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[NewMarketSean]

So my mower is reaching its end. Ten-plus years old, deck is rusted through, engine is starting to collapse inward. If I had the time and know-how, I'd swap the engine to a new deck, but I just want to get either a used mower from Craigslist for $60-100 or buy something new for around $200-250.

 

Would buying a cordless, chargeable lawn-mower be a total pus move? I have a small, end of unit townhouse lot to mow, I also do my neighbors, so it's still not a lot of yard to mow and cutting out the gas/oil/pull start crap would be nice.

 

Been looking at the WORX mowers...what do you think?

 

I have to store it outside, but I use a cover, so I wonder if electric mowers can be stored outside.

[Mackus]

I've got less than a hundred square feet of concrete for a back "yard".  Not gonna be much help.

 

Without much thought, a used gas one off of Craigslist seems like the way I'd go if I was in your boat.  Doing all your neighbors lots would be what would lead me to avoid looking into a new electric (plus the added cost), unless they are more robust than I envision they are.

[JeremyStrain]

I've got less than a hundred square feet of concrete for a back "yard".  Not gonna be much help.

 

Without much thought, a used gas one off of Craigslist seems like the way I'd go if I was in your boat.  Doing all your neighbors lots would be what would lead me to avoid looking into a new electric (plus the added cost), unless they are more robust than I envision they are.

 

They've gotten better, but with any battery operated thing, the more time it sits unused the faster the battery degrades, and the nature of lawn mowers, you aren't doing it every day which is going to lead to having to replace the battery a lot more often than you'd think.

[Nigel Tufnel]

If your yard isn't that big, I would think about getting a corded electric lawnmower and a 100' power cord.  In the beginning, you need to train yourself to not mow over the cord, but it's not a big deal.  Storage might be a problem, though.  Although an electric mower will be lighter than a gas one, and you can store it on its side or on a wall without worrying about anything leaking out of it.

 

Maybe something like this:

 

http://www.lowes.com...129046&pl=1#img

[NewMarketSean]

I'd rather have a gas mower than one with a cord. Don't want to deal with that, I have an electric trimmer and dealing with the cord is a pain.

 

I'll go with a used mower. Best value.

[RShack]

My experience with them is more-than-several years old, so maybe things have changed... but I found the battery ones to be weak and useless... the corded ones were great, but you had to be mindful of the cord... gas ones not only make racket. but to my ears the racket is an especially unattractive racket...

[SammyBirdland]

I went with a corded electric mower for a while.   It's fine if you really stay on schedule with your mowing.   But, once the grass gets a little out of control, it's a total pain.  Just not powerful enough.    

 

This time I went with a push mower.  I was going to go with self-propelled, but my lawn just isn't that big.  The push mower is light and has less things to break.  I went with a Husqvarna with a Briggs and Stratton motor.   I was going to spend a little more and buy one with a Honda motor, but I don't have a good track record of taking care of mowers and getting them to last a long time.

[RShack]

I went with a corded electric mower for a while.   It's fine if you really stay on schedule with your mowing.   But, once the grass gets a little out of control, it's a total pain.  Just not powerful enough.    

 

This time I went with a push mower.  I was going to go with self-propelled, but my lawn just isn't that big.  The push mower is light and has less things to break.  I went with a Husqvarna with a Briggs and Stratton motor.   I was going to spend a little more and buy one with a Honda motor, but I don't have a good track record of taking care of mowers and getting them to last a long time.

 

It's funny how language changes... for Modern TImes, you've used "push mower" correctly... but that's a new thing, only since self-propelled mowers took over... before that happened, this is what a "push mower" was...  better exercise if nothing else...

 

[KWebz]

I went with a corded electric mower for a while.   It's fine if you really stay on schedule with your mowing.   But, once the grass gets a little out of control, it's a total pain.  Just not powerful enough.       This time I went with a push mower.  I was going to go with self-propelled, but my lawn just isn't that big.  The push mower is light and has less things to break.  I went with a Husqvarna with a Briggs and Stratton motor.   I was going to spend a little more and buy one with a Honda motor, but I don't have a good track record of taking care of mowers and getting them to last a long time.

  It's funny how language changes... for Modern TImes, you've used "push mower" correctly... but that's a new thing, only since self-propelled mowers took over... before that happened, this is what a "push mower" was...  better exercise if nothing else...  

I had one of these for my little yard when I lived in Albany and I loved it! It's perfect for tiny yards but they're really hard to find now.

[RShack]

I had one of these for my little yard when I lived in Albany and I loved it! It's perfect for tiny yards but they're really hard to find now.

 

My paternal grandmother used one for her 1/4 acre yard... and used it into her early-80's... when we went to visit when I was a kid, I'd do it for her... it worked fine, less stuff to break, and had a pretty nice sound to it... almost like the sound of somebody sharpening knives...

[DJ MC]

It's funny how language changes... for Modern TImes, you've used "push mower" correctly... but that's a new thing, only since self-propelled mowers took over... before that happened, this is what a "push mower" was...  better exercise if nothing else...

 

 

To be fair, though, at the time those were in wide use a self-propelled mower looked like this:

 

[SportsGuy]

I have one of the ego, lithium battery movers.

I like it but they lie about how long the battery lasts. To their credit, they sent me a second, smaller battery but still, I wasn't happy about spending all that money and then not getting what they advertised it as.

[Russ]

If your yard is that small, get a gas trimmer and do it with that. There's no setup and you're done in ten minutes.

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[NewMarketSean]

Too big for a trimmer and even if it was small enough I don't like the way the yard looks cut that way. Going with a gas mower. Decided that much. Just depends whether new or used.