan on a battery replacement at least every 2 years if not every year.

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batteries last a lot longer when kept on a float charger.

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Lithium batteries do not.

Ego batteries have a 3 year warranty and there are many people still running the older discontinued 2ah and 4ah batteries. Even if you have to replace batteries every 3 years it is still less hassle than gas. No Gas, No Oil, No Plugs, No messing with carbs. I was going to buy another Honda for this season, but the wife wanted an electric and I went down the battery powered rabbit hole.

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The Snapper 82v is the way to go. The Kobalt 80v is the same thing with different branding on it but the other 82v Snapper tools are better in that they are usually designed for attachments like their regular gas counterparts.

The Ego 56v is the GOAT weed whacker but I would worry that their mower is underpowered if you have St. Augustine grass. If you have bermudagrass then you would be fine.

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The Ego has more power and a longer run time than the Snapper, and well is pretty consistently the top on power and run time along its entire range of products.

My dad has a Kobalt with about .32 size lot and has never had an issue with battery running out. I think this is his 3rd or 4th year and no battery issues that I know of. He’s never replaced one, I think he has 2 though as back up so ones always charged just in case. There’s no way the second was that expensive as he’s cheap.

Given that, my new Honda mower is the tits. It has a gas shut off valve and I got the blade stop feature not knowing what it was. I only use non ethanol, but when I’m done mowing I turn the blade off, turn the gas off, and let it run for 2-3 mins until it runs out of gas. I’m not going to do that during the peak mowing season but I’ll do it in the fall and winter. I don’t see how you could ever have an issue doing this? Furthermore, it starts on like half a pull every time. Certainly that’s harder than electric but still dang easy. I may get a quart of the “pre stabilized” gas to run a 1/3 tank through or so every winter just to take care of it better.

I use a Ryobi 40v push mower and I've been very pleased with it. As mentioned, you will be replacing your batteries over time. I have found using ebay is a great way to save on batteries. Also, buying tools in the same battery family can save you money. I bought a hedge trimmer and a blower with a 40v battery for less than the standalone battery costs from Home Depot.