Cordless lawn mowers, any good?

SlugPelletUK

21 years ago

Has anyone got any experience of these devices? Any horror stories or reccomendations?

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weatherlawyer
21 years ago
What do you mean?

Petrol mowers?

Excellent.
anyanka
21 years ago
I have 7 cordless mowers, but they're probably not the type you mean... they are slow-mow: guinea pigs. You just move the grazing arks every couple of hours. ;-)
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I think it will be fine for the job. Make sure it will cut the whole lawn on one charge, anything up to about 500 square metres. The battery is like a car battery, it should be left on charge between mowings and will need replacing every few years, maybe once every ten years with low use. The Concorde 32C is a cylinder mower. This means it is best suited to cutting fescue (quality ornamental) grasses and cutting them short. It tends to tear the "family" rye grasses especially when cutting at longer lengths. It should really be sharpened by a professional every year or two or the cut quality will suffer. You can't sharpen it yourself. It is not good for cutting wet grass, bumpy lawns, or grass that has grown very long. This is the mower for the bowling green look, assuming you have the right grass. If you have a bumpy lawn, a tough family grass, or just like to have the grass grow longer than an inch and a half (the 32C highest setting) then look for a rotary mower. You can get them with a roller to make stripes, you can sharpen them yourself for the best cut quality. Cordless rotaries will tend to be more expensive because they have a higher power, but they will cut just about any grass, any length, wet or dry, without binding, and you can have the cut at 2" or 3" depending on the model.
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shrubs_n_bulbs
21 years ago
Make sure you get one that will mow your whole lawn on a single charge. I would say the biggest downside is cost. They aren't very powerful, but they're as powerful as other electric mowers, so they're fine for most home lawns.
ChrisRandall
21 years ago
I would take a careful look at any rechargeable tool and find out how much replacement batteries are going to cost. These do not have an indefinite life and can cost a small fortune!

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John_2
21 years ago
I have a battery operated strimmer, the battery lasted about three years. A new battery was nearly as expensive as a new strimmer. You should try and obtain a lawn mower which can be fitted with any heave duty battery if possible
applegate_gardener
18 years ago
I'd say you're probably better off with a petrol lawnmower if you want cordless use. The new Bosch Rotak 43li however, is a good battery powered lawnmower, featuring new lithium-ion technology it lasts longer than most.

Here is a link that might be useful: Bosch Rotak 43li Lawnmower
flora_uk
18 years ago
How much grass do you have? I am a big fan of the push mower. Silent, cheap, environmentally friendly and keeps you fit. My neighbour used to spend about 45 minutes mashing up his tiny lawn with a a whiney electric mower during which time the noise was appalling. A hand mower would have taken about 10 minutes and I could have continued to sit in my garden.
rgathright
18 years ago
We should all do our part to save the enviroment and encourage the growth of the solar and wind power industries. Cordless electric lawn mowers go a long ways towards these goals. I recently purchased the Black & Decker Cordless Electric Lawnmower the CMM1200. I hope my review will help you make a decision about our future.

http://www.epinions.com/review/Black_Decker_19_In_24_Volt_Cordless_Mulching_Mower/content_445899312772

Here is a link that might be useful: Black & Decker Cordless Lawn Mower
lori_londonuk
18 years ago
I'm with Flora - get a push mower unless it's a huge space. Does the job fine.
pineresin
18 years ago
"We should all do our part to save the enviroment and encourage the growth of the solar and wind power industries. Cordless electric lawn mowers go a long ways towards these goals"

Sorry, but I don't see why Â they are a lot less energy-efficient than a mower with a cord plugged into the mains. Unless you mean a solar-powered mower (lots of magnifying glasses which burn through the grass leaves individually??) or a wind-powered mower (a fast-spinning wind turbine with sharp-edged turbine blades would cut grass very nicely!).

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