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« on: June 19, 2008, 04:21:41 PM »
Anybody have any experience w/ these? $4 for a gal of petrol to mow my yard is starting to bite.   Angry
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« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2008, 08:25:35 AM »
We had one of those push-slice rotary mowers when I was really little. It worked okay for a VERY small yard when we lived in Jersey City, but it would be pushing it to mow more than a thousand square feet or so of grass with one, imo.

I've seen an electric mower used before, and it seemed similar to the electric chainsaws/weed-whackers/trimmers I've seen/used. It worked, but not as well as the real thing, and the cord is kinda a pain.
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« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2008, 08:53:04 AM »
I have a reel mower. I learned real quick like that it won't chop up pinecones and sticks. Those need to be removed first. And obviously, the sharper the blade, the better the cut.

I also used an electric mower a few times. The downfall was that I got tired of running over the cord and taking my chances...

But $4/gal for 2-3 cuts is getting a little high!
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