Ego Z6 Zero Turn - Thorough Review
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- Thorough review of the Ego Z6 Zero Turn by an Electric Lawn Care Professional. Hope you enjoy!
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How is the Z6 working for you? I’m thinking about getting one for my house. 1 1/4 acre.
After 70 hours runtime, it developed a drive motor fault that took weeks to diagnose (mower in the shop). Finally, with my persistent calling to EGO, they decided the issue could not be resolved. So they sent a new replacement.
Overall, I lost confidence in EGOs ability to resolve these unknown problems quickly and decided to sell my replacement mower on eBay. I doubt I will buy another electric riding mower for a few more years.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes thank you, I’ve read some other people having the same issues with EGO not diagnosing problems quick enough.
I have 2 mowers. Both developed faults and could not be diagnosed by local dealer so ended up having to replace . Warranty v good tho.
@@lisa8369 every person on TH-cam I have asked this question to have all responded with the same problems. As much as I want to try the new Z6 with the steering wheel out, I’m hesitant they haven’t resolved these problems yet.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapesthank you for the honest review. I get people want to sell these and don’t say the cons. My sister has a e mower and won’t finish the job. It’s a good idea but still a toy I think. Since u own a business I saw the disgust when u had to wait two hrs and still had a lawn to complete and it was mid afternoon.
Great content. Subscribed. I’m a home owner, just bought their latest LM2156 mower with the 10 ah. Wow 6 of them in one place! Good luck with your business, the new ride and this channel.
Thank you!
I did Pest control in Nashville as south as Brentwood and as north as Clarksville in 2019. Beautiful scenery especially the country side living and such kind people in most areas!
Great review! 😎👍
Hi Arron, your comment regarding USB A vs. C is well taken. I have the EGO Z6 and picked up a wireless charging mat which fits perfectly inside the charging compartment. No wires and my iPhone sits flat. Recommend this to anyone who hates cables as I do! Great video, very informative!
Thanks for the review! Good information!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing all this, it's great. Green works has some really nice commercial stuff now. 18 or 24 kWh batteries. 16 miles per hour and cutting... Whoo... 20 grand.
Great real world review! I'm looking to get one of these for 1 acre home. It has a pool so I'm interested in the bagger option. Hopefully, that will be available soon.
Great video, thanks for sharing! Liked and Subscribed.
Excellent! Thank you
Very informative video, thanks!
Great accurate review. I really like my Z6. I mow about 1.5 acres and have never had the batteries not meet the task...I usually have about 15% left. I really like the fact it is a quick charge for batteries versus the other Ego chargers. Cuts like a dream. Very precise. I bought mine from Ace...got a $100 coupon and a 10% military discount ...the owner matched Lowes for me. I also have the inverter, pole saw and 650 cfm blower. The interchageablilty of the batteries is awesome. I look forward to mowing the grass now...faster, less noise, no gasoline concerns, and no exhaust fumes. All my equipment and batteries are registered just in case. Should be a consideration if you are mower shopping.
Well said
hey Jimmy, I'm thinking about getting one, the 42" and I have about 2 acres to mow, do you think this will do the task? I went to a dealer the other day and the sales guy there didn't give me a good review he said it wouldn't cut my 2 acres but of course he was trying to sell me his brand :) ... anyways just wanted to get your opinion on this please.
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I measured my area on GIS. Ihave 11 hours on the mower. I cut about 1.3 acres. Lots of bushes trees and other obstacles. At the end of cutting I usually have about 20 to 25% left. I run 4 10 amp hour batteries plus a 2.5 and a 5 amp hour battery. The other batteries come from my pole saw and 650 cfm leaf blower (which I use afterwards for cleanup) I use the middle speed setting and the low speed blade setting. Nice how if the blades get loaded then the machine applies more power. The nice thing is that the charge time is about an hour onboard the mower with the included charger. I don't think youll be able to do it with just the 4 batteries that come with the mower. So you may have to stop and charge. It really depends on your yard, the grass height/type, wet/dry, blade sharpness and temperature. Hope my info helps in your decision making process.
EGO here. Great to see a commercial user with the Z6. Got you on the USBC:-) Love your set up.
Excellent! And thanks for the compliment on the setup. If you happen to have a direct connection with the mulch kit and bagging setup I would definitely be interested in reviewing them as soon as possible. Same for high lift blades.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes Yes, the both just arrived. Getting to stores (or DC's now). I'll connect you with our team.
An electric zero turn is my dream machine. Just bought Ego's blower and trimmer separately so I could have two batteries. Trying to decide between the Z6 and CC's ZT1 42E because I really don't want to go gas
@@Hermulus Its really an amazing machine. Best of all you can use the two batteries you have an add on as many as you need if you need to cut more than 2-3 acres.
