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Re: Lawnmower Questions - Gas vs. Electric for Replacing 30 year old too haevy mower.

JoeSpareBedroom

2008-02-17, 8:25 pm

"jJim McLaughlin" <jimm.claughlin@comcast.com> wrote in message
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> So, gas or electric?

If you're referring to the type that needs a cord plugged into 120 volts AC,
I'd suggest the following: Put a glass jar into a thick paper bag. Beat the
bag with a hammer until you have bits of glass the size of peas. Put half
the glass in your mouth and the rest in your shoes, and go for a walk.

That's a pretty good analogy for what it'll be like to mow a 90 foot stretch
while trying to manage an extension cord.

Get yourself a Snapper or Honda self-propelled gas mower. You'll find these
at independent lawn equipment shops, not big discount stores.

Joseph Meehan

2008-02-17, 9:25 pm

Frankly I have done just that with an electric with cord and had no
problems at all. My current home is not laid out in a way that would make
it easy, but I am considering either a corded or battery model. In fact I
just saw an add for a cord/cordlesss model. I will have to look into that
one.

I like the relative quiet of electric. No bother with gas etc. I don't
like the prospect of buying new batteries, as I am about to do for my
trimmer, blower and hedge cutter. Of the three original batteries (about 6
years old) two are almost dead. Very handy.

While I personally like electric, I suspect that Joe would more happier
with a gas model.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "jJim McLaughlin" <jimm.claughlin@comcast.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> If you're referring to the type that needs a cord plugged into 120 volts
> AC, I'd suggest the following: Put a glass jar into a thick paper bag.
> Beat the bag with a hammer until you have bits of glass the size of peas.
> Put half the glass in your mouth and the rest in your shoes, and go for a
> walk.
>
> That's a pretty good analogy for what it'll be like to mow a 90 foot
> stretch while trying to manage an extension cord.
>
> Get yourself a Snapper or Honda self-propelled gas mower. You'll find
> these at independent lawn equipment shops, not big discount stores.
>

Worn out Retread

2008-02-18, 9:25 am

"Joseph Meehan" <sligoNoSPAMjoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Frankly I have done just that with an electric with cord and had no
> problems at all. My current home is not laid out in a way that would make
> it easy, but I am considering either a corded or battery model. In fact
> I just saw an add for a cord/cordlesss model. I will have to look into
> that one.
>
> I like the relative quiet of electric. No bother with gas etc. I
> don't like the prospect of buying new batteries, as I am about to do for
> my trimmer, blower and hedge cutter. Of the three original batteries
> (about 6 years old) two are almost dead. Very handy.
>
> While I personally like electric, I suspect that Joe would more happier
> with a gas model.
>
> --
> Joseph Meehan
>
> Dia 's Muire duit

Hearing the electric mowers around here, they are not any quieter than the
gas models. The pitch of the sound is different though.

Erdos2

2008-02-19, 1:25 pm

"Worn out Retread" <newdoverman@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> "Joseph Meehan" <sligoNoSPAMjoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hearing the electric mowers around here, they are not any quieter than the
> gas models. The pitch of the sound is different though.

I had a corded electric mower quite a few years ago and it sounded
some what like a vacuum cleaner. It lasted a good 10 years or so.

When it came time to replace it, I didn't see anything electric that I
liked, so went back to gas powered. Some electric mowers are
not real good at mowing heavy thick grass, so it can be trouble if
it gets a little bit long. Some/many of them just don't have the umph
that a gas powered one has. (At least they didn't a few years ago)

With corded electric models, there are two types of people: Those
who have cut the cord and those who have not yet cut the cord. It
took me 3 or 4 years to move from the second group into the first
group.

Jerry

JoeSpareBedroom

2008-02-19, 1:25 pm

"Erdos2" <Temp2@JerryAndSandi.com> wrote in message
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> "Worn out Retread" <newdoverman@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> I had a corded electric mower quite a few years ago and it sounded
> some what like a vacuum cleaner. It lasted a good 10 years or so.
>
> When it came time to replace it, I didn't see anything electric that I
> liked, so went back to gas powered. Some electric mowers are
> not real good at mowing heavy thick grass, so it can be trouble if
> it gets a little bit long. Some/many of them just don't have the umph
> that a gas powered one has. (At least they didn't a few years ago)
>
> With corded electric models, there are two types of people: Those
> who have cut the cord and those who have not yet cut the cord. It
> took me 3 or 4 years to move from the second group into the first
> group.
>
> Jerry

Good light show when you cut the cord, or uneventful?

Erdos2

2008-02-19, 1:25 pm

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Good light show when you cut the cord, or uneventful?

If I remember correctly, there might have been a spark at most. That
outlet was a GFCI one anyway, so it didn't take long for it to be
dead from that or the circuit breaker. (I can't remember what was
tripped after that) At that point I knew why the main case parts
were molded plastic.

Jerry

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