You couldn't pay me to go back to gas for a push mower.
Curious question for everyone.......have any of you noticed of depleted or depleting inventory of gas powered push or self propelled mowers in the big box retailer near you?
I happen to be in my local HD and was told that this past season they had only 3 choices of gas powered offers in this category....Honda, Toro, and Troybilt. Dept. head told me that next year there will only be 2, but he would not tell me what brands those would be. I am guessing Toro for sure, but between Honda and Troybilt, I could see Troybilt disappearing. Just curious....anyone know. I am assuming other larger competing retailers will follow.
Consider how many relatively new gas lawnmowers get pushed to the curb due to a simple routine breakdown that the typical consumer can't deal with. Aren't most of us mowing with one of those now?how many electric lawnmowers will be in the landfill in 10 years
Cr500!? Nice. I still have a yz125 and an old 440 jet ski. Nothing like a 2 smokerHaha me too! I loved the smell of cranking up my Honda CR500 Two stroke bikes have a special charm about them!
I could never go to electric ever again (I sent years using corded trimmers). Nothing worse that dragging cords around all over the place.
More reliable? talk to me in 15 years. My Honda has needed 2 new tires, a couple blades and oil changes once a year. Oh sorry and 2 pull ropes. That’s less than $100. How long will those batteries last?Proven less reliable and more maintenance. Thems the facts.
No more having to go to the gas station with a jerry can. No more mixing. No more winterizing. No need for hearing protection.
My electric mower is lighter and more powerful. 2 Batteries cycle perfectly 45m runtime, 45m charge time. It's a win across the board for me.
I laugh when people are like, I can mow for 6 hours with my gas push mower. It's like, dude, get a bigger mower lol. My reel mower can mow NONSTOP, FOREVER. As if that's the benchmark of a good push mower haha.
Did you upgrade to swivel wheels? Sounds like my Snapper, love that machine. 7.0 Intek and will Honda recover when needed.They want you using an electric mower. I got my 60V Toro self propelled mower for $399, but it's now $499. And as much as I really-really like the thing, it's not a heavy duty mower. It's a finishing mower, for areas my tractor can't easily reach. $500 gets you 15 minutes of heavy cutting, or 40 minutes of light cutting.
By way of comparison, my 21" Snapper commercial push mower with metal swiveling wheels is a much tougher machine, and no electric push mower meets this standard or capability. It will cut a 12 acre field if you ask it to, with just a few refills. Oh, you could do that with the Toro Electric, but it would take you 36 (or more) $300 batteries!
Those YZs were sweet! I had a DT175 that shot oil straight out of the exhaust pipeCr500!? Nice. I still have a yz125 and an old 440 jet ski. Nothing like a 2 smoker
@ Skippy.....this exactly what happened to my first real mower (Snapper w/ Briggs engine, late 80's vintage). My front yard has a 40 degree hill and is about 25 x 40ft. When mowing the hill sideways the Snapper would start to slow down near the turn around point due to oil starvation. It lasted about 3 seasons before the rings were shot and the bore was scored beyond repair. After that I went to the Lawnboy. It was dream compared to the Snapper. Different strokes for different folks I guess. My point of this thread was merely that the big box retailers seem to really be pairing down the gas powered OPE models in most categories of push mowers and small yard equipment.I want (need?) an electric mower for my one hill, but the price of them is hard to stomach. I’d probably destroy a gas one via oil starvation.
I have noticed lowes lacking on the gas powered push mowers, but gas zero turns and lawn tractors still reign supreme.
Choosing not to maintain something vs not being able to get a part even if you wanted to is fairly different.Consider how many relatively new gas lawnmowers get pushed to the curb due to a simple routine breakdown that the typical consumer can't deal with. Aren't most of us mowing with one of those now?
SC, Great point. I think the majority of us here on BITOG like to keep things in good repair, and repair things that have been neglected or used up by previous owners or caretakers.....I am that way personally. It gives me joy to save something from going into the trash / landfill....so much in fact that I have been mistaken for being indigent for repairing something that most people would throw in the trash. My personal thanks to those people who taught me the skills to do that......I got those from many people who intervened in my life over time.Choosing not to maintain something vs not being able to get a part even if you wanted to is fairly different.
Many of them can't get the gas equipment, so they are stocking the electric ones instead.@ Skippy.....this exactly what happened to my first real mower (Snapper w/ Briggs engine, late 80's vintage). My front yard has a 40 degree hill and is about 25 x 40ft. When mowing the hill sideways the Snapper would start to slow down near the turn around point due to oil starvation. It lasted about 3 seasons before the rings were shot and the bore was scored beyond repair. After that I went to the Lawnboy. It was dream compared to the Snapper. Different strokes for different folks I guess. My point of this thread was merely that the big box retailers seem to really be pairing down the gas powered OPE models in most categories of push mowers and small yard equipment.
Same here, I cut almost 4 acres with my John Deere & Landpride 72” finish mowerI don't think an electric unit will ever help folks in my neck of the woods with acres upon acres of property maintenance.
Love the cut from the 54" deck on my 1025R.
This season at Lowe's we had a very low end Bolens (MTD) push mower, a range of Craftsman (MTD) push and self propelled mowers, and one Honda self propelled. IIRC our store got only four of the latter this season. The electrics are getting more shelf space lately, including four EGO models, two Kobalt, one Skil and one Craftsman. The gas powered mowers handily outsell their battery powered counterparts in spite of this.Curious question for everyone.......have any of you noticed of depleted or depleting inventory of gas powered push or self propelled mowers in the big box retailer near you?
I happen to be in my local HD and was told that this past season they had only 3 choices of gas powered offers in this category....Honda, Toro, and Troybilt. Dept. head told me that next year there will only be 2, but he would not tell me what brands those would be. I am guessing Toro for sure, but between Honda and Troybilt, I could see Troybilt disappearing. Just curious....anyone know. I am assuming other larger competing retailers will follow.