how to save on electric outdoor power gear - home battery system
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In addition to being quieter and easier to start, power tools have another advantage over gas tools
Electric models: electric gears from the same manufacturer can share the same battery and you can skip the extra battery and charger to save money if you purchase strategically.
This is a welcome news because in the testing of the trimmer, Mower and blow-blower in the consumer report, the electric lawn tool ultimately gives us the impetus to move forwardto-
Head with gas model.
If you are ready for the switch, please follow the tips below to maximize savings when purchasing the electric gear.
"People naturally want to buy the same battery system," said David Treza, who is in charge of the test of the thin rope trimmer in the consumer report.
This is perfectly reasonable.
If you already have Troy
The Bilt TB510 electric mower, $500, requires a leaf blower that you can use in Troy-
Bilt TB4300, $279, if you buy without battery and charger, the price is lower at $179.
Buying a branded platform with a tool allows your battery and charger to power most of its other products and reduces the cost of adding more tools to your collection.
Frank spenelli said that if you plan to buy an electric replacement for all your yard tools, "it's a good idea to start with buying the tools that are most important to you," the person in charge of our lawn mower testAs with gas-
Power tools, very few of the tools from one manufacturer do well enough in our tests to be recommended.
If you use a rope trimmer a lot to keep a small part --
Neatly trimmed, starting with Ryobi RY40220, $170, one of our best purchases.
For less frequent tasks such as removing branches, consider adding a $200 Ryobi RY40511 chainsaw.
In our test it is not as good as other models but will still do the job.
"When you measure the life of lithium --
Ion battery, you're really looking at the number of times it can cycle through full exhaustion and charging, "Lithium-
Ion battery expert from the Natural Resources Conservation Commission.
Many modern lithium, noted Muy.
Ion batteries can last 1,000 cycles, so you can get years of use from one batterypowered tool.
If you drive multiple tools with one battery, then the same 1,000 cycles spread between them.
"Remember, if you power multiple electric yard tools with one battery, you'll age it faster," Spinelli added . ".
"This is equivalent to powering multiple tools using the same gas engine, which will cause it to die faster.
"If you usually work in the yard using mower, trimmer and other tools in a day, consider buying more than one battery.
"The battery is getting really good, even if you have a few acres of land, you can use a rope trimmer to recharge your entire yard at once," Trezza said . ".
"But if you're done trimming and want to power the blow blower with a battery, it may not last long until you need to charge.
"It doesn't mean that you need to buy every power tool with your own battery, but instead consider buying your first few with your own battery and then buying cheaper bare tools.
With this approach, you will always have an extra battery and, assuming you care about the battery correctly, the life of each battery should be extended.
When the battery is sold with the tool, you usually get the best deal. Take Ego. Its 7. 5-amp-hour battery—
The maximum size it makes power the Ego lm22sp mower for $600-
The cost of self-purchase is as high as $398. But the top-
The Ego SNT2102 snow blower, rated at $799, comes with two batteries and a charger to cover the cost of the battery.
Unfortunately, the opposite is true here: if you buy a battery to power other tools, you will still pay $399 for a snow blower without a battery.
If you need extra batteries, go around and see if you can get a better deal by buying extra tools.
Here are some outstanding power tools that we can share the same battery in our tests.
Battery included for all prices. Ego (56-volt battery)Troy-Bilt (40-volt battery)Stihl (36-volt battery)
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