Electric mower

One of my thoughts is, are the big box store stuff decent enough? I don't even have anywhere near a 1/2 acre. Thanks for the input.

 

Not an awful idea...however, the kudzu would overtake that stuff in a month....lol One main reason I want a dedicated mower for the shop...I don't want to take any kudzu back to my place at all.

 

Good to know. The easiest stuff to find is ryobi around here. Thanks for your input.

 

I actually used to have a reel mower. lol

 

Do you have any cordless power tools? You can quit with the doom and gloom garbage. Move along....

 

Corded might be an option...I think if I mowed in the correct pattern, the cord would never be in the way...thanks

 

This is exactly what I'm thinking...for what my situation is for this...I think electric is the way to go. Thanks

 

Well, he's not the GOAT. So no problem there. lol

This is within city limits, sadly, a goat would not be allowed. Plus, I don't go to the shop every day...heck, I may not see it for weeks at a time. lol But dang, a shop goat would be epic.

 

Let me guess...you are totally clueless about this entire situation. Scroll on...

 

If you saw the weed patch it needs to "cut"..."ok" is just fine with me. lol

 

How many just burst into flames on their own the way batteries are doing?
Bad comparison.

 

I have a bunch of Ego stuff, it's all great. Also have a Greenworks riding mower, also great. For the OP it sounds like run time is no issue, and as to the question of performance- all the electric crap I have is more powerful than the gas equivalents I've owned. I must be the luckiest SOB on earth...none of the lithium batteries in my lawn equipment, cell phone, or the 20 or so other cordless tools has spontaneously combusted as of yet.

 

I use my Ego push mower (self propelled but it's so light it's not needed) for the areas of my yard that are too tight for the rider, totaling probably twice what you need to mow. The 7.5 ah battery only needs charged every 3-4 uses.
I'm sure for your shop needs any Ryobi/Kobalt/whatever stuff would suffice, but can promise you that once you try it you'll be wanting more for your home use, so just go ahead and get the Ego stuff. Don't be like me with 5-6 different brands of batteries...

 

The thing that goes thru batteries quickest is the blower, but 765 cfm will blow over small children with ease

 

Ryobi... I have the small mower and it works. Bonus is that the battery is the same for all of the other cordless tools I have.

 

I think part of it will also depend on how long you let the grass get and how thick it is. My neighbor had an Ego. Every time he mows, it looks like it needs to be bailed. It just doesn’t seem to have the power/blade speed to mulch it well.

 

If you go cordless, see if you cqan find one that uses the batteries you already have for your drills.

 

I have a Toro that I've used for the last few years. Works fine but bagging sucks. No issues with battery life and I have the blower, string trimmer, and hedge trimmer as well. I'd buy them again but I'd opt for the next mower up if it bags better.

 

I've been using a Dewalt electric mower for at least 4 years now, it isn't even a production unit and its never let me down. I got rid of my gas mower after year 1 and never looked back. My lot is only 1/8 acre and I rotate between two batteries. Sometimes I get it done with one pack, but only when I switched from mulching to bagging mode.

 

Reel mowers are beer powered and they very rarely spontaneously combust and kill you and the neighbors