- Joined: October 1998
- Location: Boise ID
- Post Count: 7,206
Corded or battery? The cord ends up being less hassle since the batteries weigh a ton and make the mower more difficult to manouver.
I had a corded electric for decades - since maybe 1983. In San Jose the lawn wasn't too big and it also didn't grow fast. Water is dear in California (and expensive) so slow-growing varieties were the norm. The electric mower was OK for these circumstances. Once I moved to Boise it was another matter. The use of free irrigation water meant that faster-growing grass varieties were used and the electric mower didn't have the horsepower to mow through it. I'd have to make many narrow passes to keep the blade speed up to where it would cut evenly. I finally threw in the towel and bought a gas mower, which does have the HP to power through anything.
Feline videophiles Susie and Dukie.
- Joined: December 1998
- Location: Little Rock, AR
- Post Count: 2,069
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Micah Cohen 
Works like gangbusters.
Figured I'd tell y'all about it.
Carry on.
MC
Yeah, but you told us very little. What's the brand and model and like the previous poster, corded or cordless. How thick is your yard? If your grass is as thin as the hair on my head
, than your mower isn't doing much. Details are required.
Johnny
www.teamfurr.org
Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that...
- Joined: January 2005
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky
- Post Count: 521
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Adam Lenhardt
As a child of the eighties who grew up on a five-acre property, I guess I'm just shocked than anyone was still using anything
but an electric lawnmower.
You mean you all mowed 5 acres with an electric mower? I grew up on a farm as a child and I have never seen anyone use an electric mower for anything but really small yards. Is this not the norm??
The Legend is better than reality!
- Joined: August 2000
- Post Count: 898
I've used one for almost 10 years on my little postage stamp property. It's a Black and Decker corded. The best thing is no gas, no oil, it starts right up the first day I use it in the spring, and I don't have to winterize it either.
The big drawback is if you hit a rock or stump or other immovable object, you can ruin it because it can break the large magnet inside, or throw the motor off alignment.
"I'LL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND!!!" - Barton Fink
- Joined: January 1999
- Post Count: 6,691
I've been using a Black & Decker corded for about 4 years now for my 1/4 acre yard and I love it. I'd use it for a bigger yard. No oil change no gas can in the garage no tune up no spark plug no carbeurator - you see where I'm going here. I have enough internal combustion engines. Anyway, it takes a few mowings, but you can come up with a strategy to minimize cord finegaling. The cord gets in the way sometimes, but it's not too bad. Love it.
Philip Hamm
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- Joined: July 2003
- Post Count: 849
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Micah Cohen
I'm actually giddy about it, and wish the grass would hurry up and grow so I can mow again! (Be careful what you wish for!)
MC
Pretty sure this feeling will pass soon...
It takes 52 pounds of pressure to rupture an eyeball...
- Joined: August 2000
- Post Count: 898
Interestingly, I found an article that estimates 300,000 push-reel mowers are still sold each year! Who the heck is buying those?
The same article also states that about 300,000 electric mowers are sold annually too. And 6 million gas-powered mowers.
http://www.wfaa.com/projectgreen/tips-home/stories/green080620_ph_mowingoptions.20ce4c4f.html
"I'LL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND!!!" - Barton Fink
- Joined: March 1999
- Location: NJ
- Post Count: 5,237
I was going to buy one but found out that they are not good for this homeowner who sometimes lets his grass grow to "Jungle status". they are good if you have a small lawn and like to mow (Maybe good for Micah!). They aren't good for tall grass mowing, in other words..
Jay
You are the crispy noodle in the vegetarian salad of life
Nobody used electric mowers in the 80s, especially for 5-acre lots. And nobody uses them today. (Well, except for Micah and also my dad, who recently switched.)
