Petrol Lawnmowers - new vs old

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  1. JWK

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    All my cordless tools use the interchangeable Bosch All 4 one battery, screwdriver/hammer drill, hedge cutter, strimmer, rotary saw and leaf blower. I've never noticed any battery degradation in nearly ten years of owning them. Admittedly I don't use them often, the strimmer the most used at home and the allotment once a week. So worries about batteries are a thing of the past, Li-ion is light years ahead of the old NiCad technology that gave battery powered tools a bad name.
     
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      I too use the Bosch All 4 one battery. I have a 2.5Ah that came with my hedge trimmer a spare 2.5Ah and a 1.5Ah that came with my drill. I use one of the 2.5's for everything and it hardly ever needs charging (hedge trimmer only ever used for small tidying up jobs).
       
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        What voltage are you all using.
        I remember the first cordless drill I bought was only 7.2 volts, would hardly pull the skin off a rice pudding.
        The voltages are crazy these days.
        Which has more bearing on how powerful the tool is.
         
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        Mine are 18v not powerful enough for a mower I reckon.
         
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          Yes. 18 volt.
           
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            Tha Mountfield uses 20 volt but the rest seem to be 40 volt.

            The Stihl uses a 36v 118Wh battery at 1.2Kg.
             
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              I'd go for the highest voltage I could afford regarding a mower.
              Its always better if something is not at the edge of its ability.
               
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                Just returning to say thanks for all the replies. I'm still mulling it over and using the strimmer in the meantime. I do have a large garden and am not sure a battery machine would be up to the challenge; not only account of the amount I have to do, but also on how long the grass can get at times when life gets in the way of addressing it!

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