My mom wants an electric lawn mower. Any reccomendations?

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About a year ago, I bought a Skil 40V lawnmower, basic model; it's been great.
Maybe 1/4 acre of lawn, it'll go 3 times before needing a recharge.
A few months ago, I bought a Skil 40V leaf blower, so now I have 2 identical batteries & chargers.
It's nice that I don't have to deal with gas, carbs, tune-ups & oil changes.
I'm still opposed to electric cars, though.
 
After fighting with electric hedge cutters and weed eaters as a teen (it's what Mom had) when I bought my first yard equipment I got all gas powered stuff and see no reason to switch now. I have 2 leaf blowers,a stihl hand held and a 35yo shindaiwa backpack one that show no sign of blowing up so I'm definitely gonna get my use out of them at a minimum. The shindaiwa was a garage sale find a few years ago, sat alot more years than not, I did buy a new (real walbro, not China clone) carb for it when I got it. I tend towards (usually well used) commercial yard equipment... Way better than today's commercial equipment and even being well used still run circles around today's homeowner duty crap..
I think current available lawn care equipment has been on a steeper downward slide intentionally to make average Joe give up and try electric... People get fed up enough it's like you take away their choice on what's available to buy.

I have a commercial walk behind bobcat 32" mower, and several commercial 21" push mowers, plus a bluebird power rake, a billy goat lawn vac,Stihl straight shaft weed eater, Stihl chain saw, echo gas powered 7' long pruning saw (chain Saw on a stick kind of deal) plus a couple of lawn boys. I also play with a couple of Ariens garden tractors even though my yard is too small for them, but Ive been playing with small engines longer than cars and trucks. Plus I have to mow 4 other places besides my own... Moms mother in laws a rental my kid picked up and a 7 acre farm yard where my storage barn is. (Luckily the guy who owns that property has a 72" hustler zero turn for me to use there)! Plus a few paddle type snowblowers, and some more that will be finding it's way towards CL in the spring because I just have too much.
Nothing electric in that mix and there won't be any electric powered (cord or battery) until they threaten to confiscate my gas powered stuff or fine me for using it....
 
Old Lawn boy push mowers were tough.
Bought two commercial units that my buddy picked up at a government auction.
They were basically indestructible, cast aluminum decks, large wheels, always started, unless the kids hit stumps that were in the back yard.
They would shear the crank keyway, put another one in, and keep mowing.
Sometimes I think the kids would hit the stumps on purpose to get out of mowing.
 
Originally lawn boy was OMC, )yeah outboard marine). More specifically Evinrude. Toro bought lawn boy div about Y2kish. And California outlawed 2 cycles not long after toro bought them. Tecumseh made 2 cycles for snapper and I believe a few for toro when they were "just" toro.
 
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