@@joeturoff9241 When will the Z6 be available at Ace? Unfortunately I don't live close enough to a Lowe's to get delivery. 😒
glad i found u. im considering starting battery power lawn biz in florida thanks
Wow this is cool. I had no idea EGO made a bigger unit
Thanks for watching!
You should put solar panels on top of your trailer to help with charging!
Might as well install a Tesla Battery 🔋 Wall as well!
Literally what I went to post. Solar charge, then while driving you can charge it up.
Plus once you get 2, more 10ah, or I'd get the lawn mower/blower/trimmer with 10ah,5ah,and 2.5 ah. Then keep them charged for free via solar
You can get high output alternators that put out 250amps that’s sufficient enough to fully charge in one hour…
@@harrypalms9491 that's the way to go. Solar would be like filling a bucket with an eyedropper for these high voltage batteries.
@@wincrasher2007 If you had 2-3 full size panels, you could power the turbo charger, charging a 10A battery in under an hour. An alternator would be slightly more practical, except it would only work while driving.... or idling. Realistically it would be best to just buy extra batteries to last a full day.
Sounds like our airplane, good show.
Thank you
Keep us updated on battery health I did see some having issues with EGO batteries as of late. If true hopefully those manufacturing issues can be resolved. I am also curious about customer service but yeah good to see it performs well.
If you register your batteries they have a 5 year warranty. Edit, for residential use
Thanks for watching! I have had zero issues with any of my 6 batteries. I also have 8 similar Stihl batteries with zero issues as well. I’ve had hand tool battery failures from DeWalt, but none since 2018. It seems the newer technology is much much better.
I’ve used customer service for a faulty Power Station. After a few troubleshooting steps they swapped it out under warranty and were a pleasure to work with.
I just got my ego z6! So far i love it. Just waiting for the grass to grow in upstate ny. I have alot of ego products and am impressed with all.
How did you get yours already? I’ve been going to every Lowe’s and Ace Hardware trying to find one
I ordered it through lowes. If u go on lowes u can have them notify u when its in stock.
How much grass are you cutting in Upstate NY Nathan? I travel to Roscoe alot for fishing. Beautiful up there
Around 2 acres. I have mowed twice so far. Had 10 percent battery left then 7 percent left the second time. Thats using the 4 10amh batteries.
@@nathandingman6846 looks like a great machine. Good luck with it
AWESOME VIDEO !
Awesome review! Thanks
Thanks for watching 👍
I bought mine back early March from Lowe’s. I had been looking for one and found it at a nearby Lowe’s out of town. I’ve had a Lowe’s credit card for years so you save $250 with it. Also since the super charger that comes with it will charge them completely in about 1 3/4 hours you always have charged batteries so I bought EGO’s 3000 watt Portable Power Station without batteries $483 that you can plug the batteries in and you have 88 hours of power to use in emergency. The unit normally comes with (4) 5 Ah batteries for around $1200. It was just another justification for the lawnmower as you never know when the power is going to be out and it’s more then capable of running refrigerators, TV or a laptop.
This is exactly why most people should go with the ego brand. I should've discussed this point which is huge. Thanks for mentioning this!
This is a great idea! I didn't know you could buy just the Nexus portable station by itself.
Great video, Aaron. Thanks for showing the cleaning segment. I’ve been curious how that worked. I’m about to pull the trigger on one of these and your video has helped push me over the edge. Please post a video when you get the mulch plug and/or the bagger and lift blades. I’ve liked and subscribed.
Awesome will do! I'm glad my humble little video helped you make your big decision! I'll keep you posted as soon as I can get my hands on those other items as well.
Hahahaha what a loser
Man, I just got the 52” with 6 12 AH batteries and I love it. It would take 3 over night charges with my 42” Cub Cadet to mow an acre and this one mowed my acre and my neighbors 2 acres on one charge.👍
Wow that’s great!
How much was it?
@@twentyfive2life686 iT was $6,99.of plus tax. And worth every penny of it. I wish they would make a 34” snow blower that used the 6 - 12ah batteries
Great video❗ Can you please make a detailed set-up & blade removal and bagging installation video, please.
Seems like you need a truck full of backup batteries lol i like this mower been watching alot of videos about it. So i suppose its all about pre planning great video!
