Lawn Mowing Time Estimator

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Lawn Mowing Time Estimator

Calculate the estimated time to mow your lawn based on its area, your mower's cutting width, walking speed, and overlap between passes.

Lawn Area (square feet)

Mower Cutting Width (inches)

Mowing Speed (mph)

Pass Overlap (%)

Average Turn Time per Pass (seconds)

Number of Obstacles (trees, flower beds, etc.)

Extra Time per Obstacle (seconds)

Calculate

Fill in the fields above and click Calculate to see your estimate.

function lawCalc() { const resultDiv = document.getElementById('law-result');

const area = parseFloat(document.getElementById('law-area').value); const widthIn = parseFloat(document.getElementById('law-width').value); const speedMph = parseFloat(document.getElementById('law-speed').value); const overlapPct = parseFloat(document.getElementById('law-overlap').value); const turnSec = parseFloat(document.getElementById('law-turns').value); const obstacles = parseFloat(document.getElementById('law-obstacles').value); const obstTimeSec = parseFloat(document.getElementById('law-obstacle-time').value);

// --- Validation --- if (isNaN(area) || area Please enter a valid lawn area greater than 0 sq ft.'; return; } if (isNaN(widthIn) || widthIn Please enter a valid mower cutting width greater than 0 inches.'; return; } if (isNaN(speedMph) || speedMph Please enter a valid mowing speed greater than 0 mph.'; return; } if (isNaN(overlapPct) || overlapPct = 100) { resultDiv.innerHTML = 'Overlap must be between 0% and 99%.'; return; } if (isNaN(turnSec) || turnSec Turn time cannot be negative.'; return; } if (isNaN(obstacles) || obstacles Number of obstacles cannot be negative.'; return; } if (isNaN(obstTimeSec) || obstTimeSec Obstacle time cannot be negative.'; return; }

// --- Core Formula --- // Effective cutting width after accounting for overlap // effectiveWidth (ft) = (widthIn * (1 - overlap/100)) / 12 const effectiveWidthFt = (widthIn * (1 - overlapPct / 100)) / 12;

// Speed in feet per minute: 1 mph = 88 ft/min const speedFtPerMin = speedMph * 88;

// Number of passes needed to cover the area // Assume a rectangular lawn: passes = area / (effectiveWidth * stripLength) // This calculator does not know strip length, but total distance = area / effectiveWidth const totalDistanceFt = area / effectiveWidthFt;

// Mowing time (minutes) = total distance / speed const mowingTimeMin = totalDistanceFt / speedFtPerMin;

// Estimate number of passes (assume square lawn for strip length estimate) const lawnSideFt = Math.sqrt(area); const numPasses = Math.ceil(lawnSideFt / effectiveWidthFt);

// Turn time total (minutes) const turnTimeMin = (numPasses * turnSec) / 60;

// Obstacle time total (minutes) const obstacleTimeMin = (obstacles * obstTimeSec) / 60;

// Total time (minutes) const totalTimeMin = mowingTimeMin + turnTimeMin + obstacleTimeMin;

// Format output const hours = Math.floor(totalTimeMin / 60); const minutes = Math.round(totalTimeMin % 60);

let timeStr = ''; if (hours > 0) { timeStr = hours + ' hr ' + minutes + ' min'; } else { timeStr = minutes + ' min'; }

const effWidthDisplay = effectiveWidthFt.toFixed(2); const totalDistDisplay = Math.round(totalDistanceFt).toLocaleString(); const mowMinDisplay = mowingTimeMin.toFixed(1); const turnMinDisplay = turnTimeMin.toFixed(1); const obstMinDisplay = obstacleTimeMin.toFixed(1); const totalMinDisplay = totalTimeMin.toFixed(1);

resultDiv.innerHTML = '### Estimated Mowing Time: ' + timeStr + ' ' + '' + 'ComponentValue' + 'Effective Cutting Width' + effWidthDisplay + ' ft (' + (effectiveWidthFt * 12).toFixed(1) + ' in)' + 'Total Distance to Cover' + totalDistDisplay + ' ft' + 'Estimated Passes' + numPasses + '' + 'Pure Mowing Time' + mowMinDisplay + ' min' + 'Turn Time' + turnMinDisplay + ' min' + 'Obstacle Time' + obstMinDisplay + ' min' + 'Total Estimated Time' + totalMinDisplay + ' min (' + timeStr + ')' + ''; }

#### Formula

1. Effective Cutting Width (ft) effectiveWidth = (cuttingWidth_in × (1 − overlap% / 100)) / 12

2. Total Distance to Cover (ft) totalDistance = lawnArea_sqft / effectiveWidth_ft

3. Mowing Speed (ft/min) speed_ft_per_min = speed_mph × 88  (1 mph = 5,280 ft / 60 min = 88 ft/min)

4. Pure Mowing Time (min) mowingTime = totalDistance / speed_ft_per_min

5. Number of Passes passes = ⌈ √(lawnArea) / effectiveWidth ⌉  (assumes approximately square lawn)

6. Turn Time (min) turnTime = (passes × turnTime_sec) / 60

7. Obstacle Time (min) obstacleTime = (obstacles × timePerObstacle_sec) / 60

8. Total Time (min) totalTime = mowingTime + turnTime + obstacleTime

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