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My LawnBoy - best mower ever with the best self propel in the land, so good that despite using it for several years, my kids had no idea it was self propelled - died the afternoon before we were leaving town for two weeks and we were already behind on mowing. Wirecutter and CR liked the EGO and it was in stock and on sale at Lowe’s, desperation made easy. Went ahead and got the weed eater too.
The mower is fine. It’s plasticy and rattles like it’s going to fall apart, and the self propel sucks, but it mows well and handles thick grass well. The blades are pretty flimsy but seem fine for normal mowing. The kids use it the most and they like it.
The weed eater is pretty sweet. Tons of torque and the power string load is awesome. You gotta remove a few bolts, but it folds up and fits mostly into a backpack for stealth trail cleaning missions.
I have several Stihl battery chain saws (which are clearly the highest performing of the various options) so already having the batteries, I bought their top of the line self propelled mower. Works great, powerful, easy adjustment (single lever) with no issues in a couple of year’s use.
Sounds like a manufacturing defect. I know several people who run them all out until the battery dies then swap in a new one. You try to warranty it?Quote:
Originally Posted by refried
I’ve been happy with my EGO products. Maybe my expectations are just low, but in no way do I miss my old ICE mowers and other lawn tools. Been using the mower to push mow several acres while Lowes desperately tries to hire drivers so they can bring my new riding mower to my house.Quote:
Originally Posted by bagtagley
A thing that annoys me is they act like they have no control over the situation.
But the ego push mower is great.
Saw this at Lowes the other day.
https://egopowerplus.com/zero-turn-r...mower-zt4204l/
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I bought into the Ego stuff on a whim. Local store had Ego and DeWalt so I was looking them up on the phone in the store and picked Ego. If it wasn't such of an impulse buy I'm guessing I'd of went with Stihl or Husqvarna just cause I've always used their ICE products.
I got the Ego string trimmer 2 summers ago. It works fine and all, plenty of power, good throttle feel, seems durable. What I don't like is that I get way too much hand-arm vibration from the trimmer. It only takes me about 15 minutes to trim the yard, then my hands feel numb for the next few hours. Never had that problem w/ any other handheld equipment and I've used lots extensively in previous careers (landscaper, grounds keeper, sawyer). I'm not having that issue from any other use of my hands so not sure if all the Ego trimmers are like that or if mine is messed up.
Since I had the Ego battery I also picked up the small handheld blower last summer, I think it was around $125. Its ok for what it is. Mostly got it to clean leaves out of beds and corners that we don't feel like raking. All the heavy work is still done by rakes in our small lot. I don't care for the throttle control on it, trigger is either on or off, with a little lever to control the power, and button for turbo.
Our lot's small and the growing season is short, so both seem to get used about 5x a summer. For that limited use it's super convenient to have the electric stuff. The battery seem healthy so far. Hopefully replacements are easy to source 5, 10, 15 years down the road b/c I don't want to buy new stuff.
I tried, It's 3 years and 3 months old and has a 3 year warranty. A phone call wasted my time and online chat was even less helpful. I'll try home depot, I bought it there. I have a lot of DeWalt tools and batteries getting close to 3 years old, I hope it's not an expiration date.Quote:
Originally Posted by neufox47
Bought a ryobi 40v mower on sale and with a coupon at HD for about $300. Without the discounts I would have gone Ego. The Ryobi mower needs to two charges (45 minute sessions) to do the 1/2 acre pretty flat lawn. Found mulching yields better battery life. Maybe because the mower doesn’t carry all that additional weight around. The build quality is light-weight almost flimsy. Broke off the rear grass flap 20 minutes into its inaugural use. Doesn’t seem to hinder its performance though. All things being equal it does a decent job on standard lawn mowing. Big change for me as I was used to buying the cheapest craftsman gassers and beating the hell out of them until they croaked and then patching them up an putting them back to work. The quiet operation is a real plus though.
Also bought the cheapest version of the 40v ryobi line trimmer w/out the battery so it could share the battery with the mower. It’s OK.
Used to use a hard wired trimmer but the lot is to long for that to be practical. Still have wired hedge trimmers, chain saw and blower. Might have to upgrade the blower though.
