"Acre Per Charge" Electric Mower

Acre Per Charge Electric Mower FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 You can mow up to an acre per charge with the new Mean Green 33-in mower If it starts to run low on power the two 17-in blades shut down yet there’s plenty of juice for the self-propelled unit to travel up to a mile back to an electric outlet “Some people like it for its low noise level 74 dB about that of a loud conversation ” says Joe Conrad Mean Green Products LLC “Others like it for the lack of exhaust Still others like it for the low cost of operation about $2 in electricity versus $20 in gasoline ” Maintenance is at an absolute minimum with the Mean Green mower There are no belts pulleys plugs points or oil to worry about There are very few moving parts only a couple of electric motors and a few bearings The heavy-duty mower weighs in at 390 lbs and is 69 in long 38 in high and 35 in wide with the discharge chute up Each blade is driven by its own motor and controller with up to 10 hp available to drive each blade The mower uses commercial-grade wet-cell lead acid batteries that are more durable have heavier plates and hold their charge longer than typical deep cycle batteries When under power fingertip variable speed control lets the operator go from barely moving to 5 mph in forward and 2 1/2 mph in reverse The residential mower is priced at $2 795 Mean Green Products makes a commercial walk-behind that’s slightly heavier and includes a slide-out battery exchange pack Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mean Green Products LLC P O Box 317 Okeana Ohio 45053 ph 513 200-7561; joe@meangreenproducts com; www meangreenproducts com

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