Take a look at the backyard tools market, and you’ll notice that a big chunk of the new tools are battery-powered, marking a significant shift from the traditional gas-powered tools of yesteryear.
And that’s no accident. The shift towards battery-powered tools has been driven by consumers, who are increasingly interested in products that are good for their wallets, good for their home, and good for the environment.
Plus, with battery-powered backyard options available for all types of tools, such as blowers, hedge trimmers, and lawn mowers, homeowners now have the option of going completely battery-powered.
Still on the fence about battery-powered backyard tools? We’ve put together a list of some of the most common reasons why they’re increasingly popular.
They’re Much Quieter
Gas-powered backyard tools might be effective, but boy, are they noisy. They not only disturb the peace of your backyard, but also disturb the peace of your neighbors and local wildlife. The noise also typically means that you can’t start backyard work early in the morning, which is inconvenient during the hot summer months or when you want to simply get the work out of the way.
Battery-powered equipment is much, much quieter, often by a third or more. That turns managing your backyard into just another routine task, not one that you need to think about who you’ll be disturbing.
They’re Better For The Environment
Did you know that gas-powered tools can, pound-for-pound, be worse for the environment than driving?
Battery-powered tools don’t have that problem. There are no emissions, and provided you buy from a quality brand, they can last for years. Plus, since there’s no fuel, there’s no risk that you’ll inadvertently pollute your backyard.
They’re Light
One of the primary reasons why maintaining a home’s backyard can feel like such a chore is because it often requires using heavy, gas-powered equipment, and that can quickly become tiresome.
But battery-powered backyard tools are different. They’re much lighter. You can buy a battery hedge trimmer that weighs just 5 pounds, while leading battery-powered leaf blowers weigh as little as 3.8 pounds. That makes it a lot easier to maneuver, and also ensures that you can work on your backyard for hours without fatigue setting in.
In addition, the fact that battery-powered tools weigh so little also increases the chances that the homeowner will actually do the backyard work. It’s one of those things that’s easy to put off when you’re tired, but if you know that it requires minimal energy, then you’ll just get to it.
They’re Cheaper In the Longer Run
Battery-powered equipment usually has a higher upfront cost than gas-powered models, but don’t let that fool you: provided you buy a good, durable piece of equipment, then you should find that it works out better for your bank balance in the long run.
The reason for that is that gas-powered equipment has a lot of additional expenses, such as fuel, filter replacements, and so forth. Plus, with the price of gas going up all the time, you never know how much you might spend. Many people find that their battery-powered backyard tool has paid for itself in a couple of years.
They’re Effective
Now, while things like noise, weight, and environmental impact are important, they wouldn’t count for all that much if the products didn’t work.
Happily, not only is that not true, it’s not even close to being true. The technology behind battery-powered backyard tools has improved considerably in recent years, and today’s models are more than capable of delivering outstanding performance. The vast majority of homeowners will find that battery-powered options will be more than sufficient for maintaining their backyards.
They Require Less Storage Space
Homeowners are struggling with space issues across the board, and that’s especially true when it comes to backyard equipment. This is one of those situations where homeowners reluctantly accept that, given how frequently they’re required, keeping them in a storage unit just isn’t an option.
Battery-powered backyard tools offer a viable solution for homeowners looking to increase usable space without sacrificing their backyards. They’re often much smaller than gas-powered options anyway, but they also have fewer additional storage requirements than gas-powered tools (such as additional fuel canisters, etc).
They’re a Lot Easier to Start
Gas-powered backyard equipment is effective…provided you can get it started. If the tool has been kept untouched for months, then simply getting it to start can be a challenge. In fact, it’s such an issue that many homeowners simply give up trying.
Battery-powered equipment isn’t like that. With these tools, you won’t need to spend time or energy trying to get a pull-start motor to get going. You’ll just need to press a button. While that might sound like a small detail, it can be highly valuable when you step out into your backyard, ready to work. There is, after all, a big difference between spending twenty minutes trying to get a pull-start motor to start versus simply getting down to work.
They Require Less Maintenance
Want to have a tool that will work as well as possible, with as little maintenance as possible? Then battery-powered options are the way to go. Gas-powered tools have a bunch of different components, any of which can experience issues. Modern battery-powered tools, on the other hand, are much simpler by design. That means fewer parts, and fewer things that can go wrong. And that doesn’t mean less maintenance costs — it also means that you can simply have confidence that your tool is going to work when you need it to.
The Batteries Are Better Than Ever
You’ll need your backyard tool to have a charged battery in order for it to work — and given the quality of modern batteries, you can be confident that it’ll have it. The best battery-powered tools not only have more runtime than ever, but they also charge more quickly, which means less downtime between work. Throw in the fact that you can often use the same battery for all your equipment, and it’s clear to see that it’s an efficient way to maintain your backyard.
