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Ryland · 05-04-11, 08:28 AM

I've never had a new electric lawn mower so I can't say how long they last, but the one my parents have is a Toro Carefree from what I am guessing is the 70's and they have owned it for over 10 years, I think they are on their 2nd $30 battery.
My electric lawn mower is much newer, a YardMan mower, I got it on trade from a lady who bought it new 10 years ago, used it until the batteries needed replacement then let it sit for a year or so, she bought a Reel mower that needed to be sharpened so I got it in exchange for two Reel mower sharpening's, batteries on it are in boxes with handles on top and a plug built in so you drop the battery in to an opening on the top of the mower and you are set to go! the charger can plug in to both batteries to keep the batteries topped off, from what I can tell, a single battery is more then enough for mowing my standard sized city lot.

05-04-11, 08:28 AM	#9
Ryland Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Wisconsin. Posts: 913 Thanks: 127 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts	I've never had a new electric lawn mower so I can't say how long they last, but the one my parents have is a Toro Carefree from what I am guessing is the 70's and they have owned it for over 10 years, I think they are on their 2nd $30 battery. My electric lawn mower is much newer, a YardMan mower, I got it on trade from a lady who bought it new 10 years ago, used it until the batteries needed replacement then let it sit for a year or so, she bought a Reel mower that needed to be sharpened so I got it in exchange for two Reel mower sharpening's, batteries on it are in boxes with handles on top and a plug built in so you drop the battery in to an opening on the top of the mower and you are set to go! the charger can plug in to both batteries to keep the batteries topped off, from what I can tell, a single battery is more then enough for mowing my standard sized city lot.