(07-14-2022, 06:28 PM)Jags Wrote:

(07-14-2022, 03:51 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: I agree.  I like you live in a rural area.  My daily commute (for one more week) to and from work is right around 50 miles or so.  I do have power at my place, but no phone or internet service via a land line.  All of our phone/internet service is via cell phone towers which the "service" in our area is poor.

Also, I recently saw something regarding an Electric Truck being used as a truck.  With no load it had decent range between charges.  Put a load on it (pulling a trailer with a 10,000 pound machine on it) the truck lasted around 30 miles or so.  I use one of my trucks to do such work.  Electric is pretty much out of the question.



I purchased a battery operated chainsaw and pole-saw for my wife a while back.  She likes to clean up our property and I figured the lighter weight would be easier for her to handle.  Those tools are actually pretty handy and I commonly carry one or the other on my tractor as I'm working around areas of our property.

A battery operated mower wouldn't work very well for me.  The lawn area around the house is about the size of a "typical" yard, but my "back yard" consists of acres of grass.  My choice for a mower is an older diesel powered sub-compact tractor with a 62" belly mower.  It's not as nice as a zero-turn mower, but it has a place for my cooler and a place to put my beer.

There are some decent battery powered stuff out there.  For instance, look at all the cool power tools!!!  I’ve actually used a battery powered chainsaw.  It lacked power compared to a Stihl, but for the homeowner, it worked flawlessly.   I was impressed.  All the battery powered stuff is geared to the homeowner.  Which is fine.  I don’t blame them.  But doing what I do, I can not fathom having to use one.  And the mower being that expensive?!??? Now, 7k for a mower that is not commercial grade??? That seems steep!  But like FSG said, I guess you can mow at 6am without upsetting the neighbors.  I know you’re in a different situation though. More lawn, no neighbors.  

Btw, when you cleared your land, did you buy or rent the equipment? Or hire that out?   I was looking at various pieces and then came across people that said to just rent it. Curious as to your thoughts as you’ve done this before..