Cordless battery lawnmowers
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For a small / medium lawn it would make sense to have a good battery mower. I have a pretty large lawn and have a Honda Izy also. It's been totally reliable the past 4 years and I enjoy the noise, smell and its power.
We have a 300ft lawn and it pains me when I see the neighbour struggling with his budget battery mower. He'll get a third of the way through until it runs out of juice and he needs a few charges to complete the job.
We have a 300ft lawn and it pains me when I see the neighbour struggling with his budget battery mower. He'll get a third of the way through until it runs out of juice and he needs a few charges to complete the job.
wilksy61 said:
I've got one of these (non self propelled) for my small lawn area along with a 7.5AH battery works very well and with the bigger battery it will easily cope with my lawn for more than one cut, with regard to weight I don't find it any heavy than my Hayter I had before this one.
https://www.egopowerplus.co.uk/products/mowers?gcl...
Seconded. I've got two ego widgets. It's utterly brilliant. 56v so comparable power wise to a small 4 or 2 stroke lump. https://www.egopowerplus.co.uk/products/mowers?gcl...
I do like not having petrol hanging around in the garage and not spilling it when filling the mower, and it's nice having the option to mow the lawn late evening etc without worrying about disturbing neighbours etc. The only downside for me is if trying to eek another mow from the battery and it stops half way through, you then need to charge it for a couple of hours to finish the job but I just get into the routine of charging it every two cuts and its fine. If you had a larger lawn where it just about lasted x number of cuts it might be a pain if a bit of extra grass length/dampness meant it didn't quite last every time.
Could you not have a robot mower and have it so it only goes out when you manually tell it to via the app? Then the routine would be clear the lawn then send the mower out. Then you can have cool new toy/labout saving device.
Or alternatively just mend your current mower; all the bits will be available. Or if you cant, there are people who can.
Or alternatively just mend your current mower; all the bits will be available. Or if you cant, there are people who can.
After a couple of petrol mowers I went for a battery one 7 years ago and it is just so much better. Not a big lawn 30ft square at the back and the same at the front. I can strim the edges of both swap the battery to the mower and mow both easily from one battery charge. The first battery is probably down to 50% capacity now of its original 4Ah ( it also drives my hedge trimmers and i have a lot of hedges) so I bought a second battery this year and can just swap during the day. Any doubt I had about battery tools was removed a couple of years ago when i did a chainsaw course and the instructor used a Stihl battery chainsaw for instruction so he could talk to us and saw at same time. We all used each others saw for comparison and the battery one was maybe slightly poorer than my petrol one but only by a very small margin, when I trash this chainsaw i am getting a battery one next.
Best thing I did for my folks is replace their troublesome petrol mower with a Makita rechargeable.
2x 5Ah batteries will cut a lawn circa 18x10m, front lawn 12x3m and still have charge left over, but get the double charger and they'll charge in an hour or so. It's a non propelled one which makes it lighter and easier to handle for old folks as well as they can go their own speed.
Makes senses to buy into a system you've already got though to save on battery cost. I presume other big makes Bosch etc would be similar.
The only downside is they tend to be rotary and I prefer a good cylinder mower for decent stripes. Decent rechargeable cylinder mowers are not cheap.
2x 5Ah batteries will cut a lawn circa 18x10m, front lawn 12x3m and still have charge left over, but get the double charger and they'll charge in an hour or so. It's a non propelled one which makes it lighter and easier to handle for old folks as well as they can go their own speed.
Makes senses to buy into a system you've already got though to save on battery cost. I presume other big makes Bosch etc would be similar.
The only downside is they tend to be rotary and I prefer a good cylinder mower for decent stripes. Decent rechargeable cylinder mowers are not cheap.
Ego is the one to get. Good enough for commercial users yet lovely and light.
https://www.dwtoolshop.com/garden-machinery/lawnmo...
https://www.dwtoolshop.com/garden-machinery/lawnmo...
LocoBlade said:
The Egos do look well made as well, the main reason I went with the Webb was because I wanted a roller on the back and Ego don't seem to do one. I did get a good deal on mine when Screwfix had it for sale for under £300 so that also helped.
