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ON TEST Cordless mowers

For anyone with a lawn, mowing is one of the main tasks of the gardening year and a mower is an essential piece of kit. There’s a huge choice of mowers available, including corded electric and petrol, but as their range increases and prices fall, cordless, battery-powered models are an increasingly popular option.

Easy to use with none of the maintenance needs or costs of corded and petrol models, cordless mowers are light, compact and simple to move around the lawn. Powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, they’re also quiet and emission free. Traditionally more expensive than corded mowers, there is now a number of budget cordless models available, and as prices usually include a battery and charger that are compatible with other tools from the same

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