Awesome try to have a GREEN business. Lol I work as a mechanic at a coal power plant that supplies y’all power. Noise pollution is obviously a difference! Those mowers do rock! Thanks for the video
They won't get the irony lol
Aaron, thanks so much for sharing this video. I live in Pleasant View in Cheatham Co., so it's also nice to see a local user reviewing a mower that I'm pretty interested in. We have about 3/4 of an acre here and we've been push mowing it for the last 3 years with a Kobalt 80V self-propelled electric mower. I guess the exercise is good, but I'm not quite as young and spry as you are and the old knees doth loudly protest after walking the entire lawn. I don't want to spend a fortune for a riding mower, but I do want to stay electric and this mower seems to be a great middle ground. It's bigger with longer run-time than the smaller and cheaper offerings from Ryobi and Cub Cadet, but also not $28,000 like the Gravely which is way too big for my yard. And I think I could probably get by pretty easily with just the four batteries this mower comes with, as I already have a full line-up of Kobalt 80V electric lawn tools (edger, weed trimmer and blower) with a collection of various 80V Kobalt batteries. If I have one main question it's how hard do you think it would be to remove the deck to replace the blades, especially if I ended up getting a set of the high-lift bagging blades and the rear bagger? Thanks again for the awesome video!
Thank you for the kind words! And I hope that works out for you!
It suppose to use all ego batteries. I have couple ego batteries. I used ego blower weedeater when running mow business. Loved the power
Great stuff!
Great video, thank you for your time. I would love to see a comparison of the ego, Ryobi GreenWorks and Hustler electric zero turns.
Thank you for the feedback. I’d love to have the resources to do a thorough comparison of them for you but I do not. Maybe someone will do one sometime soon!
Cool video, neat mower for sure. I hope it can endure the test of time. These EGO mowers literally just came to my attention right after I bought a new john deere X300, I'll definitely look for whatever they evolve into in about 20 years when this one starts to die. 😁
Hover mower? Those john deers last long!
It loses charge because lithium batteries don’t do well being stored full charge. Some batteries have an auto discharge feature to keep the cells balanced and avoid swelling. If they swell and rupture you’ll have an exciting flare up and a hot fire n your hands. I melted the rear end of an rc when I started using lithium batteries. The more you know
Hope to get to this level one day, just my first year starting out and went all electric. But just have a STIHL RMA 21" push mower, STIHL FSA90R Trimmer, STIHL KMA130R with the blower, brush cutter and paddle broom attachment. I have the AP cord and backpack attachment with 2 AP500s and 2 AP300s batteries with al300 charger It's been good I have an Milwaukee M18 power station to charge the battery as a work. I've never been left without batteries with this set up. Kinda funny I'm running all battery equipment and show up with a old 95 Toyota Tacoma lol
Sounds like you’re off to a good start! Best of luck with it.
Thanks for the video, helped me decide I definitely never want an Electric Mower. I enjoyed the video though
Glad it helped 👍
We just bought this mower and it is fantastic. We have 6 acres of field to mow. Mow 2 acres at a time of up to 5 feet of hay or grass or weeds. After the 4 batteries run down to 4%, had to stop the blades and charge, just in time for a break anyway from the sun and heat in South Carolina. My Craftsman lawn tractor with Kohler 22hp V2 motor is no match to this.
let me know when your ego batteries quit... i pray for you, great equipment while it lasts but no more 5yr old equipment... i see the future lol
If u get the extra 2 batteries let us know how long it last
@@vanderumd11 even if the battery/s die at 5 years, you still save money buying new ones compared to the fuel and maintenance cost of a petrol over 5 years.
@@liamcooper6721 the batteries are $160 each. The cost of electric to charge them. .. the cost isn't much different.
@@vanderumd11 the cost to charge... 54V @ 10Ahr is 540W, right? that's 5-8 cents a charge. Over 6 batteries, 30-48 cents, less if you don't run them flat, every time you mow. You will use way more that $1 of fuel so it doesn't even come close. the more often you mow the bigger this gap gets because the electric system can run the blade at an independent speed to the drive wheels unlike petrol zero turns
Have you ever tried a STIHL full battery mower???? Also good usage of the word Limp Mode. Totally correct on word usage
Yes I use a Stihl RMA 510 as my smaller mower to get in tight spaces. Absolutely love that to ol and also all the other Stihll battery hand tools!
I have went all electronic for my lawn care. I just do my yard, and I do fine. I don't have ego. I went with stihl, and have 0 complaints.
I love Stihl products as well
I'm considering the RMA510, since I'm already into the AP battery platform. Do you have it and, if so, how well does it bag clippings?
@@jmljml5065 It seemed to do fine. No real complaints about it.
You should look into a power inverter for your van. You can charge it during transport.
