[orlok]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

And what's a "hover" mower, Orlok? I'm not sure if we don't have them, or if I've never thought of them with that word!

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I think it may be a push mower, but who knows? I immediately had a vision of something out of the Jetsons hovering above the lawn and automatically mowing. but then I thought; "now who would fuss about that?"

Originally Posted by bjones6416

I am so glad you two are asking that, because I envisioned a lawn-mowing hovercraft, too! And then I decided that I was probably the only one who didn't know what it was, so I didn't comment.

But NOW I'm thinking it may just be a weed-eater?

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

The actually do exist. I found a couple of different brands of hover mowers on YouTube. Here's one of them:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

That's the impression I got. Those folks seemed to be struggling a bit.



Now that you mention it!

Thanks WT for explaining. The theory is that the hover mower glides effortlessly on a cushion of air. The reality is that you wrench your back and arm muscles trying to swing the damn thing back and forth, and you never get any straight "mow" lines using them.