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re: Gas Vs Electric Self Propelled Push Mower

Posted on 6/6/23 at 8:33 am to
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 6/6/23 at 8:33 am to
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the mower is new and battery is not going to make it through front and back yard so i'll need a couple of the smaller batteries standing by so i can finish.

How big is yoour mowing area? How many ahm battery are you using?
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91566 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 8:42 am to
I have posted photos and my experience after 4 cuts in this thread.

3/4 of an acre front and back. 7.5ah

Tl;Dr the 7.5 does most of the work with a 5 available that came with my blower to finish. If there's a bit of the yard left after both batteries are used, the 7.5 is already charged and ready to go again so I can swap back to it so there's no shortage of power ever.

The other 2 batteries are 2.5 and the wife can use them with the string trimmer or blower while I'm mowing. (couldn't keep a straight face on that one but one can dream..)

Other than the mower, I've had those other 3 batteries for years when this board first turned me on to EGO tools.

Mowing experience:

1 - front yard only used 2 of 5 bars on 7.5

2 - overgrown backyard, battery died 5/6 of the way through back. 5 finished back and most of the front but put the 7.5 back on to finish and it didn't even drop one bar

3 - overgrown backyard 7.5 died 3/4 of the way and finished with 5 and needed the 7.5 to finish the front

4 - normal height backyard finished backyard with one bar remaining! It actually dropped from 2 bars to one just as i finished so it had plenty. Didn't do the front that day.

5 - last night; did front and had 3/5 bars left on battery when done.

I don't know the actual sf of mowing area but Fitbit says I'm taking roughly 17,000 steps each time.
This post was edited on 6/6/23 at 10:14 am
Posted by White Bear
AT WORK
Member since Jul 2014
17253 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 9:56 am to
quote:

I don't know the actual sf of mowing area but Fitbit says I'm taking roughly 17,000 steps each time.
Measure with google earf baw.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91566 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 10:12 am to
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Measure with google earf baw.
ok for those too ignorant on this; how does one do that?

Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
7662 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 10:41 am to
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To each his own.

Not sure why this is a difficult concept to grasp by the gas boys on here.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
91566 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 10:45 am to
quote:

Not sure why this is a difficult concept to grasp by the gas boys on here.


you can be a fan of gas without shitting on people who are trying out electric and flat out lying about what electric is capable of.

the 7.5ah battery on my electric is very comparable to the range i get from a full gas tank on my toro super-recycler.
Posted by Drop4Loss
Birds Eye Of Deaf Valley
Member since Oct 2007
3967 posts
Posted on 6/11/23 at 4:29 pm to
If I can find one in the BR area, I will buy a

EGO, 21 inch, self propelled 7.5mah this week.

Am checking with K&D Hardware first
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
7662 posts
Posted on 6/11/23 at 10:51 pm to
Lowes has them in stock regularly.
Posted by Tony Rocky Horror
Member since May 2023
312 posts
Posted on 6/13/23 at 4:43 pm to
I concur (frick the climate nazi's) but I do have battery powered Ryobi hedge clippers and blower and they work great.
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
41573 posts
Posted on 6/13/23 at 5:13 pm to
quote:

If I can find one in the BR area, I will buy a

EGO, 21 inch, self propelled 7.5mah this week.

Am checking with K&D Hardware first

It's electric
You don't need self propelled
Posted by Drop4Loss
Birds Eye Of Deaf Valley
Member since Oct 2007
3967 posts
Posted on 6/13/23 at 6:29 pm to
What choo talkin bout
Wilson ??
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