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[markwoolum]

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[AR-mcmn]

Had a Ryobi electric mower for about 4 years at our old house. Had a relatively small yard. In cooler months with little grass growth week to week I could mow front and back without a battery swap. In mid-summer with good rain and watering the thick st. augustine would bog it down and would take two batteries. In four years I had to replace the both of the Ryob batteries. It also wasn't great at mulching. Not sure if this was due to size of blade, slower spin, or what. I bagged everything and composted.

That being said. I loved that it was light weight, easily transportable, and quiet.

New house has a much larger yard on a .3 acre lot. Went back to a gas lawn mower as the electric would require way too many batteries and swapping them out. Electric also has a smaller cutting width so would take longer. The Toro we have is great. Has push button start. Self propelled. The kids (9 and 11) can mow the yard no problem!

I do love my electric weed eater.

[DarinMcGrew]

When we bought our home 3 years ago, I bought an electric trimmer and an electric mower, mainly because I didn't want to bother maintaining small gas engines. (I know how, I just didn't want to bother doing it.) For me, it works great. But if I exhaust the batteries before I'm done, I just wait until they recharge and finish the job later that day, or the next morning. Obviously, that doesn't work for a professional landscaping company.

I saw a report that each 3-man landscaping crew will need 3-4 dozen batteries to make it through a single workday. That means they need a setup where they can recharge 3-4 dozen batteries overnight, so they'll be ready for the next workday. Larger landscaping companies will need a setup to recharge 3-4 dozen batteries for each crew. That's a LOT of charging stations.

Around here (where we can ignore most of the nonsense going on in California), professional crews all use gas-powered equipment. I don't see that changing.

[travis]

I use Makita for my power tools, and I've switched to using the Makita 18x2 mower. It's great. My last gas mower was only a few years old, and wouldn't work anymore. Got it fixed, wouldn't work. Got if fixed again, wouldn't work. The battery mower just goes with no issues. It's easier to adjust, quieter, and the Makita one is metal and not all plastic.

When I feel like I need to upgrade, the kid will get the 18Vx2 mower and I'll upgrade to the 40v version.

I'll never go with gas again.

[Testing-]

As an option, I say buy what you want. As a mandate, I say "Don't Tread On Me"

[pointer]

I remember when I lived in California, about 4 years ago. It was Black Friday an I seen generator online, for good price an I went to hit buy an it wouldn’t go through, I ended up calling Home Depot, an they said I couldn’t purchase because they weren’t legal in California 😂. Now I live in Missouri

[planetvance]

This is what you call an overgrown lawn? Lol!

[sqrabbit]

Go for 80v, or if you go 40v get extra batteries. Wet and or slightly high grass kill the battery life. Tried for 2 years on 1/4 acre lot. If you just have one set of batteries you either have to wait for a dry lawn, or ensure you cut it religiously every 5-6 days. Nothing more annoying in the summer than mowing half a yard then waiting 2.5 hours for the batteries to recharge so you can mow the other half. If you get busy and the grass gets higher you may need three charges to get it done. Model was Greenworks 40v.

[mustange]

What is nice about electric motors is the instant torque. Which i assume on a lawn mower blade can be a good thing. Most issues with anything electric is the battery able to provide enough power, which ends up being how dense the batteries are. Right now the density just isn't there to replace a tank of gas but i assume we should see some better battery options near the end of the decade.

[VaporheadATC]

Throw away appliances, that's what all these are. It's cheaper to buy a whole new mower that comes with a battery then it does just to buy the battery.

[dsc-nrzy]

I have a dinky little 14" electric mower that I bought from Amazon for 100 bucks in 2020. It's a workhorse! The experience is like vacuuming your grass. And I can throw the mower over a 10 foot fence if someone wants to catch it on the other side if necessary.

[bdetexas]

After poo-pooing battery powered tools 20 years ago, I can't imagine dragging my corded tools to %99 my jobs. Have all Makita tools (lotsa18v batteries) .. now have the mower, weed eater, chain saw...yeah, nobody made me buy em (in Texas) but they work really well, low-maintenance and I kinda like clean air, water, food...
Oh yeah I have half-acre...need 3-4 battery pairs

[postalpancho]

I’ve been using electric mowers for over 5 years now and I can say they are way better than gas powered mowers however there is definitely specific use cases. I think for regular home owners a regular electric mower is perfect but if someone is attempting to run a lawnmowing service or has to cover very large areas then gas is the way to go. Like electric cars, electric mowers still have to depend on shorter run times and longer charge times, but have the benefit of having no maintenance, lighter weight, and easy to operate. Gas can run all day as long as you have fuel, but need maintenance, heavy, bulky, exhaust fumes and are generally more difficult to operate.

[tman]

That’s an impressive electric mower.
Much like the handyman, im in 🇨🇦, and I have an ‘79 home with a huge, over 3/4 acre yard. With a 18” cutting radius, that would take me at least 3 hrs to mow my lawn!
I cut out under a quarter of it, to put in a huge above ground pool with plot, saves me 10 minutes of mowing lol
I’ll own a large gas mower till I die

[Hunter-vlft]

You already have robot lawnmowers, well in about 3 years. Your boys! Then you can sit on the porch and yell at them while you drink beer like my dad did 😂

[chadleybradley]

I wanted to mow less so I just got rid of like 80% of my lawn and turned it into perennial gardens. the other 20% is city and utility easements. Still have my gas mower and it always starts on the first pull but when it goes I'll just get a reel mower. Big upfront cost but IMO my yard is one of the best in the neighborhood. Plants are super expensive lol
As for the mulching the grass I've never been one to fertilize or spray for weeds so to keep my "lawn" lookin nice I mulch to keep all the nutrients in the soil.

[MyDIYAdventures]

I live in a still mostly free state, thankfully!

[UnarmedZombie]

I've had an Ego battery powered lawn mower for years and I love it.

[kuhrd]

I have 2/3 of an acre and in my area that is considered a small lawn. That lawn barely looked like it needed any mowing except for a few patches. I usually wait till the lawn is at least 4.5-5 inches and then mow it to 3.5 to 4 inches. I am still waiting on a decent electric riding lawn tractor replacement (needs to be a metal deck, frame, and not look like it was made by Fisher Price) which by the time one exists in a reasonable price point I might have already built my own. It would be interesting to see if you can get parts for that electric push mower in 5-10 years time.

In case any manufacturers are listening. A quality lawn tractor or even push mower should last a minimum of 20 years (1500 hours) without any major service and 30+ years (2500 + hours) if well maintained. I fully expect OEM parts to be available for at least 10+ years with a detailed service manual available on day one of purchase. The batteries need to use a standardized format that any manufacture can make for future replacement. I am buying the lawn tractor, the batteries are a consumable just like blades and should be able to be purchased following a standard format and size that any manufacturer can supply. Any part of the system that has any sort of smarts or control needs to be open source or made with off the shelf parts that can be supported by a 3rd party when the manufacturer stops making and supplying parts in 2 years time. It amazes me how many of these electric push mowers I see by the curb or at the local scrap yard already considering most have only been around for a few years but I expect that to increase until they are made better and you have more places willing to fix or repair them when they break.

[JonnyDIY]

Just sold my trusty 30 year old mower that never let me down, because a neighbor moving gave me an electric mower. I loved that mower, but 1 less gas engine maintain is good for me 😆👍