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60ragtop
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I bought a Ryobi 40 volt last year. So far am pleased.
good for small lots like my city lot. I usually can get 2 mowings out of a single charge. No more screwed up carbs to deal with. 
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Erik G
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Cordless Mowers |
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I have the 40v ryobi self propelled" and it is fine for someone like above, small city lot short grass and going to keep up on it. I also have a 40v weed whacker and edger/ pole saw attachments, and 40v blower
It is not good at deep grass. it just doesn't have the power to do it, it bogs down. not a lot of suction either to pick up leaves while mowing. I'm on a 12K sq ft lot, but a huge driveway and a big pool, I can get it mowed and edged and blown on 2 batteries. I really like it except if I get lazy and don't mow the back, the next mow is a PITA
I will probably be buying a used gas one from the small repair shop down the street. If you are near Houston TX I will sell mine half price it only has 10 mows on it
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bigdog1962
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I started a thread on the Kobalt cordless mower - it wasn't self propelled and I live in a neighborhood. Someone gave it to me when my gas one died. Takes me about 50 minutes to mow the grass at a good walking pace with the gas mower. The first problem was that one battery wouldn't do the whole yard so I wound up buying more batteries. And as an above poster mentioned, it doesn't work well in longer grass. I finally went out and bought another gas mower. I do like my battery weedeater and blower, though.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=699873&highlight=
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I love my kobalt 80v pushmower and weedwacker. Works like a charm. Tall grass no problem. It's got a clever mower height adjustment mechanism, it self regulates how much energy it needs and it's easy on/off while mowing in a yard littered with dog toys. It came with 2 batteries and a fast charger - 2 batteries covers about 1/4 acre. Can mulch or bag clippings. Only negatives are a pretty small clippings bag, and pretty cheapo loosy goosey wheels.
Sometimes there are good sales at Lowes around father's day.
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: Cordless Mowers |
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I have one of these growing up and it never needed to be charged.
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minger
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Cordless Mowers |
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I got a lead-acid battery powered Black & Decker 21 years ago. It lasted about 10 years (replaced the battery once). Enjoyed the quietness (sounded like I was vacuuming the lawn) and the lack of exhaust smell.
The push-reel mowers made you pay if you ignored you lawn. Certainly gave you incentive to get out regularly. |
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BIGMIKEY
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: Cordless Mowers |
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I started a thread on the Kobalt cordless mower - it wasn't self propelled and I live in a neighborhood. Someone gave it to me when my gas one died. Takes me about 50 minutes to mow the grass at a good walking pace with the gas mower. The first problem was that one battery wouldn't do the whole yard so I wound up buying more batteries. And as an above poster mentioned, it doesn't work well in longer grass. I finally went out and bought another gas mower. I do like my battery weedeater and blower, though.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=699873&highlight= |
Wow. I searched "cordless" and got nothing. I guess I should have searched "battery" or mower. Thanks for the link.
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I look forward to when Flymo makes a robotic unit.
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Heh, heh, heh,... what could possibly go wrong?
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bigdog1962
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: Cordless Mowers |
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I love my kobalt 80v pushmower and weedwacker. Works like a charm. Tall grass no problem. It's got a clever mower height adjustment mechanism, it self regulates how much energy it needs and it's easy on/off while mowing in a yard littered with dog toys. It came with 2 batteries and a fast charger - 2 batteries covers about 1/4 acre. Can mulch or bag clippings. Only negatives are a pretty small clippings bag, and pretty cheapo loosy goosey wheels.
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I had the 40 volt which wasn't sufficient for what I needed. But then again it was given to me. I suspect the self-propelled 80 volt is much better and might have worked for me. I also have the battery powered hedge trimmer and I like it too.
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I have a Greenworks 40V mower with a 19" deck. My property is about 1/4 acre and much of it (sadly) is lawn.
I got is used really cheap, otherwise I would have gone for a more powerful mower with a wider deck. Having said that it generally works very well. When the grass is short I can mow the whole lawn in one charge in about 45 minutes. When the grass is long and wet it takes two charges and about 1.5 hours all in. The motor ramps up and uses more juice.
I have a weed wacker and leaf blower that use the same battery system so I like the system as a whole and being able to buy bare tools cheaply since I already have two batteries and chargers.
The bag is too small and it sits at kind of a high angle so it doesn't fill completely before the chute is clogged. That's my only real complaint.
I love using cordless electric tools over gas and would do it again but probably with a 60 or 80V system and a wider deck for my yard.
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BIGMIKEY
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I have about 2 acres to mow and I have a 50" Cub Cadet lawn tractor to mow that. Some of it is not accessible to the Cub. I need a small, light, maneuverable easy to use unit and I think cordless is the ticket.
I had a Lawn Boy 2 cycle but at 22 yrs old I am tired of fighting with it. It was great but time to move on.
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I have one of these growing up and it never needed to be charged.
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I still have moms after she passed in 2007.
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I have one of these growing up and it never needed to be charged.
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It didn't need a recharge, but the kid pushing it did. Every night for at least eight hours.
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Same here. My father used it as a motivational tool. It was not well maintained. I remember having to get a running start to overcome the resistance and was only able to get a few feet before it stopped cutting. If I could talk to my younger self, I would have taken it apart, lubed it, and adjusted/sharpened the blades.
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| .....It was not well maintained. I remember having to get a running start to overcome the resistance and was only able to get a few feet before it stopped cutting. If I could talk to my younger self, I would have taken it apart, lubed it, and adjusted/sharpened the blades. |
And that was a fairly big part of me becoming mechanically inclined later in life, I figured out if I oiled and adjusted it the job went way faster.
Ours was a 1920's vintage Taylor Forbes with cast iron wheels, that thing built lots of character.
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I have about 2 acres to mow and I have a 50" Cub Cadet lawn tractor to mow that. Some of it is not accessible to the Cub. I need a small, light, maneuverable easy to use unit and I think cordless is the ticket.
I had a Lawn Boy 2 cycle but at 22 yrs old I am tired of fighting with it. It was great but time to move on.
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I do the same - use a riding mower for the main lawn, and the cordless electric mower for the deer-proofed orchards and garden areas that the riding mower is too large for.
One other perk I forgot to mention is that it is very quiet. It's not uncommon for me to do my small area mowing at dusk when it's cooler. I never feel guilty about causing noise pollution in the neighborhood.
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: Cordless Mowers |
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Green works twin blade model
I do both my and my Moms next door, o.6 acre each on two batteries, unless I let it go long, then I need to change out one battery.
The twin blade model is much better than the single 21 inch
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Yesterday I bought a Kobalt 40 Max self propelled 20" mower. Came with battery and charger. Used it this afternoon. Most cool. Quiet. Mowed for 30 - 40 minutes. All the power I needed and narrow enough to get in where I needed to get. Main reason that I bought it. Power left when I was done. The memorial day sale helped on the purchase price too. Thanks to all who posted their experience.
Mike T
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