Good video. After purchase research like me 52" Z6
Unfortunately the battery life will start to wane, especially with the repetition of commercial use. I have a full suite of EGO tools and enjoy them very much, but between rotating batteries to keep working and watching battery power/life fade from frequent use I've encountered a real bottleneck. The batteries are quite expensive, and you will be buying more to replace your eventually degraded ones, if you want to keep using your tools. The tools are a pleasure to use, but I'd like to see EGO develop a used battery trade in for discount refurbished batteries. The user will ultimately find there's a balancing act between conscience and practicality, and I hope EGO will focus on this to improve tool longevity and product life. I'd recommend EGO tools for home owners managing an acre or two, but I think the commercial user is going to run into some expense on the back end, and frustration with time management bottlenecks that can only be solved by investing in yet more batteries.
Great comment, Ego should definitely offer recycling and refurbished batteries.
If you have a company and pay taxes then you can write off the purchase of new batteries and use that as a deduction which in a way makes them either free or cheap.
I stocked up on batteries from acme tools. Acme actually sells refurbished ego products and they always have good deals.
The best way I have found was to get refurbished backpack blowers. They come with a 5ah battery and when you buy 2 refurbished items they usually have a deal that gives you 10% off. This makes it about $350 for 2 5ah batteries instead of $500. You'll have spare blowers or you can sell them without the batteries of course and reduce your battery cost even further. If you could sell the blowers for $100 each then your 2 5ah batteries cost you just $150 or so.
my company has swallowed $3300 in ego batteries
What about a third party that rebuilds the batteries? All of these batteries are just generic cells in a fancy package.
There is some time lost changing and charging. But you don't need to buy gas, oil, air filters, or do any maintenance. In the end, it is likely similar cost, maybe even cheaper to use electric, not even counting time going to gas station constantly, and other maintenance. It would be nice to have a recycling program though.
i agree the runtime is not good enough but buying more batteries solves that issue but batteries dont last that long, maybe 4 or so years, before needing to be replaced and they are too expensive. its like buying a brand new mower every 4 years but instead of the joy have getting a new mower you are only getting batteries. plus in my area theft is an issue and it is far too easy to walk away with a $1400 battery not to mention the batteries are fairly fragile and can be easily damaged. speaking of lithium batteries... with the environmental impact they have on the planet you may as well use gas mowers anyway. the pros are there but are they worth it? im not sure because people that go ev are never honest about the cons. what are the pros? well marketing for one and being able to charge higher prices because people just love the whole go green stuff. less maintenance? sure but the cost of that convenience is not worth it. when it comes to business roi is more important than convenience. quieter? yes but there is only about a 20db difference which is certainly beneficial in the morning and at night. ive personally gotten complaints from neighbors mowing at 9am. not to mention trimming 100's of bushes on a hot day all day long for weeks at a time with the machine not only screaming at you the whole time but also blowing hot exhaust at or around you is not fun.
to the point of contention... it costs more money than its worth to recycle lithium batteries so expecting some sort of kick back for turning in used batteries when they are more likely to start charging you for it, if it wouldnt end up just deterring recycling altogether, would be more likely. not to mention with this whole ukraine thing and russia banning us from importing nickel you can expect lithium batteries to get even more expensive. so the real problem is that this whole lithium battery thing is not sustainable and will be relatively short lived because of fact that they require rare finite precious metals that are environmentally costly to extract and refine then the process of recycling and reusing those materials is even more costly.
You need an inverter to charge batteries on the go. I put one on my electrical service truck and always had fresh batteries when I got to a job.
I have had the Ego push mower for three seasons, I had to get a new 5.0 battery through the warranty process, which went smoothly. I hope the new batteries function better.
For your purpose I would look at getting the Ego push mower, trimmer, and blower for the batteries, along with the power station with batteries and solar adapter (although not sure this would make a huge difference in your day), maybe even an inverter to charge four batteries on the power station while you’re driving. Hopefully with the full system you’ll have plenty of batteries.
Hi there, you are a man after my heart. I have just started assembling a set up like yours and actually ordered my Z6 today. No luck on getting a truck like yours so far though; any advice on how to get a cheap truck like yours? I have been using the Ego 21' self propelled for a couple of years now, out of my car trunk so far, and jst been able to raise enough for the Z6, so fingers crossed on the truck soon. Your video is a great inspiration and if you don't mind, i will love to get some professional insights from you from your experience. Thanks
Subscribe and stay tuned for a detailed video of the truck setup soon. Best of luck with the business launch. Much of my inspiration came from Florida Turf Pros and Quiet Lawns. Check out their videos as well.
Need to get some solar panels on the trailer and have extra batteries charging. I'd like to do a setup like that. I would buy all EGO tools and have several chargers and batteries for each major tool and an extra one. Have one working and other charging. I'd rotate through batteries to ensure long like too.
wish my Ego had that deck cleaning feature
Hi Aaron, 2 years now… can you do an update on how you are liking this mower now? Did you get bagger? Performance challenges? Thanks!
Do you think it will suck up leaves better or about the same as the MG? Thanks for the review excellent job.
