History of the Lawn Mower

The Lawn Mower History & Benefits of the Lawn Mower The lawn mower through the years. 1700s - Pre-1700 S The goat! The scythe and other agricultural hand tools were used to maintain lawns 1868 - 1830 - Edwin Beard Budding invents the reel lawn Amariah Hills receives the first U.S. patent for the reel lawn mower mower in England 1870 - Elwood McGuire designs a successful, lightweight push mower 1919 - Colonel Edwin George brings the first gas mower to America 1899 - John Albert Burr patents an improved rotary blade lawn mower 2005 - What lies ahead. First commercial use of robot lawn mower Gas & Electric Mowers Most gas-powered mowers are made of steel. The strong metal maximizes their lifespan and allows them to take on harsher conditions than electric Power + Durability mowers, which are often made of plastic. Gas mowers tend to be bigger than electric mowers and can Cover ground faster. With an electric mower, you may lose power more quickly than you would with a gas machine and also have to hassle with a cord. Time + Speed $$$ The average operating cost of an electric mower is $6 per season. Operating Costs The typical electric mower produces 80 decibels or less for the operator, while a gas- powered mower produces 85 to 90. Sound The Benefits of a Manicured Lawn • A healthy lawn captures and stores four to seven times a mower's carbon output in its roots. co' CO ? A 50'x 50' lawn produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of a family of four. 50x50 One acre of grass produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of 64 people. 1аcre 64x Citations Technical Assessment of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Managed Turf grass in the United States, Dr. Ranajit CRon) Sahu. Inventors and Inventions. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. Print. The Old Lawn Mower Club CU.K.), History of the Lawn Mower http://www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/mowinfo/mowhist.htm About.com, Green Pastures: History of the Lawn Mower http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blawns.htm The Lawn Mower History & Benefits of the Lawn Mower The lawn mower through the years. 1700s - Pre-1700 S The goat! The scythe and other agricultural hand tools were used to maintain lawns 1868 - 1830 - Edwin Beard Budding invents the reel lawn Amariah Hills receives the first U.S. patent for the reel lawn mower mower in England 1870 - Elwood McGuire designs a successful, lightweight push mower 1919 - Colonel Edwin George brings the first gas mower to America 1899 - John Albert Burr patents an improved rotary blade lawn mower 2005 - What lies ahead. First commercial use of robot lawn mower Gas & Electric Mowers Most gas-powered mowers are made of steel. The strong metal maximizes their lifespan and allows them to take on harsher conditions than electric Power + Durability mowers, which are often made of plastic. Gas mowers tend to be bigger than electric mowers and can Cover ground faster. With an electric mower, you may lose power more quickly than you would with a gas machine and also have to hassle with a cord. Time + Speed $$$ The average operating cost of an electric mower is $6 per season. Operating Costs The typical electric mower produces 80 decibels or less for the operator, while a gas- powered mower produces 85 to 90. Sound The Benefits of a Manicured Lawn • A healthy lawn captures and stores four to seven times a mower's carbon output in its roots. co' CO ? A 50'x 50' lawn produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of a family of four. 50x50 One acre of grass produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of 64 people. 1аcre 64x Citations Technical Assessment of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Managed Turf grass in the United States, Dr. Ranajit CRon) Sahu. Inventors and Inventions. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. Print. The Old Lawn Mower Club CU.K.), History of the Lawn Mower http://www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/mowinfo/mowhist.htm About.com, Green Pastures: History of the Lawn Mower http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blawns.htm The Lawn Mower History & Benefits of the Lawn Mower The lawn mower through the years. 1700s - Pre-1700 S The goat! The scythe and other agricultural hand tools were used to maintain lawns 1868 - 1830 - Edwin Beard Budding invents the reel lawn Amariah Hills receives the first U.S. patent for the reel lawn mower mower in England 1870 - Elwood McGuire designs a successful, lightweight push mower 1919 - Colonel Edwin George brings the first gas mower to America 1899 - John Albert Burr patents an improved rotary blade lawn mower 2005 - What lies ahead. First commercial use of robot lawn mower Gas & Electric Mowers Most gas-powered mowers are made of steel. The strong metal maximizes their lifespan and allows them to take on harsher conditions than electric Power + Durability mowers, which are often made of plastic. Gas mowers tend to be bigger than electric mowers and can Cover ground faster. With an electric mower, you may lose power more quickly than you would with a gas machine and also have to hassle with a cord. Time + Speed $$$ The average operating cost of an electric mower is $6 per season. Operating Costs The typical electric mower produces 80 decibels or less for the operator, while a gas- powered mower produces 85 to 90. Sound The Benefits of a Manicured Lawn • A healthy lawn captures and stores four to seven times a mower's carbon output in its roots. co' CO ? A 50'x 50' lawn produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of a family of four. 50x50 One acre of grass produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of 64 people. 1аcre 64x Citations Technical Assessment of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Managed Turf grass in the United States, Dr. Ranajit CRon) Sahu. Inventors and Inventions. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. Print. The Old Lawn Mower Club CU.K.), History of the Lawn Mower http://www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/mowinfo/mowhist.htm About.com, Green Pastures: History of the Lawn Mower http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blawns.htm The Lawn Mower History & Benefits of the Lawn Mower The lawn mower through the years. 