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Old 04-16-2022, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye View Post
I’ve been saying all along battery operating equipment isn’t the way to go. I bet that battery operating mower wasn’t cheap either wait until 2023 when farmers will be forced to buy electric farm equipment to buy a $900,000. Combine, to get a charge out in the middle of the field. John Deere are working on it now. Once they which over to electric they’ll be no going back! Well I’m sure your mower is under warranty, take it back!
DC electric motors have high torque capability and other advantages over gas engines. Such as not having pistons flopping back and forth. And the creepy cheap diaphragm carburetor on gas lawnmowers is a design waiting to fail. Not sure if they use injectors now, but those could gum up. Honda makes quality equipment. But, the future is electric and many consumers are slow to respond to any changes.