Ego is releasing a high lift blade option and I have no doubts that will lift leaves better than the mean green by far. Mean greens blades were absolutely flat. Even the stock blades on the ego come with a mulching curve to them. So I think the stock blades lift and cut better than the mean green stock blades.
I'm surprised you don't have an inverter in the your trailer from the truck. Could charge the mower while driving from client to client
Hey Buddy! I own Electric Landscaping a similar business to your own and we use EGO brand products. We have enough batteries to run continuously we use a charging wall in the van
Now that they released the solar charging adapter for the nexus power station I’m hoping to have a totally independent system with two solar panels on my trailer hoping to do a video once I get my setup where I want it to be.
That's awesome! Do you charge at customer's houses or just back at the shop?
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes if your truck isn't a BEV get a 2kw or larger inverter and run the 1.6kw charger with it between yards.
Sounds like you need the biggest batteries for a business like yours. Perhaps in combination with an EV truck like the F150 Lightning or Cybertruck that has household plugs and will allow you to charge between jobs or while having a break.
I just ordered one of these for my personal use after seeing some impressive mowing. Excited to get it going...
This one is for personal use as well. I used it on some landscape customer’s lawns for the video. It wouldn’t work well for full time mowing crews due to battery needs.
Hi I bought one of these last week but I'm using in a residential setting. If I were commercial with a truck like that I'd fit a 2kw inverter to run that charger between yards. If you can avoid running the battery down a lot they last longer.
I would just buy extra batteries....
@@TheAaronReynolds why though? 2kw onboard is enough to charge anything and run many power tools. They make 3600w inverters too but they're expensive. Inverters are easier to find than 10AH ego batteries too.
@@hithere7382 what's the cost of the 2k inverter? Is the inverter charging separate batteries, or only charging the mower directly? Any idea how long it would take to charge the 6x10ah batteries? Lastly, does it get it's power from the vehicle alternator...and is the alternator designed for that load? All questions I am not sure of, where as just buying additional batteries makes that selection process simple.
@@TheAaronReynolds it is so you can plug the ego onboard charger on when the engine is running. You want an ambulance alternator. It charges 6 batteries in a little under 3 hours from dead. It wouldn't be dead though unless a really big lot. They also make 750w single charger you could use that to top off spares. You'd need a bigger than 2kw inverter to do that with the 1600w unit that comes with the ZT6.
Great discussion! Thanks for watching!
I just switched over to all electric small equipment on my business look forward to watching your channel. Why did you sell mean green?
We are moving away from lawn maintenance and into landscape design and installation. So didn't want to have such an expensive asset anymore.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes you can do both depends on how busy you are with landscaping crap.
@@hithere7382 the sun is HOT... customers can suck
@@vanderumd11 how does that have any bearing on what I said?
All electric mowing company???
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Brilliant idea
Had my Z6 just over a year now. 1 acre lot in Hilly upstate SC and back half of lot was forestry mulched last fall so its a tough run there, max height due to wood chips. Still loving the Z6, also Ego push, blower (their best product!), hedgers and weed eater. Just now at point I need to replace blades, also lube rear as right rear tire squeaks. on 4 batteries I can get whole lot but like you said blade speed at 2 maximizes run time. Usually finish yard at 12-20% left on batteries. Also have a pull cart to haul stuff around, works really well moving blocks, pavers, dirt... Curious as I see Ego has their 5amphr batteries marked down at $239, would it work mixed or do they have to be same size in the 6 bays?
You can mix and match.
Check other Lowe’s stores for those options you need, Lowe’s here in Canada sells that bagger option, so one of them Lowe’s must have it🤣👍🏻👍🏻
dude you own a business and can expense your supplies. Get the two batteries and when you start getting more clients get this. Goal Zero Yeti 6000X Portable Power Station and solar panels so you can charge it up as well while charging. When you are weed eating you can charge the mower while you doing that so you can go all day. You can expense it and it would be really cheap to you.
Thank you I bought more batteries but yea that charger would help
$1000 plus tax. We have the 10mah here in Florida. I have the 6 yr old 21”. I sharpen the blade every time I use it. I use a diamond stone. USB-C is gonna change too. How about $32,000 for the Gravley electric unit. 12 acres per charge. What do you think?
@@botakbishop1441 using a gas powered Honda generator to charge your battery powered lawnmower! 🤔😂😂
@@botakbishop1441 what’s the point lol. I rather have gas mower to begin with
@@botakbishop1441 that’s the stupidest idea I have ever heard, just get gas zero turn at this case lol
Should add an inverter so it can charge when your driving from job to job right off the truck
Man this is interesting to me will be following! New sub also!
