Going gasless

[RalphVa]

I stumbled upon the fact that the 20 and 21 inch self propelled Ryobi 40v mowers are top rated. So, have made the decision to go gasless. Took pictures of the 3 mowers(2 gas and one Kobalt 40v), Kobalt grass whip and the 3 gas cans/containers to advertise them on Nextdoor. Most will be cheap but think I'll ask about $300 for the Honda HRR mower. It's the best mower we've ever owned, only minor problems with the electric start. Give it a pull at the beginning of the season, and she always kicks right off. Excellent mulching mower.

The Ryobi 21 inch mimics the Honda: the 2 blades and blade/speed controls very similar. May run the wife over to Waynesboro tomorrow for her to look at both the 21 and 20 inch ones. Her arthritic hands give her some problems with some controls. Probably take the copy of my DD214 to get the veteran discount and buy it and a grass whip. Want to sell of all the Kobalt stuff, one being the very good grass whip. Wife wore out 2 of their 40v chain saws; went with a Stihl 36v.

Kobalt's 80v mower is rated pretty well, but they have a bewildering variety of battery voltages; whereas, Ryobi seems to be sticking with their 40v (except for the 42 inch zero turn, which has lead acid, I think four 12v in series).

 

[RalphVa]

Guess I could have gone with this option.

 

[lman]

My wife would shoot me if I got her a push mower to mow our 4 acres of grass.

 

[RalphVa]

Self propelled 40v.

 

[LittleBill21]

she mows 4 acres with a self propel push mower? i mowed 1.5 acres with a self propel for a couple years on hills and it was quite the work out, is there a reason your not getting some form of a rider?

 

[RalphVa]

I posted elsewhere about getting a Ryobi 42 inch zero turn battery rig. It'll likely do the 1/2 acre yard, my "blueberry" hill and the trails. The new Ryobi 40v walkbehind will be for backup/trim work. We've only about 1/2 acre up here. She can mow it with the Honda self propelled in 1 hour or so and usually just the one tank of fuel. She mows like a scared cat, top speed, but good at the edges.

 

[MoKelly]

My wife would shoot me if I got her a push mower to mow our 4 acres of grass.

And, in my opinion, rightly!

That could be deemed cruel and unusual.

MoKelly

 

[stuckmotor]

I stumbled upon the fact that the 20 and 21 inch self propelled Ryobi 40v mowers are top rated. So, have made the decision to go gasless. Took pictures of the 3 mowers(2 gas and one Kobalt 40v), Kobalt grass whip and the 3 gas cans/containers to advertise them on Nextdoor. Most will be cheap but think I'll ask about $300 for the Honda HRR mower. It's the best mower we've ever owned, only minor problems with the electric start. Give it a pull at the beginning of the season, and she always kicks right off. Excellent mulching mower.

The Ryobi 21 inch mimics the Honda: the 2 blades and blade/speed controls very similar. May run the wife over to Waynesboro tomorrow for her to look at both the 21 and 20 inch ones. Her arthritic hands give her some problems with some controls. Probably take the copy of my DD214 to get the veteran discount and buy it and a grass whip. Want to sell of all the Kobalt stuff, one being the very good grass whip. Wife wore out 2 of their 40v chain saws; went with a Stihl 36v.

Kobalt's 80v mower is rated pretty well, but they have a bewildering variety of battery voltages; whereas, Ryobi seems to be sticking with their 40v (except for the 42 inch zero turn, which has lead acid, I think four 12v in series).

It might be a good idea to try the battery equipment for a while before selling their gas powered counter parts My son has a battery mower, blower, and an item ot two more. He says they're like toys compared to gas ones.

 

[stuckmotor]

It might be a good idea to try the battery equipment for a while before selling their gas powered counter parts My son has a battery mower, blower, and an item ot two more. He says they're like toys compared to gas ones.

My son seems to have gotten used to his battery mower. It's a 40 volt 20" Ryobi, and now has two batteries.

 

[MossRoad]

Many years ago, my sister planted her entire small city yard with wild flowers. She left several paths through them. It was quit attractive. My brother in-law was an electric forklift mechanic. He made his own battery powered push lawnmower. He said he could light up a smoke, push the mower around all the paths, put it back in the garage and have a couple puffs left on the cigarette. He said he charged it in the spring and it lasted almost all summer on that one charge. He was a very happy man and often thanked my sister for eliminating the lawn.