Lol! They will go broke replacing those batteries under warranty...And you would lose that bet:
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You better hope you get a mower with good quality batteries, or you'll be wishing you had that old, noisy, messy gas mower back...
I can't relate to your claims that tool batteries don't last for more than a couple years.
My first battery operated tool was a Craftsman 19.2 volt 1/2" drill. Even thought he batteries were the old ni-cad type, they still lasted well over 10 years. All my current battery operated tools are M18. The oldest batteries are going on 7 years old, and no sign of stopping. They perform just as well as my newest batteries.
IHMO, it is pretty easy to assure that you get good batteries. Just buy name brand tools. It has never failed me yet.
I'm sure gas powered OPE will be around a long time. Much of this equipment is hard to kill and easy to repair.
Nevada Bob’s Outdoor Power and Casino.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Does anybody here actually work in sales of lawn equipment at a dealer or a big box store. I cam see that the displays are about 3/4 electric now. But I would be curious what ratio of electric to gas equipment actually going out the front door is.
Lithium batteries strike again!
I've never used Sta-bil in my riding mower, nor have I ever drained the 10% ethanol gas I use in it over the winter, and I've never had a carb problem with it. That's going on 7 years now.
Parts availability is likely going to be a problem at some point… what is the small engine repair guy going to do when parts pricing goes through the roof and lead times push out? Does he think there are going to be hoards of mower diehards out there willing to pay top dollar to keep their Toros and Troys Bilts going? Cause I sure don’t.
Great heavens. So much angst. So much fear. So much hand-wringing.
How do you buy anything? How do you know your car is any good? Appliances? Cell phone? Computer?
I don’t wish I had that messy old gas mower back. Not one bit. I have eliminated all of the maintenance for yard equipment. Hedge trimmer. Leaf blower. String trimmer. Mower.
Pick them up, push the button and go. No starting. No fuss.
No gasoline to be bought or stored. No maintenance required. Sharpen a blade, now and then, load some string now and then. That’s it. It’s great! So easy. I spend a lot less time on equipment maintenance, and repair, and more time doing things that I enjoy more.
Hope was not my strategy, and fear of the unknown wasn’t an impediment.
This is a smaller purchase than a cell phone. Much smaller than a car. Do your research. Make your choice.
Wow lucky. I didn't have a problem for 5-6 years either. Then a couple of seasons ago my mower died. Tool it to the local repair guy and there was significant white build -up on the pick-up tune an float bowl.
That may be a regional thing or dependent on the retailer. What I'm seeing in my area is actually having more overall choices. Same gas options and the addition of electric options.
One thing that probably helps is I keep it in my garage, so it's not getting rained on. I've seen small engines with fuel caps that have a vent hole in them. Leave one of those out in the rain and see what happens. It won't be good.
I didn't fully appreciate this until I bought my M18 string trimmer and leaf blower. When people would tell me this, I would think "It is no big deal to start my trimmer. Pump the bulb five times, set the choke, pull the cord three times, and it starts right up. Oh, and then I would have to nurse the choke for half a minute, maybe a minute.
But now that i use my M18 trimmer, I totally appreciate the difference. Snap on the battery and pull the throttle. Full power immediately. No worry about if the engine is warmed up enough, and if the throttle will have to be feathered back and forth. Just power when I pull the throttle.
I also have no desire to go back go gas powered tools.
I love my GreenWorks mower with two 4A batteries.
Will never go back to gas mower.
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Have had a cheap HyperTough 40v for a couple years - just trim and do tight areas ahead of the LT … it’s been great …
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My Greenworks 40v mower just quit this summer. It lasted 10 years. The batteries are still fully functioning and hold a charge.
I will be upgrading to an Ego 56v push mower next Spring. I already have an Ego 2-stage snow blower and weed trimmer. The only gas powered tool I have is the Craftsman lawn tractor. I will eventually replace that also with an Ego riding mower as well.
I will be upgrading to an Ego 56v push mower next Spring. I already have an Ego 2-stage snow blower and weed trimmer. The only gas powered tool I have is the Craftsman lawn tractor. I will eventually replace that also with an Ego riding mower as well.
I have a Makita trimmer, the thing is great and as you say you just pick it up and go. Zero maintenance.
Using a gas mower that the previous owner of my house left behind, it's a Craftsman which I assume is a Snapper. Works fine, smokes like crazy every 5th time I use it or so. Once it starts giving me trouble it'll go to the curb and get replaced by a Makita electric.
jeff
What is there to quit working on an electric LM other than the batteries?
