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Green Tool Benefits

When people think of  “green” they immediately think earth friendly for good reason.  Of course the same applies for green Eco friendly lawn and garden tools and for good reason. The average person probably does not know that gas powered lawn and garden tools, primarily lawn mowers and weed eaters, account for over 5% of the nation’s total air pollution figures. In addition, they use over 800 million gallons of fuel each year. So when you think about green garden tool benefits, this is certain to be on top of the list. That being said, unlike many other green things today, there are many other great side benefits to owning and operating green lawn and garden tools.  Below are some of these great benefits many people do not think about.

1. Green Eco friendly Allows you to Work in Peace. Did you know that operating your average lawn mower can damage hearing? According to studies, gas powered lawn and garden equipment can be extremely harmful when operated for periods lasting longer than 1 hour. With green tools, there is absolutely no need to worry about this.  Wouldn’t the sound of nature be a lot more relaxing than the constant droning of that lawn mower engine. How about mowing at 6am without waking the dead?
2. Eco friendly lawn and garden tools are easier to operate.   Electric powered lawn and garden tools are much lighter than their gas counter parts.  Most are 1/2 the weight if not more. This makes electric lawn mowers easier to maneuver and electric weed eaters easier to hold for prolonged periods of time.  No more rubber arms after you get done weed eating that yard! Most electric lithium battery powered weed eaters weigh less than 6 pounds!
3. Electric powered garden tools pay for themselves. This is something that has become more important with the age of high gas prices.  On average, an electric lawn mower will cost $5 or less PER YEAR to operate. That’s the price of 2 gallons of gas and soon to be just 1. Then, there are the annoying and costly repairs. As your gas powered equipment ages, it needs constant maintenance.  By switching to electrics, they actually pay for themselves in terms of savings over their gas powered counterparts.
4. Don’t you just hate pull starts! More gas powered tools have met with an early visit to the landfill due to impossible pull starts. As they age, they become more and more difficult to start. They get to a point where homeowners find it easier and more convenient to throw out the old and bring in the new only to repeat the cycle a few years later.  No such thing with electrics, just push a button and you’re off.  When the time comes, put an end to impossible pull starts once and for all by going with electric.
5. Electric garden tools clear the air right in your face.  No more noxious fumes going straight in your face. 0 emissions means 0 fumes. With an Eco friendly electric mower/weed eater, not only do you get to hear nature, you also get to smell it instead of the exhaust.
6. Electric tools are safer. One of the less thought about dangers of gas operated equipment is the gas storage. Most people don’t even think about it but having gas stored in your garage isn’t the safest thing. Fumes can escape the container which can easily ignite. Kids can get into the containers and poison themselves. There are many reasons why you should not be storing gas. Say good buy to those gas cans when you switch to electrics. As a bonus, no more annoying trips to the gas station half way through your mowing!

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