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expiredidk_then | Staff posted Jul 24, 2024 05:56 PM
EGO Power+ 21" 56V Lawn Mower + Cordless Leaf Blower w/ 2x 4Ah Batteries & Charger
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A gas mower may possibly have a lower initial cost, but you also need to change oil regularly (costs money and time), fill it with gas regularly (costs money and time), you have to worry about gas going bad in the off season/carburetor maintenance (more time) and you have to shut it off to hear your wife yelling at you.
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I want one for a season, just to really try one out. But I have no faith this or it's pre/post will do what I need it to do. Not like a tried and true steel deck gas powers mower always does! Apples and Oranges is what I would expect here, and I see no value at $571.25 when I paid $400 for my self propelled Ariens 21" Razor!
I've got 5 years and counting on this Ariens Razor mower. It's a one pump chump every time up and running, all year long.
I'm curious about this battery stuff, but not curious enough to spend my money! Early adopters always pay the premium, problem is the early adopters are often the most clueless of us all. Meaning they can't even describe a problem let alone notice one if/when it happens. So they are useless for product design and/or development.
Just saying. Any real company that want's real criticism will put this thing in the hands of the real stupid. They are only a breath away and all over main stream media!
Me personally, as much as I am curious, I will just wait to see how the non stop stupid among us proceed to cut off hands and feet with electric mower so that they become so unusable that even smart people can't run them. Kinda like what has been done to real tractors and real push mowers..... Just sayin.
I want one for a season, just to really try one out. But I have no faith this or it's pre/post will do what I need it to do. Not like a tried and true steel deck gas powers mower always does! Apples and Oranges is what I would expect here, and I see no value at $571.25 when I paid $400 for my self propelled Ariens 21" Razor!
I've got 5 years and counting on this Ariens Razor mower. It's a one pump chump every time up and running, all year long.
I'm curious about this battery stuff, but not curious enough to spend my money! Early adopters always pay the premium, problem is the early adopters are often the most clueless of us all. Meaning they can't even describe a problem let alone notice one if/when it happens. So they are useless for product design and/or development.
Just saying. Any real company that want's real criticism will put this thing in the hands of the real stupid. They are only a breath away and all over main stream media!
Me personally, as much as I am curious, I will just wait to see how the non stop stupid among us proceed to cut off hands and feet with electric mower so that they become so unusable that even smart people can't run them. Kinda like what has been done to real tractors and real push mowers..... Just sayin.
I want one for a season, just to really try one out. But I have no faith this or it's pre/post will do what I need it to do. Not like a tried and true steel deck gas powers mower always does! Apples and Oranges is what I would expect here, and I see no value at $571.25 when I paid $400 for my self propelled Ariens 21" Razor!
I've got 5 years and counting on this Ariens Razor mower. It's a one pump chump every time up and running, all year long.
I'm curious about this battery stuff, but not curious enough to spend my money! Early adopters always pay the premium, problem is the early adopters are often the most clueless of us all. Meaning they can't even describe a problem let alone notice one if/when it happens. So they are useless for product design and/or development.
Just saying. Any real company that want's real criticism will put this thing in the hands of the real stupid. They are only a breath away and all over main stream media!
Me personally, as much as I am curious, I will just wait to see how the non stop stupid among us proceed to cut off hands and feet with electric mower so that they become so unusable that even smart people can't run them. Kinda like what has been done to real tractors and real push mowers..... Just sayin.
Pros:
Great for small to medium sized yards
Easy storage
Lighter than gas powered mowers
Head lamps and fairly quiet if cutting late in the evening
Basically no maintenance
No gasoline or combustion fumes
Cons:
Need to make sure you have enough batteries and that they are charged
Doesn't do well with overgrown lawns
Not ideal for large yards
Not as powerful as a gasoline motor
Heck.. try it out and return it if you're on the fence.
Me personally, as much as I am curious, I will just wait to see how the non stop stupid among us proceed to cut off hands and feet with electric mower so that they become so unusable that even smart people can't run them. Kinda like what has been done to real tractors and real push mowers..... Just sayin.
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Pros:
Great for small to medium sized yards
Easy storage
Lighter than gas powered mowers
Head lamps and fairly quiet if cutting late in the evening
Basically no maintenance
No gasoline or combustion fumes
Cons:
Need to make sure you have enough batteries and that they are charged
Doesn't do well with overgrown lawns
Not ideal for large yards
Not as powerful as a gasoline motor
Heck.. try it out and return it if you're on the fence.
