I can attest to the self propelled. I have mowed 3 times and not used self propelled once! I have a flat lawn and literally just lean into the mower and it goes on momentum. Easiest lightest mower I've ever used period. I take out the battery, put it in the trimmer and then in the blower and can get my whole lawn done with 2 bars left. Slick as hell!
One thing I read was, to get the self propelled even you don't use it because the self propelled models have a more powerful motor. Can't find motor specs on the push model.
@@Harleyguy03 different batteries at least... I think the version without select cut and self-propulsion only ships with a 5 Ah battery, and I know the select cut comes with a 7.5
I bought my Ego SP mower over 3 years ago and it performs like new. I have COPD and since it's so light I can push the mower about 50% of the time increasing battery life. I can cut my 1/4 lot on a full charge. My neighbor wants to buy mine so I worked a deal to sell it to him for $250. Gonna buy a new Ego mower with my 10% military discount. I also have the backpack blower and the Power Head edger/trimmer. Ego is the real deal. Oh and no nasty gas or fumes. My only maintenance in 3+ years is to sharpen the blade at the start of each season.
I also like that you can use the self-propulsion when the blades aren't turning, and you don't have to press both buttons to engage it. They do make a steel deck version, but I'd never want it myself. It would be great if you could keep the handle collapsed and start it and run it like that. It's fine for me, but for smaller people it would be nice. Charging the battery is pretty wicked fast for what it is.
I just upgraded to this from also a husqvarna self propelled. I have not been able to use it yet but I absolutely hated how heavy the husqvarna was and the fact that it wouldn’t pull back due to the self propel feature. This being lighter and more able to be tossed around is going to make mowing my awful yard/hill so much better.
Great, insightful commentary on this machine! I agree 100% with you on the benefits of a plastic deck. Steel decks inevitably rust, while today's polymers can last indefinitely.
Steel decks last 25 - 30 years in my experience. Other non-rusting materials have been tried and successfully resist rust but fail in other ways. For small, level applications such as in the video, a plastic deck may work well; time will tell.
A word of warning when buying the EGO. I purchased mine in 2018 and am happy with the performance. Now for the issue, at the end of May 2020, the speed control malfunctioned. I had to bring it back to Home Depot to be sent off for repairs; this is the problem with buying from a big box store. Home Depot charged me a $20 fee up front, just in case the work to be done was not considered warranty work. The mower was dropped off at Home Depot on June 6, 2020 and it was not returned to me until August 4th. I was presented with a bill for $78. The repair to the speed control was under warranty, but without my approval, they decided to replace the blade and charged me $26 for the blade and $45 for the labor plus some miscellaneous charges. Also, at the local home depot, the diagnostic fee that was supposed to be returned to me was not and I was told that was the cost to ship the mower off. After much complaining, and refusing to pay for work that I did not authorize, Home Depot begrudgingly agreed to wave the $78 charge but would not refund my $20. Bottom line, I spent $20 for a blade I didn't need and I was without my mower for 2 months. I like the mower, but get ready to get screwed if anything breaks and needs to be repaired.
Ouch! to be honest I fell in love with EGO at first, but did some thinking and saw several negative reviews like yours. Thanks to Covid and Home Depot extending returns, I ended up returning the EGO shortly after this video and going back to gas before the return window closed. These electric Mowers can't be serviced by your average person and needs to serviced by a trained Tech or else you void your warranty. Where as gas, anyone with a wrench set can service it and not void warranty
I have an LM2130 and don’t miss self propel at all. It is so light I don’t think I would ever use it. Like you said wearing headphones it is very quiet. 2.5 ah batteries make it even lighter and last about 15 minutes. I love how it folds up so small and can stand on its side or bottom. No gas or oil, so nice. If anyone is in the market just be aware that ego batteries and chargers are really expensive if not purchased with a tool.
Just bought one of these babies. Got tired of the gas not working.........and all the fiddling needed to get it going. I'm 6' 2"..... and this can be adjusted to my height easily. I was dying on the old Honda........it was not very adjustable. I was actually going to get a lawn service to cut my grass....I'm not getting any younger. These days, no one seems to call you back. So, I said screw it, and bought this for $599. It will pay for itself in 6 months! And, i'll get some exercise, too! My lot is 80' x 100'.........pool. shrubs, sidewalk and patio cut the size down by another 25%. Battery only used up 2 cells out of 5! I'll bet I get another cut out of the initial charge. Only complaint would be that the self propelled function takes getting used to. I almost slammed into my car as it took off - with me in tow........! When you are not cutting, you can still use the self propelled function, and the position of the switches are easily bumped. So, my fix is to just turn the speed dial all the way down to OFF. Then, when I need the power, I turn it back on.....and use it. I like that I can just push it on my own..........the self propel function does not have to be ON all the time. The mover is relatively light.....well balanced. I'm lovin' it for now.
I have almost all of EGO's lawn tools and snowblower. But I haven't switched to the lawnmower yet simply because my existing mower is a Honda that cost $800 and is only 5 years old. I keep toying with trying to sell it and buy the EGO mower every time I see these videos on the new EGO Select Cut.
I sold my 3 year old Honda hrx217hya for this ego Select Cut. The Honda is an awesome mower, but won’t miss gas, or maintenance. Sold the Honda for $450 and sold in a day.
@@michaelholly88 yeah this EGO mower is awesome, and I feel it's built solid and I too love how its low maintenance.. my only concern is the long term durability of the Lithium Ion battery. HONDA mowers can last decades, but require much more maintenance yearly .
A couple of things. First, I get it. You are 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 digging this lawnmower, L0L. I like your "real" user review. Most of these "reviews" sound like a paid infomercial. I have an 𝗼𝗹𝗱 (20yrs? can't remember) craftsman SP gas that really should be replaced, the self propelled part gave up over 10 years ago so I removed all the propelling mechinisims but the rest of the mower still gets the job done. Now retired, I take extended motorcycle trips (two weeks to a month) and while I'm gone the wife doesn't cut the grass because she can't start the old gas lawn mower (for me this old beast still starts on the first pull but you have to know it's idiosyncrasies). I'm considering this model because..... most of these electric/battery mower motors aren't as powerful in anything but ideal conditions compared to gas. this model I think has a higher tourque motor than the lesser models if I understand it right plus the twin "select cut" blades are advertised to do a better job....not to mention HD has a sale right now + and additional 10% "veterans" discount. We have a small city lot so there's not a lot of grass to cut. (less than what you have). Thoughts?
This is a great low maintenance mower that will never give you problems starting, super easy to use, and so far has always gotten the job done. While you are gone, your wife would not have issues cutting the lawn... it is also super lightweight so its a breeze to push around. My main concern is how long these batteries will last. I've seen videos of people who have 5 year old EGO batteries that are are still going strong while others have negative experience. The other concern I have with this mower is mulching leaves, in the fall where I live it always rains and I like to mulch my leaves with my mower. I am not sure if this mower can mulch wet leaves as it requires high RPM's to suck up wet derbies and mulch it. My back-up plan... (If you noticed at the end of my video), I am working on a old Craftsman mower that I found cheaply . I'm fixing it up and plan on adjusting the governor to purposely run this gas mower at a higher RPM just for fall mulching if needed. If you choose to get the new EGO mower... my advice is to keep your old gas one, then clean and tune it up, then store it somewhere in case you need it.
