Plastic mowers now at Home Depot
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After Dad died last year, I was looking for something electric for my mother, and there were similar to this at the hardware shop...not the same, similar.
They looked a lot better on the box than they did assembled
Got her a flymow, as pushing wheels around garden beds was not
They looked a lot better on the box than they did assembled
Got her a flymow, as pushing wheels around garden beds was not
I've got an electric Flymo, I run it over worse stuff than my steel body mower, they seem pretty tough. I use it in summer when the lawn is just seed heads, or in winter when it's really thick and too much for a wheel mower...then use the wheel job next week.
I had a petrol Flymo many years ago with a Tecumseh engine....with a bent crank. One day I went to start it and pulled the engine right out - plastic bodies don't like vibration it appears.
I had a petrol Flymo many years ago with a Tecumseh engine....with a bent crank. One day I went to start it and pulled the engine right out - plastic bodies don't like vibration it appears.
Do you use a plastic mower to cut AstroTurf ?? ....
You use a fisher price bubble mower for astro turf.
Electric mowers with plastic decks (both corded and cordless) have been around a long time. I remember my parents having a corded one like 20 years ago.
I don't see where the mower listed by the OP says it's "all plastic." It doesn't look like it has any more plastic parts than any other electric mower, and there are a lot on the Home Depot website. My local store carries the Black and Decker model, I believe.
Electric mowers aren't for everyone, or for me, but I see the appeal.
Also, even some fancy mowers have plastic decks. Honda has been offering them for a while.
http://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/nexite-mowing-deck
I don't see where the mower listed by the OP says it's "all plastic." It doesn't look like it has any more plastic parts than any other electric mower, and there are a lot on the Home Depot website. My local store carries the Black and Decker model, I believe.
Electric mowers aren't for everyone, or for me, but I see the appeal.
Also, even some fancy mowers have plastic decks. Honda has been offering them for a while.
http://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/nexite-mowing-deck
Originally Posted By: stephen9666
Electric mowers with plastic decks (both corded and cordless) have been around a long time. I remember my parents having a corded one like 20 years ago.
I don't see where the mower listed by the OP says it's "all plastic." It doesn't look like it has any more plastic parts than any other electric mower, and there are a lot on the Home Depot website. My local store carries the Black and Decker model, I believe.
Electric mowers aren't for everyone, or for me, but I see the appeal.
Also, even some fancy mowers have plastic decks. Honda has been offering them for a while.
http://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/nexite-mowing-deck
Those Honda decks look great.
Lifetime Warranty on them too.
Electric mowers with plastic decks (both corded and cordless) have been around a long time. I remember my parents having a corded one like 20 years ago.
I don't see where the mower listed by the OP says it's "all plastic." It doesn't look like it has any more plastic parts than any other electric mower, and there are a lot on the Home Depot website. My local store carries the Black and Decker model, I believe.
Electric mowers aren't for everyone, or for me, but I see the appeal.
Also, even some fancy mowers have plastic decks. Honda has been offering them for a while.
http://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/nexite-mowing-deck
Those Honda decks look great.
Lifetime Warranty on them too.
Originally Posted By: Lubener
Looks like cheap Chinese junk to me.
Agreed! Add over priced to the description also.
Looks like cheap Chinese junk to me.
Agreed! Add over priced to the description also.
I'd consider a electric mower if my yard were small enough for one. I used a corded electric mower growing up, and it did fine for the tiny yard we had. Sharpen the blade once a year and go.
Originally Posted By: sciphi
I'd consider a electric mower if my yard were small enough for one. I used a corded electric mower growing up, and it did fine for the tiny yard we had. Sharpen the blade once a year and go.
This is what I use. I have a 6,000 sf lot. Subtract the house, driveway, large patio, front walk, and sidewalk and I have about 2,500 sf to mow. I came to the realization recently that my 12 amp corded mower has lasted me seven years thus far with nothing more than annual blade sharpening and replacement of the extension cord every 2-3 years. During the first season of use I ran over the cord twice, spliced it, and moved on.