Bottom line decent mower for small to medium lawn if you stay within the lines and don’t abuse it. I’d recommend mulching with it rather than bagging.
I kind of eyed that up for a crazy minute but backed slowly away. You’d have to drop quite a bit of cash on batteries to get it up to full capacity and I didn’t have the stomach for that. Plus I wanted a bigger mowing deck.Quote:
Originally Posted by AK47bp
Quiet operation is fantastic. Easy start stop. I have the leaf blower, multihead tool with string trimmer and pole saw attachments, push mower, chainsaw, and two stage snowblower. All do the job and no problems with any of them. I have enough batteries that I never run out of juice. Swapping a battery is easier than filling the gas tank.
Bump - there's some Green Machine stuff on big discount at Home Depot. I ordered the chainsaw and leaf blower, around $70 each, each with a battery and charger. I had just bought a corded cheap electric chainsaw, which I'm going to return. And it'll be nice to have a quiet blower - I can retire the old 2-stroke Hitachi blower.
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Green-Ma...kF1xtw9T002X40
This is hundreds of dollars cheaper than the same model at Home Depot, I've been eying this mower for a month now but don't want to get a defective mower.
https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/72392033
Even if the mower dies in a month the 4 new batteries are worth it, right? Talk me in/out of this.
I already am financially deep in the makita universe so that's why I picked this one.
Any lawn tool you buy that doesn't have a Honda engine is just asking for problems.
If you're already into the Makita ecosystem I can't see why you wouldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted reborn
OK, Boomer.Quote:
Originally Posted by mud
Decided to go all Stihl for cordless stuff, bought this a couple weeks ago, it's pretty badass but after about 10 minutes it gets heavy as shit: https://www.acehardware.com/departme...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
Anything can break, so last year the self propel mech on my well used Honda packed it in, I thot about fixing it but I just bought a new Huskavarna instead
I got a really good deal on a heavey duty used sthil weed eater last season, I'm way over gunned with this thing
like my Sthil chainsaw
I'm not into battery for yard tools or a truck
Just the E-bike
Theres a solution for that: https://www.festool.com/blog/news/exoactiveQuote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
Nope, gen x, You'll be buying a new battery tool again since they only last so long. I've owned and worked with Makita, DeWalt, old Milwaukee, most of the battery models last about 5 years before you have to buy another battery at the same cost as a new tool. But hey, a fool and their money..... You are not doing anything new, my Dad has electric lawn mover and that was a piece of shit from the 60's. Our economy is built on gullible consumers buying the newest toy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Touring_Sedan
I'm a pretty solid boomer so I still got plug-in ever thing, I use a plugin skil saw and a plug-in 3/8ths drill, these things are about 50 yrs old
the carpenter down the street told me " thats ^^ ok so if you ever get to where you need battery operated tools cuz you are doing a job ... just buy them "
except of course for the E-bike, Braaap
Just for giggles I’d like to know what that costs.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted reborn
I'd wait for the Tony Stark upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
Under $3k says the internet. But it doesn't have a Honda motor so buyer beware.
I mean... I'm only 52 and have only been a homeowner for about 25 years, but I've never owned a single yard tool with a Honda engine.
Just an anecdotal data point.
:D
Yer gonna die.Quote:
Originally Posted by skaredshtles
The only yard tool with a gas engine that I've ever owned, which had the engine die, was a Honda engined lawn mower. Completely seized up, despite annual synthetic oil changes.
Craftsman 2-stroke weed eater, still working 15 years later.
Hitachi 2-stroke leaf blower, works perfectly 10 years later.
Ariens snowblower, Briggs + Stratton engine, works perfectly, 10 years.
Generac pressure washer, Briggs + Stratton engine, a little fiddly (I think the carb leaks down and haven't gotten around to replacing it), still works though. 7-8 years old?
I do think Honda makes some good stuff, but:
- The power washer I bought has been a pain in the ass, and has been serviced more than once.
- The generator I bought needed repair in less than a year.
In my view, they all suck, but they can also make some good stuff. The trick is finding what they are good at. With battery tools this is harder to do. I've gone EGO for yard and Dewalt for shop.
