My son bought an electric along with a trimmer (Ryobi 40 volt) and is happy with them as opposed to gas. I decided to go for it and bought the below when it had a leaf blower promo with it.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-4...lp_rr-_-n/a-_-0-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a
The review I left............
[[[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] In late May 2023, I decided to try electric with regards to lawn care equipment over gas and gas /oil mix fuel. The mower has been in service for three months now, so I feel that's adequate time to fairly review this item. I find this mower as very acceptable for its primary task, mowing my lawn. It's quiet enough to have a conversation with the neighbor as I mow. The cut is even and the clippings are fairly small. It has no issues with some uneven terrain. The mow time for my lawn (5K sq. ft.) using the rear drive is at least equal to my gas mower. The drive takes some getting use to as it's on or off, whereas the belt drive on the gas mower can slip for you. The forward lighting feature is adequate for late evening mowing. I have not needed the AWD feature as yet. I have not encountered any blade / deck conflicts. One 6ahh battery completes the mowing task for me with one charge indicator led left for the blower and clean up. Nice to be able to fold the handle and store the mower on end saving floor space in small shed. Drawbacks IMO.... For the Mulch / Bag gate, the guide tracks (top and bottom) tend to load up making it difficult to close off the rear discharge. I use a length of aluminum guy wire to clean them out. PICTURES The plastic caps for the handle rails have about a half inch 90° that can get caught on my fence and bring things to an unexpected abrupt halt. PICTURE A little concerned with its ability to pick up leaves without needing to scalp the lawn. Fall is coming for that test.Overall, I'm happy with it. So, it's a keeper!
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My second season now. The battery life still good. No breakdowns.
There's no "ramp up" on the drive, so its always a hard takeoff and a bit harder cornering than a belt drive slip mower. Kinda' like a spool axle.
For bagging or mulching small embedded tree leaves or pine needles out of 2" grass it fails. I'd need to shorten the deck height another inch to have it somewhat effective, whereas my gas mower has no issue at the higher height.