Considering that I will have to pay less than $300, what is the best electric push mower (battery,cord)?Right now it takes my son 2 hours plus to cut our yard so that time needs to be in the consideration.

Price replacement batteries, and you will need them. My neighbor has one. It does okay, but it cuts half as much and takes twice as long as my Murray 40-inch tractor.

We live in a small retirement community, with smaller homes, and small yards. Several of the neighbors have tried battery powered mowers. NONE of them have been satisfied with them. All were sold on the cheap just to get rid of them. All went back to gas mowers or a mowing service. Several use battery powered trimmers, and gas mowers. Trimming these small yards takes 5 to 10 minutes.

On Batter powered mowers, skip the 40Watt and start looking at the 56 Watt (Higher if possible) My son has the Lows house brand, skip that too!

Most battery brands have two sizes (capacity) of batteries for the equipment, as an example 1000 amp hours and 500 amp hours. The outside case is about the same. You will get one big one with the mower, but a 1/5 acre lot uses two. So you get an hour break or buy extra batteries. Problem is 2 batteries cost more that the mower!

When I still had my farm I went to 110VoltAC trimmers, I put 250 feet of cords together and could reach every thing I wanted trimmed. Only draw back, if mowing son didn't pay attention, he would chop up 10' of extension cord! Same problem exists for electric push mowers.

Pluses for both: 1) Very low noise, 2) no liquid fuel to go bad, 3) fewer excuses on why chores didn't get done!

I live in a condo and am looking for a house again. The electric riding mowers are too expensive compared to an equal sized zero turn, but all the trimmers will be EGO 56V and hopefully a snow blower will be out soon.

Ivan
Ivan

I mowed nearly 2 acres in Idaho with a B&D corded mower for 15 years. I used 2, 10 gauge construction cords + 1 or 2, 50' 12 ga, or my portable generator to prevent motor burn out. How happy to find a good gas mower for only 40$. It took 30 pulls to start until I replaced the adobe air filter with a new one; then starts on first pull.

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Here's the problem with electric mowers: The less expensive ones aren't. You need more spare batteries as you go down in price point and that kills any savings on the purchase price. It's telling that even the best ones often come with multiple (2-4) batteries.

The best in my mind is the Snapper XD. Comes with two batteries and an "up to" 90 minute run time with the two batteries. But it's well past your price limit.

There really is no battery operated mower that will meet your price point and get the job done. Look at the corded ones. I haven't looked at them in a while but I see sub $200 ones on Amazon. A yard big enough to take two hours might require another $100 worth of extension cords!

This is a job for gas but I assume you have a good reason for eliminating that option.

With a lawn that takes 2 hours to cut, I wouldn’t consider an electric mower with a cord. I spent a few days researching mowers a couple weeks ago.

Ego makes some nice battery operated mowers. Their battery packs interchange with their other lawn and yard tools. They have a riding mower I considered, but it’s about $5K and only comes with 4 battery packs. The mower will take up to 6 for extended run time, but extra battery packs are about $450 each! They haven’t been on the market that long, so I went with tried and true technology and bought a zero turn gas mower.

Their model LM2156SP self-propelled push mower seems pretty nice, but it’s $500-$600 and only comes with one battery pack. Runtime is only 60-70 minutes, so you’d need an extra battery pack to do your lawn in one shot.

If I was in your position, I’d stick with a gas mower. I’ve had a Toro Super-Recycler for over 10 years and it’s been trouble free. Honda gas push mowers are also highly rated.

Depending on the age of your son, a riding mower might be worth considering (I’m sure he’d appreciate it). New entry level machines can be had for around $1500 and clean used riders can often be had for about $500. If you’re mechanically inclined and don’t mind servicing mowers, used is a good option.

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Thanks everybody for the advise:I think I will just stick with the gas mowers.In fact I just came in from the outside and we repaired two gas push mowers. That should keep him busy for some time to come.

I have the 40v green one. Did not want self propelled, thinking battery life.
Not much of a mower, but does what I want. Light weight blades are suspect in cutting ability? Starts every time.

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1000 amp hours ??? You might want to recheck your specs .

I have a Lowe’s house brand twin blade mower and a typical suburban yard. It does the job just fine on 1/3 the charge of the two batteries, it weighs half as much as a gas mower,the batteries are three yrs old and still work quite well.If I was mowing an acre or more,I’d still go with gas,but for a typical lawn these are great,no stink and no noise ;-)

Another way to lose the cord.