I am not sure that this has more power than your average gas mower... but it does have a few tricks up it's sleeve. Because the power is continuous you don't have the times between the stroke cycle of a normal engine. This means that it is much harder to bog down in thick grass or tall weeds. Another trick is that EGO mowers monitor the blade speed (or at least this model, not sure about others), and if it finds the blade is slowing down, then it will give it more juice to compensate. Now, my understanding is that this is a temporary boost of power, but I have not found anything that says how long it can go. Not sure if it is based on time, or battery condition, or battery/motor temp... it's a mystery! But it does seem to help in 1 spot in my yard. That said, if you read some technical reviews you will find that the actual blade speed of electric mowers is frankly not as fast as a similarly priced gas mower. Mine seems to make a nice clean cut... but it is also only a few months old. I imagine the largest impact here is that you need to make a little extra effort to keep the blade sharp to keep the cut quality good... but it also comes with 2 blades, so that makes it easier. Anecdotally, my yard has it all; Several types of grass, some very thick spots, lots of spots overcrowded by weeds, and I refuse to cut more than 1 time a week so it often gets pretty tall and bushy, but nothing so far this year has made it bat an eye. Because I no longer have to slow down, it has cut my mowing time from 45-60 minutes down to 30-40 minutes. From just over 1 full tank of gas, to 1/3rd of a battery charge, so I no longer have to refuel part way through. I have bumps and roots, and the self-propel has little issue navigating this, and the plastic bed is more than ridged enough to keep the cuts even. If you are on a smaller lot, and are in good physical shape, then save yourself some money and get one that is not self-propelled. These are lighter than traditional mowers, so they aren't that hard to push around, and if the big battery that comes with this model can do my whole yard on 1/3rd of a charge, then the smaller normal battery will be more than adequate unless you have a really huge yard to work with. And even if you do have a yard larger than 1 of the smaller batteries can do... that is still going to be about 1 hour of run time on the small battery (~70-90 min on the big battery), so a 20 minute break to do something else, or get a drink is not a bad idea. And in 20 minutes the battery will be at an 80% charge and ready to go for the better part of another hour. Waiting for a full charge will take about 45 minutes from empty, but there is no need to wait that long until you are done for the day. But seriously though, this thing is overkill for my yard, and I have a good sized yard. It was a splurge purchase because it was on a great sale at the time and I had just gotten a work bonus. Had I known I was going to be in lockdown for 3 months after I bought it, I probably would have gotten one that is $200 cheaper lol. Anywho; hope that helps!
I mow 14,000sq with the previous gen non-brushless on 7.5ah, it takes 2 charges to get the lawn done when the grass is wet and around 2 feet height!(because it rains non stop some days and the grass just keeps growing!!!)
Interesting review. It'd good that the plastic mower is working out for you. I've been cutting grass over 65 years and have never had to make a gas run nor siphon from my car. That was just a silly example of a supposed benefit of battery powered equipment.
Rosey, it really is a good mower. I, too have been doing it for way too many years......... True, i never have to make a gas run......Actually, that 'can' he showed is not what you and I would use. I have a 5 gal container.
I have been mowing for 30 years and my 3 year old Toro died on me last fall. I used to make one maybe two gas can runs a year for my mower. I purchased this today. It was raining hard so, I will pickup tomorrow. My Toro was a beast when it started.
Thanks, I hope you're doing okay. I've been subscribed to your channel and watched several of your videos. You should do a follow up on this mower as I would trust you to be more of an expert than me.
@@Mr-Chris Thanks for the kind wishes!, I'm doing ok, I've been on pro biotics for just over a week now and my stomach and intestines are starting to work a bit better. Still have to eat food really slowly lost about 20lbs so far, my mental state is getting back to near perfect and the tightness in my chest is starting to get back to normal. Probably going to be another month of slow recovery. But I'm functioning pretty well aside from some of the issues today has been a good day no involentary panic attacks hopefully I can keep the streek going while my body repairs its self. I'll do a follow up video soon have a specialist booked, and don't want to jinx it yet. I read American military personal with heat stroke get 3 months reduced work load of no more activity than 15 minutes so I take it they know what they're talking about... first time With offical heat stroke though I have heat exhaustion many times in the past... this was pretty bad.
@@crimmy0204 good to hear, also good thing you're Canadian and have services that can assist you. I work in the private health insurance industry here in the US and on top of everything going... you would have to also jump through many more hoops to get the same level of support over here. Good luck and take your time.
@@Mr-Chris yeah, I'm thankfull. I don't use it often but its been very helpful having it on a number of occasions, I feel bad for people with chronic conditions living in the states. :(
I do not see an issue with using one of these units. I certainly would not use the excuse that now my wife would mow the grass, yea, right. I read many comments from people how their gas mower starts hard or doesn't pickup the grass very well and many other similar comments. Most of these individuals have no knowledge of what has happened to the 'residential' lawn mower over the years. The big issue....government regulations! First, forcing manufacturers to engineer 'low volume' engines to supposedly reduce emissions. The government has also regulated the blade speed of residential mowers as their attempt to reduce accidents with lawn mowers. You can clearly hear that the electric mower winds up the blade a shit load faster than the modern day residential mower. Just as with everything the government put their hands own, the fix does not 'fix' anything. Lower blade speeds is the absolute main reason the modern day 'gas' mower does not 'pickup' the clippings the way they use to. Why has this happened? Well, have you ever seen the morons out there giving rides on the riding mowers, or push/pulling a mower up and down the side of a ditch bank? All these irresponsible people do not except the fact that power equipment like lawn mowers, circular saws, chain saws are extremely dangerous and just like driving an automobile, requires your full attention and focus while operating it. So, my thanks goes out to all you morons out there that never seem to use any form of common sense when using one of these essential tools.
Wow, I agree with many of your points. I agree with you on the fact that the govt has ruined the newer gas engines. I still work on older lawnmowers and in my opinion the older 190CC briggs and stratton engines are the best and easiest to work on. I actually have A 20 YEAR OLD Craftsman mower that I brought back to life and adjusted the govenor to run at a slightly higher RPM so when fall comes, I have something to pick up and mulch leaves. This electric mower is great at mowing the grass, but I doubt it will pickup and mulch wet leaves like the old gas mowers could. These "newer" gas mowers are underpowered and built cheaply... I'm disappointed with that change.
Why does the government have to make regulations? that's a no brainer. because there is a minority in company's and individuals that think they know best and can do anything they want to the environment, which belongs to all of us. So if a company pollutes the air or water it affects me and my kids and their kids. Just like a minority think gas powered cars, mowers ect.. have no effect on global warming but there is plenty of scientific evidence to the contrary. Even with these regulations we've destroyed so much and another wildlife species goes extinct every few days so can you imagine if we had no regulations/rules? Gas cars, ect.. are going the way of the dinosaurs deal with it.
I liked your reality based video. Was looking to replace my Neuton mover and this send to be the winner. A little costly though and the replacement batteries are about 1/3 the cost of the mower. Also have a 1/4 acre so your video was more tailored to my situation.
