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Old 05-11-2008, 01:06 PM   #15 (permalink)
bennelson
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I have heard of a fair number of people who use solar-charged electric garden tractors. Because they have big batteries and aren't used too often, they are perfect candidates for solar charging.

I don't have great solar access, and my yard isn't that big, so I think corded is fine, although I do love the idea of the remote control lawn mower!!!!!

I also heard about a guy who had a round lawn with a stake in the middel. He ran a rope to a self-propelled mower. As the rope runs round the stake, it gets shorter. The mower runs itself in a spiral around the stake while he sits in a hammock drinking lemonade!
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