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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

EPA puts ITS stamp on greener mower

The 19-inch rechargeable mulching mower from Black & Decker is the first mower to carry the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star mark. That indicates the cordless rechargeable mower meets guidelines for energy efficiency. It costs less than $10 a year to operate the mower, which makes only half the noise of a gas-powered lawn mower. It has enough run time to cut a third of an acre on a single charge. Suggested retail: $400.

MOBILE, Ala. — If you’re looking for Thomas Shepard, you’ll most likely find him sitting on top of a lawn mower. Landscaping is his livelihood and one that takes a lot of hard work. Shepard can’t do his job without fuel, and the high cost of gas is taking its toll.

“About every two days, I burn a tank of gas in the truck. Usually I’ll burn at least one lawn mower and a half a lawn mower in about four days,” explained Shepard.

Gas is crucial in the lawn care business. Not only do you fill up the lawn mower. Trimmers and weed-eaters also need fuel, and landscapers can easily spend $150 in one day.

“It carries over into everything you use. I mean, it carries over into your two-cycle oil, your trimmer line, your blades, and your chemicals.” said Shepard.

Because the price of gas is soaring, Shepard says he has no choice but to raise his rates.

“Everything associated with gas to do with lawn care has probably increased fifty percent at least. No one can take that hit. It’s not just going to be me, but everyone across the board’s gone up,” explained Shepard.

He says his clients on a fixed income suffer the most. So, he tries to work with them.

“I’ll help them as much as I can. But I have to make a living and pay my bills,” said Shepard.

Shepard prays for relief soon for his sake, and his client’s.

“I wish that somebody would step in and see that if the gas prices need to go this high, all of the working people need help,” said Shepard.

Help that may come slower than watching the grass grow.

Checkout pages on Solar Energy lawn mower & Tune-up kits

DAYTON — The Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with Montgomery County and the county green initiative, is sponsoring a lawn mower exchange program.

Residents can drop off their gas-powered mowers for a coupon worth $150 toward the purchase of a Neuton Battery-Powered Cordless Electric Lawnmower CE5.2, suitable for smaller yards or trimming larger ones.

Gas mowers are to be brought to the county South Transfer Station, 1001 Encrete Lane in Moraine, on Saturday, March 29, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mowers must be emptied of oil and gas. Residents may drop off waste gas and oil at the same station.

With the coupon, the cost will be $139, down from a retail price of $389.

“AMERICAN LAWN MOWER” CORDED ELECTRIC LAWN MOWER 20″ 12 amp motor Push mower Side discharge and mulch 7″ front 8″ back wheels Steel deck 2 year limited warranty

Technical Details

* “AMERICAN LAWN MOWER” CORDED ELECTRIC LAWN
* 20″
* 12 amp motor
* Push mower
* Side discharge and mulch