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  1. Georgina Rudkus

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    Special Buy Of The Day

    On sale today for up to 20% off. I bought the 38 inch 100 AH.

    Heard good reviews on it. Hope it works out.
     
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    Nice find!
     
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    Hummm, $2,449... for a riding mower, if and only if I had a big enough flat lawn. Maybe, then, but still. Let us know how it works.

    I am more interested in this one: RYOBI 1,800 psi 1.2 GPM Wheeled Electric Pressure Washer
    Edit: No, this is an electric but not battery operated. Then, I don't want it.
     
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    The worst I'd heard about these was damage from delivery/uncrating. The machine itself is well regarded.

    I passed on them (or possibly a previous generation) of these when we bought our house with big big lawn. Mostly because they were about $4k at the time, and didn't include a rear utility hitch for cart/roller/sweeper etc.

    Now the price is coming down nicely and they've added a hitch.

    I wound up buying a robot to do my lawn, but subsequently had to restrict it to half of the lawn. This might be the right thing for the other half...
     
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    I bet you really enjoy this mower. We have an electric push mower and it is very quiet. You will probably be able to cut grass with your riding mower and the neighbors will not even notice your cutting your lawn.
    Good by to the fuss of dealing with gas and oil for your mower and storing the gas in your garage.
    Looks like a great buy.
     
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    thanks for being the canary! a good report from you may add one to my barn (y)
     
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    why is the 100ah cheaper than 75ah?
     
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    interestingly, when i was looking at the one at home depot, it was $2,499 regular price (n)
     
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    The 75 AH has the accessory bagger and extra blades.
     
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    thanks!

    i wonder how much extra power mulching and bagging requires
     
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    Lead acid batteries last the longest (even deep cycle ones) when they are not drained to a lower level. I don't need or want the bagger. I would have been satisfied with the 75AH one, if it was discounted the same percentage. However, it is not.

    I'll be happy with the 100AH one, knowing that it will be drained less in my mowing cycle. Accordingly, the batteries will hopefully last longer.
     
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    how many square feet are you mowing?
     
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    1/3 acre.
     
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    we have a half. but mrs b mows 4,000 with a walk behind, leaving me with about a third as well.

    my biggest concerns are spring rain/lushness, or getting behind and tall grass.

    plus battery life and replacement costs
     
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    Lead acid batteries "like" to be topped off. I just replaced the 12v batteries in my Prius and in my gas riding lawnmower. Both were on maintainers and lasted 7-8 years. I'll keep the new mower on a charger. The batteries will last at least that long; I hope.

    My 23 year old gas mower has a 12HP heavy duty engine with a cast iron liner. It still starts and runs well. I really don't know, if the newer ones will even last half that long. My next door neighbor is on his third Murry riding lawn mower in 10 years.

    Maybe it's because I always used non-ethanol gas religiously. I had a deteriorated fuel line that clogged the needle. When I opened the fuel bowl, it looked like it was brand new after 23 years of use, excepting the clog which I removed. It now runs the same and as good as it ever did.
     
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    but those batteries don't get mostly drained and refilled with each use. (i know zero about batteries)

    i did buy a $400. electric push from hd many years ago. the two lead acid batteries only made it past the warranty. turned me off for awhile.
     
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    i had a husky 42" tractor for 10 years. engine was fine, but everything else was so rusted, i had to replace it with 42" toro zero turn.

    5 years in, not sure its going to last much longer than the husky
     
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    i think i posted this in the battery powered thread when i bought it last year.

    38" ryobi rider with the 75ah batteries. completing our second year, about 50 hours on it.

    no degradation according to the battery gauge (i take with a grain of salt)

    the charging indictor on the charge port quit, and they sent me a new one, but after thinking i just needed to remove the 4 screws holding the port in, i find i'm going to have to remove the whole top of the tractor frame to get down to the connection points, wherever they are.
     
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