I want one for a season, just to really try one out. But I have no faith this or it's pre/post will do what I need it to do. Not like a tried and true steel deck gas powers mower always does! Apples and Oranges is what I would expect here, and I see no value at $571.25 when I paid $400 for my self propelled Ariens 21" Razor!
I've got 5 years and counting on this Ariens Razor mower. It's a one pump chump every time up and running, all year long.
I'm curious about this battery stuff, but not curious enough to spend my money! Early adopters always pay the premium, problem is the early adopters are often the most clueless of us all. Meaning they can't even describe a problem let alone notice one if/when it happens. So they are useless for product design and/or development.
Just saying. Any real company that want's real criticism will put this thing in the hands of the real stupid. They are only a breath away and all over main stream media!
Me personally, as much as I am curious, I will just wait to see how the non stop stupid among us proceed to cut off hands and feet with electric mower so that they become so unusable that even smart people can't run them. Kinda like what has been done to real tractors and real push mowers..... Just sayin.
A gas mower may possibly have a lower initial cost, but you also need to change oil regularly (costs money and time), fill it with gas regularly (costs money and time), you have to worry about gas going bad in the off season/carburetor maintenance (more time) and you have to shut it off to hear your wife yelling at you.
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A gas mower may possibly have a lower initial cost, but you also need to change oil regularly (costs money and time), fill it with gas regularly (costs money and time), you have to worry about gas going bad in the off season/carburetor maintenance (more time) and you have to shut it off to hear your wife yelling at you.
But I went back to a Toro w/ Honda engine, and do not regret it. I find that for my needs I use a little over 2 gallons of gas the entire season, and once a year I change the oil and drain the carb (there is a peckcock). Now I feel bad because I gave my old Husq to my parents and it is 17 years old not a problem. I paid $200 for that
To me the issue has been twofold: The deck is plastic and I cracked it. It is still cracked, cannot get the parts. I had to scrounge to find a replacement blade. I looked at other parts and they are either out of stock or never coming back in stock because this mower is TWO years old.
My point the 7.5Ah battery is almost $400 to replace, I spent $600 for a Toro that will last 20 years, and parts will be available. The Toro also does a much better job cutting and the new Honda engine is CARB compliant so it doesn't smell like my old one. I can back of napkin but in 20 years of service I can 100% guarantee the batteries will die 2-3x (and they are ALWAYS more expensive) and the lawnmover will be throwaway already if it breaks because they discontinue parts or just can't get them because they only sell consumables.
For those reasons, I will stick w/ the gas mower for my needs (along w/ snowblower) and for every other application I have moved to electric. I still have the problem of super-high ridiculous battery prices but that is for another day and something like a mower won't kill them as fast.
So I think battery has come a long way the #1 major issue is parts availability to fix without having to throw out the entire mower when it breaks or wait 6 months for a fix. I will unfortunately have to prob throw out my Ego mower because I doubt parts ever come available and a cracked deck is a safety risk.
I have a small front yard and kind of medium back yard.
Maybe not buying it now but on BF (hoping its lower $$$). Is there anything I should know about electric mowers before jumping on this? Should I try out something cheaper just to get an idea of it?
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I have a small front yard and kind of medium back yard.
Maybe not buying it now but on BF (hoping its lower $$$). Is there anything I should know about electric mowers before jumping on this? Should I try out something cheaper just to get an idea of it?
Thank You
Some are better at mulching than others.
Some have more variety of blades than others.
The old steel deck vs composite argument. But hell even honda goes composite with a life time warranty for the original owner.
Then there is the batteries. Are you going to be using other tools with it, how heavy can you comfortably use them. And how much $$$ do you want to spend on each battery. Some of these can use $300-400 batteries that will last hours, and some come with a few $50-100 units that only last 20min.
Take myself for example. I ended up with a greenworks 24+24 self propelled. I have a choice of a high lift or efficiency blade. Steel deck. It uses small 24v batteries that are cheap, but requires at least 2, and i can load it up with 4. This means my elderly mother can just pop in 1 24v in her weed whip and its light and easy on her hands. There is no way she could handle a EGO weed whip with a 56-Volt 10.0Ah, its just too heavy.
If i was made of money i would have got a toro super recycler with an aluminum deck and a battery that would cost $200-300 if it died. I think that $800 super recycler would way out live my $400 greenworks, but im not push mowing a half acre in Florida twice a week, im trimming. And if my greenworks chucks a battery outside of warranty, its only $25-50 for a new one.
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