Agreed. I used mine today that is a recent purchase after time and time again repairs of gas that would not start on the pull. I'm 65 female and it's just me but to keep yanking IS INSANE especially on my back. So the start in and of it'self is a plus. Light, and no problem doing a 1/4 acre. Cleaning the desk....bwah hah hah it doesn't get any better. Lastly the lack of expense on plugs, oil change, gas and w/me carb spray....worth every cent.
i just got one to but the mower dont go more that 30 min (manufacture say up to 1 hour or up to 1 acre)i have less that 1/2 acre ,the mower dont have power to pic up the clippers well .i did have high hope for this mower but 700$ and i cant cut my grass on my yard in one shot thats a no ,i like that is very quiet ,what i like, but i will go back on a gas mower have more power
I have thick fescue grass i mow twice a week go by the 1/3 rule i have no weeds just green fescue trying to figure if this is the mower for me turn between this and toro SUPER RECYCLER my yard is small 2500 square feet
The two things I don't like is the design of the speed gauge and how easily the front lifts up. Also, the headlights are more of a gimmick then actually useful. Otherwise, I love my EGO. I also purchased a trimmer, blower and hedge clipper. The 16" chainsaw will be next.
I also noticed how easy the front flips up, but I find that only happens when the bag gets full and is pulling it back. Takes about 3 bags to get through my yard, so I just use that as a gague as to when to empty the bag. Havent noticed it tipping back on an empty bag though. The speed gague does need a little more resistance to it though, I go under some short trees and the twigs on the branches are enough to slow it down. Also the headlights should be better. Still better than holding my cell phone's flashlight in front of me... but not much! After the warranty expires I may play with trying to 'upgrade' the light situation. Nothing a little wire and LEDs cant fix!
I use the headlights with my own headlamp during the heat of summer.. I own two of these Ego lawn movers, weedeater, hedge trimmer, blower, backpack blower, power station and chainsaw all Ego brand. Yes, the wet leaf problem of not sucking them up is bad but I just mow a half of swath and it seems to help.. Buying a unit with the battery saves money on the cost of batteries but I have so many batteries now I just buy the new (toy) unit without battery.
So, it's pretty easy to push without the self propelled. I'm wondering if I got the non self propelled version would it be smarter choice? If we don't use the self propelled button or purchased the non self propelled version I'd imagine we'd have a longer run time. I heard the older version mower had much bigger lights than the newest version, what a shame. When does EGO put their mowers on super sales? Thanks
Yes I grew up in a town house and for most of the time we had a corded mower which was never a problem . When I moved out on my own and bought my house 10 years ago I brought my old corded mower and it sucked mowing on a bigger lot and would bog down a lot, that's when I switched to my gas Husqvarna AWD that I got rid of after I got this battery powered mower.
Thanks for the video. I am really considering one of these, but wonder about two things. Does it handle thicker grass? Especially in the spring, I may have to mow every four days taking 2 inches off the top in areas of what looks to be denser grass than I see here. Do you think this handle it? It can even bog down my gas mower. My yard is not flat. In the front it's sloped maybe 30 °. On the side I have a 5 foot tall hill that is sloped 40° or 50° that I have to mow up and down. Do you think the self propulsion and traction handle this?
I just bought one of these mowers today, I will be mowing my yard tomorrow. I have thick grass and a steep hill as well. I'll let you know how it handles.
@@canalrun6571 The EGO mower is fantastic, used it for the first time on Monday. Just to let you know, I haven't mowed my yard since before winter. I started mowing at 9:00am and the grass was still wet from the morning dew. I mowed the front yard with ease, it pretty flat and the grass was about 6 inches high, never got clogged once. The back yard was a jungle, very tall and wet grass. I initially mowed in on a 6 height setting, got clogged only about 4 times, but I was putting it through some insane grass. This would have clogged my gas power mower too many times to count. as the day progressed I recut the front yard on the 2 height setting, looks amazing. I have about a 45 degree 20x120 foot slope in my back yard, it crushed all the tall grass with ease. I used to cringe evertime I had to even think about mowing that part of my yard, this mower has made that task child's play. The self propelled and traction had zero issues and out performed any mower I have ever had. Simply put, this is the best mower I have ever purchased. I was so impressed with the mower I went out and purchased the new EGO string trimmer that has the powered restringing. Both of these purchases are worth it when I comes to time and ease of use, probably the best purchases I have made for my lawn-care. Hope this helps.
Make some rings-bands that are higher than the speed control and place them on the sides of the control to keep your hands off the nob. spray the shat of the handle with some silicone .
My old Honda was so much better than my new Ego. My Ego never cuts accurately and not near as good as my old Honda. Just for proof that it lacks the blower force to pull up the grass and cut I only get about 1/2 the amount of grass in the bag when I cut with the Ego. My yard looks bad after only two days compared to 6 with my Honda. Going to sell this one and go back to gas, ugh. I went from the best yard in the area to just a yard.
I agree with you 100%, Ego is a okay mower but it is not the best. Shortly after I made this video I ended up returning the Ego lawn mower and buying a new Honda. If you bought the new Ego lawn mower this year, it might not be too late for you to still return it even months after you bought it. Many retailers Like Home Depot have extended their return policy up to 180 days due Covid. I suggest if you can DON'T SELL IT! return it and buy a new Honda.
I actually have a video on how to do that: The fist time you take it off, you do need to put your wight into it as the blot is very tightly on, but it is easy to do once you get it off. th-cam.com/video/ux_S-5W2Du0/w-d-xo.html
Mine on occasion won't start and not sure why. I never fold mine up because I have plenty of room in my shed. Sometimes after folding and unfolding it will start but not always. The other day it wouldn't start so did nothing and next morning it started. Anyone experiencing this?
I would have thought EGO would have fixed that issue with this newer mower. When researching to buy this mower, I found several videos of people with the previous model EGO with that same issue. It's typically a loose "safety" switch that tells the mower that the handle bar is extended and not folded. If you bought it at Home Depot, you can return/exchange it and skip the hassle of contacting EGO to get it warrantied. Home Depot has extended their return policy during covid to 180 days.
@@Mr-Chris Thanks Chris i did buy it at Home Depot and not very long ago. I watched another TH-cam video and found out that there about 5 or 6 safety switches all toll and difficult to find out which one is faulty. Mine appears to be intermittent so even more difficult to find. I worry if I take it back to Home Depot the symptom won't manifest itself.
@@jameshochstetler6093 Home Depot is very relaxed with returns, the mower doesn't even need to be defective in order for you return it. I wouldn't settle with living with it since this is an expensive "premium" mower. Just return it and get another EGO... or different brand if you like. I actually ended up returning my EGO for a Honda shortly after this video and made a video explaining why... if your'e interested.
Due to covid, I had a lot of time and started hobby of fixing up old mowers. I got my hands on a used mid-grade Honda twin blade and it blew the ego away in cut quality. So I returned the ego and got a new high-end honda twin blade mower and love how it vacuums my lawn.
Good video. I'm trying to decide if I want to buy an electric or gas mower. My gas mower(which is now broken) use to mulch my leaves so well. For example, if my yard was covered in leaves, I would take two passes over a section(in mulching mode without a catcher on the back), and after that I would not see any leaves at all in that area. I have been trying to find a video of an electric mower mulching a lot of leaves. I have not found one yet. Have you videoed your electric mower going over leaves and how did it do, in mulching mode?
This mower does NOT mulch leaves well. I ended up returning this mower and getting a gas mower specifically for this reason. This mower does cut grass well, but it's horrible at mulching leaves and yard debris. I like to mulch my leaves and found that I would have to do many passes with the EGO just for it barely mulch leaves. I would suggest youtubeing how to fix your gas mower or buying a new one. I ended up getting a Honda mower and it's a monster of a mower that obliterates leaves.
