Electric or Cordless Mowers - Any Good

Koffee_Kosmo

derrilex wrote:

All you small grass patch people need to get together and invest in a community sheep. Leave it at each house for 2 days and rotate to the next investor. Half joking but not a bad concept I reckon

Problem is that at about Easter time I may eat it :stir As its traditional Easter food KK

Lacehim

:rofl: A goat would be a good idea. :thumb: Anyway back to mowers. The Ryobi can run for about 30mins from memory. Found a bit of info about it here and there. The Bosch is also available at Bunnings KK. I also like the fact that the batteries are usable across the Ryobi garden range. I have the 18v drill and about 3-4 other accessories, and it's great to use the same power pack. I think my grass area is too big to do in 30mins, but maybe if I bought a mower, and a weedeater with the batteries included I could use the mower and then load the second battery, and be charging the 1st while I continue to mow. I think I read that the batteries reach 80% charge in 30 mins but there's a lot of info out there. It's kinda hard to know if it's a worthwhile path to go down or not. I guess for a small yard it would be useful.

askthecoffeeguy

I recently got rid of my mini put put and traded it in for something big and orange and electric from Bunnings - twice the size, twice the power, and twice the grunt - and yes, still electric! Cant remeber the brand but the blades are much wider than my old 'lawn keeper' and it gets the job done in half the time FTR I dont recommend the battery powered models as from my experience they always run out of power before the job is done, and batteries are expensive to replace! Cheers, Pat

askthecoffeeguy

here it is: http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_product_lawn-mower-electric-homelite1600w-420mm-cut-hlm400ac_P3400207.aspx

Kelsey

That's cheaper than I would've expected.

derrilex

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

Problem is that at about Easter time I may eat it :stir As its traditional Easter food KK

Just have make sure its at a non greek house at easter time then 😃

Koffee_Kosmo

askthe coffeeguy wrote:

here it is: http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_product_lawn-mower-electric-homelite1600w-420mm-cut-hlm400ac_P3400207.aspx

I saw that one and seriously considered it But I have some snags that the cable will get caught up I have a small lawn and it takes approx 15/20 min to mow So I'm my case a battery model will suit A cable electric model my be more suited for lawns that take more time to mow KK

Seeya_Latte

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

I saw that one and seriously considered it But I have some snags that the cable will get caught up KK

Hi KK I'll check if its the 1600w this weekend for you but I'm pretty sure the one Pat mentioned is the same one we got for my mother-in-law for her small front yard Yes the chord is something you have to be aware of but moving it out of the way at each turn soon becomes second nature Quiet and cuts well Simple to use so much so that our 15 year old nephew has been given the job to cut his grandma's lawn as repayment for always eating her out of food

Seeya_Latte

I mentioned up earlier that the ryobi battery brush cutter & blower work great for our 'Flower bushes' (light-ish duties) I would not use it for lopping however. Maybe the battery mowers are better now but the ones I saw when we got this set a couple of years ago didn't instill a lot of confidence

Koffee_Kosmo

Seeya Latte wrote:

I mentioned up earlier that the ryobi battery brush cutter & blower work great for our 'Flower bushes' (light-ish duties) I would not use it for lopping however. Maybe the battery mowers are better now but the ones I saw when we got this set a couple of years ago didn't instill a lot of confidence

Homelight has a 24 Volt lead acid cordless model / version of the cord model for only $30 more http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_product_lawn-mower-cordless-homelite-24v-420mm-cut-hlm400dc_P3400208.aspx With lead acid batteries its an 8 hour charge time KK

conikal

Being realistic.. An 18 volt rechargeable battery ( 3Ahr at best) can only supply 54Whrs Total...and probably only 500watts max instantaneous power ! So , at 500W load ( not a lot ?) that battery will only last 6 mins ! To make it last 30 mins you couldnt load it with more than 100W continuous. Remember that mains powered mower was a 1600W motor ! Different animals completely .. ..and i vote for the sheep ! ( actually a Goat would be more adaptable and could trim the hedge as well !)

Dry_bean

As a matter of interest KK, I'm also in the market for a new mower (have been for a couple of years) anyhow as they say, during my shopping around (done plenty of it) I have never been offered a battery or 240V electric mower as a serious contender. When I do pull the trigger my choice will have a Honda motor. 🙂

JamesM

I bought the top of the range bosch lipo mower from bunnings, it was $600 or something like that. It's excellent. Easy to move, easy to use, fast charge. I've had it a year and charged it three times. Mind you my two lawns are only 6x7 and 2x20m. I had a scott bonnar 45 petrol mower (cyl) which cut real nice but was old, clunky, difficult to start and cost a killing in servicing and rebuilds. One thing to mention, the bosch probably couldn't cut low enough for a really short couch type lawn. Mine works a treat on palmetto (buffalo variety).

Koffee_Kosmo

I bit the bullet and went down to Bunnings Hardware I ended up getting the Ryobi 36 volt cordless lawn mower First test was on my new Sir Walter lawn - its a thick flat grass variety Over the last week with abundant rain it grew to approx 200mm high The mower sliced through the long grass like butter but it was set on the highest setting of approx 70mm cut height The grass area of approx 20 meters square filled the 50 litre catcher 2 times The power used on this small area after checking was 50% but I suspect that it worked hard for it Will try and post some photos of in boxing and set up later KK

Brett_H

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

I bit the bullet and went down to Bunnings Hardware I ended up getting the Ryobi 36 volt cordless lawn mower First test was on my new Sir Walter lawn - its a thick flat grass variety Over the last week with abundant rain it grew to approx 200mm high The mower sliced through the long grass like butter but it was set on the highest setting of approx 70mm cut height The grass area of approx 20 meters square filled the 50 litre catcher 2 times The power used on this small area after checking was 50% but I suspect that it worked hard for it Will try and post some photos of in boxing and set up later KK

Brilliant mate. Of interest to me is how long those expensive batteries last.

Koffee_Kosmo

Brett H wrote:

Brilliant mate. Of interest to me is how long those expensive batteries last.

Because the grass was so long I did a 50% overlap and I had the mower running about 15/20 min KK

Brett_H

Sorry mate, I actually meant the estimated time to replacement. :angel:

Koffee_Kosmo

Brett H wrote:

Sorry mate, I actually meant the estimated time to replacement. :angel:

In terms of longevity - as I posed the same question at Bunnings and should last 5 + years The mower comes with a 2 year warranty KK

Lacehim

But then again, how much is it to service a petrol mower. Not that cheap, around the $100 mark last time I took mine in. Hopefully these electric ones wouldn't need too much TLC, but might need new blades at some point.

Koffee_Kosmo

Lacehim wrote:

But then again, how much is it to service a petrol mower. Not that cheap, around the $100 mark last time I took mine in. Hopefully these electric ones wouldn't need too much TLC, but might need new blades at some point.

Currently a new blade as its one long type costs under $30 A new battery is around $200 However one main reason I went with the Ryobi is that several tools in the garden range use the same battery So if I get a trimmer and a hedge cutter with battery it increases its overall usability I feel that the mower will pay for itself in 3 to 5 years dependent on use ? Just in petrol fuel savings That includes the cost to charge the battery KK

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