... and for the first time had to jump start the mower!
Wonder what the life expectancy of a small ish (probably about 20Ah) lead acid car battery is supposed to be?
Still, spose its fair enough - used the mower once to jump start the car!
Just cut most of mine with the old electric. B***r it's hard work. Must get that real one.
Most of the lawn because I don't have a wire long enough.
Andy
Did my two yesterday after being 'threatened' by SWMBO - and power washed the two patios as a bonus for her. Anything for a quiet life these days.
Cash
I think washing the patio (and strimming the stuff growing through it the ought not be) I will save for next week!
Our pond is full of toads.
They don't like being left. Good idea to use the battery for something else during the winter. I think that chargingand discharging preserved its life. Brian
Mower starter batteries lead a very hard life and I normally only expect them to last 2 or 3 years.
Oh dear - maybe I'll need to think about a new one for mine then - its on its 9th season now and only charges when the mower is in use. The separate charger is still in its box.
I'm impressed. Until I bought a battery conditioner for mine, the winter off season would kill them stone dead, so I was only getting one cutting season out of each one. Now, providing I remember to keep them topped up, they last much longer.
Assuming it's not been let go totally flat anything up to about 12 years. Or 3 if you're unlucky.
IF you remove them for the winter and recharge them, the do a lot more than that.
sub zero and flat is what kills my batteries.
Ours if full of murky green water as usual... (and lots of fish, but they have not popped up this year yet)
So far I have done nothing special with mine (this will be its 6th winter just passed) and each time I have left in in the garage, and not touched it till the next cutting season. Its always jumped straight into life.
Have yo see how it fairs next cut. It should have had a good charge last time since it was running for a couple of hours. (I also topped up its water (with some out of the tumble drier!))
The newts are eating the frogspawn in ours. They won't eat it all of course, and in a bit the tadpoles will be eating the newt larvae. First time I've ever seen this "in the wild".
What comes around...
Andy
I tried to introduce frogs to our garden pond for 4 or 5 years on the trot, but the newts ate them all.
:o(
I have both, but the frogs were well established before the newts appeared.
Colin Bignell
Lots of Toads currently as above.
I also have a couple of ducks appeared. They eat everything. They refuse to be chased off, you would think they were domesticated. Eat all the expensive koi food as well from my other pond.
Also grass snakes.
I have saved thousands of dollars over the last 25 years by not having a lawn. So, no lawnmower or fuel or battery needed, and no lawnmower injuries. I have crushed limestone over all the flat areas. That also reflects the sunlight and reduces the Urban Heat Island effect. And no fossil fuel used! :)
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