@@jeffosberg3290 I got a HRX217, if you look up my channel, I have a video that explains why I sold my EGO for a Honda... and I am happy with it. The best mower I have ever owned. It's plastic so it won't rust, but has a reliable powerful engine that mulches leaves very well. If you can afford it, get it. Otherwise look into fixing your old mower, I bet you can find videos how to do it and you can also make it run faster/better too. What kind of old mower do you have? I prefer electric powered tools, but when it comes to a mower, nothing beats gas.
It will bag out the box however it is recommended that you change the blade from better bagging results. The bagging blade will cut up your grass into smaller pieces bagging more clippings than the installed "Stock" blade
The supplied blade is the "high lift" one. It has higher air flow to help with the bagging. The mulching blade (slotted blades) is an extra to buy. It slices the grass into smaller pieces so as to speed up the decaying/mulching process. My ride on had jigh lift blades and bagged quite good but when I changed to the Gator blades (slotted blades) it did not bag as well. It would continuously choke in the shute.
The only thing I don't like is there's no side discharge chute Another channel tested run time and a fully charged 2.5 AH battery ran for and hour and 45 minutes. Don't worry about running out of juice. If you're worried of the expense of upgrading you corded tools just get the bare tools without battery and chargers...you already have a charger so don't get a second one. Buying just the tools can usually save you about 100 bucks at least up in Canada they can. Home Depot also has a really good refurbished service and I think you can get a newer restored EGO 56 volt trimmer for around 130 bucks
This one has a 7.5 aH battery, and it does come with a side discharge chute. It mounts behind the rear wheel instead of the side of the deck, which is nice because it doesn't increase the width of the mower.
Well if it's small, don't bother with battery powered lawnmower. Just get yourself a corded Electric Mower. I grew up in Townhouse and used a corded mower for over 20 years and it was awesome. Never gave me trouble.
Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower th-cam.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
Hart's mower is okay for smaller yards as it only can cut est 5000 to 6000sq ft of your yard, and is exclusively a Walmart branded product ,the ego beats it in every way except price
I Have EGO battery mower, been using it 3 yrs but now it has gone dead. I don't know anything about electricity and if I take it to be repaired I am sure it will be very expensive. With a petrol mower, it's easier to diagnose the problem.
I know it's supposed to be quiet but why do all these electric mowers seem loud? I run commercial mowers but need an electric one for early mornings for some accounts.they seem to loud enough to annoy people anyway. For the record, a pair of worktunes headphones safely blocks all noise while letting you listen to radio no matter how loud the machine is
The video doesn't do it justice as in real life this is much quieter than my two gas mowers... Compared to my Honda GCV-190 motor and my other Briggs and Stratton 190cc, this is quiet.
I noticed that too, Jay. Seems like he would get better performance by using a bagging blade. As far as mulching, it seems that he doesn’t need to be concerned about the size of the grass blades if they’re going inside the bag. So use the blade that forces the grass blades inside the bag in the most efficient manner.
@@martylucas8557 the orange light came on indicating overheating, but it has been sitting for a month. So the blade motor won't turn over but the self propel would. I just took it back to where I bought it for repair. I believe they will send it off to ego. I have noticed while using it before that it prefers the 7.5 amp battery than the 5amp.
@@orangecookie3132 I live in Oz east coast. Now that I have it back and moved to a 2 acre property it seems to be working pretty well. Been doing alot of cutting collecting mulch leaves and grass. It goes through batteries when cutting 2 acres, no surprises. I'm happy with it now. But it does get bogged down when going through foot high and wet grass.
I guess EGO didn't expect that customers would have problems with their tools, what a mistake. After several attempts to get them on the phone then 2 days of testing and confirming a defective 7.5 amp battery for my Mower they said that they would replace it, wow that's great I thought. Going on 5 weeks so far and I have not received it, no stock they claim yet retailers are fully stocked with EGO products. In my experience with EGO Warranty Service it is TERRIBLE and if you need their help you can go for weeks if not months before you get to use the tools again. I would not recommend buying their products.
I have 7 of their products and not one has failed me. I’m actually over here waiting for them to decide to make a cordless dethatcher. I put my neighbors onto the EGO+ power line and they have begrudgingly had to admit that I was right-they love it! So I’m thinking that your situation may be exactly what you thought. Maybe they don’t have an expectation that they’ll be a problem with their product and that’s probably because your situation may have literally been an isolated incident.
@@Mr-Chris While I cannot for certain say the exact intent of @ron Rowland's message, here are some points you might want to consider Chris since you asked. China is a country which is a state sponsor of theft of intellectual property, has a complete disregard for copyright protection, abuses human rights on an epic scale, has state control of just about every facet of the economy as well as is it's citizens lives, traffics in harvested organs, is the largest holder of US Treasury notes and is America's geopolitical adversary on every level. Let's also not overlook the fact that purchasing a product made in China goes a long way towards employing Chinese workers but does not do a lot to help the unemployment rate here in the U.S. Now none of that might matter to someone like yourself who just wants to buy a mower they think is cool(and in fact it is) but for some people(and clearly you may not be one of them) there are ethical considerations when making a purchase. How you spend your money matters.
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I can attest to the self propelled. I have mowed 3 times and not used self propelled once! I have a flat lawn and literally just lean into the mower and it goes on momentum. Easiest lightest mower I've ever used period. I take out the battery, put it in the trimmer and then in the blower and can get my whole lawn done with 2 bars left. Slick as hell!
One thing I read was, to get the self propelled even you don't use it because the self propelled models have a more powerful motor. Can't find motor specs on the push model.
@@Harleyguy03 different batteries at least... I think the version without select cut and self-propulsion only ships with a 5 Ah battery, and I know the select cut comes with a 7.5
I bought my Ego SP mower over 3 years ago and it performs like new. I have COPD and since it's so light I can push the mower about 50% of the time increasing battery life. I can cut my 1/4 lot on a full charge. My neighbor wants to buy mine so I worked a deal to sell it to him for $250. Gonna buy a new Ego mower with my 10% military discount. I also have the backpack blower and the Power Head edger/trimmer. Ego is the real deal. Oh and no nasty gas or fumes. My only maintenance in 3+ years is to sharpen the blade at the start of each season.
I also like that you can use the self-propulsion when the blades aren't turning, and you don't have to press both buttons to engage it. They do make a steel deck version, but I'd never want it myself. It would be great if you could keep the handle collapsed and start it and run it like that. It's fine for me, but for smaller people it would be nice. Charging the battery is pretty wicked fast for what it is.
I just upgraded to this from also a husqvarna self propelled. I have not been able to use it yet but I absolutely hated how heavy the husqvarna was and the fact that it wouldn’t pull back due to the self propel feature. This being lighter and more able to be tossed around is going to make mowing my awful yard/hill so much better.
Great, insightful commentary on this machine! I agree 100% with you on the benefits of a plastic deck. Steel decks inevitably rust, while today's polymers can last indefinitely.
Steel decks last 25 - 30 years in my experience. Other non-rusting materials have been tried and successfully resist rust but fail in other ways. For small, level applications such as in the video, a plastic deck may work well; time will tell.
Bought their 2nd gen mower 2 years ago, and my gosh has it been amazing!!
Thank you. About to buy my very first lawnmower and it’s why I ended up here. This unit is at the top of my list.
