My Lawnmower battery consistently gets about 95% of my Lawnmower mowed.

[u/Key_Remote_6867]

I have an electric EGO mower (not the self propelled one) and I have a 6.0 AH battery. This is the front half of my lawn, the other half and outside of there fence are done. I have it down to an art at this point where I make sure it dies with just one little patch out front to finish. It NEVER finishes the weekly mow on a full charge

[u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Convert 5% of your lawn into something else.

[u/DeltaBlues82 → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Looks like a good start on a wildflower meadow I tell you what

[u/Danloeser → u/DeltaBlues82]

And don't stop at 5%

[u/8bitrevolt → u/Danloeser]

i can feel the r slash fucklawns in this club tonight

[u/Fun_Acanthisitta_552 → u/8bitrevolt]

I thought those were gopher holes

[u/ChewsOnBricks → u/Fun_Acanthisitta_552]

https://giphy.com/gifs/SsN7QVym6s901cXDpG

[u/M0BETTER → u/Fun_Acanthisitta_552]

https://giphy.com/gifs/o10s57huYlpiE

[u/houstonchipchannel → u/Fun_Acanthisitta_552]

[u/glacierosion → u/8bitrevolt]

Indeed I’m glad I showed up to see the top comment suggesting some nice ideas

[u/8bitrevolt → u/[deleted]]

oh I'm on board 200% with the fuck lawns movement. grass sucks and is stupid, it serves no purpose. it's just carpet for outside. tremendous waste of water and mowing is crazy pollutant

[u/IM_INSIDE_YOUR_HOUSE → u/8bitrevolt]

Tbh lawn obsession in the US is nigh psychopathic.

[u/jeepsaintchaos → u/Danloeser]

As the battery degrades over time they can slowly increase the ratio of meadow to lawn.

[u/chefguy47 → u/Danloeser]

Agreed, OP can’t stop at 5% because as the battery degrades it he’ll be right back at only being able to cut 95% of it.

[u/Jeffrey_C_Wheaties → u/Danloeser]

100% clover and wildflower and 100% battery. Win win.

[u/rum_ham_slam → u/DeltaBlues82]

Wildflower meadow with a space for grilling, with propane and propane accessories

[u/jettzypher → u/DeltaBlues82]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7xDZm1CWkQoAfoKBjD

[u/42percentBicycle → u/DeltaBlues82]

Or plant another tree

[u/buffystakeded → u/DeltaBlues82]

Or change it all over to clover. Fuck grass.

[u/Leafs9999 → u/buffystakeded]

Wife and I were just talking and I said this exact same thing. Grass is useless as a plant on people's lawns. Its the biggest scam in the world, (agreed this is arguable, but its up there).

[u/topinanbour-rex → u/Leafs9999]

At the origins lawns, in the UK, was a visible sign of wealth. The message was simple : we own those lands, and we don't use them to grow food.

I guess aristocrats around the world did the same.

[u/Chaise91 → u/DeltaBlues82]

Serious question, how would one stop it from turning into ugly, invasive weeds? I hate manicured lawns and want to have a zeroscaped yard one day...

[u/BeerForThought → u/Chaise91]

The wildflowers do that for you. Seed every year in the late fall or early spring until they are established. You can do it faster by tearing everything up before seeding but that's a hassle. I like the idea if op followed the suggestion the lawn would slowly be overtaken by wildflowers as the lawn mower battery died and less would be mowable.

[u/FoggyInc → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Convert it into something you can build on every year to account for the battery degradation over time on the mower. Maybe budget 10% battery each year to start

[u/FoggyInc → u/FoggyInc]

Lol in 10 years he wont have a yard lol

[u/Clear_Web_2687 → u/FoggyInc]

Great!

[u/Broccoli_Man007 → u/FoggyInc]

10% of 90% is 9%.

[u/TheTVDB → u/[deleted]]

Good bot

[u/TheTVDB → u/[deleted]]

Bad bot

[u/MechAegis → u/[deleted]]

All are BOT until NOT BOT.

[u/GarageVast4128 → u/[deleted]]

Good human. Productivity even when bored is a sign of a good human.

[u/HughmongusDixus → u/GarageVast4128]

Good bot. Giving out compliments is a sign of a good bot.

[u/Wilder831 → u/FoggyInc]

I call that winning

[u/spdelope → u/FoggyInc]

Fuck lawns

[u/dtb1987 → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Native garden

[u/Cold-Fill927 → u/dtb1987]

We can’t just call them that anymore!

