Hi All: I have been using a Ni-CAD battery powered trimmer this year but it sure does not last long. Charging can take up to 8-hours for approximately 10 minutes of use. I go through the second battery and still have more to go. With the high summer temperatures and little rain, there has been no need to mow for the past 8-weeks but I have had to trim a few times... Wayne
I bought a Neuton battery powered lawn mower 7 year ago when I moved into my present house. It was the smaller of the two models listed on their site now. My yard is less than 1/8 acre of grass so I was not concerned about running out of battery power. (For a large yard you might need a 2nd battery) It was about $450 with free shipping at the time. I have to say mowing with an uncorded electric is really pleasant. It sounds like vacuum cleaner and and really allows me to enjoy the outdoors more than a gas-power mower. This model does a fine job on all lengths of grass when bagging, but does not mulch that well when cutting longer grass - it tends to leave the clippings in a line rather than evenly distributed. My neighbor has the bigger model and he mulches all the time and does not seem to have this problem. The mower have given me zero problems over the 7 years that I have owned it. I got 6 years out of the first battery. New battery cost me $120 and I fully expect to have and use the mower for another 5-6 years. I was pretty sloppy about taking care of the first battery so I am going to follow the manufacturer's guidelines more specifically and see if this battery lasts a little longer. Still at $20/year battery cost and zero maintenance costs, it is cost competitive with gas (after the initial investment) and much cleaner and more pleasant to use. I highly recommend Neuton mowers!
Better than playing around with oil changes and smelling gas exhaust and picking up gas. I have two acres and would love a EV but they cost around $4000 . I am sure they will come down soon. H
I find the trick to using an electric lawnmower or trimmer is not have a lot of acreage so you can use an extension cord. If I'd spent a large amount of money to buy a large amount of land I'd expect to spend a large amount of time and money to look after it and be willing to invest in either portable devices with lithium batteries, or for smaller areas, some underground cabling to provide sockets away from the house.
Wow -- just checked and there is now a lithium powered push mower available! I'm going to have to think on this one for my 0.3 acre lot... http://www.amazon.com/Greenworks-25292-40-Volt-Lithium-19-Inch/dp/B0074EBUWM/ref=pd_sbs_lg_2
It comes with two batteries and when I looked at cordless electric mowers a couple of years ago the lead acid powered ones were this price with only one battery. :thumbs_up:
One is a spare -- works for me since even if I can make it on one battery swapping out in the middle should improve the battery longevity.
The Neuton mowers will give you 45-60 minutes of run time new with their lead-acids. Mine was strong for 4 years, started do decline in the 5th and I limped it through the 6th. It was down to about 30 min before it when kaput. Again, I was not taking care of it properly (left it charging 24/7).
What size is your lawn? Mine is right at 0.3 acre and if I mow it leisurely I'm at at 1hr + (lots of structures to mow around). The fastest I ever mowed it was at basically a jogging speed and I completed it in 25min... but that isn't something I'd like to repeat on a regular basis.
My lawn is tiny. It takes me at most 30 minutes. I wanted a condo and my wife wanted a single family, so this was a good compromise. We are 4th house from a dead end and a river with a nature walk, over the foot bridge are the high school ball fields, tons of green space, and I'm not the one who needs to mow it! When I was a teenager, I had to mow our 1.5 acres + my grandparents 1 acre next door. With ride-on mower plus using the push mower to get all the spots unreachable by the ride-on, it took about 3 hours. Thus the desire to minimize . .
I actually don't mind the time too much ("thinking time" I call it) but the health of any batteries I might use for the job have me concerned.
It looks like it is built by t he same company that built my corded mower. Are there ball bearings in the wheels? Lithium battery is warrantied for 4 years -- not bad.
Looks like a very interesting battery for an electric bike, an RC plane or even reconfigured as a starting battery for a car. http://www.mowersdirect.com/GreenWo...&utm_source=amazon&utm_medium=product+portals 1.35kg, 2000 cycles, 2 year warranty and only $120.. sounds a lot like a LiFePO4 chemistry. Hopefully the warranty is real.
