I don’t understand the reporting, but battery-powered lawnmowers are a LOT quieter, are cost-competitive, and you don’t have to worry about keeping a gas can or getting a blast of pollution in your face. I really don’t know why anyone would buy a new gas-powered lawnmower.
I should have responded to your post. Yes, I have a battery unit and it’s really quiet and does the job. I keep the mower in the garage and I don’t have to have gas fumes wafting in there either. It’s a good option these days for homeowners.
“Are you serious, Clark?”
Maybe it's that people don't like to be told what they are to buy and use. And btw, Once we all are forced to use electricity or power, what is used to produce the extra electricity. All are steps in reducing us to serfs and submit to the government!
Because you can't ride a battery mower. You also can't get the same power as a walk-behind (e.g. Swisher) with batteries. Gasoline has much higher energy density than batteries.
I have a 2.5 acre yard to mow (with many big trees) so buying a battery operated lawn mower is not an option. However, I do enjoy mowing the yard with my Ferris zero-turn lawnmower. The Ferris is about the size of a small tractor and with its duel gas tanks holding 11 gallons its bound to piss off enviro Nazis better than a burning tire. :) I love it!
Because not everyone lives in the cookie cutter suburb houses that are jam-packed into each other on tiny lots.
I live in the country. I have garden and lawn tractors. My garden tractor pulls implements, my lawn tractors cut my 4 acres of grass.
Why do I have four acres of grass?
Because I want to.
In the land of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, what is it of anyone else’s business how I live and what I use to maintain my property?
I’m so sick of these people telling me/us what to do, how to live, who to love, who to hate, God isn’t real, there are 57 genders, and Islam is the religion of Peace.
Most battery powered mowers’ charge lasts approximately 45 to 60 minutes, then the batteries need a few hours to recharge.
My very hilly lawn takes approximately 2 1/2 hours to mow with a gas mower, longer if I have to trim the edges and/or use one without self-propulsion. It also needs to be cut twice a week in the spring.
Using a battery-electric mower and line trimmer would mean I have to spend 2 full days a week in the springtime looking after my lawn. I also get a 2 1/2 bushel bag of clippings every 15 minutes when mowing, which likely would kill the battery more quickly if using the self-propelled feature.
I’ll pass on the battery mower, thanks.
“I really don’t know why anyone would buy a new gas-powered lawnmower.”
Unless you have 2 acres of
beautify cared for lawn like
I do. Just trimming takes
almost a full day. (With the
gas powered stuff). The battery
powered equipment charges can’t
compete with time and a full
days’ run wear and tear. I’ve
tried almost everything ‘electric’
only to end up pitching it in
the trash because it doesn’t
hold up to large scale usage.