I disagree there foxy, for a full garden cut we have to change the battery once but that is preferable to having to get an extension lead out and continuously have to pass a power cord from side to side, the battery mower has saved at least 10 minutes on the task.
The view whilst sitting on the downstairs Loo, talk about easy access
Time is of no importance to me Spittyā¦ 
What does annoy me is every available mains outlet busy charging shavers, phones, vacuum cleaners, small personal cooling fans, the cats chargeable mouse, radio scanner, cordless drill, computer, GPS watch, and even then, the item you need will not have been chargedā¦
Bloody madness!
Two minutes to roll out the electric (corded) mower. The cable is long enough to reach all areas of the lawn and itās always standing by for a full days workā¦Location of the outside sockets reduces the chance of mowing the cable as it always faces away from the direction of cut.
I can wander around the grounds slowly trimming off the surplus grass and even have time for a nag to a passing neighbour. I reckon the ten minutes extra is well worth the trouble considering the extra wattage of the mains powered mower.
Concerning the consumer unitā¦If it was me, there would be a shiny new, up-to-date all singing dancing high tech unit gracing the kitchen wall but Mrs Fox is having none of it, so the fuse box remains buried in the back of the dark recesses of the under sink cupboard behind the potatoes, cleaning equipment, pegs and the rechargeable Ironā¦
Guys here wear the batteries in backpacks for their mowers here now the connection runs down to the right side of the mower handle.
I did that back in the Late 60ās at a park for Home Trailers.
They still need to charge emā up though Zac.
The daftest thing Iāve seen on the telly is the advert for āRiobiā
One battery powers all their range of toolsā¦
So you start cutting the grass and your battery runs outā¦
I knowā¦ 
Iāll get the drill out and put some pictures up for Mrs Fox while the battery is charging for the mowerā¦
Hang onā¦ 
Spot on. That is the problem. All these tools - hedge trimmer, drill, strimmer, mower, rotating saw, chain saw, screw driver, etc. But youāve just got the one battery ā¦ unless, the obvious solution - buy different tools from different manufacturers, each with its own unique battery. Good decision.
Wait. What if youāre two thirds the way through cutting the hedge and the battery runs out? I know, buy a spare battery for the hedge cutter. Then you can keep cutting while the first battery re-charges. Come to think of it, thatās a good idea for the strimmer and mower, and chain saw and drill. And screw driver. Right sorted. 8 different tools and 16 batteries. Sorted.
Or could there just perhaps be another way to solve your battery running out and a second job to do problem?
Apart from a cordless drill, plug everything else into the mains.
Mrs Fox purchased a Gtech Air Ram vacuum cleaner. It was brilliant at doing the job but unfortunately the battery expires on a regular basis and spends most of itās time plugged into the main socket charging up.
She uses the vacuum on a daily basis.
So I had a look on the Air Ram website and the spare battery costs Ā£100ā¦
Not a chanceā¦
youād think these things would come with both a battery and a cord so that you can choose which to use
All my yard tools are EGO brand and they all use the same battery, but one charge is only enough for the front yard and maybe half of the backyard. Thatās for the lawnmower, edger, string trimmer, and leaf blower. So I just do the front yard one day and then the backyard the next. Those batteries are about $200, so Iām not about to buy another one when I donāt have to.
I used to use a corded string trimmer, and that worked okay, but battery power makes the job easier.
I know, run time less than an hour mostly, but like Mel, she gets an eye job and goes off recall for a month, so can the lawnmower man. Battery, safer to use, Corded, a chance at a cut up.
Perhaps Mr T is also EGO brand and taking up all the power?
All the cordless ones are low voltage high amperage motors so would require a transformer or a battery charger plus battery in order to use a cable plugged into the 240 volt mains.
A corded unit, high voltage, low amperage, and can afford a more powerful motor Annie.
Cordless are always more expensive than an equivalent corded one.
And Iād argue that when you take into account the cost of the battery and charging costs, probably more expensive to run.
seems people are wasting a whole heap of money on these appliances, as invariably they will have to replace batteries because the unit will be prone to inbuilt obsolescence and a limited battery life. Plus they build in double income through ensuring that itās not the battery but the unit charging mechanism that reduces in efficacy over time. So you replace the batteries thinking that will help but find that ultimately you have to replace the appliance.
