 [Larger view] | Black & Decker MM675 18" Lawn Hog Electric Mulching Mower with Flip-Handle
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 I was skeptical, but I'm sold | |
| Reading all the pros and cons of electric lawnmowers, I was a bit hesitant about the job it would do compared to a gas lawnmower. But having used this lawnmower for about a month now, I'm very satisfied.
My biggest concern was in the cutting ability of an electric vs. gas, but this has been totally unfounded. It does take about 15 minutes longer to cut the grass, because of the smaller cutting swath, but with less noise, and lower weight vs. gas, this is not a problem. While not silent, I still find I can hear my neighbor's lawnmower over mine while I'm using it. This is much less tiring to use than a gas lawnmower. When you factor in the hassle saved from buying gasoline, oil, etc. (not to mention pollution) the small inconveniences are well worth it. Unlike some people who found the reversible handle a drawback, I think it's great. It just takes a little practice, and you really appreciate it. In closing, while I won't say it's made yardwork a pleasure, it's much more enjoyable than it previously was. | |
 Great little light-duty mower! | |
| We all need to understand from the get-go that electric mowers are light duty. If you've got acres of thick, lush grass to cut, buy a gas mower. But when I needed something for a summer home with a very small lot (a 50' cord does the trick for me) with pretty sparse turf, this was a great choice. I bought a floor model from my local hardware store, so I didn't get an instruction booklet, but it's so easy to use, I didn't really need one. It's lightweight, quieter than expected, and did a pretty good job. I don't have to mess with storing gas, or those hard first-time Spring start-ups. If I had to fault it, the blade is apparently made of a rather soft metal. On my very first cutting, I hit a 4" rock that was buried in tall grass. It dinged up the blade in about 4 different places, and I had to order a replacement. I've hit rocks with my John Deere gas mower for years, and have never had to replace its blade. Like I said, this is a light duty mower, not an 8 horsepower John Deere. I would caution anyone who's considering Black and Decker's 6.5 amp mower. Even with the 12.5 amps the MM675 has, it still slowed down when I hit the tall grass. I can't imagine what a mower with half the power would do. If a dependable, easy-to-use, light-duty mower is what you need, this is it! | |
| "Just Like A Monkey" | |
| Well ladies and gentlemen; it's that time of the year again. The time of the year where the grass grows faster than Vin Diesel's career. If your household works like mine then you will be the one who has to cut the lawn, while dad sits inside the nice air conditioned house watching sports highlights.
Over the last weekend, I was preparing to meet my friend Lyle at the local Cineplex to see the latest installment of what I can tell as the next big action franchise "XXX". This one features a great action star named Ice Cube (he was SWEET in Torque). Anywho, as I was getting ready, dad interrupted me and commanded that I cut the grass before I leave. I still had about an hour and half before the movie started so I was okay with it. We have a decent size lot, so it takes a while to cut the lawn, plus my dad is pretty anal about how the lawn looks. He makes you cut the grass in a criss-cross pattern something like a golf course. Everything was going good, I was making good time. Then, it happened. While I was cutting next to the house I ran over the droppings of my dog Morris and due to the side discharge on the lawn mower, no joke, dog poop was flung all over the front of the house. Dad came out and started yelling at me because a piece of Morris's offerings splattered on the window next to him. He made me clean-up the mess and after I finished cutting the grass. None-the-less I ended up missing the movie and had to reschedule for the next day. In conclusion, The Black & Decker Lawn Hog (I love the name, Lawn Hog, it's so tough) has the capabilities to cut grass like any top of the line lawnmower, plus has the added feature of flinging poo like a primate. I have big plans for this thing when he leaves for work. I can mow trashbags on trash-day, flower-beds, pretty much anything. I'm also seriously considering going up to the baseball field at the school, so I can run the bases with the lawnmower to throw all of the gravel into the outfield. The possibilities of this thing are endless. I can do anything I want to with it, to anything. If dad is going to act like a slave-driver, then he can be responsible for whatever I do. It's his Lawn-Hog anyways. Later. |
