What brand of electric lawnmower should I look at?
geniphurb asked:
Our gas mower needs to be replaced. We live south of Houston and need a mower that can stand up to tough, tall grass. With a small child at home we don’t always get to mow every week. Is there a brand of electric lawnmower that mows like a gas mower? We need something very low maintenance. I’ve read that some electric lawnmowers have a plastic frame that gets damaged easily. Any recommendations are appreciated. Thanks!
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Our gas mower needs to be replaced. We live south of Houston and need a mower that can stand up to tough, tall grass. With a small child at home we don’t always get to mow every week. Is there a brand of electric lawnmower that mows like a gas mower? We need something very low maintenance. I’ve read that some electric lawnmowers have a plastic frame that gets damaged easily. Any recommendations are appreciated. Thanks!
July 8th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
All electric mowers are weaker than the gas mower. They don’t have the power to cut tall grass. The battery operated mowers are very weak. You have to mow at least once a week and preferably twice a week to do it efficiently. I have one, and had to buy a second battery to finish mowing the lawn because I mow twice a week.
Replacement / spare batteries for a mower cost $85 plus shipping of $40 each. They are not carried by the stores that sells the mowers, because each brand of electric mower uses a battery unique to that brand.
Gas mowers are all made by two companies now, and they just stick the label Craftsman or Yard King on the mower, but they are actually the same, so brand is not an issue. Getting one big enough to fit your needs is the problem.
Finding one with a motor larger than 6.5 hp. (approx 200 c.c.) is the problem. You need to mow with the highest setting from the ground if you let the grass get tall. It will leave the cut grass taller, but the mower won’t die as often while you cut.
July 9th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I have a task force electric mower. It works fine, and the reduced noise and air pollution is really noticeable while using it. The maintenance is also easier. There is pretty much nothing but a motor, switch, and blade.
Note that this has a cord. It has the power of a comparable gas mower, but you have to trail the cord behind you. This is a pain if you have lots of shrubs and things in your yard- like I do. I’ve set up dog stakes at strategic points to attach the cord to.
A battery would be nice, but it would be heavier, probably weaker, and batteries only last a few years- less if you’re not diligent about charging them.
The Task Force mower is built as well as any $200 mower- pretty solid. I got a used Black and Decker for $20 before that, and that thing was a joke. But the new Black and Deckers seem better.
A lawnmower has a very simple engine, and it emits more pollution than a car. I don’t like walking behind one, so fiddling with the cord is worth it to me.