Re: rec tech mower

On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:35:28 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:

On 4/16/2025 12:24 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:28:37 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
wrote:
 

Why all this worry about electric mowers?

 
Because the new and improved technology might save us from global
warming.  At least that's the official theory.
 

Get a liquid fuel mower and
build a proper exhaust system so it's quit :-)

 
Well, if you're not happy with gas or electric, perhaps renting a
tethered goat to mow the lawn might be better.  Goats are
environmentally correct and fertilizes the lawn.
 
"Using Goats as Lawn Mowers"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMJEuAgJ-sU>  (1:52)
 
"Can A GOAT Replace Your LAWNMOWER?"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKzn8Ho9UgY>  (4:46)
 
"From 1999: Goats as lawn mowers"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HA7cqsh3YQ>  (7:10)

Or, more in line with this forum:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/428756827016267953/

Nice.  I spent an hour browsing the photos.  Most are very creative
and interesting.  Very few might work as a usable lawn mower. 

The problem problem with the human powered bicycle lawn mower is the
lack of power.  The typical small pusher type motorized lawn mower
uses a 2 to 5 horsepower engine.  1 watt = 0.00134102 mechanical
horsepower.  A rather mediocre cyclist can produce about 150 watts
without much difficulty.  Therefore, this cyclist can produce:
   150 * 0.00134 = 0.2 hp
That's not enough to produce the same HP as even the smallest lawn
mower engine.

I once tried a bicycle to lawnmower conversion.  There was far too
much friction for me to ride it effectively.  I rode on a not very
flat lawn for about 100ft and gave up.

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