On Sun, 29 May 2011 22:00:27 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

I've had it with gasoline engines, their myriad parts, and (at least some)
maintenance. So when I saw an electric mower advertised on my local
Craigslist for twenty bucks (!), I jumped on it.

The machine was made by SUNBEAM, sometime in the 50s or 60s! No ground wire.
No polarized plug. Sounds like the hinges on the gates of hell. Icky yellow
color and one of the wheels is held in place by a nail instead of a
cotter-ping.

But it works swell!

I don't think the person from whom I bought it had all his marbles lined up.
In addition to selling a functional mower for cheap, he's moving from
Houston to Santa Barbara.

I just have to be careful where I'm mowing - I don't think running over the
extension cord would be a good idea.


I used an electric mower (from Sears, I think) when I was in high
school becuase it was my Dad's choice. If you need more than 50 feet
of extension cord, it becomes an art to lay out long sections of cord
to get the most area cut with the least cord movement.

I think some of the Sunbeam mowers had a "flip-over" handle so you
could cut in the "other" direction by flipping the handle to the other
side and walking around to it instead of turning the mower around and
needing to flip the cord out of the way.

John