Sujet : Re: rec tech mower
De : am (at) *nospam* yellowjersey.org (AMuzi)
Groupes : rec.bicycles.techDate : 17. Apr 2025, 20:54:07
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On 4/17/2025 2:28 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
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:
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Why all this worry about electric mowers?
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Because the new and improved technology might save us from global
warming. At least that's the official theory.
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Get a liquid fuel mower and
build a proper exhaust system so it's quit :-)
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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.
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"Using Goats as Lawn Mowers"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMJEuAgJ-sU> (1:52)
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"Can A GOAT Replace Your LAWNMOWER?"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKzn8Ho9UgY> (4:46)
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"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.
Since I just can't stand small engine noise I never owned a powered mower. When I did mow, I had a regular pusher (vintage, $10 in 1977; only needed lubrication & sharpening)
Oh, I see the going rate is lower even after inflation!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-1950s-toro-sportsman-lawnmower-push-walk-behind-still-cuts-rusted-/271066110061-- Andrew Muziam@yellowjersey.orgOpen every day since 1 April, 1971
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