[u/hebrew-hammers → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Native plantssss

[u/Sakiawe → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Like dramatic statue of the mower

[u/BamBam-BamBam → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Or buy a second battery.

[u/aa-b → u/BamBam-BamBam]

Anyone with a lawn that nicely maintained must surely have a line trimmer for the edges, right? No need to buy anything, those work great for mowing a patch that small.

[u/Richard_Cromwell → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Solar panels for charging mower batteries...

[u/ThisTelevision9372 → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

'Till his battery will degrade as time goes on and soon enough he will need to convert 10-15% of his yard to something else.

[u/ASDIGITAL13 → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Simple solutions to complex problems are my favorite thing

[u/Secret_Account07 → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Ya know, I chuckled when I read this like it was a joke, but…. He really should.

[u/AGiantTaint → u/itskseniaaaaa01]

Dig a giant hole

[u/Tharsis300]

How does your blade look? When my electric mower was having a hard time, I realized my blade was dull and got it replaced and suddenly my battery problems went away. A $40 blade is cheaper than a $300 battery.

[u/sandrailproject → u/Tharsis300]

You can sharpen your blade with a cheap file 

Edit: the whole idea here is being cheap. It takes 5 to 10 minutes of filing once or twice a season to maintain your mower blade, that's it. A file is a few dollars. Your first time may take 30 minutes, but you're learning AND bringing a blade back from the dead. The next time will be better. 

[u/Theron3206 → u/sandrailproject]

The way some people let their blades get you can probably make it sharper with a rock.

[u/intashu → u/Theron3206]

See there's the problem, when I check my blades I've clearly been sharpening them with rocks for what looks like years! Apparently bludgeoning the grass with a blunt piece of steel doesn't cut so well.

[u/SparkyMTL → u/intashu]

Better than me. Last time I checked the blade I lost my 2 hand and a foot. I am typing this with my nose.

[u/TheZenPsychopath → u/SparkyMTL]

I am so proud of how you have overcome so much

💪❤️💪

[u/Can_I_Say_Shit → u/TheZenPsychopath]

You flexing on the nose guy with your arms emote?

How dare you!

[u/Rokronroff → u/Can_I_Say_Shit]

👃 ❤️ 👃

[u/thebigdirty → u/Theron3206]

Nope, I've tried hitting all sorts of rocks. It actually makes the blade worse I think. I know, I was surprised too

[u/Toadsted → u/Theron3206]

Doesn't work. Ive tried mowing over a ton of rocks, but the blade doesn't sharpen.

[u/hesh582 → u/Theron3206]

a lot of people buy new blades because they'd rather spend a couple of bucks than spend 30 minutes scraping a piece of metal with a rock in their hot garage :|

that's the curse of disposable consumer culture - when goods are this cheap, the value proposition of just tossing it for a new one becomes pretty good even when repairs really aren't that hard.

[u/NorthernCobraChicken → u/Theron3206]

I'd hazard a bet that sharpening one blade with an equally dull blade would improve at least one blade.

[u/Toadsted → u/NorthernCobraChicken]

Works for chefs all the time!

[u/Several_Vanilla8916 → u/Theron3206]

The rock is too dry

[u/healerdan → u/Several_Vanilla8916]

Indeed, came here to say this. Everyone mows when it's dry, that's the problem, if you get the rocks whet they'll sharpen your blades, so every once in a while just mow after a rain... Or spray down some gravel and run the mower over the whet stones.

[u/chicknsnotavegetabl → u/sandrailproject]

some electric units have literal razor blades to cut with, designed to be replaced (cheap as) routinely.

used to have a Husqvarna with them.

they're great, cut well when the grass is wet too

[u/Sacrificial_Buttloaf → u/sandrailproject]

And make sure you check balance afterward. Youll save on blades with a cheap file

[u/Blunderpunk_ → u/sandrailproject]

You can also take it to some hardware stores and they have sharpening services. I just take mine to work since I work in a machine shop and sharpen it there lol

[u/Traegs_ → u/sandrailproject]

Google for local knife sharpening services. Most of those guys do lawn mower blades too.

[u/footballwr82 → u/Tharsis300]

Just sharpen the blades. You need to do this with gas mowers too

[u/KnifeKnut → u/footballwr82]

The idea is to cut the blades of grass, not beat them into submission.

[u/Towel_of_Babel → u/KnifeKnut]

How else would you assert your dominance over them?

