Battery Powered Lawn Tools

[TAFKALVS]

My lot takes about 20-30 min per week to scoop, whack, and mow. My 13 year old BD battery mower gave up four years ago so I got a bigger BD electric mower and weed whacker. I have three 40v batteries but only use just over one for mowing and trimming. So much easier than screwing around with gas. Still have a Stihl 155 for edging and tilling the garden and an 026 for saw stuff so continue to have random gas and oil cans around but can see going full electric someday. Gave my bigger Echo saw to a buddy and it’s just too difficult to give up my other. Maybe I’m compensating given the little I use it anymore.

026 is a unicorn saw, plus a gas saw never loses a charge if it sits in the land cruiser for 6months.

quivers...

[Conundrum]

I know. Had some branches come down in the wind last night and went out this morning, put fresh mix in it, and it fired on the fourth pull after sitting since last summer. Made short work of the sycamore but I'm sneezy now.

Would be tough to let that one go. Plus it fits in the gas can rack of the 80 perfectly for spring trips. I G.O.T.O.S. the shit out of it a couple times a year.

[skaredshtles]

I'm waiting for the battery revolution to happen (Alu-ion soon-ish??) before I consider battery-powered lawn shit.

In the meantime, I have an all electric (plug-in) quiver of shit. And the long extension cord, amazingly, has survived a decade of kids mowing/trimming the yard (I have had to splice it twice, admittedly).

The best part of plug-in electric equipment is that it's *feather* light, which allows kids to do that shit-work at younger ages.

[rideit]

I’m hoping that the next Battery Revolution will be retrofittable to existing platforms, but damn, that sure is an opportunity for companies to sell shitloads more stuff with an all new platform.

[neufox47]

I was looking at the battery hedge trimmers and pole saws last night. Seems like a perfect use. No cords to mess with and no need to try to keep a gas engine tuned up on something that will be used 1-2 times a year.


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[californiagrown]

How am i supposed to punish my teenage son when i catch him drinking if i cant make him mow the lawn at 7am hungover as fuck with a loud gas mower?

[XXX-er]

I bought a 40V Ryobi chainsaw a while back that is basically worthless where I live. .

a guy did an electric/ pro saw compro on a web site (wranglerstar ) he compared how many cuts the saw can do on a full battery vs a tank of fuel but

he also pointed out suprisingly the electric was not really nice to use compared to the sthil 261 cuz of vibration ect

[skaredshtles]

How am i supposed to punish my teenage son when i catch him drinking if i cant make him mow the lawn at 7am hungover as fuck with a loud gas mower?

[Mofro261]

How am i supposed to punish my teenage son when i catch him drinking if i cant make him mow the lawn at 7am hungover as fuck with a loud gas mower?

Just blast Rick Astley while he's using the electric.

[AK47bp]

How am i supposed to punish my teenage son when i catch him drinking if i cant make him mow the lawn at 7am hungover as fuck with a loud gas mower?

Ugh.


Thanks for the flashback….


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[Dantheman]

How am i supposed to punish my teenage son when i catch him drinking if i cant make him mow the lawn at 7am hungover as fuck with a loud gas mower?

I actually own that exact mower and love it. I only have 2,000 ft2 of grass but I'd need to have more than double that to even consider going to something powered.

[californiagrown]

Ugh.


Thanks for the flashback….


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"Get yer ass outta bed boy, yer burning daylight!" Shouted my father gleefully. Same as his father before him did, im sure.

[EWG]

We have an EGO mower with a spare battery that we share with 2 other neighbors. It absolutely kicks ass and is better than any other mower I've owned or used. Starting the thing is so nice I'll do it like 5 times just for fun.

We had a Toro eclectic corded leaf blower. My wife loves her a good leaf blower. Worked fine. Got her a Makita 18v cordless one (the single battery version) for mother's day. She is ecstatic. Lighter, stronger, lasts about 15 min on each battery (which is about what it takes to charge the next 3.0 battery) and generally is a massive improvement in every way over the corded one.

Also very much like our Makita 18v cordless string trimmer.

Fully recommend all of them.

[nickwm21]

I actually own that exact mower and love it. I only have 2,000 ft2 of grass but I'd need to have more than double that to even consider going to something powered.

Seriously, the most underrated tool…. I have a two small grass areas. I’m done cutting before my neighbor finishes laying out the extension for his corded mower… and he has a similar amount of grass.


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[Meadow Skipper]

I was looking at the battery hedge trimmers and pole saws last night. Seems like a perfect use. No cords to mess with and no need to try to keep a gas engine tuned up on something that will be used 1-2 times a year.

I got a battery pole saw last year, and I really dig it. Milwaukee, because I’m all vested in their battery system - drill, impact driver, oscillating tool, leaf blower (dig it), string trimmer (dig it), and boom box ( ). If they come out with a lawn mower I’m probably in.

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