Sunwhisper Solar Lawn Mower – Save Money and Reduce Pollution
SUNWHISPER/24 SOLAR POWERED MULCHING LAWNMOWER $695.00 from Freepowersys.com
Gasoline lawn mowers are slowly on their way out. Not only are they loud and obnoxious but are also a significant source of air pollution. According to one study, cutting grass for an hour with a gasoline powered lawn mower is about the same as that from a 100-mile automobile ride. The 50 or so million people mowing their lawns each weekend in the US with gas-powered mowers can contribute as much as five percent of the nation’s air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It would be great if everyone would come to their senses and get rid of their gas-powered mowers today in favor of a push mower, which is the ultimate in green mowers, which not only doesn’t pollute but also gets folks to exercise more.
Sadly, we may have a bit of a wait before that happens. However, many of the new electric mowers are not only significantly less polluting but are about the same pricing as a good gas-powered mower. Better still, check out the solar powered electric mower from Freepowersys, their sunwhisper model, which is in essence a cordless electric Black & Decker mower modified with a small solar array to turn sunlight into power. It is claimed to be easy to use and set up, is quiet, can use anytime of day, has a rear bagger for mulching lawn clippings and best of all uses solar power.
If you are inventive and good with tools you can convert one of these rechargeable electric or even a gas powered mowers to solar power on your own. Here is a good link that can explain how.
Here is another link that explains how someone converted their electric mower to solar – also here a link to a video by the same person that goes into great detail. Finally, we wrote an article last summer on green lawn mowing that is worth a peek.
July 16th, 2008 07:46
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May 24th, 2009 14:43
Is this still Tom answering? Regardless, I bought a Sunwhisperer 2 years ago and I am replacing the battery. Unfortunately I cannot remember which wires connect to which anode, do you have a schematic so that I can install this new battery. One other thing, I wrote about the meter not working and to be honest I can’t remember your exact response but I do recall that it was suggested that is was not a big deal. After buying the new battery the person that sold it to me told me how to get the most life out of the battery and it required that I be aware of the amount of “life” in the battery which is designated by the meter. I noticed when I opened up the mower that the wires connecting the meter to the battery were not connected so this time I want to make sure that I reconnect them as well.
Finally, I want to say that we have been very happy with the mower and hope to get it running ASAP because in the meantime I am using the old internal combustion mower. Thanks for your help.
Peace,
Lee
July 6th, 2009 09:33
That’s awesome! Though I do recall seeing an electric mower just like that, without the panel. I wonder if they just add the panel and resell it.
July 28th, 2009 14:38
It would be great to see some of these Solar Mowers here in the UK. We have cordless electric mowers but no solar powered mowers.
I will look at the video on how to convert a pertol( gas ) mower to solar.
Great tip.
December 18th, 2009 06:04
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