Motorless lawnmower? Worth it?

[kidzach]

purchased an EGO lawnmower years ago and could not be happier.

 

[walter]

My old man neighbor cuts his lawn with scissors. Serious.

 

[grilledcheeseking]

I had a poorly maintained reel mower at the last place I lived. It sucked, so I used a string trimmer for the entire (small) lawn. The English ivy and other creepy crap really took over. I think a battery powered mower would have been a better move in retrospect.

 

[Fire Lord Jim]

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How about this?

 

[wonderturtle]

https://goo.gl/images/BPP4G5

How about this?

Now that's what I'm talking about!

 

[Patrick]

that would work better as a fat bike.

 

[Mr.Moto]

I've been using a reel mower for a couple of years now after my gas mower died. It's okay if you cut the lawn regularly, but let the lawn grow too long and it won't cut anything. Even with regular cutting, it leaves some grass uncut here and there. I use a string trimmer for the edges anyway so I try to get the spots that the mower doesn't cut.

 

[Dingo]

i see what you did there....

I'm still with the goat idea. No motor, engine, blade to sharpen, batteries to charge, wheels to fix, landscapers to pay. Just some poop and maybe 'gas' to deal with. Plus the neighbors kids will love to come over to your house to visit.

 

[gtluke]

The best zero maintenance is a landscaper. A guy coming to cut your grass is pretty damn cheap. I figured to buy a mower big enough to cut my grass would be more expensive than paying someone 40 bucks a week.
Plus I’m not wasting my time on that. Some people enjoy the grass cutting game. Put on headphones, crack open a beer... I am not one of those people.

Math
In 2.5 months you bought my tractor. I have an acre and cut it with a 1973 wheelhorse c100. That tractor is also my riding snowblower since I have like 1/4 mile of driveway to deal with in the winter.

 

[Monkey Soup]

Even though I still cut my own grass and have time down, +1 on the landscaper. It rather take that hour and change and apply it to a bike ride or fishing trip. $40 a week is a small price for an extra hour doing something else. I have a neighbor who waxes all Zen about cutting grass and getting into your own head, dude seriously needs to get a hobby.

 

[Dave Taylor]

my lawnmower just died.

Have a very small yard.

Anybody have a motorless lawnmower?

Do they get the job done?

I like the no maintenence aspect

I have a 3 year old push mower that I used one year. $75. I switched to a bagger model.

 

[rlb]

You could go "nucular"

 

[jShort]

You could go "nucular"

It always comes back to fire

 

[rlb]

It always comes back to fire

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Fire will be so much bigger once the grass is dead