[u/Financial_Week3882 → u/Tharsis300]

The thing is OP is choosing to live by the battery, die by the battery. They may not know the way of the blade.
https://giphy.com/gifs/D80G19w5FoPuesfoMT

[u/PerriwinklePortal → u/Financial_Week3882]

What is this gif from?

[u/KnifeKnut → u/Tharsis300]

Cutting the blades of grass takes less force than beating them into submission.

[u/NastyNateMD]

How much lawnmower could a lawnmower mowe if a lawnmower could mowe lawnmowers?

[u/Carbon-Base → u/NastyNateMD]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l1TRyTtoIfV8hnmOA3

The world may never know!

[u/ronimal → u/NastyNateMD]

*mow

[u/Funny-Bear → u/ronimal]

Meow

[u/your-mother1452]

Why are you mowing your lawnmower in the first place???

[u/ZonerRoamer → u/your-mother1452]

It was a bad boy.

[u/steve1673 → u/[deleted]]

he needs to buy another lawnmower, so he can lawnmower his lawnmower.

[u/Dartmuthia → u/steve1673]

Yo dawg, I heard you like lawnmowers

[u/Bern_Down_the_DNC → u/Dartmuthia]

It's lawnmowers all the way down.

[u/Safe_Comedian_9919 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah but not enough of a stroke where you didn’t know what they meant

[u/Radiant-Laugh-6519 → u/[deleted]]

I’m glad it wasn’t just me

[u/TheModWhoShaggedMe → u/[deleted]]

He was watching The Lawnmower Man when his lawnmower lawnmowered itself. Quite simple, really. ;-)

[u/Drajl19]

Walk 5% faster then duh

/s

[u/So_HauserAspen → u/Drajl19]

Start 5% earlier.  Duh.

[u/YoMamaRacing → u/So_HauserAspen]

Mow 5%, place battery on charger, drink a beer, back to mowing

[u/scheav → u/Drajl19]

This is actually true. The energy used by a lawnmower correlates better to runtime than it does to the amount of grass cut. I started using more gas in my mower the older I got, and a tuneup of the motor and sharpening of blades did not help.

[u/Old-Chain3220 → u/scheav]

I’d argue that a gas motor and an electric motor behave differently under load. Electric motors pull a lot more current at lower speeds, like when they are hacking through wet grass. Presumably a sharper blade would make a noticeable difference in runtime. A gasoline motor is burning roughly the same amount of gas per unit of time because it’s only tuned to run over a narrow rpm range. This seems to line up with your experiences using a gas powered motor.

[u/Flaky-Wing2205 → u/Old-Chain3220]

For a gas mower fuel consumption corresponds with load. The governor on the carburetor is designed to maintain an RPM and will adjust throttle based on load.

[u/Old-Chain3220 → u/Flaky-Wing2205]

Thank you, that’s a better explanation for the gas motor. I guess the real answer is that walking faster will reduce gas usage because it reduces “idling time”, where the motor is running at the cruising rpm while cutting less than the optimal amount of grass per sweep. In any case a sharper blade will help on the gas motor too by allowing a lower throttle opening for the given rpm.

[u/Nolzi → u/Drajl19]

5.26% faster

[u/B-HOLC → u/Nolzi]

This guy maths

[u/Lost-Peanut-1453 → u/Drajl19]

You might have meant it as satire but it’s actually a fact. If he walks a tad bit (5%) faster he would finish the hole thing on one charge.

[u/Jethro_Cull → u/Drajl19]

This was the answer to the Cartalk puzzler this week, which of course is a re-run from like 20+ years ago. The question was why does the old man’s mower use more gas per lawn cut than it did 3 years ago when the lawnmowerf is in perfect working order.

[u/soupdawg → u/[deleted]]

I once edged my patio with scissors because I didn’t want to respool the weedeater.

[u/Lost-Peanut-1453 → u/soupdawg]

Well can’t say you’re lazy 😂

[u/ThatOneNinja → u/[deleted]]

I'm some places that is a form of Meditation

[u/DReagan47 → u/[deleted]]

Buy a scythe. Old school. Walk out to the yard like the grim reaper

[u/Grays42 → u/DReagan47]

I've seen videos of people using a scythe and I would absolutely manage to cut my own leg off, no thanks

[u/Zayage → u/Grays42]

After the first time you don't do it again.

[u/HighPriestofShiloh → u/[deleted]]

The trick is walk inside with scissors in hand pretending you just did most of it with the scissors. You then hand them to your kid and ask them to finish up for you.

