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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 24, 2022 6:55:23 GMT -5
I don't know it is where everyone else is located, but the Oklahoma heat has been BRUTAL the last 2 weeks; upper 90s so the heat index has exceeded 100 several times. It rained off and on for days so the grass couldn't be cut and then my mower quit.  Finally, there's been some time without rain so I could mow. I'm happy with my electric weed eater so I decided to take a chance with an electric mower. I was skeptical but it works surprisingly well. The only thing I would recommend is more than one battery unless you want to take breaks.  The yard was THICK and this thing cut it smooth as silk. I realize that electric mowers won't work for everyone but I have a city lot with a big back yard; basically, a big, flat rectangle. I think the biggest benefit is the lack of extra heat generated from a gas powered engine. For me and my situation, I'm really pleased with this electric mower. |
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Post by hengest on Jun 24, 2022 7:13:46 GMT -5
Rain plus upper 90s? Sounds bad!
Never used an electric mower and I would not have trusted it. Good to know it worked for you!
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 24, 2022 8:20:17 GMT -5
Rain plus upper 90s? Sounds bad! Never used an electric mower and I would not have trusted it. Good to know it worked for you! After using it a little more, I would only add 2 more thoughts so far. If the grass is wet, it does tend to stick to the underside BUT my lawn was pretty thick from not being able to mow for 2 weeks. I'll chock that up as an even trade because in the heat last night it didn't stick so it was a non-issue. You might have to adjust your mowing method a little bit. If it does bog down from getting wet grass built up underneath the mower will shutoff BUT you don't have to pull-start it. I just push a button and squeeze a handle. A little trade off back and forth but I'm still happy so far. The mower is also lighter so it's easier to push and manhandle when necessary. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 24, 2022 8:21:23 GMT -5
Rain plus upper 90s? Sounds bad!
Never used an electric mower and I would not have trusted it. Good to know it worked for you! BTW, Saturday is going to be actual temperature of 101 with a heat index of around 107. What a bunch of &#&#^%^$$&!!!!! |
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Post by hengest on Jun 24, 2022 9:43:30 GMT -5
Rain plus upper 90s? Sounds bad!
Never used an electric mower and I would not have trusted it. Good to know it worked for you! BTW, Saturday is going to be actual temperature of 101 with a heat index of around 107. What a bunch of &#&#^%^$$&!!!!! I remember when I was a kid I just played outside and sweated and it was no problem. My mom would be incapacitated by 92 degree heat. Now I'm also wiped out in that kind of heat, PLUS it gets a lot hotter. I remember when I first noticed how the heat was affecting me...it's frighteningly overpowering at times. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 24, 2022 10:25:27 GMT -5
BTW, Saturday is going to be actual temperature of 101 with a heat index of around 107. What a bunch of &#&#^%^$$&!!!!! I remember when I was a kid I just played outside and sweated and it was no problem. My mom would be incapacitated by 92 degree heat. Now I'm also wiped out in that kind of heat, PLUS it gets a lot hotter. I remember when I first noticed how the heat was affecting me...it's frighteningly overpowering at times. YES! Those were the good old days!! We used to leave the house early in the morning and just have fun all day regardless of the heat. The older I get, the worse the heat gets. I'll be 50 in September and it's not getting any easier. I work at a (well-paying) hellhole without any climate control and that doesn't help any either. |
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Post by hengest on Jun 24, 2022 10:28:27 GMT -5
I remember when I was a kid I just played outside and sweated and it was no problem. My mom would be incapacitated by 92 degree heat. Now I'm also wiped out in that kind of heat, PLUS it gets a lot hotter. I remember when I first noticed how the heat was affecting me...it's frighteningly overpowering at times. YES! Those were the good old days!! We used to leave the house early in the morning and just have fun all day regardless of the heat. The older I get, the worse the heat gets. I'll be 50 in September and it's not getting any easier. I work at a (well-paying) hellhole without any climate control and that doesn't help any either. It's funny, I remember the sweat literally dripping, almost pouring off me at times, and I didn't feel particularly bothered by it. When I was about thirty, one time I walked 30 feet from my door to the car and I thought "I just walked outside, why am I about to collapse?" It was, as I recall, about a hundred degrees and something like 90+% humidity. I felt like I was being baked in a kiln. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 24, 2022 10:37:44 GMT -5
That's a perfect description. At least after being baked in a kiln, you would be down to just being painted. Think positive!  |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jul 3, 2022 18:55:12 GMT -5
I don't know it is where everyone else is located, but the Oklahoma heat has been BRUTAL the last 2 weeks; upper 90s so the heat index has exceeded 100 several times. It rained off and on for days so the grass couldn't be cut and then my mower quit. Finally, there's been some time without rain so I could mow. I'm happy with my electric weed eater so I decided to take a chance with an electric mower. I was skeptical but it works surprisingly well. The only thing I would recommend is more than one battery unless you want to take breaks. The yard was THICK and this thing cut it smooth as silk. I realize that electric mowers won't work for everyone but I have a city lot with a big back yard; basically, a big, flat rectangle. I think the biggest benefit is the lack of extra heat generated from a gas powered engine. For me and my situation, I'm really pleased with this electric mower. We have had bouts of (central Ohio) mid to high 90s through much of June (looks like July may be more of the same), the highest heat Index I saw was 112 because of the humidity. A lot of days it was just a sauna. I have been mowing my lawn infrequently as I can't stand the heat very well since my heart attack, although I am slowly gaining ground on it. This coming week starting Tues is supposed to have a chance of showers and thunderstorms every day for a week. My lawnmower and weed eater (which I really need to use) are both gasoline powered. I did get my mower blade sharpened this spring, which helped a lot. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jul 3, 2022 18:58:31 GMT -5
Rain plus upper 90s? Sounds bad!