Hey buddy can you do a cut quality video on weedy yard? I've found yards that have great sod with no weeds cut great with any machine but with clover and grassy weeds they miss a lot
Let me see what this coming spring brings as far as making a video…but it cuts well on all the yards I’ve mowed. Thanks for watching!
Since your not cutting thick grass in all cases drop the blade speed and report back as I'm curious also have you tried cutting anything with the blade speed low?
Yes definitely. I usually leave it on setting #2 and only bump it up to three or four when the grass gets thick. I feel like setting to is an optimal setting for good quality cut in most conditions even in thick grass as long as it's not too tall.
Great review! I have my eye on this mower (52") and wanted to ask how is your mower holding up? I have about 3.5 acres to more, sometimes grass in about 2 of the acres is pretty heavy. It's not a commercial property, but it's a big residential place. Are you still happy with your mowers? How many acres can you cut on one charge? Thanks!
Thanks for watching and for the compliment. I’m in the process of creating a one-year follow up video. I still love it, but am in the warranty repair process now. My mower was perfect for around 15 months and has two issues appear at the same time. One is a charging issue and the other is something causing the drive wheel motors to fault. I think the two are related. Ego CS has been great to work with, but the repair shop doesn’t seem to know how to resolve the issue. They replaced the LCD display panel during their first attempt. I mowed 3 minutes and got the exact same faults again and the charging issue was not resolved. So I took the mower back the very next day…it still cuts and drives, but faults every few minutes requiring me to reset the faults by setting the handlebars to park and then back again. Annoying. Luckily I have other chargers as well.
I can mow 1 acre comfortably with 6x 10amp batteries. I would imagine the bigger unit should require more energy and cover less ground, but I haven’t check it’s specs at all. Hope that covered your questions and good luck.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes If I understand, you do commercial cutting, right? And can only cut 1 acre before charging? I hope I'm reading that wrong because that seems like you'd be spending a lot of time charging batteries. 1 acre isn't that much.
@@TopFitnessStrategies we do not do commercial mowing any longer. This is my personal mower. Was using a few client’s lawns for the video.
How is the steering compared to the Cub Cadet? I really struggled with CC's air shocks on the controls. It caused a significant lag in reaction time. Near impossible to drive straight.
No lag, it's all fly-by-wire with instantaneous response. I haven't driven the cc just compare specs when making my decision.
It's been 2 years...do you still have the same mower? And if so what do you have to say about the mower now that you've had some serious run time. Thanx
Mine should be here next month. How does it handle on hills
It does as well as any mower on hills. I prefer to keep it in control mode for better control in tricky areas. Also the farther back you keep your seat the better traction the rear tires get. Sometimes I'll slide my seat back if I'm losing traction just temporarily and then slide it back to where I like it.
call me skeptical but im not hopeful that those batteries/mower is going to stand up in a commericial setting. That being said, i'm hoping for the best of for you and I'm very interesting in getting one of these for my own personal use.
Great video! How's the Z6 holding? Are you still happy with it? Also any comments regarding the deck rattle noise I keep reading from other owners? -Thank You!
I'm around 27 hours on the machine right now. Runs just like it was brand new. The deck does bounce if you're going fast over roots or bumps. It has no effect on mowing or on the wear and tear on the machine. It just makes a little noise, which is apparent on all mowers, you just can't hear it on gas mowers because of the gas engine noise. The same is true with string trimmers using electric power. You hear way more noises that you might not be used to, like the string trimming slapping the fences.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes excellent! Thanks for taking your time to reply :)
I guess I’m buying the Z6 whenever I can find it available :)
@@SavedByTheWord Just remember to keep air in the tires and sharpen the blade every 10 hours or so! That's it! You're going to love it
Have you considered putting a battery bank on your truck to charge up during travel time between clients? Also, it seems a big truck like that could manage a few solar panels to help things along.
I'm looking at the Z6 and need to install solar panels on my shipping container where I plan to store it. Any ideas?
Solar charging is unbelievably slow and would make almost zero impact on my daily performance. Thanks for watching!
Amazon sells trickle charger/maintainers that I use for a dump trailer. Work great!
charge time on one battery is like 4 hours i think from fully dead to fully charged. there are rapid chargers that can do it in 1.5 hours which is much better. that would bring down required batteries for a full day of mowing from 30 batteries to just 18. but as he pointed out solar is too slow and the roi to install such a solar system would end up being about the same as just bringing 30 batteries with you anyway.
Can I ask are you now changing over to the EGO mowers and if so what made you decide this?
Not changing over, no. But as I buy new products I’ll likely buy Ego. Great quality and value.
I bet their neighbors love them... Barely any noise....!!!iii
Yes , no crap !