A word of warning when buying the EGO. I purchased mine in 2018 and am happy with the performance. Now for the issue, at the end of May 2020, the speed control malfunctioned. I had to bring it back to Home Depot to be sent off for repairs; this is the problem with buying from a big box store. Home Depot charged me a $20 fee up front, just in case the work to be done was not considered warranty work. The mower was dropped off at Home Depot on June 6, 2020 and it was not returned to me until August 4th. I was presented with a bill for $78. The repair to the speed control was under warranty, but without my approval, they decided to replace the blade and charged me $26 for the blade and $45 for the labor plus some miscellaneous charges. Also, at the local home depot, the diagnostic fee that was supposed to be returned to me was not and I was told that was the cost to ship the mower off. After much complaining, and refusing to pay for work that I did not authorize, Home Depot begrudgingly agreed to wave the $78 charge but would not refund my $20. Bottom line, I spent $20 for a blade I didn't need and I was without my mower for 2 months.
I like the mower, but get ready to get screwed if anything breaks and needs to be repaired.
Ouch! to be honest I fell in love with EGO at first, but did some thinking and saw several negative reviews like yours. Thanks to Covid and Home Depot extending returns, I ended up returning the EGO shortly after this video and going back to gas before the return window closed. These electric Mowers can't be serviced by your average person and needs to serviced by a trained Tech or else you void your warranty. Where as gas, anyone with a wrench set can service it and not void warranty
I have an LM2130 and don’t miss self propel at all. It is so light I don’t think I would ever use it. Like you said wearing headphones it is very quiet. 2.5 ah batteries make it even lighter and last about 15 minutes. I love how it folds up so small and can stand on its side or bottom. No gas or oil, so nice. If anyone is in the market just be aware that ego batteries and chargers are really expensive if not purchased with a tool.
I just got mine and I can’t wait to use it. Thank you for your awesome video
Just bought one of these babies. Got tired of the gas not working.........and all the fiddling needed to get it going.
I'm 6' 2"..... and this can be adjusted to my height easily. I was dying on the old Honda........it was not very adjustable.
I was actually going to get a lawn service to cut my grass....I'm not getting any younger. These days, no one seems to call you back. So, I said screw it, and bought this for $599. It will pay for itself in 6 months! And, i'll get some exercise, too!
My lot is 80' x 100'.........pool. shrubs, sidewalk and patio cut the size down by another 25%. Battery only used up 2 cells out of 5! I'll bet I get another cut out of the initial charge.
Only complaint would be that the self propelled function takes getting used to. I almost slammed into my car as it took off - with me in tow........! When you are not cutting, you can still use the self propelled function, and the position of the switches are easily bumped. So, my fix is to just turn the speed dial all the way down to OFF. Then, when I need the power, I turn it back on.....and use it.
I like that I can just push it on my own..........the self propel function does not have to be ON all the time.
The mover is relatively light.....well balanced. I'm lovin' it for now.
I have the exact same mower and my other lawn tools are 40V Ryobi. ✌🏻👍🏻
Yea I rarely if ever use self propelled. I have an older model and it can suck at picking up but the double blades I think would create more suction.
I have almost all of EGO's lawn tools and snowblower. But I haven't switched to the lawnmower yet simply because my existing mower is a Honda that cost $800 and is only 5 years old. I keep toying with trying to sell it and buy the EGO mower every time I see these videos on the new EGO Select Cut.
If you have a Honda with twin blades... keep it! Here I have the brand new ego Twin Blade Mower and I still want a twin blade Honda mower.
I sold my 3 year old Honda hrx217hya for this ego Select Cut. The Honda is an awesome mower, but won’t miss gas, or maintenance. Sold the Honda for $450 and sold in a day.
@@michaelholly88 yeah this EGO mower is awesome, and I feel it's built solid and I too love how its low maintenance.. my only concern is the long term durability of the Lithium Ion battery. HONDA mowers can last decades, but require much more maintenance yearly .
@@michaelholly88 Can you compare the cut quality between the Honda HRX and the Select Cut? I'm trying to decide between the two right now.
Michael Holly how did u sell it? eBay? Facebook market place?
I had the husquvana too. Making the switch to green
I would suggest you let battery cool off on its own after any use before putting on charger again
The charger has powerful fans that blow through the battery to cool it very effectively while recharging.
A couple of things. First, I get it. You are 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 digging this lawnmower, L0L. I like your "real" user review. Most of these "reviews" sound like a paid infomercial. I have an 𝗼𝗹𝗱 (20yrs? can't remember) craftsman SP gas that really should be replaced, the self propelled part gave up over 10 years ago so I removed all the propelling mechinisims but the rest of the mower still gets the job done. Now retired, I take extended motorcycle trips (two weeks to a month) and while I'm gone the wife doesn't cut the grass because she can't start the old gas lawn mower (for me this old beast still starts on the first pull but you have to know it's idiosyncrasies). I'm considering this model because..... most of these electric/battery mower motors aren't as powerful in anything but ideal conditions compared to gas. this model I think has a higher tourque motor than the lesser models if I understand it right plus the twin "select cut" blades are advertised to do a better job....not to mention HD has a sale right now + and additional 10% "veterans" discount. We have a small city lot so there's not a lot of grass to cut. (less than what you have). Thoughts?
This is a great low maintenance mower that will never give you problems starting, super easy to use, and so far has always gotten the job done. While you are gone, your wife would not have issues cutting the lawn... it is also super lightweight so its a breeze to push around. My main concern is how long these batteries will last. I've seen videos of people who have 5 year old EGO batteries that are are still going strong while others have negative experience.
The other concern I have with this mower is mulching leaves, in the fall where I live it always rains and I like to mulch my leaves with my mower. I am not sure if this mower can mulch wet leaves as it requires high RPM's to suck up wet derbies and mulch it. My back-up plan... (If you noticed at the end of my video), I am working on a old Craftsman mower that I found cheaply . I'm fixing it up and plan on adjusting the governor to purposely run this gas mower at a higher RPM just for fall mulching if needed. If you choose to get the new EGO mower... my advice is to keep your old gas one, then clean and tune it up, then store it somewhere in case you need it.
I am not sure that this has more power than your average gas mower... but it does have a few tricks up it's sleeve. Because the power is continuous you don't have the times between the stroke cycle of a normal engine. This means that it is much harder to bog down in thick grass or tall weeds.
Another trick is that EGO mowers monitor the blade speed (or at least this model, not sure about others), and if it finds the blade is slowing down, then it will give it more juice to compensate. Now, my understanding is that this is a temporary boost of power, but I have not found anything that says how long it can go. Not sure if it is based on time, or battery condition, or battery/motor temp... it's a mystery! But it does seem to help in 1 spot in my yard.
That said, if you read some technical reviews you will find that the actual blade speed of electric mowers is frankly not as fast as a similarly priced gas mower. Mine seems to make a nice clean cut... but it is also only a few months old. I imagine the largest impact here is that you need to make a little extra effort to keep the blade sharp to keep the cut quality good... but it also comes with 2 blades, so that makes it easier.
Anecdotally, my yard has it all; Several types of grass, some very thick spots, lots of spots overcrowded by weeds, and I refuse to cut more than 1 time a week so it often gets pretty tall and bushy, but nothing so far this year has made it bat an eye. Because I no longer have to slow down, it has cut my mowing time from 45-60 minutes down to 30-40 minutes. From just over 1 full tank of gas, to 1/3rd of a battery charge, so I no longer have to refuel part way through. I have bumps and roots, and the self-propel has little issue navigating this, and the plastic bed is more than ridged enough to keep the cuts even.