Never used an electric mower and I would not have trusted it. Good to know it worked for you! BTW, Saturday is going to be actual temperature of 101 with a heat index of around 107. What a bunch of &#&#^%^$$&!!!!! In the 1960s in south east Ohio, it never got this hot in June and the real heat was always in August when you would have a week of 100 and another week that flirted with 100, BUT it was always low humidity and no rain for 2 to sometimes 3 weeks, so it was not oppressive. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jul 3, 2022 19:03:05 GMT -5
I don't know it is where everyone else is located, but the Oklahoma heat has been BRUTAL the last 2 weeks; upper 90s so the heat index has exceeded 100 several times. It rained off and on for days so the grass couldn't be cut and then my mower quit. Finally, there's been some time without rain so I could mow. I'm happy with my electric weed eater so I decided to take a chance with an electric mower. I was skeptical but it works surprisingly well. The only thing I would recommend is more than one battery unless you want to take breaks. The yard was THICK and this thing cut it smooth as silk. I realize that electric mowers won't work for everyone but I have a city lot with a big back yard; basically, a big, flat rectangle. I think the biggest benefit is the lack of extra heat generated from a gas powered engine. For me and my situation, I'm really pleased with this electric mower. We have had bouts of (central Ohio) mid to high 90s through much of June (looks like July may be more of the same), the highest heat Index I saw was 112 because of the humidity. A lot of days it was just a sauna. I have been mowing my lawn infrequently as I can't stand the heat very well since my heart attack, although I am slowly gaining ground on it. This coming week starting Tues is supposed to have a chance of showers and thunderstorms every day for a week. My lawnmower and weed eater (which I really need to use) are both gasoline powered. I did get my mower blade sharpened this spring, which helped a lot. I am fortunate that my lawn is straight and flat and that I can mow it pretty frequently if I need to. I definitely wouldn't suggest that an electric will work in all cases because it won't work as effectively as a gas powered mower at the current tech level. I've lived in a few places where something resembling "almost a small tractor" probably would have been the best choice.  |
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Post by Haunted Elf on Aug 6, 2022 21:46:09 GMT -5
June, July and now August have all be brutal this year. I may have to put up fence and buys some goats yet.  |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 7, 2022 7:21:23 GMT -5
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Post by simrion on Aug 9, 2022 18:19:39 GMT -5
I'm the odd duck out. I live in Western NY and we've been getting some "brutal" heat and humidity but I actually enjoy it, except when sleeping. Being in my mid-50's, diabetic and having lost a good 40+ pounds of insulation I'm cold a fair portion of the year. I cherish memories of the heat in the deeps of February when it's 20 below out. Would love to move to one of the "Hades holes" some of you live in but the Wife's pension is tied to NY so until she retires I can't even lobby for a move :-(
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Post by Molcho on Aug 11, 2022 22:13:24 GMT -5
Very hot and humid this year, fortunately I have that rarest of things, a local teen who mows yards for us older folks. I hope someone replaces him when he leaves home.
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Post by Dartanian on Aug 17, 2022 18:12:47 GMT -5
The combination of heat and humidity has been brutal this summer. Usually when you get to August you start getting dry air with low humidity, but not this year. Although I guess some places have even higher heat, but not sure about the humidity they are having.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 19, 2022 9:56:35 GMT -5
Very hot and humid this year, fortunately I have that rarest of things, a local teen who mows yards for us older folks. I hope someone replaces him when he leaves home. Everybody needs one of those! |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Aug 19, 2022 9:57:06 GMT -5
The combination of heat and humidity has been brutal this summer. Usually when you get to August you start getting dry air with low humidity, but not this year. Although I guess some places have even higher heat, but not sure about the humidity they are having. Like a boiling pot! |
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Finally, there's been some time without rain so I could mow. I'm happy with my electric weed eater so I decided to take a chance with an electric mower. I was skeptical but it works surprisingly well. The only thing I would recommend is more than one battery unless you want to take breaks. 
The yard was THICK and this thing cut it smooth as silk. I realize that electric mowers won't work for everyone but I have a city lot with a big back yard; basically, a big, flat rectangle. I think the biggest benefit is the lack of extra heat generated from a gas powered engine. For me and my situation, I'm really pleased with this electric mower.