Now that it is a year later can you update your review on the mower? Have you had any issues with the batteries? There seems to be quite a bit of reviews about battery problems. Some people have also stated that trying to work with Ego Customer service has become a nightmare. I am considering on buying their 52" mower but have gotten skeptical about the company?
Yes, I’m getting this question often. I will do a review soon. Unfortunately I’m actually working through two issues with customer service right now. So I’ll wait until it’s all finished to complete the update video.
One issue is likely charger failure. A new charger was shipped immediately at no cost to me. The other is potential drive motor or drive motor control issue/failure. I get a call from a local service company today to see about next steps.
Repair &/or servicing is a big question for me. Obviously Lowes and Ace are not capable nor set up for repairs, and according to Ego’s own website, the nearest listed service center is 90 miles away. Very interested in your thoughts and results!
How about slopes?I used to have a cub cadet 42" tractor that worked fine on my slope parallel. Scared to death on th Z6. Even going down hill at a crawl the back wants to slide out.
Looks like you need a Cybertruck. Built in ramp and onboard charging 😎
I may get me a couple and open up a grass cutting business... I am gonna call it Mowing 4 Moonbats
Do you have other batteries on charge while using the mower? Maybe you can install a power inverter in your truck and hook it to a charger to have some backup batteries ready to go.
I would love that capability. The most cost effective way I can see to do this is just purchasing additional ego batteries and using them instead of buying inverters, solar panels, marine batteries, etc. I'm definitely open to all ideas!
Or they could buy a hybrid F150 with the pro power package and the truck can charge the mower.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes how far are your lawns from one another though? One inverter and some wires is all you need if the distance is ok. And some connectors and heat shrink
@@kdrapertrucker you have to order a black one to get the 7kw generator one
How was it on side hills?? Did like your video. Anyone else use theirs on side hills?
Do people spray the underside of their deck (and even the flats of the blades) to lessen the amount of grass that gets stuck to the deck?
I would clean the deck every now and then. Depends on how much you mow and the mowing conditions, wet or dry. But the cleaner the deck is, the better it cuts.
eBay Craigslist and Facebook market place are great places to get ego batteries.
Yes for sure! Thanks for watching!
I have a question about your mower deck I have a very Sandy lawn which is very bad for my current deck which is a Craftsman constantly have to have it welded because the sand is like a sandblaster how thick is your deck walls?
The deck is a residential thickness. Commercial decks are much thicker.
3000 watt pure sine wave inverter for the truck would help you out I believe.
15:00 settings. Cool
Hey have you use this on slopes? I have a 25° slope and was wondering how this will hold up.
I’m sure it would mow downhill just fine. I’m not sure it would have traction mowing up. Crossslope would probably be a bit of a challenge. I believe you’re looking at a specialty mower potentially.
Check this out: www.google.com/search?q=how+steep+is+25+degrees&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS961US961&oq=how+steep+is+25+&aqs=chrome.1.0i512l2j69i57j0i512j0i22i30l2.10815j0j7&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:ebd828c2,vid:tEEgINoP2-o,st:0
I noticed that you cleaned the mower at night time, what do your neighbours say about that noise. I live in a more dense neigbourhood (another country too). Do you have an agreement with them so that they don't complain? Also I'm a newbie thinking about getting into mowing, so I'm wondering how you tell your customer that for larger yards, we only mulch mow not catch because of a ride on, or is there something you say that encourages them to only do a mulch mow? Thanks.
It was around 6pm. It was early Spring.
On the mulching…it adds nitrogen to the lawn. Nitrogen is fertilizer 👍
Maybe I missed it...
My question is: What Amp Hour Batteries are you using with it?
7.5Ah or 10Ah?
6 x 10ah
The mower comes with 4 - 10 Ah batteries
Im interested in the new ryobi 48volt 54" mower comparison with the ego. They are both the same price but the ego has 42" cut diameter. Ego already needs to include all 6 batteries and increase capacity to 12.5 amp batteries to reach the 3 acres range like the ryobi.
How long does it take to charge the Ryobi from 0 to 100%?
It's supposed to mow 3 acres with 6 10ah batteries as is. Just have to buy the two extra 10ah batteries to do it
Ryobi uses lead acid batteries, not lithium ion so overall battery life will probably not be as good as you have to be more careful with how you charge/discharge them.
Neither the Ryobi 125AH or the Ego with 6*10AH cuts 3 acres in realistic conditions. 2 acres are what most can expect. It will also be bad for the battery lifetime to run them to zero. More so for the Ryobi since they use LA batteries.