If you are on a smaller lot, and are in good physical shape, then save yourself some money and get one that is not self-propelled. These are lighter than traditional mowers, so they aren't that hard to push around, and if the big battery that comes with this model can do my whole yard on 1/3rd of a charge, then the smaller normal battery will be more than adequate unless you have a really huge yard to work with. And even if you do have a yard larger than 1 of the smaller batteries can do... that is still going to be about 1 hour of run time on the small battery (~70-90 min on the big battery), so a 20 minute break to do something else, or get a drink is not a bad idea. And in 20 minutes the battery will be at an 80% charge and ready to go for the better part of another hour. Waiting for a full charge will take about 45 minutes from empty, but there is no need to wait that long until you are done for the day.
But seriously though, this thing is overkill for my yard, and I have a good sized yard. It was a splurge purchase because it was on a great sale at the time and I had just gotten a work bonus. Had I known I was going to be in lockdown for 3 months after I bought it, I probably would have gotten one that is $200 cheaper lol.
Anywho; hope that helps!
I mow 14,000sq with the previous gen non-brushless on 7.5ah, it takes 2 charges to get the lawn done when the grass is wet and around 2 feet height!(because it rains non stop some days and the grass just keeps growing!!!)
Interesting review. It'd good that the plastic mower is working out for you. I've been cutting grass over 65 years and have never had to make a gas run nor siphon from my car. That was just a silly example of a supposed benefit of battery powered equipment.
Rosey, it really is a good mower. I, too have been doing it for way too many years......... True, i never have to make a gas run......Actually, that 'can' he showed is not what you and I would use. I have a 5 gal container.
I have been mowing for 30 years and my 3 year old Toro died on me last fall. I used to make one maybe two gas can runs a year for my mower. I purchased this today. It was raining hard so, I will pickup tomorrow. My Toro was a beast when it started.
This mower is way better than the 2nd gen units I have almost all the same complaints you have, good follow up!
Thanks, I hope you're doing okay. I've been subscribed to your channel and watched several of your videos. You should do a follow up on this mower as I would trust you to be more of an expert than me.
@@Mr-Chris Thanks for the kind wishes!, I'm doing ok, I've been on pro biotics for just over a week now and my stomach and intestines are starting to work a bit better. Still have to eat food really slowly lost about 20lbs so far, my mental state is getting back to near perfect and the tightness in my chest is starting to get back to normal. Probably going to be another month of slow recovery. But I'm functioning pretty well aside from some of the issues today has been a good day no involentary panic attacks hopefully I can keep the streek going while my body repairs its self. I'll do a follow up video soon have a specialist booked, and don't want to jinx it yet. I read American military personal with heat stroke get 3 months reduced work load of no more activity than 15 minutes so I take it they know what they're talking about... first time With offical heat stroke though I have heat exhaustion many times in the past... this was pretty bad.
@@crimmy0204 good to hear, also good thing you're Canadian and have services that can assist you. I work in the private health insurance industry here in the US and on top of everything going... you would have to also jump through many more hoops to get the same level of support over here. Good luck and take your time.
@@Mr-Chris yeah, I'm thankfull. I don't use it often but its been very helpful having it on a number of occasions, I feel bad for people with chronic conditions living in the states. :(
Electric Lawn Services you’re awesome!! I just started watching you, thanks again
I do not see an issue with using one of these units. I certainly would not use the excuse that now my wife would mow the grass, yea, right. I read many comments from people how their gas mower starts hard or doesn't pickup the grass very well and many other similar comments. Most of these individuals have no knowledge of what has happened to the 'residential' lawn mower over the years. The big issue....government regulations! First, forcing manufacturers to engineer 'low volume' engines to supposedly reduce emissions. The government has also regulated the blade speed of residential mowers as their attempt to reduce accidents with lawn mowers. You can clearly hear that the electric mower winds up the blade a shit load faster than the modern day residential mower. Just as with everything the government put their hands own, the fix does not 'fix' anything. Lower blade speeds is the absolute main reason the modern day 'gas' mower does not 'pickup' the clippings the way they use to. Why has this happened? Well, have you ever seen the morons out there giving rides on the riding mowers, or push/pulling a mower up and down the side of a ditch bank? All these irresponsible people do not except the fact that power equipment like lawn mowers, circular saws, chain saws are extremely dangerous and just like driving an automobile, requires your full attention and focus while operating it. So, my thanks goes out to all you morons out there that never seem to use any form of common sense when using one of these essential tools.
Wow, I agree with many of your points. I agree with you on the fact that the govt has ruined the newer gas engines. I still work on older lawnmowers and in my opinion the older 190CC briggs and stratton engines are the best and easiest to work on. I actually have A 20 YEAR OLD Craftsman mower that I brought back to life and adjusted the govenor to run at a slightly higher RPM so when fall comes, I have something to pick up and mulch leaves. This electric mower is great at mowing the grass, but I doubt it will pickup and mulch wet leaves like the old gas mowers could. These "newer" gas mowers are underpowered and built cheaply... I'm disappointed with that change.
Why does the government have to make regulations? that's a no brainer. because there is a minority in company's and individuals that think they know best and can do anything they want to the environment, which belongs to all of us. So if a company pollutes the air or water it affects me and my kids and their kids. Just like a minority think gas powered cars, mowers ect.. have no effect on global warming but there is plenty of scientific evidence to the contrary. Even with these regulations we've destroyed so much and another wildlife species goes extinct every few days so can you imagine if we had no regulations/rules? Gas cars, ect.. are going the way of the dinosaurs deal with it.
@@strange-universe Yeah everything has a cost but some are worse than others.
I liked your reality based video. Was looking to replace my Neuton mover and this send to be the winner. A little costly though and the replacement batteries are about 1/3 the cost of the mower. Also have a 1/4 acre so your video was more tailored to my situation.
Agreed. I used mine today that is a recent purchase after time and time again repairs of gas that would not start on the pull. I'm 65 female and it's just me but to keep yanking IS INSANE especially on my back.
So the start in and of it'self is a plus. Light, and no problem doing a 1/4 acre. Cleaning the desk....bwah hah hah it doesn't get any better. Lastly the lack of expense on plugs, oil change, gas and w/me carb spray....worth every cent.
i just got one to but the mower dont go more that 30 min (manufacture say up to 1 hour or up to 1 acre)i have less that 1/2 acre ,the mower dont have power to pic up the clippers well .i did have high hope for this mower but 700$ and i cant cut my grass on my yard in one shot thats a no ,i like that is very quiet ,what i like, but i will go back on a gas mower have more power
I have thick fescue grass i mow twice a week go by the 1/3 rule i have no weeds just green fescue trying to figure if this is the mower for me turn between this and toro SUPER RECYCLER my yard is small 2500 square feet
The two things I don't like is the design of the speed gauge and how easily the front lifts up. Also, the headlights are more of a gimmick then actually useful. Otherwise, I love my EGO. I also purchased a trimmer, blower and hedge clipper. The 16" chainsaw will be next.