Those kinds of blanket juvenile statements usually only come from Boomers or Morons. I had a 50/50 chance, I got it wrong. FWIW, my current daily driver (mower) is a Honda powered Snapper. I have two or three other Honda powered pieces of yard equipment along with 3-4 Briggs, a few Tecumseh's and some cheap Chinese shit. None of them is more reliable than the other. I'm a bit OCD and tend to maintain my shit, so it tends to last. My tiller has a Briggs from the 50's that still runs. All that being said, I bet 90% of folks don't change their oil, don't change their air filter, don't change their spark plugs and don't do maintenance of any sort. None of those pieces of equipment are lasting more than 5 years anyways. If those folks are keeping and entire mower out of the dumpster buy just buying another battery, I think that's a win. If they're pumping fewer greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere at the same time, bonus.Quote:
Originally Posted by mud
Yeah nobody's saving the environment with their leaf blower. You will be replacing batteries every five years while ignoring that waste.
Yeah but in relative silence. Noisy-ass gas blowers suck. Well they blow, but they also suck.
I didn't go electric to save the environment.
I did it to save on trips to the gas station to fill up fuel containers and the annoying winterizing of gas powered equipment that goes along with it, and the thrills, spills and chills of huffing VOC's during all that use.
My Honda mower ran for 21 yrs and I changed the oil exactly once, it was a beast but a couple spot welds on the wheels failed and the valve on the carb rusted out eventually and it was spewing gas all over.
The Kobalt electric I got as a gift is a total POS twin blade style that needs 2 passes to cut clean, but those batteries are on year 11 and the amount of grass I need to cut is about 1/10 of that where I used to live so I'm staying with it until it croaks.
Likewise the batteries for the pole saw, chainsaw, weed whacker/edger combo all going strong 7+ yrs now as I have migrated to the Ego network.
You are right about the blower though, I did have a Ryobi 40V die on that in under 5 yrs.
But really you wanna save the environment?
Just get rid of the damn grass and replace it with natural landscapes that don't need to be mowed.
Absolutely the wrong tool for you to pick to prove your point:Quote:
Originally Posted by mud
"Pollution from operating a commercial leaf blower for one hour was equivalent to driving 1,100 miles in a 2017 Toyota Camry."
And of course you can recycle power tool batteries. I get your point that these new battery powered lawnmowers are flimsy and could turn out to be as disposable as an average printer, I get that an electric blower is hard to compete against a commercial gasser, but for the average joe like me who every two weeks mows his lawn, trims and then blows for 5-10 minutes do I really have to worry about longevity like the people who work with these tools everyday?
I want an EV mower mainly so I can mow at 7am and not piss off the neighbors. Right now I wait until 9am to be polite. But yeah, it's a waste of money because my gasser works fine.
Digitaldeath has a battery powered butt plug that makes him chatter his teeth. You could use that to cut your lawn.
Disclaimer….the above is based on information from Iceman and or his successors in interest.
I am very happy with a 80 volt Green works mower I bought the spring on '22.. And I bought a 80 volt Green works chainsaw a few months ago. So far its great.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted reborn
Lawns suck on principle. Xeriscape it and be done.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoLawns/
I'm going to use my Honda powered Xeriscaper to remove all my grass and replace it with discarded power tool batteries.Quote:
Originally Posted by mud
Every xeriscape yard is a weed infested hellscape within three years guaranteed.
As it should be.Quote:
Originally Posted by AdironRider
I bought a bag of wildflower seeds from Home Depot and dumped under my trampoline. Looks great, weeds mix in well with it, pollinators love it. I’d do my entire tiny yard but then I couldn’t find the dog bombs.
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by AK47bp
I'll never understand the obsession with pulling weeds 'round here. It's one thing when you're talking ugly spiky things that occasionally pop up in a yard, but some people wage a war on dandelions and other flowers that would put any WWII battle to shame. Leave the fucking native plants grow, encourage them, pollinators will thank you, your garden will do better, and your property won't look like every other pathetic attempt at recreating a New England yard when you live in the West. Exerting power over nature by trimming every blade of grass to a 1/1000 of an inch standard while carefully extracting anything that clashes with your dictatorial vision is as fucking small and white bread as it gets.