Whatever you feel like thread.

[tacticalturnip]

The quiet factor is the single most appealing aspect of electric equipment, for me at least.

I love my new Cub, as does my 13 year old, but it's noisy!

 

[ArlyA]

We were unloading a truck and trailer so I mowed about 1/2 our yard with those parked in the middle since I don't like working in tallish grass. I was down some hills and backed out but the ego didn't seem to spin. As stated earlier we reduce the tires PSI modestly and I thought the ride was fine today. Do like that the stick controls are adaptable.

 

[tacticalturnip]

It is a fairly heavy machine with the batteries in, right? That has got to help with traction, along with the increased ground contact from the lower PSI.

 

[ArlyA]

It is a fairly heavy machine with the batteries in, right? That has got to help with traction, along with the increased ground contact from the lower PSI.

Z6 weights 410 pounds without the batteries

 

[tacticalturnip]

Z6 weights 410 pounds without the batteries

That's fairly hefty, about what a residential lawn tractor weighs. If I recall, you said it had 6 batteries? That must add another 100 pounds.

 

[WinterDeere]

Z6 weights 410 pounds without the batteries

That’s crazy light. Way different from the Greenworks I tested.

Greenworks tries very hard to hide the obscene weight of their mowers, you won’t even find it in their manuals or specifications, which makes sizing a trailer for two of them awful hard. But Google summary lists the weight of their standard 60” (most common commercial gasser size) at almost 4000 lb.

By comparison gas-powered commercial 60’s weigh around 1200 lb.

Greenworks should list the cost of a new 10k or even 15k lb. trailer in their cost-savings graph, since nearly every landscaper I see around here is hauling two 60” zero turns on a 7k lb trailer. That’s not going to work with any pair of 3861 lb. Greenworks mowers.

 

[EddieWalker]

I was probably the last person to buy cordless tools. I'm slower then most people at changing to new technology.

There are several things that I really like about a battery lawn mower. No engine noise, no gasoline to buy, and now I just learned that there isn't any belts to turn the blades.

My Scag is throwing one or both belts almost every time I start to use it. It happens once, and after I put them back on, I grease the three spindles with the blades on them, and it's fine for the rest of the day. New belts and new springs haven't made it any better. I just bought a different type of grease, so maybe that's it.

So what I'm really liking about the idea of a battery lawn mower is not having any belts to deal with!!!! When the Scag finally takes its last breath, I might have to consider battery power.

Do you just plug it into a standard 120 volt outlet? How long does it take to charge? How many minutes can you mow with it on a full charge?

 

[ArlyA]

I was probably the last person to buy cordless tools. I'm slower then most people at changing to new technology.

There are several things that I really like about a battery lawn mower. No engine noise, no gasoline to buy, and now I just learned that there isn't any belts to turn the blades.

My Scag is throwing one or both belts almost every time I start to use it. It happens once, and after I put them back on, I grease the three spindles with the blades on them, and it's fine for the rest of the day. New belts and new springs haven't made it any better. I just bought a different type of grease, so maybe that's it.

So what I'm really liking about the idea of a battery lawn mower is not having any belts to deal with!!!! When the Scag finally takes its last breath, I might have to consider battery power.

Do you just plug it into a standard 120 volt outlet? How long does it take to charge? How many minutes can you mow with it on a full charge?

It is just plugged into a standard wall outlet. Sorry I can't tell you how long the charge is since I've only used it to mow a grand total of 1/3 of our yard. We've been out of town since purchasing it so the 13yo neighbor boy has been the one using it. Nonetheless, the charger seems to go pretty fast. Each of the two drive motors are directly connected to the wheels with a few oil bath gears in-between so its quite simple. I like KISS systems.

 

[EddieWalker]

How big is your yard? With my Scag zero turn, I break up my mowing into three areas. Each is about two acres. Do you think you can mow two acres on a charge?

 

[ArlyA]

How big is your yard? With my Scag zero turn, I break up my mowing into three areas. Each is about two acres. Do you think you can mow two acres on a charge?

I'd guess not but we don't have max capacity batteries in 2 slots either. (has 6 battery slots) Our yard is just 100ft x 300ft with buildings in that.