How do you mow your lawn?

[SpokeyDokey]

Battery powered. No wires = bliss.

And so much lighter than our old petrol powered beast and quicker than the corded electric thing.

 

[Sterlo]

By hand, if it's good enough for James Milner...
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...38C2F0DFD59F1A7040A338C2F0DFD59F1&FORM=WRVORC

 

[PK99]

Petrol till it dies, will replace with Battery Electric

 

[Dogtrousers]

We use a battery powered rotary mower for the rest. I love the discovery that the lawnmower and workshop drill use the same batteries-thanks Bosch!

I see these single battery systems and I think how great it would be if my Strimmer (rechargeable) Hedge Trimmer (cable) mower (human power) drill (cable) and electric screwdriver (rechargeable with removable battery) plus a few other things all ran off the same system.

But I'm not going to get rid of a bunch of perfectly good tools just in the name of compatibility. So I'm stuck with what I have.

 

[Ripple]

Ooooh, I used scythe once, that was so cool !
My mum's partner bought a small house in the forest. The house sat in the middle of a very large meadow which was not maintained for eons. Grass was my waist high and it wasn't just soft usual green grass - it was tall, hard and dry stuff.
I was wandering around the house and saw a scythe. Bit rusty though but I though I will have a good laugh at myself (never used it before - I only used to see my grandpa using it).
For my surprise the blade was still sharp enough to chop that jungle. So I cleaned large area around the house and water well and outside wc (welcome to the primeval Eastern Europe) and now we were able get to these places without a fear to get lost. And the army of gnats and other flying creatures of nightmares were happy too and had a massive drink party of my blood (it was summer).

 

[rockyroller]

I see these single battery systems and I think how great it would be if my Strimmer (rechargeable) Hedge Trimmer (cable) mower (human power) drill (cable) and electric screwdriver (rechargeable with removable battery) plus a few other things all ran off the same system.

But I'm not going to get rid of a bunch of perfectly good tools just in the name of compatibility. So I'm stuck with what I have.

right, because we know what will happen, there will be another replacement for that than. been hopping back & forth to Mom's house & I occasionally use some of my late Dad's tools. the drill still works really well. but I do love my cordless drill, gotta admit that!

at my 2nd job we have a cordless circular saw. gotta say I would really like one that uses the same battery as my drill. but do you know what I use for a circular saw now? an old metal one, which O got cheap at a barn sale. just had to replace the wire. I love it. but lighter & no wire, yeah that would be sweet. but then what to do with the perfectly functioning older wired unit?

 

[Rusty Nails]

Reluctantly.

 

[Alex321]

Ooooh, I used scythe once, that was so cool !
My mum's partner bought a small house in the forest. The house sat in the middle of a very large meadow which was not maintained for eons. Grass was my waist high and it wasn't just soft usual green grass - it was tall, hard and dry stuff.
I was wandering around the house and saw a scythe. Bit rusty though but I though I will have a good laugh at myself (never used it before - I only used to see my grandpa using it).
For my surprise the blade was still sharp enough to chop that jungle. So I cleaned large area around the house and water well and outside wc (welcome to the primeval Eastern Europe) and now we were able get to these places without a fear to get lost. And the army of gnats and other flying creatures of nightmares were happy too and had a massive drink party of my blood (it was summer).

We have a sickle (called a cryman in Welsh), which is basically a short handled scythe, that I used a few times in the last house. The grass is never likely to get long enough in this house to use it.

 

[Ridgeway]

Robot mower, nothing really comes close in terms of grass quality after using one.

 

[Dirk]

I use a self propelled petrol mower with a 56cm cut.
I'm thinking of buying a small ride on mower.
I have to cut my front lawn every couple of weeks and also cut two other lawns at the rear of my house.

I can usually do the whole lot, with my current mower, in under an hour.

 

[Dave 123]

In my time in horticulture I’ve used every type of mower you could think of, from triple ride on cylinder that cost £50k down to £100 battery operated rotary mowers.

It’s all horses for courses of courses.

I’ve cut thousands of miles sat behind a diesel engine which probably wasn’t good for me.

I’ve walked 500 miles and I probably walked 500 more behind cylinder and rotary mowers.

As a youngster I set fire to a petrol flymo at the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum as I was cutting the grass banked basins. Hot day, mower on the end of a long rope and boom! It combusted. I only had to let another foot of rope out to dunk it in the canal water!

For my current mower I have a Stihl battery powered mower. It doesn’t have a roller, but it’s quiet, strong and reliable….. and I very rarely use my electricity to charge the battery! It’s the best one I’ve ever used when I weigh it all up.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Get a man in 2x month, £15ea

 

[Dave 123]

Get a man in 2x month, £15ea

What about the lawn?

 

[Gwylan]

I plug the mower in for my neighbour. She mows the lawn

Odd custom and practice I don't fully understand.
There is some reciprocity in the arrangement.

 

[biggs682]

I would love to have a couple of sheep keeping the lawn neat and tidy