I got electric because I can use the same batteries I use for my power tools. but my yard is small enough to accommodate it.
If it was a medium or large lawn I would go with gas probably.
This is the correct answer. If you have a small lawn then an electric mower is less maintenance and fuss. If you have a larger lawn then slogging around a heavy battery is more of a pain in the ass that the lighter fuel density of gas.
Spot on.
Not sure what they have stateside for electric. But overseas I have Makita. And it works pretty good. Charge and go.
Same, I have two dozen Dewalt 20v tools, and a weed-whacker that uses the same battery. Takes me 20 minutes to 'mow' the yard.
Nice. DeWalt is what I grew up with. Living overseas I had to switch to Makita. Still good quality. Lawn mower, weed whacker, drill, etc. They have me sold.
DeWalt is mostly overpriced big box shit now. They still make some good stuff but the value isn't there. I'm partial to Milwaukee, Makita, Hitachi, Delta, and Echo, depending on which tool. For in house brands, Lowes' Kobalt 24v power tools are really quite good and underrated, IMO.
Personally, I'd choose modern Ryobi over modern Dewalt any day.
Just don't buy the 20v vacuum, I returned that weak shit the next day.
Yeah, if you can do all your mowing in 20 minutes, batteries will probably be fine. More than that and you need gas.
FWIW, I have a reel mower as well, but I can only really use it if I'm mowing 2x a week, or the grass gets too far ahead of me. (North Texas.)
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