Cordless battery lawnmowers

[Blue62]

Stephanie Plum said:

Might be worth looking at one of the robot mowers for that size? Is it flat?

Yep but I have a dog and concerned about his business

[ricotansky]

I'm tempted to get one to deal with a lawn that extends too far from the house for an electric mower to be practical and also quite like the idea of the lack of maintenance over a petrol mower. But, are they any good?

I've been down the rabbit hole reading reviews, but have never heard of half of the brands and can't find many reviews that aren't just adverts.

Who uses one and can recommend a good one to go for? The lawn is fairly large so ideally I'd like a wider cutting width and a decent battery life.

Cheers,

Rico

[LocoBlade]

I've got a Webb WERR17LIP with rear roller that replaced a petrol Mountfield, see my comments here
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

A good review here too
https://easylawnmowing.co.uk/webb-cordless-werr17l...

[Simpo Two]

I bought a simple 18" push mower instead. It's cheaper, lighter, and I don't have to worry about batteries and chargers.

[mybrainhurts]

How do they cope with grass that's been left to grow a bit too long, the kind of length that punished even petrol mowers?

[LocoBlade]

mybrainhurts said:

How do they cope with grass that's been left to grow a bit too long, the kind of length that punished even petrol mowers?

Mine coped similar to the Mountfield petrol I had previously, you can stall it with really thick long grass but it's managable. If it's long you'd put it on a high setting anyway as you shouldn't cut more than 30-40% of the grass blade length at a time, then go out a couple of days later and drop it back to normal.

[Black_S3]

mybrainhurts said:

How do they cope with grass that's been left to grow a bit too long, the kind of length that punished even petrol mowers?

No chance... I’ve got the 36v black and decker one and it just stalls trying to do anything other than a weekly trim. Mines 5 or 6 years old and only cost about £250, maybe the £700 Bosch ones are better. Still very happy with it tho.

[mybrainhurts]

Ta...

[LocoBlade]

One of the reasons I bought the Webb was that it was exactly the same chassis as a couple of their similar sized petrol mowers so it handles / feels like a "real" mower, some of the smaller battery mowers I looked at felt/looked like kids toys

[Fonzey]

I got a Worx one later last year, did it's first trim of the year last weekend and it took some longer/thicker bits easily... But I do my first few cuts set to long height anyway.

I've got three pretty small lawns, maybe 64m/2 or something like that and the twin batteries are showing as on fumes when I'm done, so for a proper lawn you'd either need something else or at least spare batteries ready to go.

[F17SRF]

Just helped my elderly dad buy an Ego LM1903E-SP with a 5.0ah 56v battery. It's so light at roughly 28kg compared to a heavy petrol Honda (45kg+) that it does feel like a bit of a toy, but it's so much easier to manoeuvre. Time will tell how well it lasts, but it does have a 5year warranty and was I think half the price of a new replacement Honda.

[sutoka]

I had a petrol one and since my lower spine is eff'd it became obvious lifting one off an on or even pushing one up a ramp wasn't an option.

Settled on a Qualcast battery mower for just over £100 or so. I mean its not the best built but what I liked was it was light enough so I can turn it over and clean the grass off. Battery last about 20-30 minutes which isn't too bad as I can do my lawn in about 15 minutes. Battery charges back up in less than a hour.

I mean for the money I can't fault it and it means I can still cut my lawn without sitting on my arse in agony. Great for someone of advanced years or a 30-something with a buggered disc.

Edited by sutoka on Tuesday 9th March 04:04

[bennno]

ricotansky said:

I'm tempted to get one to deal with a lawn that extends too far from the house for an electric mower to be practical and also quite like the idea of the lack of maintenance over a petrol mower. But, are they any good?

I've been down the rabbit hole reading reviews, but have never heard of half of the brands and can't find many reviews that aren't just adverts.

Who uses one and can recommend a good one to go for? The lawn is fairly large so ideally I'd like a wider cutting width and a decent battery life.

Cheers,

Rico

We got this. It’s better than the 21” Honda petrol it replaced

https://hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk/hyundai-hym120...

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

F17SRF said:

Just helped my elderly dad buy an Ego LM1903E-SP with a 5.0ah 56v battery. It's so light at roughly 28kg compared to a heavy petrol Honda (45kg+) that it does feel like a bit of a toy, but it's so much easier to manoeuvre. Time will tell how well it lasts, but it does have a 5year warranty and was I think half the price of a new replacement Honda.

I've got a lot of Ego garden tools. All been very reliable. Good after sales too - plug adapter missing from charger for a strimmer. Was with me the next day after I called.

[Dog Star]

mybrainhurts said:

How do they cope with grass that's been left to grow a bit too long, the kind of length that punished even petrol mowers?

I've got a Makita cordless that takes two 6ah batteries - so 36V.

Long grass - forget it. I've my old petrol thing I'd use that for. If you're the sort of person who mows every week or two then they're fine.

[biggiles]

Dog Star said:

mybrainhurts said:

How do they cope with grass that's been left to grow a bit too long, the kind of length that punished even petrol mowers?

I've got a Makita cordless that takes two 6ah batteries - so 36V.

Long grass - forget it. I've my old petrol thing I'd use that for. If you're the sort of person who mows every week or two then they're fine.

I have the Makita 36v cordless model too (the wider 431 I think). As Dog Star says - if the grass is very long and you value your time, reach for the ride-on or the (also Makita cordless) strimmer. But it's a great mower otherwise, and very easy to use.

If you already have a set of batteries, then I'd go for the compatible cordless mower.

[Nickyboy]

Black_S3 said:

mybrainhurts said:

How do they cope with grass that's been left to grow a bit too long, the kind of length that punished even petrol mowers?

No chance... I’ve got the 36v black and decker one and it just stalls trying to do anything other than a weekly trim. Mines 5 or 6 years old and only cost about £250, maybe the £700 Bosch ones are better. Still very happy with it tho.

Even my old Wolf corded mower struggled with long overgrown grass. When we first moved in i cut it and i thought i'd blow something from overloading it

[chukwe]

I bought this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004GTMNZQ/ref... on 5th May 2012 according to Amazon. Never had any single issue or problem. Used it last weekend

[c2mike]

EGO are good. I have had an EGO mower for a few years. It is mostly plastic, but rugged and no issues. Very effective in all but long wet grass. Bought it for lighter duties, but it has become our main mower. Compared to petrol, much less vibration, less noise plus easy maintenance, storage (upright) and cleaning.
For continuous mowing of a large lawn in all conditions you will want 3 batteries (at least one being large) and 2 chargers - a significant upfront investment, but worth it IMO.
I also have an EGO chainsaw and strimmer, so I do get more value from the batteries and chargers. The smaller batteries are lighter, so more suitable for chain saw, etc. and can be used in the mower once the larger one is empty.

[MondeoMan1981]

Looking at taking the plunge this year to save the messing with cables, plus my current mower is very long in the tooth now.

I've looked around and best I can find sub £200 is a Spear & Jackson 24v mower & trimmer with 2x 4ah batteries at Argos.

What do other PHers have and anything else I should be considering?