Hi all, homeowner here, looking for a new mower.
Our yard is roughly 1 acre, and I'm happy to use a push mower, no need for a ride-on...
Anyway, our last mower, which we purchased 2 years ago, was an electric/rechargeable mower from Yardworks, purchased at Canadian Tire.
I loved the fact that I didn't have to deal with gas, gas engine, etc. But the problem was that the batteries would have a hard time lasting one entire mowing session, and it also was not really powerful enough to mow if the grass was more than a few inches tall. As well, the batteries completely died after less than a year. So we were able to get new batteries from the company under warranty.
We are now past our warranty period, and the batteries have completly died again after the winter... I looked into replacements (takes 2), and they are over $100 each, so not really worth it.
SO, we went out and bought a Toro Recycler 21" gas mower this weekend. Now, granted, our grass was pretty long in spots, about 6 inches. But I figured a pretty powerful Briggs engine would have no issue...?
Well, the mower started fine, and if standing still, ran fine. But once I started mowing, it stalled in the long grass about 20 times during the less than 1 acre of grass. And not only that, while going through the grass, and even after going through grass, while running, it was making a metallic pulsating sound, like something metal was rubbing together in the engine.
I flipped it over once just to have a look, and I can see where the belt drive goes into the mower, and a ton of grass going in there. I assume that is normal, no way to really avoid that?
All this on the first day owning it. So not wanting to deal with issues already, I am simply returning the mower.
But now I don't know what to get. Want to stay around $400 or less.
Have rechargeable mowers been improved at all in the last year or two? I don't want to be faced with spending $200 on new batteries every second year!!
I'm now obviously nervous about getting another mower with a Briggs engine. Honda (but $$)??
Help a newb!
Our yard is roughly 1 acre, and I'm happy to use a push mower, no need for a ride-on...
Anyway, our last mower, which we purchased 2 years ago, was an electric/rechargeable mower from Yardworks, purchased at Canadian Tire.
I loved the fact that I didn't have to deal with gas, gas engine, etc. But the problem was that the batteries would have a hard time lasting one entire mowing session, and it also was not really powerful enough to mow if the grass was more than a few inches tall. As well, the batteries completely died after less than a year. So we were able to get new batteries from the company under warranty.
We are now past our warranty period, and the batteries have completly died again after the winter... I looked into replacements (takes 2), and they are over $100 each, so not really worth it.
SO, we went out and bought a Toro Recycler 21" gas mower this weekend. Now, granted, our grass was pretty long in spots, about 6 inches. But I figured a pretty powerful Briggs engine would have no issue...?
Well, the mower started fine, and if standing still, ran fine. But once I started mowing, it stalled in the long grass about 20 times during the less than 1 acre of grass. And not only that, while going through the grass, and even after going through grass, while running, it was making a metallic pulsating sound, like something metal was rubbing together in the engine.
I flipped it over once just to have a look, and I can see where the belt drive goes into the mower, and a ton of grass going in there. I assume that is normal, no way to really avoid that?
All this on the first day owning it. So not wanting to deal with issues already, I am simply returning the mower.
But now I don't know what to get. Want to stay around $400 or less.
Have rechargeable mowers been improved at all in the last year or two? I don't want to be faced with spending $200 on new batteries every second year!!
I'm now obviously nervous about getting another mower with a Briggs engine. Honda (but $$)??
Help a newb!