1700s - Pre-1700 S The goat! The scythe and other agricultural hand tools were used to maintain lawns 1868 - 1830 - Edwin Beard Budding invents the reel lawn Amariah Hills receives the first U.S. patent for the reel lawn mower mower in England 1870 - Elwood McGuire designs a successful, lightweight push mower 1919 - Colonel Edwin George brings the first gas mower to America 1899 - John Albert Burr patents an improved rotary blade lawn mower 2005 - What lies ahead. First commercial use of robot lawn mower Gas & Electric Mowers Most gas-powered mowers are made of steel. The strong metal maximizes their lifespan and allows them to take on harsher conditions than electric Power + Durability mowers, which are often made of plastic. Gas mowers tend to be bigger than electric mowers and can Cover ground faster. With an electric mower, you may lose power more quickly than you would with a gas machine and also have to hassle with a cord. Time + Speed $$$ The average operating cost of an electric mower is $6 per season. Operating Costs The typical electric mower produces 80 decibels or less for the operator, while a gas- powered mower produces 85 to 90. Sound The Benefits of a Manicured Lawn • A healthy lawn captures and stores four to seven times a mower's carbon output in its roots. co' CO ? A 50'x 50' lawn produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of a family of four. 50x50 One acre of grass produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of 64 people. 1аcre 64x Citations Technical Assessment of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Managed Turf grass in the United States, Dr. Ranajit CRon) Sahu. Inventors and Inventions. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. Print. The Old Lawn Mower Club CU.K.), History of the Lawn Mower http://www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/mowinfo/mowhist.htm About.com, Green Pastures: History of the Lawn Mower http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blawns.htm The Lawn Mower History & Benefits of the Lawn Mower The lawn mower through the years. 1700s - Pre-1700 S The goat! The scythe and other agricultural hand tools were used to maintain lawns 1868 - 1830 - Edwin Beard Budding invents the reel lawn Amariah Hills receives the first U.S. patent for the reel lawn mower mower in England 1870 - Elwood McGuire designs a successful, lightweight push mower 1919 - Colonel Edwin George brings the first gas mower to America 1899 - John Albert Burr patents an improved rotary blade lawn mower 2005 - What lies ahead. First commercial use of robot lawn mower Gas & Electric Mowers Most gas-powered mowers are made of steel. The strong metal maximizes their lifespan and allows them to take on harsher conditions than electric Power + Durability mowers, which are often made of plastic. Gas mowers tend to be bigger than electric mowers and can Cover ground faster. With an electric mower, you may lose power more quickly than you would with a gas machine and also have to hassle with a cord. Time + Speed $$$ The average operating cost of an electric mower is $6 per season. Operating Costs The typical electric mower produces 80 decibels or less for the operator, while a gas- powered mower produces 85 to 90. Sound The Benefits of a Manicured Lawn • A healthy lawn captures and stores four to seven times a mower's carbon output in its roots. co' CO ? A 50'x 50' lawn produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of a family of four. 50x50 One acre of grass produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of 64 people. 1аcre 64x Citations Technical Assessment of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Managed Turf grass in the United States, Dr. Ranajit CRon) Sahu. Inventors and Inventions. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. Print. The Old Lawn Mower Club CU.K.), History of the Lawn Mower http://www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/mowinfo/mowhist.htm About.com, Green Pastures: History of the Lawn Mower http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blawns.htm The Lawn Mower History & Benefits of the Lawn Mower The lawn mower through the years. 1700s - Pre-1700 S The goat! The scythe and other agricultural hand tools were used to maintain lawns 1868 - 1830 - Edwin Beard Budding invents the reel lawn Amariah Hills receives the first U.S. patent for the reel lawn mower mower in England 1870 - Elwood McGuire designs a successful, lightweight push mower 1919 - Colonel Edwin George brings the first gas mower to America 1899 - John Albert Burr patents an improved rotary blade lawn mower 2005 - What lies ahead. First commercial use of robot lawn mower Gas & Electric Mowers Most gas-powered mowers are made of steel. The strong metal maximizes their lifespan and allows them to take on harsher conditions than electric Power + Durability mowers, which are often made of plastic. Gas mowers tend to be bigger than electric mowers and can Cover ground faster. With an electric mower, you may lose power more quickly than you would with a gas machine and also have to hassle with a cord. Time + Speed $$$ The average operating cost of an electric mower is $6 per season. Operating Costs The typical electric mower produces 80 decibels or less for the operator, while a gas- powered mower produces 85 to 90. Sound The Benefits of a Manicured Lawn • A healthy lawn captures and stores four to seven times a mower's carbon output in its roots. co' CO ? A 50'x 50' lawn produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of a family of four. 50x50 One acre of grass produces enough oxygen to meet the everyday needs of 64 people. 1аcre 64x Citations Technical Assessment of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Managed Turf grass in the United States, Dr. Ranajit CRon) Sahu. Inventors and Inventions. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. Print. The Old Lawn Mower Club CU.K.), History of the Lawn Mower http://www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk/mowinfo/mowhist.htm About.com, Green Pastures: History of the Lawn Mower http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blawns.htm