Lawnmowers

FC I bought a new lawnmower just over 12 months ago. Had a Bosch Rotak then a B & D . I was looking for a Bosch cordless very expensive but non about during lockdown. I settled on the Spear and Jackson sold by Argos. They sell them in a couple of sizes. It comes with 2 batteries so loads of power and is a dream to cut the lawn with, I could never go back to a corded one. The build quality is a little on the light size, but if you are not throwing it and out of a truck this is not a problem
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/736...2C0UFseYMBJ1wuVVOXMaAifQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

I think mine is the 42cm with 2 x 36v batteries. They do a range from £150 - £320 .

 

I’ve got a Viking battery mower running off the Stihl batteries. Couple of years old now and is thrown about doing lots of little jobs. I asked Stihl about the amount of charges before it drops to 80% capacity and they claim 2500 charge cycles. So far I’ve not noticed any performance drops.
I must confess though during the winter months the batteries are stored inside rather than my garage.
Previous to that one I had a Bosch battery model which must’ve lasted around six years and was really abused until the day it went pop. The weak point on the model I had was the circuit breaker which I bypassed in the end.
And there is no doubt the Viking is built better and has better performance but I would personally like to see the price drop a bit on battery technology. The problem with the Viking was you have to buy the mower then the batteries and then the charger. It worked out about the same price or a bit lower than some of the petrol mowers are use but of course you don’t have to have it serviced and running costs are a lot lower.
Their Achilles heal though is wet grass cutting where they just can’t compete and if you have a longish lawn and it’s wet you will see the drain on the battery quicker.

my only gripe with battery tools is when a manufacturer changes the design of the battery and I have a range of tools that work off these batteries. It’s a great idea but if you change your battery takes place and you can’t get hold of the old batteries or replacement of tools that use the type of battery you have you have to start all over again.

 

Interchangeable batteries are a great idea.
The chargers and batteries I have:-
Spear and Jackson
Bosch
DeWalt
Black and Decker
Its all a bit of a tangle on my workbench, and you must make sure you have plugged the right on in.