I also noticed how easy the front flips up, but I find that only happens when the bag gets full and is pulling it back. Takes about 3 bags to get through my yard, so I just use that as a gague as to when to empty the bag. Havent noticed it tipping back on an empty bag though.
The speed gague does need a little more resistance to it though, I go under some short trees and the twigs on the branches are enough to slow it down.
Also the headlights should be better. Still better than holding my cell phone's flashlight in front of me... but not much! After the warranty expires I may play with trying to 'upgrade' the light situation. Nothing a little wire and LEDs cant fix!
I use the headlights with my own headlamp during the heat of summer.. I own two of these Ego lawn movers, weedeater, hedge trimmer, blower, backpack blower, power station and chainsaw all Ego brand. Yes, the wet leaf problem of not sucking them up is bad but I just mow a half of swath and it seems to help.. Buying a unit with the battery saves money on the cost of batteries but I have so many batteries now I just buy the new (toy) unit without battery.
As an Ego user, why don't they compare the first generation versus the second generation.
i have a 24v Black & Decker 10 year old has the original battery and 3/4 acre yard i go to get the Ego in 2021
Ego says the LM2135SP is only about 61.6 lbs with a 7.5 Ah battery, so that's a lot lighter than 90-some pounds!
So, it's pretty easy to push without the self propelled. I'm wondering if I got the non self propelled version would it be smarter choice? If we don't use the self propelled button or purchased the non self propelled version I'd imagine we'd have a longer run time. I heard the older version mower had much bigger lights than the newest version, what a shame. When does EGO put their mowers on super sales? Thanks
Can you run the mower and record from the house to hear how neighbors are disturbed by noise
I have a corded greenworks mower. Pretty much everything corded. Everything corded is fine but the mower is just a pain. Did you have a corded mower?
Yes I grew up in a town house and for most of the time we had a corded mower which was never a problem . When I moved out on my own and bought my house 10 years ago I brought my old corded mower and it sucked mowing on a bigger lot and would bog down a lot, that's when I switched to my gas Husqvarna AWD that I got rid of after I got this battery powered mower.
Got my EGO last summer. I hate it. Wish I had bought a gas mower.
Thanks so much for this great review. What would you say this is the run time on this mower while the blades and self propelled are engaged ?
Thanks for the video. I am really considering one of these, but wonder about two things. Does it handle thicker grass? Especially in the spring, I may have to mow every four days taking 2 inches off the top in areas of what looks to be denser grass than I see here. Do you think this handle it? It can even bog down my gas mower. My yard is not flat. In the front it's sloped maybe 30 °. On the side I have a 5 foot tall hill that is sloped 40° or 50° that I have to mow up and down. Do you think the self propulsion and traction handle this?
I just bought one of these mowers today, I will be mowing my yard tomorrow. I have thick grass and a steep hill as well. I'll let you know how it handles.
@@cernochsconnection171 Thanks. Can't wait to hear your results.
@@canalrun6571 The EGO mower is fantastic, used it for the first time on Monday. Just to let you know, I haven't mowed my yard since before winter. I started mowing at 9:00am and the grass was still wet from the morning dew. I mowed the front yard with ease, it pretty flat and the grass was about 6 inches high, never got clogged once. The back yard was a jungle, very tall and wet grass. I initially mowed in on a 6 height setting, got clogged only about 4 times, but I was putting it through some insane grass. This would have clogged my gas power mower too many times to count. as the day progressed I recut the front yard on the 2 height setting, looks amazing. I have about a 45 degree 20x120 foot slope in my back yard, it crushed all the tall grass with ease. I used to cringe evertime I had to even think about mowing that part of my yard, this mower has made that task child's play. The self propelled and traction had zero issues and out performed any mower I have ever had. Simply put, this is the best mower I have ever purchased. I was so impressed with the mower I went out and purchased the new EGO string trimmer that has the powered restringing. Both of these purchases are worth it when I comes to time and ease of use, probably the best purchases I have made for my lawn-care. Hope this helps.
It has a feature built into the electric motor that automatically adjusts the torque higher when needed to get through tall/thick grass.
@@canalrun6571, you don’t have to wait anymore since he responded to you….
great review, thank you.
Make some rings-bands that are higher than the speed control and place them on the sides of the control to keep your hands off the nob. spray the shat of the handle with some silicone .
Your link is for the model without a battery or charger. FYI
Excellent video
My old Honda was so much better than my new Ego. My Ego never cuts accurately and not near as good as my old Honda. Just for proof that it lacks the blower force to pull up the grass and cut I only get about 1/2 the amount of grass in the bag when I cut with the Ego. My yard looks bad after only two days compared to 6 with my Honda. Going to sell this one and go back to gas, ugh. I went from the best yard in the area to just a yard.
I agree with you 100%, Ego is a okay mower but it is not the best. Shortly after I made this video I ended up returning the Ego lawn mower and buying a new Honda. If you bought the new Ego lawn mower this year, it might not be too late for you to still return it even months after you bought it. Many retailers Like Home Depot have extended their return policy up to 180 days due Covid. I suggest if you can DON'T SELL IT! return it and buy a new Honda.
I love my ego keep your blades sharp and mow often. It beats gas oil bulkiness and I also love to jam out music also good vid chris
About to pick this up, how do you install mulching blade? Thanks.
I actually have a video on how to do that: The fist time you take it off, you do need to put your wight into it as the blot is very tightly on, but it is easy to do once you get it off.
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Mine on occasion won't start and not sure why. I never fold mine up because I have plenty of room in my shed. Sometimes after folding and unfolding it will start but not always. The other day it wouldn't start so did nothing and next morning it started. Anyone experiencing this?
I would have thought EGO would have fixed that issue with this newer mower. When researching to buy this mower, I found several videos of people with the previous model EGO with that same issue. It's typically a loose "safety" switch that tells the mower that the handle bar is extended and not folded. If you bought it at Home Depot, you can return/exchange it and skip the hassle of contacting EGO to get it warrantied. Home Depot has extended their return policy during covid to 180 days.
@@Mr-Chris Thanks Chris i did buy it at Home Depot and not very long ago. I watched another TH-cam video and found out that there about 5 or 6 safety switches all toll and difficult to find out which one is faulty. Mine appears to be intermittent so even more difficult to find. I worry if I take it back to Home Depot the symptom won't manifest itself.
@@jameshochstetler6093 Home Depot is very relaxed with returns, the mower doesn't even need to be defective in order for you return it. I wouldn't settle with living with it since this is an expensive "premium" mower. Just return it and get another EGO... or different brand if you like. I actually ended up returning my EGO for a Honda shortly after this video and made a video explaining why... if your'e interested.
@@Mr-Chris So you went back to gas or does Honda make an electric mower? Yes interested in your why video
Due to covid, I had a lot of time and started hobby of fixing up old mowers. I got my hands on a used mid-grade Honda twin blade and it blew the ego away in cut quality. So I returned the ego and got a new high-end honda twin blade mower and love how it vacuums my lawn.
Good video. I'm trying to decide if I want to buy an electric or gas mower. My gas mower(which is now broken) use to mulch my leaves so well. For example, if my yard was covered in leaves, I would take two passes over a section(in mulching mode without a catcher on the back), and after that I would not see any leaves at all in that area. I have been trying to find a video of an electric mower mulching a lot of leaves. I have not found one yet. Have you videoed your electric mower going over leaves and how did it do, in mulching mode?
