hi and bye, atty!
i'm still pondering this -
Recharge Mower
no oil, gas, filter, winterizing, sure sounds good but is it there yet ............ sigh
I have a funny story about that. Tried one of those in the...early 80's... (electric mower...not that one of course). Was OK for the 1st year or two.
batteries died soon though.
For that money Tibby.... probably better to get a gas one. Less expensive too.
That said....I'm the guy that purchased a Li-Ion trimmer. lol. But hey, it works for the little trimming I need to do and it's a PITA to deal with 2-cycle mix when you don't need to. OTHO...if I wanted to do more with it...gas all the way.
That's a high price for a lower capacity. AND...(This is important) depending on the battery tech...if it's li-ion....you don't want to operate it much above 90 degrees F. It's not good for the
batteries (at least for my charger). I'm up north, so 90+ is summer for me and even in the a.m. it's cooler than that.
N.M. Just looked at the manual. Says it should be mostly discharged before charging...so
not Li-Ion I would guess. Which could mean they have a "memory". Not sure.
We played guinea pig so you don't have to. I wouldn't go elec with a rider if it was me.
But it IS tempting. But for $2600 MSRP....meh.
Most gas riders just take gas like your car. Get someone to change the oil after the 1st 5 or 10 hours and once a year thereafter. No biggie. Grease fittings once in a while too (every few years is probably fine). Take the battery out in the winter if it freezes there. Will run for decades.
You can even get a Deere during a sale for that price:
John.Deere X300 with 42-in. Deck Lawn Tractor | JohnDeere.com
These are good mowers too
http://www.cubcadet.com/equipment/cubcadet/lawn-and-garden-tractors/series-1000 and
even less expensive.
Get bigger than you need. Will last. Don't have to over do it though.
Boy...Sure is fun spending Tibby's money. LOL!
Now...if it is a ROBOTIC self-cutting mower that has super-smart safety features....and animal/people/obstacle sensors and recharges itself and cuts automatically every week....OK get it. Just for the fun factor. But I don't trust em until they've been in common use for decades without accidents. Roomba...sure. Mowerba....IDK.
granted, some problems - one screw stripped, 2 rusted ..... but still and dh is exhausted. help is not easy to get around here and doing oil changes, filters etc is not what i had envisioned for myself 
