Anyone used an Electric (Battery-Cordless) Lawn Mower?

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I only have a small garden, ~ 50ft x 20ft, and need a new Lawn Mower.

Does anyone have any experience with the cordless electric ones? I was going to get a petrol mower as I do find the normal corded electric mowers a bit of a pita tbh but these seem like a good alternative, if they are any good overall.

Looking at a budget of up to £200
 
Skiddley said:
Not as much of a PITA after a few years when the battery will only do half the lawn before it needs a recharge I bet :p
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I did wonder this, but the one I was looking at said the battery had a 1000 charge cycle life - which at what, 20 cuts a year is 50 years!
 
people have done tests on batteries, if they are stored charged, after a year they lose most capacity (down to like 80%), empty they lose some, and 50% they lose the least.

This was on laptop batteries though.

So it will in now way ever last you 50 years :P
 
Ch3m1c4L said:
people have done tests on batteries, if they are stored charged, after a year they lose most capacity (down to like 80%), empty they lose some, and 50% they lose the least.

This was on laptop batteries though.

So it will in now way ever last you 50 years :P
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Heh, yea, I was being a little tongue in cheek :p I wouldn't expect the battery to last anything like that....well, neither would the mower!

Just wondering if they are worth it that's all.
 
Minstadave said:
I've heard the Bosch ones are excellent.
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Love my cordless bosch mower

(I bought it last year in april 2014)




I also have the 36v Bosch AHS 54-20 LI Cordless Hedge cutter which takes the same 36volt battery's and am going be buying the new bosch 36v cordless strimmer very soon that just been released this year..

You can get the bosch cordless 32" mower and last year model 37" cordless mower for a little under £300 (But that still going be over the OP recommended £200 budget)
 
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ci_newman said:
If you're going to that expense anyway, why not just get a petrol mower?
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Because on reflection I cba with the servicing, oil changing etc a petrol will need

chaparral said:
Love my cordless bosch mower

(I bought it last year in april 2014)


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d9/chaparral02/DSC00689.jpg~original

I also have the 36v Bosch AHS 54-20 LI Cordless Hedge cutter which takes the same 36volt battery's and am going be buying the new bosch 36v cordless strimmer very soon that just been released this year..

You can get the bosch cordless 32" mower and last year model 37" cordless mower for a little under £300 (But that still going be over the OP recommended £200 budget[/quote]

Cheers for the feedback.

The only cordless one that was within my budget was a cheap Chinese make, Greenworks, and for the size of my garden I couldn't justify the £3-400 for a bosch cordless.

So I decided on the Bosch Rotak 37" Ergoflex corded mower with the power drive + motor which I got for £119.99, I'll just have to keep putting up with extension leads :)
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