Hello everyone. Right off the top my city boy husband loves grass. So I kinda have to stick with a grass lawn although I ensure it has at least mini clover in it for some degree of biodiversity! We have to do a re-sodding of our old and stressed back yard lawn this year. I have decided to mow it myself...but I hate gas lawn mowers. It is a largish lawn on multiple levels. I want to use a battery powered one, but don't know which models perform well. Anyone got any advice on which model to look at?
My lawnmower is a Worx Nitro 40V Max. Really like it! Battery power just fine for my average-sized front and back yards. Long-lived batteries are more than adequate for at least a couple of go-rounds. Also have a Worx leaf blower in frequent use. Its battery packs and the mower's fit on the same charger, as do those of other Worx tools. (Mower comes with 2 batteries; you will need a charger.) Each mower battery, as well as the machine itself, can be checked for charge level. So much LESS noisy than gas-powered, and NO toxic fumes! The best part, for me, is that I can wrangle the thing...and NOT have to be Hercules to do so! Here's this fella with a video:
At work we have been using a Stihl RMA 510 I think. We all like it pretty well, the quiet is indeed great. It is a metal deck so it still weighs 67 lbs., if I recall correctly. Less heavy than a gas one for sure. It is about as powerful as a normal homeowner type gas motor, so you can cut an overgrown lawn, just not a wet hayfield. Propulsion goes as slow as you want, or near jogging speed. The orange batteries last probably 45 minutes or so. Longer if you don't use propulsion of course. One "feature" that can be either helpful or annoying is an anti-rollback clutch. So it won't push you backwards down a hill when you try to turn, but it does take a couple of seconds for this to "let go" and allow backwards motion to complete the turn. Or you can avoid that engaging by letting go the propulsion a couple seconds before you come to the end of your line. One thing we have learned is the importance of keeping the electric ones clean (and sharp). If you leave the lawn juice on the underside enough times, it will gum up the spindle and the motor won't be able to start it spinning. An extra thorough cleaning will fix it!
My experience w all the battery tools these days (carpentry // yard work // etc) is once you commit to a brand —- you’ll likely be inclined to stick w that brand so be sure to land in your desired price point and battery flexibility from the get-go how much do spare batteries cost, for example ergonomics are important, too - as pointed out above I personally have the relatively budget friendly set from Home Hardware “Radley” name I wonder what consumer report mag says
