There is nothing quite like being awakened on a Sunday morning by the incessant ruckus of an old gas powered lawn mower.  This is especially true if it includes the odor of—-or the actual presence of—-blue smoke wafting through the window.

     While my “selective” loathing of two stroke engines may be showing, I will save that rant for another day.

     This post is more about how to turn that old piece of portable-noise into an “electric powered” lawn mower. 

     In fact this version of it would leave the operator VERY quiet and would likely result in the total annihilation of the machine itself.  So I guess, after a fashion, it too would end up VERY quiet—-after the ambulances and fire engines were done doing their thing anyway.

    While I would not miss the beast—-there are simply too many of them to expect them to all go away by this method.

    Most lawn mower users would not like it either.

     This is what remains of the cover of an Electric Utility Company junction box between the house and the transformer across the street.  The wires you see in there—-just slightly nicked by the whirring lawn mower blades are “live.”  They are “un-fused” wires only limited by the capacity of the transformer.  In other words—-a LOT of current—-certainly enough to turn any lawn mower into an “electric mower,” and turn the user into a former lawn mower operator.

     I think one of the basic requirements of anyone using a lawn mower should be the ability to read.

Charles Buell, Seattle Home Inspector

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     There is nothing quite like being awakened on a Sunday morning by the incessant ruckus of an old gas powered lawn mower.  This is especially true if it includes the odor of—-or the actual presence of—-blue smoke wafting through the window.

     While my “selective” loathing of two stroke engines may be showing, I will save that rant for another day.

     This post is more about how to turn that old piece of portable-noise into an “electric powered” lawn mower. 

     In fact this version of it would leave the operator VERY quiet and would likely result in the total annihilation of the machine itself.  So I guess, after a fashion, it too would end up VERY quiet—-after the ambulances and fire engines were done doing their thing anyway.

    While I would not miss the beast—-there are simply too many of them to expect them to all go away by this method.

    Most lawn mower users would not like it either.

     This is what remains of the cover of an Electric Utility Company junction box between the house and the transformer across the street.  The wires you see in there—-just slightly nicked by the whirring lawn mower blades are “live.”  They are “un-fused” wires only limited by the capacity of the transformer.  In other words—-a LOT of current—-certainly enough to turn any lawn mower into an “electric mower,” and turn the user into a former lawn mower operator.

     I think one of the basic requirements of anyone using a lawn mower should be the ability to read.

Charles Buell, Seattle Home Inspector

– See more at: http://activerain.com/blogsview/1799795/you-too-can-convert-your-old-gas-mower-into-an-electric-mower-#sthash.ywXndUjZ.dpuf

There is nothing quite like being awakened on a Sunday morning by the incessant ruckus of an old gas powered lawn mower.  This is especially true if it includes the odor of–or the actual presence of–blue smoke wafting through the window.

While my “selective” loathing of two stroke engines may be showing, I will save that rant for another day.

This post is more about how to turn that old piece of portable-noise into an “electric powered” lawn mower. 

In fact this version of it would leave the operator VERY quiet and would likely result in the total annihilation of the machine itself.  So I guess, after a fashion, it too would end up VERY quiet–after the ambulances and fire engines were done doing their thing anyway.

While I would not miss the beast–there are simply too many of them to expect them to all go away by this method.

Most lawn mower users would not like it either.

This is what remains of the cover of an Electric Utility Company junction box between the house and the transformer across the street.  The wires you see in there–just slightly nicked by the whirring lawn mower blades are “live.”  They are “un-fused” wires only limited by the capacity of the transformer.  In other words–a LOT of current–certainly enough to turn any lawn mower into an “electric mower,” and turn the user into a former lawn mower operator.

I think one of the basic requirements of anyone using a lawn mower should be the ability to read.

By Charles Buell, Real Estate Inspections in Seattle