I've been fighting with my lawn mower recently. Difficult to start, dies intermittently, etc. It's only about four years old. I cleaned the carb, changed the spark plug, played with the auto choke which seems to be functioning correctly. No joy,
So I finally got tired of fighting it, and I started researching rechargeable battery powered lawn mowers. What I found is that most reviewers recommended either the Ego 56v or the Greenworks 80v. A friend recommended the Ryobi 40v which is on sale at Home Depot for $279. Pretty inexpensive. I wound up purchasing the Ego 56v self propelled at Home Depot for $499. It has great reviews and comes with a massive 7.5 amp hour lithium battery. There's a five year warranty on the mower and three years on the battery and charger. Most of the other brands take two to three hours to charge the battery. The Ego charges the large battery fully in about 45 minutes. I charged it after purchasing the unit on Tuesday night. I can verify the quick charge time.
This afternoon after work I mowed with it for the first time. The mower is amazing. I have a smallish yard. The lot is 7200 square feet less the house footprint and driveway, etc., so probably around 3800 square feet of grass. I used the mulching plug so as not to bag clippings. The cut was very nice and smooth. Very few noticeable clippings on the grass afterward. I mowed front and back yards along with the alley. Total battery usage was only about 25%. I recharged the battery afterward in about 15 minutes. I was skeptical at first, but I'm really impressed with this unit. It powered through thick grass as well as or better than the gas mower, and the cut is smoother - probably because I hadn't sharpened the blade on the gas mower yet this season. It's probably not for large yards, but for small to medium size suburban lots like mine it will definitely do the job.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/EGO-21-in-56-Volt-Lithium-ion-Cordless-Walk-Behind-Self-Propelled-Mower-Kit-7-5-Ah-Battery-Charger-Included-LM2102SP/206515944
They also sell a non self propelled version with a 5 amp hour battery that will supposedly run just about the same amount of time as the larger batter on the self propelled unit. It's $100 less. A "commercial" unit with steel deck that also isn't self propelled that comes with the 7.5ah battery for $749. The plastic deck on mine seems strong. Of course only time will tell how it holds up to use.
No more pulling the cord a dozen times to get it to start. No more trips to the gas station for a gallon at a time. No more oil changes. No more air filter replacements. No more spark plugs to replace. I'm enjoying it already.
Of course most of my neighbors pay some one else to cut their grass, but that's cheating.
Anyone else using a rechargeable mower?
So I finally got tired of fighting it, and I started researching rechargeable battery powered lawn mowers. What I found is that most reviewers recommended either the Ego 56v or the Greenworks 80v. A friend recommended the Ryobi 40v which is on sale at Home Depot for $279. Pretty inexpensive. I wound up purchasing the Ego 56v self propelled at Home Depot for $499. It has great reviews and comes with a massive 7.5 amp hour lithium battery. There's a five year warranty on the mower and three years on the battery and charger. Most of the other brands take two to three hours to charge the battery. The Ego charges the large battery fully in about 45 minutes. I charged it after purchasing the unit on Tuesday night. I can verify the quick charge time.
This afternoon after work I mowed with it for the first time. The mower is amazing. I have a smallish yard. The lot is 7200 square feet less the house footprint and driveway, etc., so probably around 3800 square feet of grass. I used the mulching plug so as not to bag clippings. The cut was very nice and smooth. Very few noticeable clippings on the grass afterward. I mowed front and back yards along with the alley. Total battery usage was only about 25%. I recharged the battery afterward in about 15 minutes. I was skeptical at first, but I'm really impressed with this unit. It powered through thick grass as well as or better than the gas mower, and the cut is smoother - probably because I hadn't sharpened the blade on the gas mower yet this season. It's probably not for large yards, but for small to medium size suburban lots like mine it will definitely do the job.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/EGO-21-in-56-Volt-Lithium-ion-Cordless-Walk-Behind-Self-Propelled-Mower-Kit-7-5-Ah-Battery-Charger-Included-LM2102SP/206515944
They also sell a non self propelled version with a 5 amp hour battery that will supposedly run just about the same amount of time as the larger batter on the self propelled unit. It's $100 less. A "commercial" unit with steel deck that also isn't self propelled that comes with the 7.5ah battery for $749. The plastic deck on mine seems strong. Of course only time will tell how it holds up to use.
No more pulling the cord a dozen times to get it to start. No more trips to the gas station for a gallon at a time. No more oil changes. No more air filter replacements. No more spark plugs to replace. I'm enjoying it already.
Of course most of my neighbors pay some one else to cut their grass, but that's cheating.
Anyone else using a rechargeable mower?
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