I live in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country & wondered how the mower would last if stored outside in my shed. How is it affected by rain, snow, cold? Will it start right up next spring?
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I live in western Washington and I store mine in a shed. I would not store outside. We get plenty of rain and some snow and electric mowers are common here. This mower has a cord not a battery so cold should not affect it.
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I live in the Arizona desert and store the mower under a small tarp out doors. Heat is the major concern here where it can be 120 degrees in the shade and so far the mower has held up better than expected.
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I believe there was a caution on the bottle about using it when it was windy out... but I was drilling holes in stumps and roots under ground, injecting it into the holes, and then covering everything back up, so I wasn't worried about the weather. And I did it in the fall. I'm in Colorado, so extremely wet weather isn't much of a concern here.
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I agree with the first sentence written by Marc but what is hard to visualize is what the back side of the Brinly looks like and how it is attached to the mower deck. If you will send me an email with your email address on it I will send you some pictures that I just took, they should clear up alot of your questions. I really like my Brinly- my only problem is the sandy soil that I have. I pick up the sand and dirt and blow it out the back causing a big cloud as I drive around. My email is ........ hardinvariety@yahoo.com
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My advice is...don't buy this mower. I stored the battery over the winter in my garage which is insulated from the elements. Not too hot, not too cold. When I went to install it this spring, the battery had swollen and would not fit into the mower without a great deal of force. Once inserted, I could only get about 15minutes of use out of it. I ended up buying a new mower, a gas-powered Honda, this spring and it's been flawless. As much as I want to be environmentally correct, this mower wouldn't let me achieve that end. Good luck.
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My late husband never stored any of our mowers or snowblowers with gas or oil in them in the "off" season. I have no idea why but we had our mowers and snowblower for many years.
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Depends where you live. If you get snow, leave it until spring. Otherwise it should work but it needs to build heat to bresk down the leaves. Above 40 degrees for sure.
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We use this mower without a grass catcher and let the mowed grass stay on the lawn. It is such a small amount of grass that it blends in quickly and does not cause a problem. Kathy Summers
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Yes, Mine has been use outside all winter, and it is still going. The best product I have found, well worth the money, I plan on buying more, I just hadn't gotten around to it until I saw how well this one has work. I use mine at my barn, and it is in all kinds of weather. I hope this helps you.
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No. I had the lushest green lawn right up the time it got covered with our winter snow cover here in northern NH. Won't be able to fully answer your question until our spring thaws and snow melts, about late April or so.
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We actually just put tis together last week so we are unsure how durable it will be in inclement weather but we will find out I guess. We live in upstate NY so certainly share your concerns. Sorry I couldn't help you out.
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I think this is the start of the 3rd year of use. The mower works great, and we use it on our yard and our next door neighbors yard. We don't baby it, we have used it to mow down lots of english ivy and it still runs like a champ.
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I've had this mower for a few years and actually like it. However, it will leave a clung of grass if the basket behind is not attached correctly. It also has to be emptied more frequently than many other mowers. If attached correctly, it should keep this from happening. Because it has to be emptied out so frequently, it is not good for really large lawns. What I like is the lighter weight and the start up function with the key. It has been a reliable mower for what I use it for.
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I have only had the mower for 2 months. I live in phx az. and it hasn't happened yet.
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I plow (steel blade touching ground) and run my snow thrower over lawn in Northern Minnesota and within two weeks of the grass starting to grow (early summer!) it is unnoticeable. I'm not sure how it would work on unfrozen ground.
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Mine smells also. I covered the padding on the handle with duct tape to cover the smell. I thing some of the smell is also from the tire material. The package did have a note in it stating that long time exposure to some parts may cause cancer. I keep my mower in the house. I got my mower at the beginning of summer and the smell is now gone. Cover exposed parts with a tarp. An electric mower probably should not be left outside to the elements. I love my mower despite the smell. I have fibromyalgia and the electric start really helps me.
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I live in the UP of Michigan & my garden is buried under 8 ft of snow. I'll have to give you the answer come spring which be a ways off with the temps we've been having.
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Should grow fine. I'm in Colorado (Denver metro area) and haven't had a problem getting it to sprout & grow, especially on the North side of my house which is always in shade and has more snow until later in the year than other areas. My biggest problem was the lawn service cutting it down to their "normal" low height last season. For that and other reasons, I'll be doing my own grass this year. ;&gt;