What to consider, buying the best cordless lawn mower?

If you are the owner of a house with the garden area, well, you are lucky already! You could go for gardening to seed some trees and flowers. But it takes time and efforts of course. Therefore, smooth and green grass in front of your house might also create cozy and fresh look for your place. One more thing that you need to do, but not that often and not that effort consuming, is cutting that grass.

If you have small yard area, probably you should consider buying cordless lawn mower. It is designed for working on the yard that requires about an hour and very mobile. But before purchasing the best cordless lawn mower for the money, you should consider all its features, pros and cons.  

Corded lawn mower on the other hand works when you are connecting it with the electric outlet in your house, which means you do not need to worry about the power source or think about charging issues. Usually corded electric lawn mower is used for big areas that require a lot of time.

Some main features of the cordless lawn mowers are following:

-          Noise reduction. Because no gas or petrol engine use is involved, noise of working equipment will be reduced significantly.

-          Pollution reduction. Again, without using gas or petrol, cutting your lawn will not require lubrication for the device or headache about gas and oil refilling. It is also environmentally safe.

-           Mobility. Because it is powered by the batteries you will not face the limitations of area. You can move the mower easily thanks to light weight.

-          Lower cost. The cost to charge battery with electricity is actually lower that the cost of gasoline, oil, sparkplugs and air filters in comparison with corded lawn mowers.

-          Easier usage. This type of mower is lighter and easier to use. Additionally, it is easier to control so your lawn can be cut be within shorter time.

There are some disadvantages on the other hand as well:

-          This type of mowers is not as powerful in comparison with gasoline powered models. Therefore, you need to cut lawn more often, because long grass turns out is harder to cut.

-          Charging time. Depending on each model, sometimes it might take from 8 to 16 hours to recharge the battery and it will be only for 1 hour operation.

-          Another reason why need to do mowing more is because in comparison with gas powered devices the width of mower’s blade is shorter.

-          Also cordless mowers have a bit of limitation in models choice.

So what do you need to consider for getting a perfect cordless lawn mower?

-          Battery. Because battery is the main source of power for cordless lawn mower, it obviously becomes the main issue to think about. It should be durable, produce more volts for longer usage and easily rechargeable. Is it removable, so you can change the battery when first one is finished? And does it have a gauge that shows battery level? How much the new battery costs?

-          Push or self-propelled. Push type of mower requires you to push back and forth. Whereas self-propelled one has rear wheels that allow you to drive the mower, so you can control its speed and direction.

-          Mulching and bagging. Mowers with the mulching mode add nutrients to the soil by mulching clippings. Bagging mode allows gathering cut grass and mulch the garden occasionally.

-           Cutting quality. The cut of lawn should satisfy you by the quality.

-          Handle comfort and adjustment. The handle should be comfortable for usage and adjustable, so size and height definitely matter.

-          Maneuverability. It should be easily pushed and controlled.

-          Weight. Lightweight is one of the cordless lawn mower features. The weight determines mobility of the mower.

-          Price. There are different products on the market. The price shall be affordable by you, as well as satisfy in terms of features that you have in priority.

-          Warranty. Look at the warranty provided by manufacturer, just in case you need repairs and fixing.

Considering all advantages and disadvantages above with the features that you have to choose, you have the basic knowledge about the cordless lawn mower. So start comparing and choosing to optimize the look of your yard.