wdukes@fw.fw.wdukes.cary.nc.us
30-03-2003, 06:08 PM
In article nk.net>, Elizabeth wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've been using a Toro electric mower for about 5 years now. The thing works
> great and has never needed any maintenance whatsoever. The only problem is
> that it's not self-propelled, and it's pretty heavy. When I was looking to
> buy one, the only self-propelled one available in this area was the
> Black&Decker, and it was rated pretty low in Consumer Reports. I tried to
> find the Ryobi one, but none of the local dealers carried it.
>
> Is anyone else out there an electric mower aficionado, and do you know of
> any new self-propelled electrics on the market? If only more people wanted
> to use them, then maybe they'd start making more of them. They are great for
> small lawns. I wish more of my neighbors used them, especially the ones who
> crank up their noisy gas mowers at 8:00 am on a Saturday morning....
>
We have a B&D but it is not self propelled, but not too heavy for us at
least. Now
Country Home Products sells what I have heard is the lightest, but it
only cuts like a 14 inch path. www.countryhomeproducts.com And it is
not self propelled. It does have are removable battery though so you
can keep mowing. I have heard it is so light that you don't really need
it to be self propelled.
Just remember a self propelled one is going to use up as much energy
moving as it does mowing.
> Elizabeth
>
>
--
Wes Dukes (wdukesNOatSPAMpoboxdotcom)
> Hi all,
>
> I've been using a Toro electric mower for about 5 years now. The thing works
> great and has never needed any maintenance whatsoever. The only problem is
> that it's not self-propelled, and it's pretty heavy. When I was looking to
> buy one, the only self-propelled one available in this area was the
> Black&Decker, and it was rated pretty low in Consumer Reports. I tried to
> find the Ryobi one, but none of the local dealers carried it.
>
> Is anyone else out there an electric mower aficionado, and do you know of
> any new self-propelled electrics on the market? If only more people wanted
> to use them, then maybe they'd start making more of them. They are great for
> small lawns. I wish more of my neighbors used them, especially the ones who
> crank up their noisy gas mowers at 8:00 am on a Saturday morning....
>
We have a B&D but it is not self propelled, but not too heavy for us at
least. Now
Country Home Products sells what I have heard is the lightest, but it
only cuts like a 14 inch path. www.countryhomeproducts.com And it is
not self propelled. It does have are removable battery though so you
can keep mowing. I have heard it is so light that you don't really need
it to be self propelled.
Just remember a self propelled one is going to use up as much energy
moving as it does mowing.
> Elizabeth
>
>
--
Wes Dukes (wdukesNOatSPAMpoboxdotcom)