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Kobalt 40 Volt Mower: Day One Torture Test, 2 Foot Grass and Brush Hogging
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ส.ค. 2024
- One Year Later follow up and Review:
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Product Info:
Model Number: 3809909
Currently $249 at Lowes. (regular price $299)
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6 AH Battery, 20 Inch, 40 Volt Kobalt Mower.
Can use batteries from other 40v Kobalt Tools.
This is the 'Gen4' Model
I did not expect this to work nearly as well as it did, and really didn't plan on doing any Brush Hogging with it when I started out today.
It did stall out a few times on the 2 foot tall grass mounds, but just restart it and keep on going.
For the light brush near the end of the video, it would eat just about anything up to 1/2 inch thick. When it hit something big and stalled, just back it up and restart.
The blade was in surprisingly good shape when I checked it after today's cutting.
I have no doubt once the remaining brush is cleared out, this will be able to handle the 120x50 foot yard on a single charge.
This was well worth the money and I'd highly recommend it.
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I watched this video 2 years ago when we bought our house and I decided to get this mower and matching weed eater.
I 100% love this mower to this day. No maintenance other than changing the blade. It’s very light so there’s barely any fatigue after mowing. And it’s quiet, like a large fan. I just fire up the active noise reduction on my AirPods and listen to whatever I want since the mower noise is barely perceptible at that point.
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the follow up I appreciate it. I'm glad this mower is working out great for you too, still love mine and still beating the crap out of it.
Looking back at what my property was like before and after getting this mower, its probably the best purchase I've made in the past decade.
Never thought I'd be watching a video of some dude cutting grass but here we are.
And I never thought people would spend 100 hours watching me mow my yard.
Strange times indeed my friend.
I bought my 40v 6ah battery kobalt yesterday, live in Florida where you have to mow just about every week in summer. Missed some weeks on vacation and my lawnmower broke previously so it was very high. Kobalt did very well. Big front yard and had battery to spare. So I'm very happy after first mow. Keep in mind has a 3 yr battery warranty and 5 yr mower warranty.
I got this mower based on watching this video. I dont have an overly large yard and tend not to let grass get to long before cuts. I was surprised on how well it handeld it and how quiet it is. No regrets so far. Im also impressed that the deck on this is still metal while all other ones are all plastic.
Glad I was able to help out! I'm still beating the crap out of mine and its holding up. Its a better wood chipper than that woodchipper I just reviewed :)
I just bought this exact same mower and I was concerned about its durability. Not anymore! Thank you for this video!!
Just got back in from mowing. 2 years in and its still a beast.
I'm still using it to take out the small trees that sprout up every spring, and I've hit stumps and half buried cinder blocks with it and haven't manage to kill it yet.
I think because its electric it can turn off power much faster than a gas mower when it strikes a solid object and that is what saves it.
The only thing that bogs it down is tall wet grass, and thats only because it can't discharge it fast enough.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your new mower.
@@TwoAcreHomestead I just bought one also, seems the new price on sale is $299.99 in NC all these Biden years later.
Loved your video!
Glad to hear you got a good deal on this.
Check for sales on the Kobalt weed whacker and leaf blower with the battery included. I got those on sale a while back and the two 4 AH batteries help keep the mower powered to get my front and back yards done without waiting for a recharge. Good quality on those tools too.
@@TwoAcreHomestead I picked the weedeater that had the 4ah battery for $169, that battery alone cost $179, I have used it and very impressed with the mower and as you say just add up how many amp hours your yard size will take with batteries, we already had an early model battery Max 40 2ah from a leaf blower and it works in the mower, so I have 12 amp hours on hand to do a 3/4ac yard of grass, you will be tired long before this use up the 6ah Battery.
Honestly i am not surprised it stopped in that high grass at times. How heavy that grass was would actually shut off some gas mowers too. It looks like it handled great.
What I was cutting thru definitely would have choked out any push mower.
Great thing about the electric is all I have to do is push a button to start it up again instead of pull starting it like a gas mower.
The mower is still working great, and I'm still giving it a fair amount of abuse.
You weren't kidding when you said 'torture test'! I just bought one of these (or very similar) last week. Waiting for the humidity to lessen here in southern New England. This will be my first mow of the season so you can imagine how tall my grass is. Thank you for this vid!
This mower is definitely a beast, but wet heavy grass will still clog it up.
We've had 3 weekends of heavy rain down here and I just mowed a bit of the front yard about 9am.
Foot tall grass, still wet, it made it thru but with difficulty and the expected clogging.
Looks like I get to wait til its 90 degrees this afternoon before finishing off today's mowing.
@@TwoAcreHomestead My brother warned me not to mow wet grass. Thanks for the corroboration!