I am tempted by the cordless models. I have cordless electric string trimmer and blower (B&D) and they work very well, though I had to buy two additional batteries to go with the two that came with the set.
Overall, I found that the two gas mowers and string trimmers I went through prior gave me a lot more trouble and made a lot more noise. Maintaining a large yard, though, would be impractical with electric equipment. If you do that, more power to you - no pun intended.
I'd consider a electric mower if my yard were small enough for one. I used a corded electric mower growing up, and it did fine for the tiny yard we had. Sharpen the blade once a year and go.
This is what I use. I have a 6,000 sf lot. Subtract the house, driveway, large patio, front walk, and sidewalk and I have about 2,500 sf to mow. I came to the realization recently that my 12 amp corded mower has lasted me seven years thus far with nothing more than annual blade sharpening and replacement of the extension cord every 2-3 years. During the first season of use I ran over the cord twice, spliced it, and moved on.
I am tempted by the cordless models. I have cordless electric string trimmer and blower (B&D) and they work very well, though I had to buy two additional batteries to go with the two that came with the set.
Overall, I found that the two gas mowers and string trimmers I went through prior gave me a lot more trouble and made a lot more noise. Maintaining a large yard, though, would be impractical with electric equipment. If you do that, more power to you - no pun intended.
Yeah I paid more than 500 for my HRX and it has a plastic deck.... still intact too.
Still, I like a real engine on a mower so no where close of wanting an electric. Same with weed whacker, I'll stick to my Echo 2-stroke.
Still, I like a real engine on a mower so no where close of wanting an electric. Same with weed whacker, I'll stick to my Echo 2-stroke.
Originally Posted By: stephen9666
I don't see where the mower listed by the OP says it's "all plastic."
Trust me, it is virtually all plastic - not just the deck. It looks and feels horrible in person. I just hate the slick, and flexible nature of plastic. There was not a single piece visible made of metal, except for the axle ends that I saw. I want something made of cold hard steel.
I don't see where the mower listed by the OP says it's "all plastic."
Trust me, it is virtually all plastic - not just the deck. It looks and feels horrible in person. I just hate the slick, and flexible nature of plastic. There was not a single piece visible made of metal, except for the axle ends that I saw. I want something made of cold hard steel.
its to complex. to much stuff. and over priced
Originally Posted By: dlundblad
Oil changes: Don't we all enjoy doing that?
The reason I'm here is the reason I'll likely not own an electric mower. They certainly have a growing appeal (pardon the pun) for many homeowners, but I'm frankly not one of them. I like (most) lawn mowers because of, and not in spite of, their internal combustion engine.
Oil changes: Don't we all enjoy doing that?
The reason I'm here is the reason I'll likely not own an electric mower. They certainly have a growing appeal (pardon the pun) for many homeowners, but I'm frankly not one of them. I like (most) lawn mowers because of, and not in spite of, their internal combustion engine.
Originally Posted By: whip
When Glocks first became popular, I remember a lot of people saying the plastic junk will never last, and a gun has to be made of steel.
The Glock slides are all metal, and very tough, hard and corrosion resistant metal at that. The rails mounted in the plastic frame are also metal.
As far as plastic mowers go, it depends on the quality of plastic used. Some plastics resist crosslinking for a good long time and therefore will last a long time before they become brittle and break. One thing for sure is that plastic won't rust or corrode, so it may actually last longer in some applications.
When Glocks first became popular, I remember a lot of people saying the plastic junk will never last, and a gun has to be made of steel.
The Glock slides are all metal, and very tough, hard and corrosion resistant metal at that. The rails mounted in the plastic frame are also metal.
As far as plastic mowers go, it depends on the quality of plastic used. Some plastics resist crosslinking for a good long time and therefore will last a long time before they become brittle and break. One thing for sure is that plastic won't rust or corrode, so it may actually last longer in some applications.
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