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The best selling battery-powered lawn mower company has added a bigger and more powerful model for 2008. The NEUTON® BATTERY-POWERED MOWER has undergone a complete redesign, and is now available in two configurations: a 14 in. cut and 19 in. wide-cut. Still able to be charged on less than 10 cents worth of electricity and still the quietest lawn mower available, the new NEUTON® line is able to cut larger lawns faster than ever.

Introducing the Fastest, Most Powerful NEUTON® Battery-Powered Mower:

The flagship of the new line, the 19 in. wide-cut NEUTON® BATTERY-POWERED MOWER will tackle up to 1/3 of an acre on a single charge.

It springs to life quietly, with the simple push of a button, relegating the back straining pull-cord and associated belch of fumes to a distant memory.

Incorporating feedback from over 100,000 NEUTON® owners, this wider, faster model retains many of the utilitarian innovations of its predecessor, including an easy-to-use drop-in battery that can be charged inside or outside of the mower, an integrated battery voltage level indicator and an optional trimmer and edger attachment. New enhancements to cut larger lawns faster include a heavy-duty 750 watt, 36 volt motor that delivers all the convenience of a battery mower but with the cutting power of a gasoline engine.

Additional Improvements to the NEUTON® Line-Up:

An instant hit when it was launched in 2003, the NEUTON® BATTERY-POWERED MOWER won fans for its light weight, ease of use and its production of virtually no greenhouse gas pollution. The entire NEUTON® line has been redesigned to build on the original NEUTON® mower’s solid foundation of environmentally-conscious usability and reliability.

Notable improvements to the line-up include stronger motors (500 watt, 24 volt, 32 amp in the 14 in. model and 750 watt, 36 volt, 50 amp in the 19 in. model) and heavy-duty steel Aero Blades. Bagging, mulching, and side discharge is now standard on both models. The mower housing and user controls have also been ergonomically designed to allow for easy adjustments and maximum maneuverability. Cut height can be easily adjusted from 1.2 in. to 3 in. with a single lever and the machines start and stop with a simple push-button and safety pull bar.

Pricing and Warranties:

The NEUTON® BATTERY-POWERED MOWER list price starts at $399 for the 14 in. model; $499 for the 19 in. model, with special introductory discounts currently available.

The NEUTON® BATTERY-POWERED MOWER emerged through various prototypes and was subjected to rigorous comparison testing (over 500 hours of testing and over 100 acres of ground mowed) before a final design was released to the marketplace.

In addition to a free six month trial, NEUTON® Power Equipment also offers a 2 year warranty on the NEUTON® BATTERY-POWERED MOWER.

High resolution photos available by email. To access our electronic press kit, which contains more detail and photos of the new models, please visit: www.neutonpower.com/pr.

If the yard is still soggy, let it dry out before walking on it. Then begin to remove debris from the lawn and beds.

Get the lawn mower blade sharpened so it will be ready when grass needs its first mow of the season.

In the meantime, take a soil sample. It’s the best way to determine what nutrients your lawn and landscape will need this year.

From April 5-27, many retailers in Oakland and Macomb counties are to participate in the "Don’t Guess, Soil Test" program. Homeowners can drop off a soil sample at one of those stores and pay $15.

The samples are collected and taken to Michigan State University for testing, with the results returned to the homeowners in a few weeks.

For a list of participating stores, go to www.landscape.org/soil_test.html.

Elsewhere, contact your county office of the MSU Extension for soil testing information.

Wracking to commence your lawn mower after a recollective winter can be very frustrating. Playing a few routine maintenance tasks earlier you store your lawn mower for the winter can salve you time in the springtime, draw out the living of your lawn mower, and salve you money all over the tenacious tally. Even if you have already lay your lawn mower into storehouse for the winter, a few simple maintenance tasks executed earlier getting down your lawn mower in the springtime can be very good.

Wash and wry your lawn mower after the cutting down season is all over. A powerfulness electric fan can be very helpful in taking grass and debris from the bottom of your lawn mower and early hard to arrive at countries. If your lawn mower locomotive engine is air-chilled, use a control stick or wooden dowel pin to remove any balance from the cooling fins. If you have a lawn mower with a H2O-chilled locomotive, check the coolant level and make full the artificial lake if requisite. Clear the radiator cooling fins with a potent jet of H2O. You should too drain the fuel tank and supersede the fuel filter. The air filter lodging should be made clean and the air filter superseded.

