With the start of June, we've arrived into Glorious Summer in Minnesota- and peak lawn mowing season. At the FIRE Station, we've also made the full jump to an electric lawn mower.
When my folks moved to a senior apartment a few years ago, I bought my Dad's Snapper Electric Mower. I used it now and then, but mostly relied on my trusty, gas-powered Toro.
Tired of having two mowers in my garage, I switched to the e-Snapper this spring and gave away the Toro. Now that we are about 6 mows into the summer, I have to say that it is really working well.
I hope that I'm saving in weekly energy costs, but the biggest benefit is that it is so quiet. There is a huge difference in how loud gas-powered lawn mowers are and this one. When people walk by when I'm e-mowing, they always comment on that. (Especially compared with the sound of the commercial mowers)
'Quieter' might seem like a small benefit, but a neighborhood full of electric mowers would be a LOT more relaxing. My son and I always joke how uncanny it is that every time we sit down on our screened porch to chat or read, someone fires up their noisy lawn equipment.
First world, suburban problems, I know!
Have you made the lawn equipment jump to electric?
(I should also note that the all-electric, Tesla Model Y, just became the best-selling vehicle in the world recently. Amazing how far EVs have come to even outsell the Toyota Corolla & Ford F150 truck)
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND !
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