Kenny, Quote your words You will note this comparison is with similar size mowers, both mowing 40 hrs per year. and that was the comparison I made and I think I've proven the point.
Yes the gas price they used was "blown way out of proportion", considering the time that page was made gas was probably less than $3.00 a gallon and their air and oil filters at 70 cents each, 3 changes at $2.10 if you figure their cost for three times over that ten year time frame you'll find they're figures are probably about right.
Kenny I know you don't particularly like me and the feeling is mutual, I also know you like to degrade my equipment ( Cub Cadet ) and that's fine be my guest but if you insist on doing that at least Note the spelling in parenthesis and try to get it right next time.
As to my experience with batteries, I have never ruined a battery in my life. If you would have asked how I went through a battery every 12 months instead of trying to degrade me as an Individual I could have told you I owed a 18 ft. Hydro Sport Bass Boat and lived on the largest chain of lakes in the state of Florida, needless to say I fished and charged batteries daily and when you do that to a deep cell battery they tend to get used up rather quickly.
Ric..
The comparison i
s with like size mowers... But YOU injected the initial price, as if your comparison was equal in quality (same size same deck, BIG difference in total machine build quality)...
Fuel price is NOT out of line,
you check the high & low fuel prices and then average them... The real thing to compare is
gas to electricity...
70 cent filters?? Really?
Ric ... If i disliked you, I would never respond to your statements. Some of which I figured were just you choosing to be the antagonist. like Your rationale, as to electric power vs gasoline power.
As to "degrade my equipment ( Cub Cadet )"... I remember,last year, it was YOU that had such a fit about your 'dealer purchased' CC was better/worse than the 'Box Store' model CC... To that I responded, If it was the same model # it is going to be the same,
regardless of where it was purchased!
I own a Cub Cadet 1450, I have had it since mid 1970's, still runs and works fine, has thousands of hours on it... it is a very well made machine, I would not compare it to todays CC ... but then again I would never compare it to an electric rider either...
Your also the one that stated you don't get but a year from deep cycle batteries... Like I said, I have no idea how you can consistently destroy batteries in a short period of time... but I do believe you when you say you can do it.
I think you could stand a break from all that work, 66 lawns per week, 264 a month 10 months a year...:laughing: your a funny guy...
Take an afternoon off and spool down. Go out and play some golf, while you are out there take note how many carts are electric vs gasoline... there is a reason the majority are electric... and my experience has been they will go WAY beyond 18 holes on a charge plus keep doing it on the same batteries for years...
If you don't want to get too far away from other people actually working... go to a industrial site where they are using scissor lifts... most will be electric, and will have lots of deep cycle batteries on them... Ive had great experience with that application also...
Getting back to the original post
"Electric ZTR", you jumped in with
"using that Zeon isn't going to be as cheap as everyone thinks." Then YOU proceeded to run down deep cycle batteries... You could still benefit from actually going out to look & try out a Zeon, get TODAYS actual price (not Manufacturer's Suggested List Price), again do YOU pay MSLP for equipment?? If so, are you really in business? Even if you do pay MSLP use the actual current $#, if your going to try to make it sound negative...
This is getting to be rather long, and perhaps boring but then what can I say... I'm typing as slow as possible ... :smile:KennyV