This mower does NOT mulch leaves well. I ended up returning this mower and getting a gas mower specifically for this reason. This mower does cut grass well, but it's horrible at mulching leaves and yard debris. I like to mulch my leaves and found that I would have to do many passes with the EGO just for it barely mulch leaves. I would suggest youtubeing how to fix your gas mower or buying a new one. I ended up getting a Honda mower and it's a monster of a mower that obliterates leaves.
@@Mr-Chris That's what I thought. What kind of gas mower did you get and does it mulch them well?
@@jeffosberg3290 I got a HRX217, if you look up my channel, I have a video that explains why I sold my EGO for a Honda... and I am happy with it. The best mower I have ever owned. It's plastic so it won't rust, but has a reliable powerful engine that mulches leaves very well. If you can afford it, get it. Otherwise look into fixing your old mower, I bet you can find videos how to do it and you can also make it run faster/better too. What kind of old mower do you have? I prefer electric powered tools, but when it comes to a mower, nothing beats gas.
electric mowers are good, if you wear a bra.
@@Mr-Chris how did you return this after 4 months
We like to bag clippings. Will it bag out of the box or do I need to do some sort of weird blade changing?
It will bag out the box however it is recommended that you change the blade from better bagging results. The bagging blade will cut up your grass into smaller pieces bagging more clippings than the installed "Stock" blade
The supplied blade is the "high lift" one. It has higher air flow to help with the bagging. The mulching blade (slotted blades) is an extra to buy. It slices the grass into smaller pieces so as to speed up the decaying/mulching process.
My ride on had jigh lift blades and bagged quite good but when I changed to the Gator blades (slotted blades) it did not bag as well. It would continuously choke in the shute.
The only thing I don't like is there's no side discharge chute
Another channel tested run time and a fully charged 2.5 AH battery ran for and hour and 45 minutes. Don't worry about running out of juice.
If you're worried of the expense of upgrading you corded tools just get the bare tools without battery and chargers...you already have a charger so don't get a second one. Buying just the tools can usually save you about 100 bucks at least up in Canada they can.
Home Depot also has a really good refurbished service and I think you can get a newer restored EGO 56 volt trimmer for around 130 bucks
The twin-blade mower ( like the one in the video) model 2130 comes with a side discharge chute.
This one has a 7.5 aH battery, and it does come with a side discharge chute. It mounts behind the rear wheel instead of the side of the deck, which is nice because it doesn't increase the width of the mower.
good video
I just need a lawn mower for the small sidewalk in front of my house. Can you recommend something that's not overkill and quiet?
Well if it's small, don't bother with battery powered lawnmower. Just get yourself a corded Electric Mower. I grew up in Townhouse and used a corded mower for over 20 years and it was awesome. Never gave me trouble.
Maybe a reel mower would be ok, good price and no fuel requirement.
Be glad when they make a Robot!
Bro, no one uses a lawn mower like a vacume cleaner for the carpet...wtf? I use my EGO and mow stadium stripes in my lush!
Now long does it take to charge the battery?
One Hour
Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower th-cam.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
The Hart 40v Brushless Lawnmower is much better that Ego.
Hart's mower is okay for smaller yards as it only can cut est 5000 to 6000sq ft of your yard, and is exclusively a Walmart branded product ,the ego beats it in every way except price
I Have EGO battery mower, been using it 3 yrs but now it has gone dead. I don't know anything about electricity and if I take it to be repaired I am sure it will be very expensive. With a petrol mower, it's easier to diagnose the problem.
Have you tried a different battery in it?
It's got a 5 year warranty, 3 on the battery
I know it's supposed to be quiet but why do all these electric mowers seem loud?
I run commercial mowers but need an electric one for early mornings for some accounts.they seem to loud enough to annoy people anyway.
For the record, a pair of worktunes headphones safely blocks all noise while letting you listen to radio no matter how loud the machine is
The video doesn't do it justice as in real life this is much quieter than my two gas mowers... Compared to my Honda GCV-190 motor and my other Briggs and Stratton 190cc, this is quiet.
Chris
Looking for stealthy mowing 6am before we run the gas mowers.
would you buy a non propelled EGO?
How many battery for you to used for your yard?
Zero, I ended up going back to gas. Good mower, but not good enough for my needs.
Do you have a link to the mulching blade that you installed?
Two additional blades come with the new mowers.
You're bagging, not mulching :-)
I noticed that too, Jay. Seems like he would get better performance by using a bagging blade. As far as mulching, it seems that he doesn’t need to be concerned about the size of the grass blades if they’re going inside the bag. So use the blade that forces the grass blades inside the bag in the most efficient manner.
I basically like my ego, it dosen't mulch as good as i would like.
Mine is in for repair after using it twice..
What happened? Why don’t you just take it back to Home Depot or Lowe’s, then get a new one?
@@martylucas8557 the orange light came on indicating overheating, but it has been sitting for a month. So the blade motor won't turn over but the self propel would. I just took it back to where I bought it for repair. I believe they will send it off to ego. I have noticed while using it before that it prefers the 7.5 amp battery than the 5amp.
@@Don1atUTube where do you live at do you live down south cause batterys are very bad against heat
@@orangecookie3132 I live in Oz east coast. Now that I have it back and moved to a 2 acre property it seems to be working pretty well. Been doing alot of cutting collecting mulch leaves and grass. It goes through batteries when cutting 2 acres, no surprises. I'm happy with it now. But it does get bogged down when going through foot high and wet grass.
Za 26000 kč bych byl také naštvanej baterka 60v asi jen 4ah plastovej krám nic moc.
I guess EGO didn't expect that customers would have problems with their tools, what a mistake.
After several attempts to get them on the phone then 2 days of testing and confirming a defective 7.5 amp battery for my Mower they said that they would replace it, wow that's great I thought.
Going on 5 weeks so far and I have not received it, no stock they claim yet retailers are fully stocked with EGO products.
In my experience with EGO Warranty Service it is TERRIBLE and if you need their help you can go for weeks if not months before you get to use the tools again.
I would not recommend buying their products.
I have 7 of their products and not one has failed me. I’m actually over here waiting for them to decide to make a cordless dethatcher. I put my neighbors onto the EGO+ power line and they have begrudgingly had to admit that I was right-they love it! So I’m thinking that your situation may be exactly what you thought. Maybe they don’t have an expectation that they’ll be a problem with their product and that’s probably because your situation may have literally been an isolated incident.
dont take offence but, is that grass?
p00fs mower.
This mower is made in China
Okay, and your point is...?
@@Mr-Chris While I cannot for certain say the exact intent of @ron Rowland's message, here are some points you might want to consider Chris since you asked. China is a country which is a state sponsor of theft of intellectual property, has a complete disregard for copyright protection, abuses human rights on an epic scale, has state control of just about every facet of the economy as well as is it's citizens lives, traffics in harvested organs, is the largest holder of US Treasury notes and is America's geopolitical adversary on every level. Let's also not overlook the fact that purchasing a product made in China goes a long way towards employing Chinese workers but does not do a lot to help the unemployment rate here in the U.S. Now none of that might matter to someone like yourself who just wants to buy a mower they think is cool(and in fact it is) but for some people(and clearly you may not be one of them) there are ethical considerations when making a purchase. How you spend your money matters.
Which electric mowers are made in the USA?
So is the device you typed this on most likely.
@@Mr-Chris the point is buy American!
egos are not good mowers compared to a good gas one.