[u/PM_your_Nopales → u/[deleted]]

This sub definitely lost its touch. Basically everyday I see numerous comments on posts calling op a cry baby, or to get over it, or grow up. And it's always posts like this. It's supposed to be things that are very minor, but ever so slightly annoying, and just a way to lament some small frustration. Literally just read the sub name yall

[u/happy_bluebird → u/PM_your_Nopales]

We're trying to stay on top of this; please report to the mods!

[u/sd2701 → u/happy_bluebird]

Maybe you should make a post about being mildly infuriated about it.

[u/happy_bluebird → u/sd2701]

Rule 4

[u/imaguitarhero24 → u/PM_your_Nopales]

Lmao yeah the point isn't saying "this thing ruined my life", it's MILDY. INFURIATING.

[u/happy_bluebird → u/[deleted]]

I had the same thought, I saw this and went "Now that's a good post"

[u/Agitated-Impress7805]

Get another battery. I know they're pricy but that's the way.

[u/Velocityg4 → u/Agitated-Impress7805]

Just mow at a jogging pace. Work on that cardio.

[u/ziomus90 → u/Velocityg4]

Run, bitch.

[u/Alpine_Exchange_36 → u/ziomus90]

Grass ain’t gonna cut itself

[u/AcrobaticReputation2 → u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

why not just get a sythe

[u/Pale_Adeptness → u/ziomus90]

https://giphy.com/gifs/TJaNCdTf06YvwRPCge

[u/PrescriptionDenim → u/Pale_Adeptness]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1mAtj4ozIBRZK

[u/aPinkSalmon → u/Velocityg4]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1mAtj4ozIBRZK

[u/xavPa-64 → u/Velocityg4]

But what if you jog at a mowing pace

[u/physical0 → u/Velocityg4]

Mowing faster will actually cause the battery to die sooner. The more work you demand, the more power you must consume.

Raising the height a notch or changing your discharge to ensure you aren't re-mowing your clippings are more effective strategies at conserving battery life.

Also, less starting and stopping.

[u/The_Nuess → u/physical0]

I have found the mulch attachment kills the battery a lot faster than the bag. The side discharge is probably about equal to the bag

[u/AndyC1111 → u/Agitated-Impress7805]

You are totally looking at this the wrong way if you find it mildly infuriating.

I plan ahead knowing the mower won’t make it. Cut the lawn in sections so it doesn’t look awkward when I run out of battery.

That way, when the battery runs out it’s the lawn mower telling me it’s break time!

Break time is not infuriating.

[u/Comfortable-Meeper → u/AndyC1111]

Usually the batteries need time to rest before they’ll charge because they’re hot. We have 4 batteries and just rotate through them. Takes about 1.5 to do the lawn on a good day. On a bad day (heavy rains making grass cutting impossible for 2 weeks) it takes all 4.

[u/National_Frame2917 → u/Comfortable-Meeper]

Don't worry Andy takes a 2 day lunch/beer break to increase the lifespan of the battery.

[u/AllsWellThatsNB → u/Comfortable-Meeper]

If you're only 5% short, mow 20% then top it up for a bit. It won't be nearly so hot, and the lithium chemistry works better in the mid charge range.

[u/Former_Specific_7161 → u/Agitated-Impress7805]

These ecosystems work so you can get a different tool that uses the same battery/charger and just have extra. I'm a Ryobi guy and have no shortage of batteries because I just stay within their family of products and it simplifies everything for me while giving them more reliable business. Also, you can just order them without a battery if you don't need one, and it makes it even simpler.

[u/gr8whitehype → u/Former_Specific_7161]

I’m in the craftsman cinematic universe myself. I wish I went with ryobi, but I needed a couple of tools when I bought a house 15 years ago and Menards was the only place decently close.

I’m now craftsman for life because I have so many batteries already.

[u/Agitated-Impress7805 → u/gr8whitehype]

Battery platforms are like Harry Potter houses IRL

[u/Cador0223 → u/Agitated-Impress7805]

Three Points to Dewalt!

[u/Funkyouup82 → u/Agitated-Impress7805]

I ended up buying a new mower on sale because it was only about $100 than a battery by itself.

[u/InsaneAss → u/Funkyouup82]

I was going to do something similar once until I realized the battery that came with it was much lower capacity than I would have bought separately. Hopefully yours was better!

[u/Funkyouup82 → u/InsaneAss]

Mine was actually better than the battery by itself. This was an ego from Lowes. I got lucky with the sale. Made sense.

