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Thread ID: 96631 2009-01-17 02:46:00 Enviro Mower lakewoodlady (103) PC World Chat
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739759 2009-01-17 02:46:00 Hi,
Just wondering if anyone has a Victa Enviro Mower, battery type? Or has anyone had some experience of one. I am considering getting one. My old faithful 22 year old Masport mulch mower has cut its last blade of grass. :waughh:

Cheers LL
lakewoodlady (103)
739760 2009-01-17 02:58:00 I have had one for 18 months. Marvellous machine. As long as you don't have a large section. My section is 667 sq metres but being on a corner has extra berms to mow.

Don't know about using it as a mulcher though. Never tried the fitting as I prefer to catch my grass.

Ken :thumbs:
kenj (9738)
739761 2009-01-17 03:00:00 Last thing I'd ever buy.
This from one website:

The battery is a sealed unit of two linked 12V lead-acid type batteries. It can be removed from the mower, or left in-situ to be recharged. This takes about 12-16 hours.

The batteries are marketed as running for up to 80 minutes on a full charge, but It has been giving 55 minutes.


That sure wouldn't do our lawn. Fine if you live in Auckland hand have a pissy little section I guess.
pctek (84)
739762 2009-01-17 03:08:00 Hi,
Thanks for comments, my section is quite small, but not small enough to use a hand push mower. It takes around 15-20 mins to mow so lots of battery time is not critical.
I like the mulch feature as I don't do compost or anything and nowhere to put clippings anyway.

Cheers LL
lakewoodlady (103)
739763 2009-01-17 04:43:00 The Mitre 10 Mega guys here say they only have problems with people who don't give matters a lot of thought before purchasing .

My lawns take 35-40 minutes to cut and I have done them twice on one battery charge when I forgot to plug the battery in after the first use . Got a bit slow towards the end but it did OK .

Ken :thumbs:
kenj (9738)
739764 2009-01-17 05:44:00 Just spray that stuff NZ Rail spray on the tracks to stop weeds coming up.
Wont need a lawn mower again.
Not sure the battery mower is green you are burning coal and natural gas at some far away power station to charge your battery.
Probaly take quite a few lumps of coal for the lawn.
prefect (6291)
739765 2009-01-17 05:49:00 Thanks kenj, sounds like it might just suit my needs very well and is within my price range.

prefect, well, it's either battery or petrol so you can't win can you!

Cheers LL
lakewoodlady (103)
739766 2009-01-17 06:03:00 Scissors? :clap

Ken
kenj (9738)
739767 2009-01-17 06:18:00 Sheep, goats or cows maybe even a horse all very eco friendly and as natural a you can get gary67 (56)
739768 2009-01-17 06:18:00 A friend has one, it is over three years old and runs just fine. 3 of his neighbours have been sufficiently impressed to get one each.
He charges it from the solar panel in his campervan, so I suppose it runs on daylight saving.
R2x1 (4628)
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