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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (12 children)

My parents always had lawns but always had a battery powered mower. They currently have a small lawn that continues to their neighbor's yard that they're planning to replace with something more eco-friendly & drought-tolerant.

[–] eos300v 6 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I remember my parents were early adopters in 2011 so we had an electric mower that wasn't battery powered, you would actually have to plug it into the outlet. I remember going to school one day in the 3rd grade, we were assigned to talk about the chores we did around the house, I said that I liked to plug the mower into the outlet and mow the lawn. I got docked 50 points because the teacher didn't believe my lawnmower was electric. "Are you sure you don't crank it?"

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Those electric mowers have been around for 50+ years.

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Recently bought an electric plug in mower. 100 ft extension cord and it can reach every end of the area I keep mowed.

Was considerably cheaper than an equivalent gasoline operated one and I don't have to store/worry about gas. The cord is a very minor inconvenience comparatively.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I also have an electric mower and honestly that cord drives me fucking insane. There are many things in my yard that it can - and does - get caught up on.

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

I guess it really comes down to the shape of the yard! I do have 2 decent sized trees but I can get around them without much issue.

[–] VerdantSporeSeasoning@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

I tried buying a plug in mower like that around that era. But the electric at the house we rented at the time was awful, so every time I plugged in the mower, the breakers would flip. Had to return the thing unused and bummed an old gas mower instead.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

A plug in mower? Hopefully the cable was orange or something, that sounds risky.

My great-grandparents had an electric mower in the 80s. I never saw anyone else with one until the 2010s.

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