Friday, November 10, 2006

my kingdom for a lawn mower


Our lawn is in a need of a mow...in a BAD way. the grass is so tall that i'm wondering if children have been lost in it. (the neightbour children, not ours!)

so i started looking into mowers. I already knew i wanted an electric (enviromentally friendly, for the most part) but i didn't realise there were so many types. check this out:


Electric – mains-powered
This lawn mower plugs straight into a normal wall socket and trails a cord behind it while you mow.
Pros
  • No need to keep buying and storing petrol
  • Light
  • Less cumbersome than a petrol model
  • More reliable
  • Many mowers have as much power as petrol models
  • Much better for then environment than petrol models
Cons
  • Electric cord can be unsafe – you must install a safety switch
  • Extension cord may be needed to mow whole garden
  • Narrower cutting area than petrol models – longer mowing time
  • Height adjustment may be cumbersome, or have less settings
Electric - battery
This lawn mower has all the advantages of electric power but is charged before use.
Pros
  • Doesn’t have the safety problem of power cords
  • Unrestricted movement

Cons

  • Need to remember to charge before use, anywhere from half to one day.

Electric – hover (pictured)
This entry-level electric mower creates a cushion as the motor spins, allowing it to hover the ground.

Pros
  • Cheap
  • Very light
Cons
  • Ineffective height adjustment
  • Difficult to cut long grass properly

DID ANYONE ELSE KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS A HOVER MOWER???!!!!

7 comments:

Brandon said...

Actually, they use a hover mower here at WWC quite often. There is a short (but very steep) slope in front of my dorm. The person just swings the mower back and forth while standing at the top of the hill. It looks really cool actually :P

Jean-Luc Picard said...

It sounds like you would be better off with a sheep or cow to eat the grass.

Anonymous said...

thats freakin awesome! i want a yard just so i can buy one :) so are these cost-efficient as well?

kris said...

we bought the hover lawn mower yesterday. it was about a third of the price of a regular mower and it looks like it will cost a third of the price to operate. Due to the BIG storm though, we haven't tried it out yet.

Della said...

I'm so proud that you have your very own multi-coloured Dalek at home now! *clutches tissues*

That's the first thing I thought when I saw the pic - "Exterminate! Exterminate!" ;)

kris said...

LOL! well, we realise the danger of allowing it to be plugged in. i mean, it likely will develope its own conscienceness and try to take over the house. I suppose that would be the one draw back of the hover.

Della said...

You only need to worry if the other electrical appliances start to act suspiciously ;)