Think to check into the spark plug(s) for erosion and wear. Do not attempt to make clean the spark plug if it is demonstrating some article of clothing. It is inexpensive and easy to supervene upon the spark plug. Be certain to remove any debris earlier withdrawing the spark plug and by exploitation a spot of anti-clutch compound when you supercede the older spark plug, you will assure easygoing remotion next year. Clear and lube the throttle valve gene linkages and the choke coil, and utilize grease to the mower deck and all the accommodations. This will be leisurely if you remove the mower deck and you can focus the leaf blades piece the mower deck is dispatched. Focalizing the leaf blades after each cutting down season will yield you a better cut next year and salve you the problem of having to focalize them in the springtime.

Clear the electric battery depots and supercede your older lawn mower electric battery if necessary. You can aid forestall corroding of the depots if you utilize grease to the stations at the terminal of each cutting down season. Change the oil colour in the railway locomotive crankcase and supersede the oil colour filter. You should as well drain the gaseous state from your lawn mower earlier stashing away it for the winter. During the recollective summertime cutting down season, recall to rinse your lawn mower and remove any debris after the mower has cooled down. Safekeeping your lawn mower clear volition supply months to its living and get routine maintenance tasks a mess easygoing.

Lawn cutting down is a line of work most of us face each and every year. A lawn mower that runs outstanding and is swollen kept up volition get this job more pleasurable and easygoing all summer recollective. A yearly check up for your lawn mower is the perfect style to protract its living and maintain it breaking away like fresh, and your lawn will look outstanding when you mow with a simple machine that is in top doing work condition. Your lawn mower will execute at the eminent level possible if you call back to execute these simple maintenance tasks each and every year. During the summertime calendar months sporadically check the oil colour and the status of the air and fuel filters. You will salvage money and your lawn mower will work outstanding for months to come up.

Owner’s respond

Luscious front lawns are the hallmark of a good-looking home. But how do neighborhood green thumbs keep their yards so perfect year-round without spending the big bucks on expensive lawn care services?

According to lawn-care experts, admittance into the Ivy League of lawns doesn’t require a glowing transcript or supervised experience. The basic tools necessary to achieve lawn nirvana are a mower, a fertilizer spreader, an edger, a weed eater and a blower.

First and foremost, mowing is the initial step to a better-looking lawn. “Mow at the right height,” says Harold Enger, lawn-care expert of Spring-Green Lawn Care based in Plainfield, Ill. “Don’t get caught in the golf-course syndrome!”

Rod Smith, a Las Vegas lawn professional who has a degree in Ornamental Horticulture Landscape Management and is certified by both the University of Georgia and the International Society of Arboriculture in Turf Grass Management, describes lawn care as an art. Finessing ferns and shaping shrubbery into something truly fantastic is achievable if done on a regular basis.

Watering properly is also a vital piece of the lawn-care puzzle. Smith says watering more infrequently is actually beneficial to the plant, by forcing the root system to seek out ground water. “You strengthen the plant by stressing it out sometimes,” Smith says. “When you water frequently and heavily, the root system gets lazy.”

Beside water and mowing, general tidiness is valued in an attractive yard. However, trimming trees, bushes and shrubs is designed to be a discriminatory process, not an all-out cut fest. “What is recommended is selective pruning. It takes longer, but it’s healthiest for the plant,” says Smith.

Paramount to cultivating a green thumb is learning about the lawn and its plants, says Enger. Armed with the right information, homeowners can avoid confusion and won’t waste money on products that aren’t right for their yards.

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Ever wondering how to do your bid to save the environment without investing on a new lawn mower. Found a cool hack from a gas mower to an electric powered.

“I enjoy mowing my rural lawn area - weeds and all. I just resent having to use a noisy polluting machine to do it! I learned that small gasoline engines like those in lawn mowers can pollute up to 7 times as much as vehicles (with the exception of our Honda Insight which is an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle!). The project entails replacing the gasoline engine of a used 22″ gas powered mower with a 12 Volt electric motor and battery - along with gauges, circuit breaker/power switch and charging connector. Using 12 Volts keeps the design simple and relatively safe. The solar charging system consists of solar panel(s) that are wired to a charge controller with an extension cord that connects to the mower. Optionally, a standard AC powered automatic battery charger can be used. The noticeable difference when mowing is the quiet! The blades are spinning at about 1/2 the speed (1750RPM) of a gas mower (3450RPM) with a virtually silent motor, it sounds like a big fan! With sharp blades it cuts just as good as my retired Sears 5HP mower.” - Source