@@TwoAcreHomestead I mowed today for about 40 minutes but it was hot and humid so I stopped. But I love the mower!
Thanks for showing how this mower can take on high weeds. That's my yard. Good to know I won't break it.
I haven't broken mine yet and still treating it rough.
It will stall if it can't discharge the tall stuff, but that's expected, and restarting is a whole lot easier than a gas mower
Just bought and tried it out tonight, and my yard made his look clean. I was impressed how easily it destroyed the little trees popping up.
i have an earlier model going on 3 years and still running good. one of the things i also like is that i can fold it and saves space in my garage. added the weed eater and looking into adding the new edger. all witht he same 40v battery
I'm very impressed Eric!!! I just bought a used one with RWD self propelled and can't wait to use it.
I've had mine about a year now and still beating the crap out of it brush hogging and its still going strong.
I've stopped filming myself tearing thru brush, but for a before and after of what I've been using this for, check out the first minute of my latest video "Using Chain Link Fence top rail to make a Ham Radio Antenna."
This beast turns jungles into golf courses. :)
i got the 80 volt kobalt last year and its fantastic. will never go back to gasoline!
Great video! This was the kind of test I needed to see to help me make my decision. Thanks a bunch! 😎👍
Thanks for the video review. I am considering buying one of these mowers this year.
I just got one yesterday (as a gift), and after checking out a few YT videos and reading the instructions, I set it up (charged the battery last night), and it worked great.
Even over the very tall weeds! It just mulched them with no hesitation.
I didn't realize that it wasn't self-propelled, which would have prob been a little easier on me.
I've been beating the crap out of mine, figure if it breaks in the first 30 days I get a no questions asked replacement.
I've been tilting it back and lowering it on small trees (like 1/2 inch thick) and its slicing them down to the 2 inches above the ground. Also eating thru thick overgrowth the same way.
So far this thing is a beast and I'm loving it.
Great review boss! Glad it worked out for you.
Long as the grass is dry and you go slow on super thick/high areas it's a beast. Had mine 2 1/2 year so far. The bag holds a surprising amount and is def the best way to use it. Mower doesn't stop nearly as much from thicker areas due to grass build up waiting on discharge. Each time you restart the mower it uses like 3% of the battery at least on mine so one long go is the best.
Thanks for answering one of the questions that was in the back of my mind about battery usage. When I'm mowing the back woods I'd wonder if it was better just to leave it running while I freewheel over areas of already mowed or cleared or to turn it off and start it up when I get to the next patch. I figured the startup of the motor was eating a fair chunk of battery so usually I just leave it running.
I got one for the multiple variety of batteries 2 AM which is great for trimming and shaving the lawn don't get a lot of run time. 3 AM does fine 4 AM does fine I have 35 don't have a 6 AM yet. I've had mine for a few years an outcut grass 3' high. And it's still kicking.
This is a great mower! I bought one this spring and I love it!
I also bought the string trimmer, blower and pole saw on the same platform and they all work great!
Okay you convinced me, i'm gonna buy it
Awesome, please come back and let us know how it works out for you.
@@TwoAcreHomestead I'd love to but the day I bought it rainy season decided to arrive. It's going to rain for the next 16 days here
I got the same mower. No more gas for me.
Damn, price went up to $349 in one year. Probably due to this video showing how good it is 😉.
I think you'll be fine
Great video! I’m definitely getting one !
Thanks for the comment, please share how it works out for you.
These battery mowers do best when you bag. Mulching works the mower harder and the battery does not last as long.
Bought this one Saturday, mulched my way through 115×45 ft 2 ft tall grass myself, filled up 7 garbage bags worth, so that's around 20 emptying of the net... Had to use 4 full charges on 2 days to accomplish but heavy humid mulch was draining the battery. BEAST. Of course it has a torque limit. Was wondering how the 80v does in those heavy use cases. Nyhow nice long charge in your demo
Bagging seems to use a lot more battery than side discharge. After getting my yard knocked down I switched to bagging and I've noticed a decrease in run time. Its still long enough for me to finish the front of my property with some charge left over.
Pretty sure once you get to 'normal' mowing your battery will do that space without any problems.
I have a cat that follows me around when I'm on my yard with mine sometimes it gets on top of it and rides on it. So far I haven't had any issues with mine yes they do bogged down when you get a man's thick tall grass but then again so do the gas ones. And the thicker your grass and tolerate is the more batteries you'll run through. I have a big yard it takes 8 batteries to Mo aint batteries to mow mine for the 1st season if I let it get long. I've mowed it in as little as 4 batteries
Now that I've got the brush and thick stuff cleared, I can do the front of my property on a single 6AH battery and still have 2 of 4 bars left when I'm done. Brush hogging definitely eats the batteries faster, but I'm chewing thru the problem spots and so far this mower hasn't given me any problems.