But the Ryobi will fit a 16s Lifepo4 310Ah setup that will give the mower 4-6 hours runtime. Will cost around $2200. The Lifepo4 cells can charge at 1C so if you happen to have a 310Ah 56v charger, you can charge them in an hour 😅
The patent for these Lifepo4 cells ends this year, so the price will probably go down. The max Ah per cell will also go up with some producers mentioning they will hit 450Ah in 2022. Then the mower would have 5.5-8 hours runtime. And electric busses (they use the same cells) will probably need to start renewing their cells, selling off 80% good cells for a bargine.
On the other hand, you can't use these batteries on your string trimmer or push mower like you can with the Ego...
Competition is a good thing! Thanks for watching!
Might of missed it but was curious on the dimensions of your box truck? I just purchased the Ego as well and debating on a box truck or enclosed trailer. Any concerns on inside temps during the summer?
The truck is a 10 ft box truck, about 6 ft wide. It definitely was hot in the summer but I painted the roof with a roof paint designed to keep it cooler and added event on top with louvers in the door for air flow and that has helped tremendously. One of the big things for me was not having to do a trailer.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes I bet if you put venting in the floor, it would create a bit of a draft
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes might want to block floor vents while the truck is on though
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes I have a 6x12 V-nose enclosed trailer that was extremely hot even with the vent open. I added 1” of styrofoam panels to the ceiling with construction adhesive. It took a little over an hour and half and made a huge difference along with the reflective roof paint. Thanks for an awesome video. I ordered my EGO Z6 last night online from Lowe’s to replace my 15 year old Snapper 44” ZT.
Have you tried the knocks off battery they have for sale on Amazon? They have 9000 mAh.
Haven’t tried those yet. Might have to!
Sorry to hear that you lost confidence. You probably had an early 2020 model I have a late 2022 build; is it possible that EGO has resolved the drive motor fault issues? Thanks for your reply.
Me too. And yes it is very likely they did resolve those issues. The customer service handling during the issue was also troublesome. I hope your 2022 model fares well and lasts forever. Thanks for commenting. Best wishes to you.
Did they ship to you or did you get directly from lowes. Does it require any additional assembly
I bought it directly from Lowe's. A local store near me had one in stock somehow, so I grabbed it.
I ordered mine. It came completely assembled. Was delivered in 12 days.
Ok awesome
No assembly at all.
How does it ride on rough lawns? Any springs on the suspension? Does the seat have “spring ride”?
It can be quite bumpy. There is no wheel suspension. There is seat suspension and the seat is very comfortable. It is bumpier than my dad's kubota zero turn.
Very bumpy on the machine due to no suspensions but the seat suspension works great!
You should equip the top of your van with solar panels to charge everything with
Thank you for the idea
So how wide does the gate have to be with discharge shut removed? and is the charge 120 volt plug?
Charge it standard household outlet. The deck is around 43”
I want one
Thanks for watching!
Been trying to buy one of these all this year ( 2021 )...About to change my mind and get a robo mower.....When I call the several Lowe’s locations, they tell me that they don’t know when they will receive them...That’s been going on since first of this year...I contact the manufacturer (Ego) and they always tell me to contact the dealer...Such terrible customer service.
I'll be honest I own a clean energy landscaping company i bought 30 ish batteries and lug them in and charge every night...problem is these companies aren't there with battery tech im hoping one day ill only need one battery for the day
Ya setup an inverter , solar panels and a Lifepo4 battery in your trailer so you have enough reserve to charge even after dark.
Thanks for the suggestion. We don't do enough mowing to need to charge on the fly, but if we did, that would be great.
Get the ford f150 lighting or powerboost and you can charge it with the truck!!
Maybe you said it and I missed it.. but how long does it take to charge from 0-100 percent ?
It's roughly 2 hours which is super fast for this much capacity. It's an engineering achievement for sure.
@@CleanEarthWaterscapes wow. Was considering Ryobi. But I see it’s around 5 hours to recharge. With it stopping at 70 percent.
Decibel levels please! that’s going to really help with my decision on whether I choose gas or electric
Have to Google m search. Each model is different. Any electric is much much quieter than just about any gas 👍
The only good thing about electric zero turn seems to be less physical maintenance. Fuel cost is the same. The trimmers are better than gas except the break more often. It's time to implement Tesla Towers and wireless energy.
"Hey it's just grass" lol!
"No clippings left behind" lol!
Bro how did you charge your battery when you working did you used jackery 1000?
I never needed to. Didn’t use this mower for customer yards except for the video. 👍
You should put some solar panels on the top of your truck so you can charge between jobs.
Edit: Better yet, once you're able to get some more batteries you should buy 6 more so you can can have 6 ready to go when the 6 in the mower run out. I know they're crazy expensive but I would imagine you can recoup that cost within a few weeks.
We don’t mow commercially with that mower. Solar is unbelievably slow. Extra batteries or charging with an inverter might work.