This is pretty awesome, anyone have any experience with one?
http://www.ravenamerica.com/product/7100b
http://www.ravenamerica.com/product/7100b
Super Awesome Hybrid Lawnmower
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Jazzberry
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Consumer Reports bashed it pretty good.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...mower-back-on-sale-after-flaw-fixed/index.htm
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...mower-back-on-sale-after-flaw-fixed/index.htm
Lake Girl
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Not surprised as that is a serious safety issue ... with blades spinning when they are supposed to be off.
Pretty cool. If only it was 4wd.
I wish the Yamaha quad with a PTO and mower attachments would have caught on better. My rought terrain a standard riding mower is useless. And borrowing a Kubota bx22 always feels like overkill. So I end up with a little old case garden tractor for the yard, borrowing a Kubota bx22 for the hill sides, and keeping a 4x4 quad for pulling wood and fun. If only you could really have it all in one.
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I wish the Yamaha quad with a PTO and mower attachments would have caught on better. My rought terrain a standard riding mower is useless. And borrowing a Kubota bx22 always feels like overkill. So I end up with a little old case garden tractor for the yard, borrowing a Kubota bx22 for the hill sides, and keeping a 4x4 quad for pulling wood and fun. If only you could really have it all in one.
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Jazzberry
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They make pull mowers for dragging behind your quad. Then throw a little generator in your basket gizmo in the front and your golden. The other 98 percent of the time you have a kickass quad not a stupid lawnmower/generator.
It looks like Consumer Reports has a newer report on these, suggesting they've fixed some issues, but others remain:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...on-t-improve-the-raven-hybrid-mower/index.htm
I tend to shy away from "jack-of-all-trades" tools because they're always "masters of none," but I have a hilly property where my rider sometimes struggles, the all-electric transmission has potential if done right to prove highly reliable in the long run, and the ability to serve as a backup generator is a bonus, so I'm at least intrigued.
And a space frame is way cooler than stamped sheet metal.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...on-t-improve-the-raven-hybrid-mower/index.htm
I tend to shy away from "jack-of-all-trades" tools because they're always "masters of none," but I have a hilly property where my rider sometimes struggles, the all-electric transmission has potential if done right to prove highly reliable in the long run, and the ability to serve as a backup generator is a bonus, so I'm at least intrigued.
And a space frame is way cooler than stamped sheet metal.
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