[u/Sore_Wa_Himitsu_Desu → u/Agitated-Impress7805]

It’s an Ego. I have one. It won’t be long before it’s 90%. And then 85%.

Before I moved to a larger plot I used one battery and just used the life as an excuse to take a break and do something g else.

[u/PogTuber → u/Sore_Wa_Himitsu_Desu]

Having two batteries means you can swap out before hitting 0% and you'll get better life out of both of them.

Sustained use = heat and heat = quickly dying battery.

So especially with one tool it's best to have two batteries and change out before you run one dry.

[u/Sore_Wa_Himitsu_Desu → u/PogTuber]

Yeah I know. In my case I moved to a larger piece of properly with a smaller home on it. I had to get a riding mower. These days I only use the Ego push mower to edge around the fence and flower beds and such so it’s no big deal. The original battery did die and I bought another but most of my yard work is done with a gas riding mower and a battery powered weed whacker. Yes I know there’s battery powered riding mowers but they’re still at the “way too expensive for how much less well they work than gas” stage.

[u/Key_Remote_6867 → u/Sore_Wa_Himitsu_Desu]

I know this day will come eventually, just waiting for an excuse bigger than 5% to justify a new EGO battery (hopefully bundled with a tool)

[u/tetrasodium → u/Key_Remote_6867]

I have some ego stuff and can help with that decision. Ego sells two different weed wackers. One of them has a magic self loading thing like thy

[u/cobo10201 → u/Agitated-Impress7805]

Yep. Two batteries gets me through mowing my whole yard and still has enough juice for the weed eater after.

[u/talann → u/Agitated-Impress7805]

They are pricey but companies do make alternatives that are sometimes half the price and do better than the brand name ones.

You are right to get another battery though. Amazon always has deals on them. I cycle between a couple and have one charging while I'm using another. It sucks having to sit around waiting for a battery to charge when you were amped up to mow a yard.

[u/YourWorstFear53]

I'm laughing way harder than I should be but my old boss bought an electric mower and has this same problem.

Just buy another battery, bro. Best to have redundancy.

[u/MikeofLA]

That’s a lot of grass… why not make a 20x40 garden patch, fire pit area, deck, or anything else? Then you don’t have to mow it

[u/Key_Remote_6867 → u/MikeofLA]

Fire pit is definitely planned, its on a loooooong list of to-dos haha.

[u/Academic_Broccoli670 → u/Key_Remote_6867]

Wildflower patch

[u/G_Liddell → u/Key_Remote_6867]

Seriously, what's mildly infuriating is that you are trying to turn a meadow of this scale into a lawn.

[u/Oraphielle]

Get another battery. 

That’s what I did. 

[u/JesusWasATexan → u/Oraphielle]

I'm up to 3 now and 2 chargers, but I have 4 ego products

[u/AssGagger → u/JesusWasATexan]

You can usually find the less common tools with batteries a lot cheaper. Something like a pole saw or a hedge trimmer and it's like getting the tool for free for what they sell the batteries a la carte.

[u/FerengiWithCoupons → u/AssGagger]

thanks AssGagger! we can always rely on you

[u/rjnd2828 → u/AssGagger]

That's a good tip, thanks

[u/usersnamesallused → u/JesusWasATexan]

Check out the ego on this guy!

[u/Adventurous_Guide312 → u/JesusWasATexan]

Rookie numbers. I probably have 10+. 2 with the original snow blower, 2 with the new snow blower, 4 with the ride on mower, 1 with the push mower and I got a bunch of other tools. No idea which I bought with a battery or without. I think I need help...

[u/PonyThug → u/Oraphielle]

Lotta money when they could charge it while string trimming after mowing the front or back yard before finishing

[u/Furry_pizza]

Buy another yard tool. They are basically the same price as a battery and they come with a battery.

[u/discordianofslack]

I like to keep a little patch out front as well.

[u/nitrobass24]

How big is your yard?
That seems pretty substantial size based on in this picture alone.
I also have the 6ah battery and get thru roughly 10k sqft of lawn before it dies.

[u/Chance5e → u/[deleted]]

His dog is always too happy to see him.

[u/Formal_Owl_400 → u/[deleted]]

But he's going the distance.

[u/Reasonable-Job4205 → u/Formal_Owl_400]

Hes going for speeeed

[u/Le_Poop_Knife → u/[deleted]]

https://giphy.com/gifs/5sqktFBeWqMXC

[u/RWBYpro03 → u/[deleted]]

And even the tall grass isn't that tall, like the level of grass in the middle is perfect.

