back in the 80's we used to have an 18 inch electric cordless mower. The battery died pretty quick on it, so my dad replaced it with a deep cycle marine battery. We had an acre of land and it would mow half the acre on a charge. My dad thought it was great because I could mow at 6:00am without waking anyone up. Yeah, real great. :)
On 4/18/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lawnmowing: > > Push mowers (rotating horizontal blades) work well regardless of > length of grass IF KEPT SHARP. HAve the baldes sharpened twice a > season. Costs about 15 bucks each time, but well worth it. Anyone who > sharpens axe blades or saw blades will do it. Since they leave the > clippings in place, long grass needs to be raked up (short grass can > be left to mulch) > > Electric mowers work well. Some have cords, some have limited non-cord > batteries. The corded versions are better. They work great if kept > clean underneath. Before plugging it in each time, turn it over and > clean it off (regular screwdriver works well to dig crusted grass > free). Do this before putting it away as well (but always when > unplugged). These work especially well for older people, or people > with limited upper body strength. They are much lighter and easier to > manouver than gas versions. They will get damaged easy by gravel and > rocky yards. > > > On 4/18/06, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not completely sworn off them. Just looking at options. If it turns out > it's > > a super hassle to go electric, we'll probably wind up with gas again. > But, > > I'm definitely interested in researching the electric option. The more > > expensive ones are cordless. Which would definitely be nice. But, I'm > not > > sure I want to spend that kind of money on a lawn mower. Bah. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204459 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
