Electric Lawn Mowers
Yes, you can extend this a bit but do use the heaviest cord you can find.
But don't be put off from using an electric mower if your lawn is bigger. As long as you have a suitable electricity supply handy and don't mind a trailing cord, then there is nothing stopping you from using an electric mower.
Advantages
The biggest advantage of an electric lawn mower is the price - they are less expensive than gasoline mowers.
Other advantages:
Lightweight - these are far lighter than a similar cutting-width gasoline mower
Non-polluting - if you consider the use of electricity vs gasoline - there are no local problems in that fumes are elminated, no spilling or using gas/oil mixes etc.
Reasonably Quiet - far quieter than a gasoline engine - there is a whine or howl but nothing like the Sunday morning get-out-of-bed-alarm-clock of that gasoline engine.
Easy to Maintain - keep the blades sharp - no tuneups, no gas mixing or cleaning sparkplugs because you've fouled up the gas/oil mix.
Simple Repairs (mostly confined to repairing the darn cord)
Disadvantages
Don't have the lugging power (torque) of a gasoline engine and consequently really do not like overgrown grass. They do tend to bind and bog down under heavy load.
That cord. You're going to have to watch it as you trail it around behind you - and you'll likely wind up figuring out an entirely new pattern to mow just to avoid running over the cord.
Hint: start close and move away from the power source without having to turn them mower around so you're always keeping the cord on the same side. Turn that mower and you run the risk of finding the cord under the blades.
Which One to Buy
I have a small, cheap mower that has lasted for 10 years now. Frankly, given they're almost all made in the same factory, I'm not sure you're going to see a major difference between brands.
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