I had one that would get me 90% of the lawn done and then I had to re-charge.
If the area is the size where managing a cable is s problem, a small petrol will be a lot more economical and less hassle over the years.
Having a garden for the first time to maintain, I thought this too would be a good way to go. I realised my mistake immediately. Its bl**dy tough - and you cannot let it grow at all. Quickest easiest decision I ever made to ditch the manual one for an electric one. (Electric over petrol as smaller garden and I didn't want to be buying petrol etc)How about human powered push mower? If your garden is small enough and you're well enough to push then it might help burn a few calories. Saves messing about with petrol and cables.
On the other hand petrol mowers require basic maintenance that a lot of people can't be bothered with.
I have a fairly small garden, takes maybe 10 mins to mow. I bought a Bosch wired electric a few years back (like this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Rotak-Electric-Rotary-Cutting/dp/B00SBN19J4/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=rotak+37&qid=1591099550&rnid=1642204031&s=garden&sr=1-11 (Linky)) on Amazon and like it. Light so you can throw it into the garden shed easily, plenty of power for longer grass, quiet, no smoke, no bottle of flammable petrol knocking around your garden shed, no back breaking pull start so wife can use it, no air filters/plugs to be maintained.
Granted the cable is a slight irritant, but in the scheme of things for a 10-15 minute mow it's not a big deal and if you mow away from the cable rather than towards it you won't have to move it much.
I will probably go for a battery one next time as it would allow me take it out onto the path more easily, and I could charge it from the solar panels, but at 2-3 times the price it's not high on my agenda. You'd definitely want to spec one that will still cut your whole lawn as the battery degrades over time, though from all the reviews this is easily done with modern battery models...
Having a garden for the first time to maintain, I thought this too would be a good way to go. I realised my mistake immediately. Its bl**dy tough - and you cannot let it grow at all. Quickest easiest decision I ever made to ditch the manual one for an electric one. (Electric over petrol as smaller garden and I didn't want to be buying petrol etc)
These days I have a robot lawnmower - my neighbours have top-of-the-range models but I went with cheapest option - still hugely expensive but the time-saving is massive.
I did homework on robot mowers and eventually decided against one. There are a few things to think about:
1.You need to lay and maintain a large amount of wire at the boundaries of the lawn. This can be tricky.
2.Outdoor power source needed
3.In effect they need some kind of ad-hoc rain covering
4.They often don't work well on lawns with narrow parts, in effect getting trapped
5.Our lawn is generally littered with balls, kids' toys, etc and this really interferes with how the robot works.
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