Electric Lawnmowers: Who's got one? What would you recommend?

[lxskllr]

I'd load the spreader with rock salt and "fertilize" the lawn before I mow more than once a week.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I have the Greenworks 80v mower. I don't know if it's that EXACT model as they seem to have a few but think it is:

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I have a small yard but on the 4ah battery it will do it twice, on a 2ah battery I get very close to finishing and in some cases finish. They have self propelled ones too but I just wanted a push one.

I have quite a lot of Greenworks lawn tools now that all use the same batteries. Got the mower, chainsaw, 2 stage snow blower, weed whacker, leaf blower, post hole digger, electric snow shovel and I feel I'm forgetting something.

 

[akugami]

I'm OK with my Ryobi 40v mower. Southeast Pennsylvania. I'd probably go with an EGO if I had to do it again. But I got most of the Ryobi stuff on clearance. So there is that.

Had the mower for a few seasons now. Paid about $300'ish. Still works, but there are a few complaints. One of the shortcomings is the overuse of plastic, especially to hold bolts on a machine that's constantly rolling over terrain and being moved around. I had to "fix" a few lost bolts holding the mower arms to the body of the mower. I had to drill through the body of the mower, and re-attaching longer bolts some nuts to hold the mower arms in place. So far so good.

Also got the Ryobi 40v snow blower. Haven't snowed enough for me to really break it out more than twice in the last few seasons. So I don't have a good feel for how well it'll hold up long term.

The Ryobi 40v string trimmer has been fantastic. I have the carbon fiber model. Paid full price for it, but I've got a couple attachments such as the hedge trimmer attachment and blower attachment which I got on clearance from the orange box store for about $25 each.

Also an extra string trimmer head on clearance for about $15, which I haven't used. Figure for that cheap, may make sense to string it up, and have it on hand for when the string trimmer I'm using is out. Pain in the ass to have to re-string it, before I can finish the yard work.

 

[jmagg]

It's ok, but shortening grass is a huge waste of time

Keeping grass cut low cuts down on ticks and skeeters.

 

[highland145]

Keeping grass cut low cuts down on ticks and skeeters.

You've got some pansy skeeters.

 

[jmagg]

You've got some pansy skeeters.

A few.

 

[BoomerD]

You've got some pansy skeeters.

Nah...keeping the grass short is good for reducing the skeeter count. Might not eliminate them completely...but any reduction is a good thing. Behind my house is a protected wetland...skeeters are the state bird.

 

[highland145]

Nah...keeping the grass short is good for reducing the skeeter count. Might not eliminate them completely...but any reduction is a good thing. Behind my house is a protected wetland...skeeters are the state bird.

They don't nest in my grass. They do love the bushes and wet leaves under them. Seriously reduced their population when we took down an old oak. Rotten and hollow in the middle.

 

[waffleironhead]

Ive got 2 of the milwaukee mowers(one for each house). Solid mowers. Get about an hour of runtine on a set of batteries. Cut pretty good, but battery time goes down depending on how long the grass gets.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I mow from mid March to late October some years. Two 48" gas riding mowers and a 25 HP diesel tractor with a 60" deck do most of it. But I also need a push mower for around the house. I burned though a bunch of gassers of various brands over 25 years and decided to try a buzz box. Picked up a self propelled 21" Dual blade Ryobi with two 6AH batteries. I get about a half hour per batetry as long as I don't let the grass get too thick. A half hour to an hour of push mowing is all I can handle these days.

 

[thestrangebrew1]

Well he got lucky and doesn't need one for now after all. For some context, him and his wife just recently moved into a house on his wife's grandparents property, where they also live. One of their sons(who used to actually live in this house) brought over a riding lawnmower. He was able to use it this weekend and said it took him about 45 mins. He said he'll probably get one anyways because the riding mower doesn't fit in the gate to mow the lawn around the pool decking, but he's probably just going to get a Ryobi since it's such a small area and get an extended warranty if anything happens to it.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Would it cost less to widen the gate opening?

Yes, I know some fences and gates can be expensive, hence the question mark.

 

[akugami]

If it takes 45min to mow with a riding mower, it may take him 2 to 3 hours to mow with a push mower. A general rule of thumb is that a riding mower is going to be 2-3x faster than a push mower. Keep that in mind.

And if part of the yard is inaccessible to the riding mower, I'd look into how much it'd cost for that to be widened for a riding mower.

It's all a matter of time vs convenience vs cost.

 

[Ken g6]

and get an extended warranty if anything happens to it.

Extended warranties aren't worth the price. Electric motors are extremely reliable.

Unless you accidentally run over and cut the cord powering your electric mower, causing the motor to explode. My dad did that once. But yours is battery powered, so I'm sure that won't happen.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

^^^ Some of the Ryobi models have a design fault where the control board is mounted in a location without sufficient airflow for cooling. They can get a little hot under the collar at times and let some steam off in the form of fire and flames. It might be during the five year warranty, or after.

 

[thestrangebrew1]

I'd have to check to see about widening the gate. Might be worth it. I haven't been out to their house for a few weeks. IIRC it's just a simple chain link fence and gate to keep their dog in