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Cry once on the cost of the seed, but a nice solution going forward.
My neighbor's quiet lawn mower
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Cry once on the cost of the seed, but a nice solution going forward.
manicrodder
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I can see AM in the future. 32 with receding hair line In flower shorts using a simple push mower.
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What do you want, a cookie???I love mowing. I usually cut my yard twice a week when I can. And I have a fee clients I mow for.
Neighbor got an electric lawnmower last year. So far he likes it. Wishes the battery went a little further than it does, but if he keeps up with it, it works well. I like it - quieter and less to listen to, and he likes it for the same reasons (sells PPE for a major manufacturer in the area - knows a thing or two about hearing loss...)
manicrodder
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What?? Yeah my hearing's shot.
Have people been mowing their whole lives without ear protection? I throw in a set of earplugs when I’m using pretty well anything with a motor.
I never wear ear protection when mowing. My Honda is much quieter than the music I listen to!
Probably not the best practice, but at 48 y.o. and many years of mowing/music I can still hear pretty well.
Longer than that. I remember we had one when I was a kid in the 1960's. I kept running over the extension cord with the mower!
No thanks, if I want a mower I can only expect to last a few years, I need to be able to buy it at Target for $129.99.
Made for the homeowner not the commercial user.
Owen Lucas
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Until batteries are designed to last years and years I'm not interested in an electric mower. How long until a battery rebuild, will they even be available in 10 years? I'll stick with my Honda.
All of those new electric mowers are amazing and Stihl is among the best. If I were in the market for a cordless electric mower, Stihl would be near the top of the list. I probably would have bought a Stihl but for someone with a small, urban yard; I just couldnt see spending the $500 on a cordless Stihl when I could get a corded Greenworks for $150 or the Ryobi that I ended up with for $99. I love Stihl but I can live with a corded mower and keep the extra $400 in my pocket.
Nowdays, if youre looking at a push mower and you arent look at electric, youre living in the past. Gas is dead.
Nowdays, if youre looking at a push mower and you arent look at electric, youre living in the past. Gas is dead.
They make them for the pros too.
Theyre still less of a hassle than a gas mower. The batteries should last at least 5 years and they are replacable. To me, that beats the hassle of having to keep gas around; not to mention the oil changes, spark plug changes, air filter changes, dealing with gummed up carbs, recoil ropes breaking and the noise.
Theres is a reason why electric is taking over the OPE industry.
I love mowing. I usually cut my yard twice a week when I can. And I have a fee clients I mow for.
Your handle is appropriate, mrlawnguy.
OMG! Isn't it against BITOG policy to complain about doing oil changes?
manicrodder
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Hell! Going through some old pictures. This was me. 53 and I had a push mower for my little yard in LV.
Found a couple of my old Honda custom I will post later.
AutoMechanic
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Yep and unfortunately not for the better but yeah they are changing for sure. At least I’ll stay rich fixing it all lol.
You can't cut telomeres with a lawnmower but there are other ways.
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