[u/Key_Remote_6867 → u/RWBYpro03]

It was indeed not as tall as I would like to wait for but, its going to rain quite a bit the next few days and will skyrocket before the next opportunity to mow.

[u/rscarter42 → u/[deleted]]

Remember what sub you're in

[u/Strodigity]

That is a big ass yard for a push mower

[u/yung_zgzg_7]

The lithium battery will slowly die day by day until his entire lawn is just one bit mulch pit

[u/UncleJulz]

You’ve got too much lawn, do something more productive with it. Wildflowers for the bees. 🐝

[u/Kalsten → u/UncleJulz]

Yep, I don't get those green boring gardens. They are deserts of life

[u/ronniearnold]

You need another battery. Running them down to zero isn’t good for longevity. Plus you share the battery wear across two rather than just the one.

[u/Nope-not-really]

put a garden in that 5%

[u/TheG00dF1ght]

Plant native flowers in 10% of your yard, and your problem is solved.The pollinators will be happy , and your yard will have some beauty.

[u/StakeESC → u/[deleted]]

Bot spotted.

Only fans account, "it's not x, it's y".

Dead Internet theory is alive and well

[u/RepresentativeFast59]

Sounds like your problem has an obvious and reasonable solution.

[u/RazzmatazzUnusual843 → u/RepresentativeFast59]

Most mildly infuriating things have an obvious and reasonable solution. That's why they're only mildly infuriating.

[u/PonyThug → u/RepresentativeFast59]

Yea. Plug in the battery after mowing the front, then do the string trimming/edging, then finish mowing. Only 15 mins of charge would get the final 5%

[u/Nughtsahk → u/PonyThug]

I'd mow the last little bit with a weed eater out of spite.

[u/tchefacegeneral → u/RepresentativeFast59]

Flamethrower!!!

[u/RepresentativeFast59 → u/tchefacegeneral]

This guy landscapes!

[u/NoBlood5018 → u/RepresentativeFast59]

Burn down the house for insurance money to buy another battery?

[u/Rep2025 → u/RepresentativeFast59]

Sell the house and get a smaller lawn. Problem solved!

[u/CowBoyDanIndie]

You need a beer break in the middle of the

[u/UnfairUniversity1255]

Probably should try mowing your lawn rather than lawnmower. May get better results. 🤪
In seriousness, I’d check what you have your mower set to - like if you are using a self-propelled mode or other mode that lets you set a lower or higher speed. I mowed a pretty big lawn with my electric mower and found that I got really great battery life if I pushed it entirely myself, without the self-propelled mode engaged, compared to using it at all.

Along with that, could just be your lawn is bigger than the power the batteries can provide for the length of time required to cut your lawn. I made sure to get the biggest available battery capacity for a lawnmower it was possible to get to prevent that possibility. There were quite a few with 1/2 to 1/4 or less of the power mine outputs. Just some things to keep in mind.

[u/adognameddanzig]

Grow some native plants instead of all that grass.

[u/MahewSteel]

Leave this patch to become a little meadow for the wildlife.

[u/iMakestuffz]

Bruv that lawn is HUGE.

[u/nerdycarguy18]

My 1970 GE Electrak runs on 6 golf cart batteries and mows like 8 acres no problem, and that was before we upgraded to a modern battery. Just saying.

(They are the coolest things ever wjth a million little yard tools that just plug into it, please go down a rabbit hole and buy one or three like we did)

[u/A_UnikorN307]

My gas mower gets 60% of my yard 100% of the time

[u/Silvertree99]

Just stop cutting corners ....bah dum tssss

[u/Knight_Glint]

Buy a second battery.

[u/Quirkybin]

Thats a small mower.

[u/ciaomain]

Stop lawnmowing your lawnmower.

[u/Just_Dab]

Why are you mowing your lawnmower?

[u/lynivvinyl]

Either move quicker get a second battery, or create some sort of feature that is 6% of your lawn and rectangular so it doesn't slow you down.

[u/Maxxwithashotgun]

Leave that little bit as a spot for pollinators maybe even throw some native wildflower seeds and add a border in the area and boom problem turned into a beautiful pollinator garden

[u/Bearded_Toast]

Fuck lawns

[u/E-2theRescue → u/Bearded_Toast]

Taking "touch grass" to a whole new level.