Re: (ET) RE: That time of the year again...

[Daniel Eyk <danieleyk yahoo com>]

Hi all, somehow I missed the size of their property. I
agree with your comment about the Neuton. I think he
needs an Elec-Trak. Dan Eyk



--- Bill Alexander <wca1 humboldt edu> wrote:
> I wouldn't want to use the neuton for anything as
> big as an acre and a
> half.  Their web site says it cuts a 14 inch path,
> so, leaving 2 inches of
> overlap to avoid leaving uncut grass, this works out
> to about 12 miles of
> walking.
> 
> As bad as this sounds, for this intermediate size
> lawn, one of the new,
> smaller riders w/ hydrostat transmission is probably
> the best answer.  And
> w/ electric start, anyone can run it.
> 
> 
> >Hi James, you might want to check out the "NEUTON"
> >electric push mower that is battery powered. Look
> at
> >www.neutonmowers.com. I just recently saw an ad for
> >them and they have a removable battery so you could
> >have a spare to extend your mowing time. Hope this
> >helps. Dan Eyk
> >
> >
> >--- "Humphrey, Timothy"
> <HumphreyT neads ang af mil>
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>  From the ev list.......
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: jarrett ccds charlotte nc us
> >> > [mailto:jarrett ccds charlotte nc us]
> >> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:27 PM
> >> > To: ev listproc sjsu edu
> >> > Subject: That time of the year again...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Greetings all,
> >> >
> >> > With the beginning of spring, now has come the
> >> time for that
> >> > time honored (but
> >> > rarely enjoyed) task of mowing the lawn.
> >> >
> >> > Last year my mower died, and my father gave me
> an
> >> old 3.25 hp
> >> > Lowes (briggs) mower.
> >> >
> >> > It only barely runs and the smell... well you
> >> know.
> >> >
> >> > I have talked the wife into letting me replace
> it
> >> with an electric.
> >> >
> >> > We have a 1.75 acre yard.  About 1/2 of it is
> open
> >> field, the
> >> > rest has lots of
> >> > obsticles like bushes, trees and the like.
> >> >
> >> > Some years ago, I mowed the yard with a
> >> rechargable ryobi,
> >> > but it took me three
> >> > days to do it, and that was if I never let the
> >> grass get too
> >> > high.  My wife
> >> > never could push the ryobi.  It was too heavy.
> >> >
> >> > So, what I need is an easy to push (cause with
> my
> >> allergies,
> >> > the wife and I have
> >> > to share mowing duties) electric with fairly
> good
> >> range.
> >> >
> >> > OR an elec-trak or other electric riding.
> >> >
> >> > So...
> >> >
> >> > Anyone got any suggestions or a good mower for
> >> sale?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > James
> >> >
> >
> >
> 
> Bill Alexander                         Excuse me if
> I ramble,
> Physics Dept.                          but I drive a
> Nash.
> Humboldt State University
> Arcata,  CA  95521
> 
> phone: (707) 826-3212
> e-mail: wca1 humboldt edu
>
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~phyx/faculty/alexander.html
> 
> 


=====
Daniel Eyk
Vancouver, Wa.

Electric S-10 project
E-15 project

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