Electric lawnmower maybe?

Yvonne Smith

Yvonne Smith

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I was not sure where to put this, between here or the home improvement thread, or the gardening threads. Anyway, I am thinking about getting a small battery operated lawnmower. Bobby has the riding mower and a walking mower, and he does the main parts of the lawns; and I have my little battery operated weedeater that i use to mow around the plants and the areas where Bobby can’t take the mower.

I am looking at one of the small (13”) battery operated lawnmowers to use in some of those areas instead of the weedeater. With the weedeater, even though it is a light weight one, I still have to carry it and lean over to use it ; but with the small lawnmower, I would only have to push it. and the handle would help give me better balance.
The lawnmower also has a small bag for grass clippings, so I can collect the clippings do use those for mulch around the flowers and plants. I think that when I am pruning back the blackberries and other vines, I can run the mower over them and turn those into mulch, too; so it would be handy for me for a lot of things.

This is the one I am looking at. It only weighs around 20 lbs, and should be easy for me to use.

 
I thought about buying an electric lawnmower when my last one finally died, but ended up getting another gas-powered one, so I don't know any more than what I have read about the electric ones. Given that my electric chainsaw works pretty well, I don't see why it wouldn't work, particularly on a small lawn.
 
I have been using a battery operated weedeater for several years now, and I really like those. They are lighter weight than a gas weedeater, and you do not have to drag a cord around like with the regular electric ones.

This spring, I got a small rechargeable cultivator, and it works really well for what’s I use one for, which is just small cultivating jobs; so I started thinking about getting the small rechargeable lawn mower. I can use it in places where I have been using the weedeater that a lawnmower would also work if it is small, and have decided to try it out and see.
It should be here next week, and i am looking forward to using it.

I have missed being able to use the gas powered ones, but it has just gotten too hard for me to operate them and they are too heavy for me now; but the lightweight rechargeable ones are so nice to use, and no messing with having to mix fuel, either.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
I was not sure where to put this, between here or the home improvement thread, or the gardening threads. Anyway, I am thinking about getting a small battery operated lawnmower. Bobby has the riding mower and a walking mower, and he does the main parts of the lawns; and I have my little battery operated weedeater that i use to mow around the plants and the areas where Bobby can’t take the mower.

I am looking at one of the small (13”) battery operated lawnmowers to use in some of those areas instead of the weedeater. With the weedeater, even though it is a light weight one, I still have to carry it and lean over to use it ; but with the small lawnmower, I would only have to push it. and the handle would help give me better balance.
The lawnmower also has a small bag for grass clippings, so I can collect the clippings do use those for mulch around the flowers and plants. I think that when I am pruning back the blackberries and other vines, I can run the mower over them and turn those into mulch, too; so it would be handy for me for a lot of things.

This is the one I am looking at. It only weighs around 20 lbs, and should be easy for me to use.

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I have a lot of experience with battery-powered garden tools. I didn't want to spend much & after returning some, I did some research. At that low price, you can't expect it to last very long & the battery won't have protection from overheating or overcharging. The mower won't have the important safety features you want, either. I ended up with EGO garden tools - mower, string trimmer & hedge clipper. Considering what a gardener would charge for a large back yard, the mower has already paid for itself & then some.
 
I have owned a Ryobi electric lawnmower for about 5 years. My property is about an acre, and with an extra battery I can mow the whole lawn in one shot.

They are quieter and lighter than a gas powered mower. It will cut dense grass but you have to slow down a bit to keep cutting consistently.
 
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