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Posted by on August 16, 2007, 9:05 am
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:12:23 -0500, victor_k5 wrote:
> > Has anyone used any of the electric lawn mowers? If so, do they cut
> > well? Are they durable, and can they handle heavy weeds and tall
> > grass? I'm considering buying one because I am tired of fighting with
> > gas ones that dont want to start, not to mention I never have gas when
> > I need it. What brands are good? Do they use a regular power mower
> > type blade?
>
> They don't do well in heavy/tall grass. Buy a reliable gas mower like a
> Honda Harmony series HRS216PDA. It WILL START on the first or second pull
> if you simply take care of you fuel by keeping it in a closed container
> and adding a stabilizing product like StaBil. Other than that, no
> maintenance needed other than a yearly oil change. Hell I have one I
> bought used 3 yrs ago and use it to trim around trees in my back yard.
> I've never changed the oil in it and other than adjusting the choke, it's
> been trouble free.
Say what? You never change the oil?
As for the Honda mowers, I was a big fan of them too, but my opinion
just went down a bit. I have a 3 speed Harmony that is about 8 years
old. It's been great, up till now. The transmission just went from
wear. I used it to cut about .3 acres. Really bad part is the
tranny costs $130. Not sure what to do really, as the rest of it is
still in great shape. But I guess 8 years isn't all that bad either.
If you had a little swatch of grass to mow in front of
> your patio, maybe an electric would be ok for you but from your questions
> it doesn't sound like a good choice.
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