Yes the roller is a £50 option but is beautifully made. https://www.dwtoolshop.com/ego-egar1900-rear-rolle...
My parents have just replaced an aged mountfield petrol mower with a Makita battery one. It is a lot lighter and they find it much easier to use.
Cuts short to medium length grass really well but I suspect it may struggle with really long grass, although it does seem to have a really wide range of height adjustment.
Overall it does seem to work better than I expected, to the point that I may purchase one when my Honda petrol mower eventually dies.
Cuts short to medium length grass really well but I suspect it may struggle with really long grass, although it does seem to have a really wide range of height adjustment.
Overall it does seem to work better than I expected, to the point that I may purchase one when my Honda petrol mower eventually dies.
irish boy said:
Yes the roller is a £50 option but is beautifully made.
https://www.dwtoolshop.com/ego-egar1900-rear-rolle...
Ah OK didn't know they did an add-on accessory.https://www.dwtoolshop.com/ego-egar1900-rear-rolle...
Scrump said:
My parents have just replaced an aged mountfield petrol mower with a Makita battery one. It is a lot lighter and they find it much easier to use.
Cuts short to medium length grass really well but I suspect it may struggle with really long grass, although it does seem to have a really wide range of height adjustment.
Overall it does seem to work better than I expected, to the point that I may purchase one when my Honda petrol mower eventually dies.
The makita is well enough made but it will always struggle slightly due to the power tool based batteries rather than the 56v dedicated platform.Cuts short to medium length grass really well but I suspect it may struggle with really long grass, although it does seem to have a really wide range of height adjustment.
Overall it does seem to work better than I expected, to the point that I may purchase one when my Honda petrol mower eventually dies.
I changed from a petrol Allett Kensingston cylinder mower to an Allett Liberty cylinder mower over the winter.
Having recently started regular mowing of the lawn/s (which are around 0.25 acres) I certainly would not go back. The quietness of the machine is much preferred, and performance seems no different. I bough a 2nd battery, as getting it all done with one battery is not possible (unless its just a quick cut).
Definate thumbs up from me for battery mowers.
Having recently started regular mowing of the lawn/s (which are around 0.25 acres) I certainly would not go back. The quietness of the machine is much preferred, and performance seems no different. I bough a 2nd battery, as getting it all done with one battery is not possible (unless its just a quick cut).
Definate thumbs up from me for battery mowers.
After considering all the options I went for a basic wired electric mower.
No maintenance, no replacement batteries, no charging, no petrol, lightest weight, quieter than petrol, never runs out of fuel/charge, powerful enough for long grass, cheapest to buy and run.
Didn't fancy a robot as I was worried about leaving a £500 device outside 24/7 that isn't bolted down.
If you mow consistently from one side to the other you don't have to keep moving the wire.
I didn't bother with mulching because I think it's only beneficial if you mow very regularly and it's easy for me to empty the clippings in my green bin.
No maintenance, no replacement batteries, no charging, no petrol, lightest weight, quieter than petrol, never runs out of fuel/charge, powerful enough for long grass, cheapest to buy and run.
Didn't fancy a robot as I was worried about leaving a £500 device outside 24/7 that isn't bolted down.
If you mow consistently from one side to the other you don't have to keep moving the wire.
I didn't bother with mulching because I think it's only beneficial if you mow very regularly and it's easy for me to empty the clippings in my green bin.
rxe said:
How have you killed an Izy?! After world war 3, the world will be populated by cockroaches, rats and perfectly functional Honda 4-strokes....
If you mow the lawn weekly, and don’t try and mow it when it is wet, a battery mower will be fine if the lawn is the right size. They will struggle with long/wet grass - because they don’t have the 3HP or whatever of the petrol motor to call upon.
Yeah I know- remarkable If you mow the lawn weekly, and don’t try and mow it when it is wet, a battery mower will be fine if the lawn is the right size. They will struggle with long/wet grass - because they don’t have the 3HP or whatever of the petrol motor to call upon.
I think what killed was a 16" mower mowing 3/4acre of rough grass twice a week for 4 years....it was very very good fitness for me- 4 hours of work each time!
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