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.
 
Tony Nathanson said:
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.
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I just looked at the EGO mowers on Lowes. Most people have good things to say about them. I bought my first DeWalt battery tools maybe 6 months ago (pole saw and a circular saw.) Regardless of which brand you get, you gotta back the "kits" that include the battery and charger in order for them to make economic sense...I guess you already know that.
 
John Brunner said:
I just looked at the EGO mowers on Lowes. Most people have good things to say about them. I bought my first DeWalt battery tools maybe 6 months ago (pole saw and a circular saw.) Regardless of which brand you get, you gotta back the "kits" that include the battery and charger in order for them to make economic sense...I guess you already know that.
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Yes, the batteries are very expensive by themselves but not when you buy them with the tool.
 
Tony Nathanson said:
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.
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That IS a really nice electric lawnmower, @Tony Nathanson ! It is so far out of my price range that it might as well be on the moon, and probably way larger than I need anyway.
Since Bobby does all of the actual lawn mowing with his big mowers, this one is just for me to get some of the places the big mowers wont fit into, but that are not so small I have to use the weed eater to get them done.
As far as lasting, I will probably wear out way before this little lawn mower does, too. Anyway, i am looking forward to trying it and seeing how well it does.
 
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Yvonne Smith said:
That IS a really nice electric lawnmower, @Tony Nathanson ! It is so far out of my price range that it might as well be on the moon, and probably way larger than I need anyway.
Since Bobby does all of the actual lawn mowing with his big mowers, this one is just for me to get some of the places the big mowers wont fit into, but that are not so small I have to use the weed eater to get them done.
As far as lasting, I will probably wear out way before this little lawn mower does, too. Anyway, i am looking forward to trying it and seeing how well it does.
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OK but don't leave the battery on the charger after it's charged. It may not have the safety device that stops charging to prevent overheating. It also probably doesn't have a fan on the charger to prevent the battery from overheating during charging. That has caused house fires. The better mowers have these safety features. And make sure the handle has a spring lever so the mower automatically stops if you let go of it - which can happen if you trip while mowing (like I have).
 
I don't have a battery-operated lawnmower, but I have several battery-operated power tools, and I don't leave the batteries on the charger either. Maybe that can be done now, but like leaving a computer on whether I am using it or not, that's just not something I do.
 
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