There are several available, and are all more-or-less well-reviewed. my lawn is not big, only about 140x40 feet. I just moved in, but the grass doesn’t look like it’s too tough. I’m willing to get a gas mower, but I don’t love the noise or the upkeep.
We have a battery mower. Really like it. It’s a lot more convenient than a gas mower.
What brand ?
Get a push mower.
Toro. Just needs to be plugged in ovenight. No gas, no oil to mix in the gas, no stink, and very quiet.
I love mine. I have a Kobalt 40 Volt like this. The batteries are interchangeable with other tools I have from Kobalt (though I really wish they had a tiller). I used to have a plug in electric mower but the cord was always a huge pain in the ass, IMHO, and with this thing I can easily cut my lawn (and trim trees, and use the weed eater and the blower) on a charge and I have an extra set of batteries (and the batteries are seriously easy to take in an out). It’s very quiet as well. I’ve had mine for 2 years now and no complaints (except that they don’t have a tiller, as I said…it would be a seriously nice addition for the garden).
I bought an electric mower last year, when my starts with one pull gas mower defeated my best efforts to get it going. I wish I’d bought the electric mower years ago. I have a 150’ heavy duty extension cord, which is the longest cord recommended. The mower is lightweight, easy to maneuver, and quiet even when it mulches. Love it.
I got a whole set of 40v Ryobi stuff (mower, string trimmer, and hedge clipper) and quite like it. I can do both mowing and trimming front and back all on one battery charge, though my entire lot is only 30x150 including house, deck, garage, etc. Quiet, and no cords to cut through accidentally.
corded electric mowers are usable if you have long enough quality cord and don’t run over it.
a battery one could work well if you do proper charging and discharging year round.
I had a Black & Decker 36 Volt rechargable mower. It is advertsed to cut 1/3 of an acre on a recharge. It will do, at best, 1/6th of an acre, with new batteries. It will not cut tall (4") grass. If your lawn is rough the mower struggles. I had hoped for much better results, but I was very disappointed. I sold it to a retiree that had a level lawn that is 15’ X 20’. He mows it weekly. It has worked well for him.
This is my experiance, others may have had better results. I hope that they have.
A corded electric mower works well, but the cord is a hassle.
I now use cows for most of my land. I do have a riding lawn tractor for what they are fenced away from. The cows do get the clippings. They come running to the fence when I rake the grass up. I could use the bagger, but it is unweildy, & takes more time & energy then a light raking does.
We have a Ryobi set too, and love it. With a couple extra batteries to rotate through the charger you can do a lot, the batteries charge up faster than they run out, generally.
I may go with the corded one. I found one for $80 used on the local yardsale Facebook page. I am used to dealing with wire hassles, since I install commercial AV for a living.
I have that one too. Works great. I love the hassle free starts, and the quiet.
I have a Greenworks rechargeable mower, and love it. I’d originally bought it as a touch-up mower for my riding mower, but now that I’m in a smaller yard, it’s my primary. I’m on a quarter-acre, now, and putting in both batteries will easily last the entire yard, with enough left over on one battery to run my weedeater.
The mower itself is quiet- it sounds like a swarm of bees. It’s not particularly wide, and it doesn’t self-propel (which I do miss, since my yard isn’t flat). But even despite those drawbacks, it’s still a solid choice. I don’t have to worry about gas or maintenance- I just remove the batteries and plug them in when I’m done.
another reason (from Wikipedia):
I’ve had a Black and Decker for 10 years and never had an issue. Sharpen the blades once a year and there’s no other maintenance needed. It’s so nice to pull it out of the garage after the winter and have it just work.
Mine is corded; your lawn is probably a little too big for that to be practical. But for smaller lawns, I like also not having to worry about battery life. It took a few runs to figure out the best pattern to avoid getting the cord wrapped around a tree, but once I got it down, I don’t have a problem with the cord trailing behind me.
Since the OP is looking for advice, let’s move this to IMHO.
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