Rechargeable lawnmower comments please
Last post 20-09-2009 6:39 PM by David . 8 replies.
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01/04/2009 09:24 AM
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- kandeakay
- west sussex
- 03 Aug 2007
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I wonder if anyone has tried the Bosch rechargeable lawnmower? My lawn is getting ever smaller as I indulge my plant addiction and I'm thinking of replacing my petrol mower for one of these - but would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has tried one.
Thank you in advance.
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04/04/2009 04:04 PM
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Somebody gave me one a year or so back because they said it was useless and wouldn't cut. It was a cylinder mower and all it needed was the blades setting correctly. Now it works fine!
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19/04/2009 11:33 PM
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- Trim
- Burton on Trent
- 19 Apr 2009
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Hi,
Traditionally battery lawn mowers were not very reliable because of the battery technology. However, with the development of Lithium-ion batteries came lithium-ion lawnmowers. The ones I know and have used are the Bosch lawn mowers and they have proven to be very reliable. I am the director of <A HREF=http://www.tools4thegarden.co.uk>tools4thegarden</A> and I have sold many of the machines in store and online. Their reliability is fine!
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21/04/2009 09:37 AM
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- JamesA
- Peterborough
- 24 Aug 2006
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Aren't the rechargable mowers just an alternative for people with massive gardens that don't want to cause the terrible emissions of a petrol mower?
Is having a cable really that bad?
The battery technology will improve and improve, but whearas an electric mower may last you for more than 10 years any battery will deteriate over time.
I suspect it'll be like mobile phones: you'll replace a perfectly good one because your battery has gone.
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08/09/2009 10:13 PM
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- AlexS
- Reading
- 06 Sep 2009
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I've only just joined this forum so my comments are probably too late to be of use to you. But for anyone else thinking about the Bosch lithium ion battery mower, beware. I bought one for my mother's tiny lawn in August 2007, cost over £200. In August 2009 the battery was dead, and a replacement is over £150. So now she's got a cable mower again, cost £70. I'm told a 2-year life is not unusual for a lithium battery, but the replacement cost makes it really uneconomical in my view.
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09/09/2009 10:21 AM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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I'd have thought that if a lawn is shrinking fast then it would make more sense to get one of those push mowers. They are very cheap - about £35 - do a surprisingly good job and they are not at all hard to use. We bought one to cut round the beds at our garden and we're really pleased with it.
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09/09/2009 11:14 PM
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- AlexS
- Reading
- 06 Sep 2009
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You're right of course, but my mother is now 87 and a push mower is not an option. And I live too far away to pop round and do it for her. But I agree, in many cases a push mower is ideal.
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10/09/2009 09:23 AM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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See your point, Alex. Unless she is intent on doing it herself (I'm familiar with how independently minded a lot of older people can be  ), I'd be inclined to get someone local to do it for her.
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20/09/2009 06:39 PM
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- David
- Sevenoaks
- 11 May 2009
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I have observed advertisements in some newspapers for the Eckman rechargeable cylinder mower with an approximate 15 inch cut together with a roller for a superior finish.
I do have a late model John Deere roller motor machine but it does have high polution levels and is certainly cumbersome along some of my narrow paths in my 1/3rd acre plus property. And it is exhausting to get up steps of which I have several.
Has anyone any experience of this machine? The price is around £99 plus 25 for an extra battery. I have always considered that you get what you pay for so I am somewhat wary.
Any advice would be appreciated
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