Just so you know you can put it forward and drag it backwards it most both ways it doesn't care
That ferocious weed is some variety of Thistle and it’s the archenemy for those of us who love to go barefoot. Perhaps do a follow-up on its performance as time goes on. Thanks for the review.
I've done a couple of follow up videos I think. So far I've used to to mow a road sized path down the back woods and brush hogged a large area behind the house.
This thing has every bit of power you would expect from a gas mower, without all the hassles. The one I got came with a 6AH Battery and will last about an hour of cutting time, including the abuse I'm putting mine thru.
i got to get one!
Definitely worked better than expected, I didn't think it would make it thru the 2 foot grass balls, wasn't planning on taking on the brush til I got there.
Watching two years later and wondering if he raised the cutting height all the way up so you do not work it as hard.
Now try it wet... I have the 40v also and it cuts off. Thinking of trying the 80v.
Not sure if 80v means more torque than the 40v units. I had other 40v Kobalt tools, so I wanted a mower that would share my existing batteries.
Mine will cut off if it hits a really tall or tough patch, but it only take 2 seconds to fire it up again, so it really doesn't bother me. Pretty sure any mower will struggle with wet grass.
5:45 best technique when getting grass/weeds that too tall for the mower ^^
That spikey deal is Bull Thistle...dont stomp on it barefoot
Thanks for the tip. There's very little I do barefoot around here due to many stabby things on the ground
Mine arrives next week. My POS Honda Gas mower died after 18 months.
That corn gas (ethonol) destroys gas mowers and weed whackers, thats the main reason why I'm all battery power for my yard tools now. Got tired of trying to learn small engine repair before each use.
This Gen4 unit is a beast, and when you hit a stump or a brick it kills the motor so fast it doesn't seem to cause any damage. It also displays a code I've started to call 'the middle finger' when you hit something. :)
Thanks for the comment, and browse around the channel a bit.
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@@TwoAcreHomestead Absolutely true on the corn-gas, it gums up everything. I’m impressed with this unit. Did much better than I imagined. 👍
Nice
Hey, I came across your video because I’m trying to get my 40v self propelled brushless lawnmower to work. The battery is good. I’ve tested it but when I put it into the mower, it doesn’t light up on the mower itself. All debris is cleaned. I’ve literally tried everything and my husband is deployed. Any idea I’m sick of troubleshooting when I have no idea what I’m looking for. Thanks and Mahalo.
Same as yours I think 😀
Mine hasn't had any issues yet, so no real experience trouble shooting it. If the test lights show on the battery when not in the mower and don't show when it is in the mower, then there has to be an electrical short either at the connection or somewhere within the mower.
Sorry, not much help. If you solve the problem please let us know what happened so we can learn from your issue.
I just got a set propelled one a few weeks ago and it stalls out a lot when trying to cut low but the grass is not even tall I think it sucks honestly…
If you're running it in self-propelled mode your splitting the power between the wheels and the blade, try running it in standard push it mode and see if it's got a bit more cutting power. I've got the full body workout push it version and it cuts through just about everything
Is it fairly lightweight to push up medium sloped terrain?
Its probably about the same weight as a gas push mower, I've got some significant short steep parts of my yard and I can handle it fine.
@@TwoAcreHomestead yeah it looks like it's fairly easy. I have a self propelled and have not used a push mower for quite some time. I am trying to decide if I want to get a push version or the self propelled version. It is pros and cons to both. Thanks for the input.
Mine is human powered, not self propelled.
The version I have was cheaper and 100% of the power is going to the blades.
Really don't see the need for self propelled, but that's just me.
@@TwoAcreHomestead yeah, that's what I'm thinking with going from gas to electric.
One other factor that I've noticed, the lack of noise seems to really reduce felt fatigue when mowing.
I don't think you'll regret going with this Kobalt mower.
That thing would be going back
And now it costs $329.....thanks Joe Biden.
Shit, I had to check my link to the Lowe's page to make sure that was true. Pretty soon that idiot will start world war III and will be lucky to even be able to buy this stuff anymore, I guess they weren't happy enough with COVID destroying the economy now they got to put sanctions on Russia and China and completely ruin us, bastards.
th-cam.com/video/VFocehiDREI/w-d-xo.html. This deserved a video in reply
yea....Biden stayed up nights planning raising the price of a lawnmower just to fuck with you..couldnt have anything to do with parts and transportation costs skyrocketing in the last 3 yrs during a world wide pandemic eh?...or a trade war we are still paying for started by the talking mango?....fyi...the chinese company Chervon owns and manufactures Ego..Kolbalt...Flex...Skil and a half dozen other brands you use on the regular ...