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I saw a commercial the other day, I forgot the name of the mower but the battery will last for 2 miles.

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The trick is to go all electric so that batteries work across the range. And the new battery mowers are awesome and much better for hearing. On the small, we are all Stihl battery fir 10 years and love it. For the larger, Ryobi and EZ Go. It’ll all be mandatory soon and you’ll love no mordd we starting issues

I bought a corded Black 'n' Decker at Ace Hardware 20 years ago.

I use a 100' HD cord.

Have to be careful not to run over the cord when the blade's spinning, but, hey, I handle loaded handguns....

I've replaced the blade and the switch once -- still going strong.

For several years I mowed a one-acre place with it, but now it's relegated to trim work.

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I just got rid of the stinky gasoline and bought an EGO mower. It has more power than the Craftsman with the 6 1/2 HP Briggs. It takes me about 45 minutes to cut front & back yards, leaving out the beer breaks. I've only cut the grass twice but didn't have to charge the battery between cuts. Of course, it's new. I did buy a 3-year warranty extension on top of the one that comes with the mower. The total was $600, but that self propelled feature makes it worth while. We'll see how long I get out of the battery. It's $240 so I hope it lasts a while.

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So far my Ego battery has lasted 3 years. I'm seeing no reduction in capacity yet, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. I'm seeing generic replacement batteries on amazon. They are a little less expensive, but who knows regarding quality. Think I'll stick to OEM when I have to replace mine. I do have two smaller batteries that are newer for my trimmers, etc. that will work in the mower if the big one craps out, though.

If the battery lasts 5 years or so which seems likely at this point that's only about $50/year. You'd spend that much on gas, oil, spark plugs, air filters, etc. for a gas mower.

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Mowers are like guns. Don't buy what YOU like. Let the wife pick out her own mower-that way she is happy with it and will not moan so much about using it

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....corded electric, and I like it. Easy to push and maneuver, even though not as wide as a gas powered job. Quieter. Yeah, the cords a pain but you learn to work so it stays more out of the way. Keep gas mowers running is a pain, too.

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I went the Harbor Freight "Atlas" way, after eyeballing the
similarities in wheels, deck adjustments, controls, etc. Got
the 80V mower when they had a super intro sale last March,
and its been dandy. Opened it up one night, the brushless
motor is incredibly small--sits in palm of your hand, and was
labeled "Global Toolworks". That's the same Chinese factory
that makes all the Ego, Greenworks, former Kobalt, etc lines.

One of the neat features of the HF line is the 80V battery
will run all the 40V tools. They do 2.5Ah in an 80V tool, and
5Ah in a 40V tool. The cells are Samsung, good quality
18650s, and battery prices slay the other brands.

Ended up with 80V string trimmer, and 40V chainsaw,
pole saw, and hedge trimmer. All have been great,
except the first chainsaw, the oiler didn't oil. Took it back
and they exchanged it immediately.

Can we assume you are safely barricaded in your room, now? By the way, someone I know hacked the forum. Just how much is your password worth? Asking for a friend.

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I see that you've decided to stick with gas push mowers. For your budget and two hours worth of mowing that is probably best.

Anyway there are lots of suggestions in the thread and here's what I've done. We live on a 1 acre lot so push mowing it is out (although I did it when we first moved here - not fun). For the majority of the yard I have a Toro 42" riding mower. To get close around the house and trees I use both a string trimmer and a push mower, both 40V Ryobi. The push mower is also better for the front yard, as it is often too soggy for the big mower.

I bought the trimmer first as I hated my gas trimmer - loud, lots of vibration, a pain to start. The electric trimmer just works and no cord to haul around. Since I like it I bought a self-propelled 20" Ryobi mower when it was on sale for $330 at the end of the season, normally $400. The mower is so light that I don't necessarily even use the self-propelled feature, but it's there if I want it. It's easy to use and easy to store, the handle folds up and it stands vertical so it takes up a lot less space than a gas mower.

Batteries are a problem. Even mowing just the front yard will take the majority of a full charge on a 5 amp-hour battery, and they take way too long to charge. Consequently I've accumulated extra batteries so I can swap out without having to wait for a charge. Genuine Ryobi batteries are ridiculously expensive but you can get knock-off compatible ones from Amazon for half the price, and they seem to be decent enough so far.

All this means that an electric mower is going to be a lot more expensive than a gas one but ya know what? To me, it's worth it. Much less fuss and muss and noise, and they get the job done just fine. I'm even considering replacing my Toro riding mower with an electric one, when and if it dies.