Battery Powered Lawn Mowers - All Junk - Why?

Electronics has been my hobby and
profession for most of my life.
I use a lot of high quality battery
powered shop and garden tools.

When I was kid I learned how repair
and rebuild small gas engines, so
I was very skeptical when weak and
poorly made battery powered tools
became available several years ago.

These days, I save myself countless
hours of maintenance by using every
type of battery powered equipment
I can afford.

I would love to buy or build a high
quality battery powered lawn mower.
Most of the manufacturers that briefly
entered this market got out real quick!
There were a few 36 volt models that
had all sorts of problems. The only
one left is Black & Decker. They've
got a 24 volt unit that runs off a heavy
lead-acid battery. The power to weight
ratio is terrible. Also, they used
a lot of flimsy plastic parts which
forced a recall a couple of years ago.

Are there any folks out here (on the
web, that is) that build there own
battery powered mowers? With lithium-
ion battery technology it should be
possible to build a powerful mower.
I'm not that concerned about the cost.
I would gladly pay two or three times
the price of a deluxe model push mower
if I knew that I could buy or build a
battery-electric mower that had none
of the grease, grim, and maintenance
headaches associated with gas engines.

Holophote

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