Anyone use an electric lawn mower?

[eSJayDee]

Depending on how handy you are, you can modify Greenworks batteries to work in Kobalt tools (& vice versa).

Alternately, you can swap out the innards.

[ExiledInIllinois]

13 hours ago, Roundybout said:

I won’t lie, I’ve taken a good, hard look at this thing. 
 

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/lawn-mowers/push-mowers/7006267

FIL has an old Black and Decker mower with a cord. It’s a pain to keep the cord out of the way, but it’s invincible out doing its job. 

Exactly!  We don't vacuum up the cord?  A little skill and like you said: invincible!

[ExiledInIllinois]

31 minutes ago, eSJayDee said:

Depending on how handy you are, you can modify Greenworks batteries to work in Kobalt tools (& vice versa).

Alternately, you can swap out the innards.

They also make adapters for big names.  The Chinese ones get a little more involved... But there are Chinese knockoffs.

 

All use basically same inside batteries (forget the common model number).

 

I use then to cross over DeWalt-Milwaukee-Craftsman(IIRC is Craftsman/Stanley/B&D)... B&D/Stanley is also DeWalt.

 

Only Makita stands alone... From the date of this:

 

Also... Great mods online, YouTube if you can secure a 3D printer...

 

It's all coming outta China...

CORRECTION: Hilton too...

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

13 hours ago, Roundybout said:

I won’t lie, I’ve taken a good, hard look at this thing. 
 

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/lawn-mowers/push-mowers/7006267

 

The problem with these newer manual reel mowers is they are cheaply made, and little care is placed in their manufacturing.  Grass is ripped, whereas the manual reel mowers of the 50s actually sheared the grass.  My father had conniptions because our mailman would toss the twine from mail bundles onto the grass, screwing up the sharpness of the reel.  The air would be blue with curses when that happened. 🤬

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

48 minutes ago, eSJayDee said:

Depending on how handy you are, you can modify Greenworks batteries to work in Kobalt tools (& vice versa).

Alternately, you can swap out the innards.

With the savings, he can buy a vise! 🙄🤨

13 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

It's all coming outta China...

CORRECTION: Hilton too...

Did you mean Hilti? 🤨

[ExiledInIllinois]

22 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

With the savings, he can buy a vise! 🙄🤨

Did you mean Hilti? 🤨

Yeah! Damn AutoCorrect. I notice then AND the two BigBoxes stand alone on that chart.  I wonder where they (Husky/Kobalt) source their parts from?

[jayg]

Probably not useful to you, but maybe somebody else. I just got the EGO lawn tractor and I love it. My craftsman riding mower was still running, but after twenty three years it started to smoke. The ego was $500 off  and with the looming tariffs, or maybe not now, I went ahead and pulled the trigger. I had all greenworks yard tools but like the ego mower much better and it came with six batteries. I have .62 of an acre and it covers it easily. SO QUIET!

[yall]

I just got a Craftsman electric as a backup. Haven't used it all that much yet, but so far so good. Dual batteries, so it lasts pretty long provided your not sing the self propulsion which cuts the run time by about half.

[Roundybout]

1 hour ago, yall said:

I just got a Craftsman electric as a backup. Haven't used it all that much yet, but so far so good. Dual batteries, so it lasts pretty long provided your not sing the self propulsion which cuts the run time by about half.

 

Yeah, I wouldn’t use or need a self-propelled mower. The lawn is pretty flat, and I like the exercise. 
 

Who picked up the Craftsman brand? Lowe’s?

[yall]

3 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

 

Yeah, I wouldn’t use or need a self-propelled mower. The lawn is pretty flat, and I like the exercise. 
 

Who picked up the Craftsman brand? Lowe’s?

Yeah Lowe's has tons of Craftsman stuff. The reviews on the Egos are slightly higher, but I already have a ton of Craftsman cordless products that use the same chargers so I stuck with them. 

 

I also bought one for my tenant about a year and a half ago and her son uses it pretty regularly with no complaints.

[ExiledInIllinois]

1 hour ago, yall said:

Yeah Lowe's has tons of Craftsman stuff. The reviews on the Egos are slightly higher, but I already have a ton of Craftsman cordless products that use the same chargers so I stuck with them. 

 

I also bought one for my tenant about a year and a half ago and her son uses it pretty regularly with no complaints.

I think Lowe's picked up Craftsman name, same w/Ace after Sears went kaput.

[Draconator]

19 hours ago, Roundybout said:

I won’t lie, I’ve taken a good, hard look at this thing. 
 

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/lawn-mowers/push-mowers/7006267

 

I'm going to Penn State in Turfgrass Sciences (Bachelors). You can't go wrong with a reel lawn mower for a lawn size of yours. 

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

[Just Jack]

6 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

 

Not sure why Aeroscout is listed under Stanley/B&D, since...

1) It's not a tool company

2) Securitas bought it from Stanley. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

2 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

 

Not sure why Aeroscout is listed under Stanley/B&D, since...

1) It's not a tool company

2) Securitas bought it from Stanley. 

It might be an old chart. Seems like those things are in constant flux.

[Roundybout]

20 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

How does Home Depot fit her in the box?

25 minutes ago, Draconator said:

I'm going to Penn State in Turfgrass Sciences (Bachelors). You can't go wrong with a reel lawn mower for a lawn size of yours. 

 

Strongly leaning that way. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

26 minutes ago, Draconator said:

I'm going to Penn State in Turfgrass Sciences (Bachelors). You can't go wrong with a reel lawn mower for a lawn size of yours. 

Do they still make gas power reel mowers or did those go the way of the Jart/lawn dart?

2 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

 

How does Home Depot fit her in the box?

 

Strongly leaning that way. 

Model not included, just the bikini.

 

Gotta make it fit... 

[Draconator]

11 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Do they still make gas power reel mowers or did those go the way of the Jart/lawn dart?

 

They do, but they're like $30,000 or so intended for Country Club greens.