Heard a guy at the hardware store say electric lawn mowers are useless for real yards - here's my take

So I'm at Ace Hardware this morning picking up grass seed and I overhear this older guy telling the clerk that battery mowers are just toys for city lots. He said nothing beats gas for a half acre yard. I've been using a Ryobi 40V mower for 3 seasons now on my 0.6 acre lot in Ohio and it handles everything fine. Sure I swap the battery once but it's quieter and I don't smell like gas. Has anyone else switched and found it works better than folks give credit for?

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michaeladams14d ago

That gas crowd is stuck in the past, my Ryobi handles my yard just fine too.

phoenix84514d ago

I've been using battery mowers for a while now and honestly the only time I miss gas is when I forget to charge the battery the night before. Then I'm out there with an extension cord looking like a total clown trying to reach the back corner of my yard. The silence is what sold me though - my neighbors actually wave at me now instead of giving me dirty looks at 8 AM on a Saturday. Plus my wife doesn't complain about me smelling like a lawnmower when I come in for lunch. The gas crowd can keep their fumes and earplugs while I sip my coffee and trim in peace.