• doctordevice@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    What lawn mower do you have that is that quiet??? I have a Ryobi electric push mower that I bought last year and while it’s way quieter than a gas mower I would feel incredibly rude using it early in the morning.

    And noise is different depending on time of day. Ambient noise is a lot lower in off-hours, so your mower would sound louder than it does during the day.

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      2 months ago

      I was riding up the street on my bicycle the other day and actually stopped and backtracked to ask my neighbor what kind of mower he was using because I was so impressed at how quiet it was. Turns out it was a Ryobi (one of their brushless 40V models, which might matter).

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        2 months ago

        Based on the design I think this is the one I have: https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/46396037169#

        It does say “brushless” but they’ve got a fair few different varieties. I don’t know, I mean like I said it is significantly quieter than a gas mower. It’s a good mower. But I don’t think it’s anywhere near quiet enough to consider using it during off hours.

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      2 months ago

      I have a greenworks push mower and I can clearly hear the birds while I’m mowing.

      It’s not the most powerful thing, but it does the job really quietly.

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      2 months ago

      Ours merely hums, wouldn’t think the noise would make it through a window unless you were within 10’, and even then, that might not wake a sleeping neighbor.

      The electric weed eater OTOH. Yeah. No.

      (DeWalt BTW. 40V I think? 2 small batteries.)