http://www.democraticunderground.com/1158884Oh my.
First up, the chronically-helpless primitive, the primitive who's always running to Skins's island to find out how to unscrew the cap off a jar or insert a plug into an electrical outlet:
Paper Roses (4,433 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
I have to buy an electric lawn mower. Home Depot is the nearest source.
My back is too bad to push the old hand mower and I have decided that a small electric might be better.
Do you have any experience with their lower end models? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
My yard is fairly small and flat. Do I need one of the self propelled mowers or will a regular one work?
$$$ is a factor too.
Melissa G (8,997 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
1. I just bought a gas self propelled there last weekend.
Have bought several there over the last 25 years. I use a small electric close to the house in the back. I also have a new Toro self propelled I just bought to take care of the rest of the almost acre of yard that I have. Love it!
Low end electric there was what I first bought. Have to go home to look at the brand. The advice the person who runs the department has given me has usually been good.
PS. see if your electric company or city offers rebates for electric lawn mowers. That may help with the cost. Home Depot may also know if they do.
The defrocked warped primitive, she with the face like Hindenberg's, who's been banned for life from nursing:
Warpy (63,044 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
2. I bought a cheapo there about six years ago for the same reason
Mine isn't self propelled but it's easier to shove than a hand mower and gets the job done more quickly than a weed whacker.
Electric mowers are generally cheaper than gas mowers. They don't deliver the same power, so mowing the lawn before it gets over six inches deep is vital.
The only other thing I can say is start mowing next to the electrical plug and move out. There's less chance of running over the cord that way.
Paper Roses (4,433 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
4. Hi Warpy, I went to HD today to take a look.
Offerings on electric ran from about $225.00 to ---well over what I want to pay.
With your electric, is it hard to push? That is my problem. I would never allow the grass to get over 6 inches. My problem is the pushing part. Are the electric -non-self propelled ,easy to push along?
I know you have a huge yard. Do you find problems with the electric that would make it hard to push forward?
Love your suggestion about the cord.
Warpy (63,044 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
5. I have a tiny front yard and that's the only one I ever need to mow
My back yard is average suburban and the only thing I do back there is pull the worst weeds.
It's not difficult to push the mower, it's rather like pushing a cart in the supermarket.
ETA: I never ran over my cord but I had a neighbor who did with alarming regularity.
Adsos Letter (12,992 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
3. A couple of years ago we purchased a Homelite cordless electric mower from Home Depot...
It's currently listed at $349 (I don't remember what we paid for it). I've been very, very happy with it. It runs on a rechargeable 24-volt battery. It holds its charge through about 3 front and back yard mowings (medium sized lawns in front and back). Does a very nice job, without the hassle of a cord to drag around.
One problem you might encounter with the cordless models is weight. This Homelite is not self-propelled and is heavier than the gas operated models I've used in the past. Much less work than the pushmower it replaced, but still fairly heavy because of the battery.
I don't know what your spending range is, but self-propelled might be the way for you to go in the cordless models.
Ayalisse (2 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
6. Electric lawn mower
Hello,
I like mine. Its really light so even I mows the lawn... makes more time for fishing mine has lasted 2 years so far without issue. I store it outside under a tarp. I don’t bother with trying to mow in the rain and my lawn has never gotten too high that it didn’t work. Basically I would buy again.
Where franksolich lives, the property caretaker comes out about every week, or ten days, or fortnight, whenever the grass needs cutting, and cuts it using a miniature John Deere tractor.
Up close to the house, franksolich himself uses one of those old-fashioned cylinder-laying-on-it-side types.
I'm not sure what they're called; no gasoline, no electricity, just human muscle-power.
One time when "researching" it, I found it in a 1906 edition of the Sears, Roebuck mail-order catalogue, where it sold for $2.45, plus shipping. It weighs about, I dunno, maybe 100 pounds.
