Getting older and tired of overhauling the old Briggs and Stratton every year. Need recommendations on best battery powered mower. Yard is not huge.

I'm happy with my dewalt. I think there are several good brands, though, and the decision purely comes down to which battery line do you want to invest in.

I found myself in the same position this year. Finally made the jump. I went with an Ego mower and I like it. I was in the Ego environment with the blower and weed eater, so if I was going battery, Ego was kind of the obvious choice for me.

I have also used a Toro. It was pretty good, felt comparable to it's gas counterpart, just a lot lighter. It did not feel as sturdy or heavy as the Ego. Both were self propelled and the Ego will mow faster than I really want to walk.

Both cut my yard in 50-75% of a battery while using self propel almost the whole time. I don't know exactly what the sqft of just the mowed area is, but I know my total lot is like 12,000 sqft. Half of that is probably covered by house, driveway, sidewalks, flowerbeds, etc.

One thing to note: they ain't cheap. For the price of the Ego I could have gotten a pretty nice Honda.

bam02 said:

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I'm happy with my dewalt. I think there are several good brands, though, and the decision purely comes down to which battery line do you want to invest in.

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I agree completely with the last statement. Choose what fits the battery line you already have or pick battery line and get all of the tools that match that battery. Don't do what I did and end out with at least 4 different brands meaning a different battery and charger for each device.

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I'm happy with my dewalt. I think there are several good brands, though, and the decision purely comes down to which battery line do you want to invest in.

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roughly how long do you get out of your dewalt mower?

Ive got a bunch of Dewalt stuff and a few of those giant batteries

I got a great deal on a Greenworks a few years ago and it's been good. I have the trimmer too.

Another vote for Ego. Does a good job, very quiet. I got tired of fighting ethanol gas and carburetors, so I ended up with Ego blower and mower. My Stihl trimmer and Husqvarna chainsaw have been put on notice.

My nephew has a lawn company. They have used some Makitas and he talks highly of them.

Picked up last season a battery powered Kobalt from HD. It's fantastic. Quiet enough to listen to a podcast via airpods and lasts long enough to power through the whole yard.

EGO. I have the 2.5Ah battery from a blower/weed eater and a 7.5Ah battery from the mower. It's more that enough battery to do the lawn and each has its own charger. Swapped over from gas mower and weed eater this year.

Man I must be doing something wrong... I'm still running the B&S/WalMart lawnmower I bought during an internship in 2007 that I hoped would last a year or two until I got out of school and got a "real" job. I finally broke down last week and pulled the gas tank and carb off because a bunch of grass got into the gas tank a year or so ago.

I run straight gas station fuel, and change the oil every year or two... Or 3... It starts, still... 1st pull, every single time. Never been "winterized" or even run out of fuel for the winter. I just give the yard one last mowing and put it in the garage till Spring time.

Going on year 2 with EGO - would buy again

I have an EGO blower and a Greenworks chainsaw. Both have met or exceeded my expectations. I'm also going to limit future purchases to those brands to streamline the battery

devilriverag72 said:

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Getting older and tired of overhauling the old Briggs and Stratton every year. Need recommendations on best battery powered mower. Yard is not huge.

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We have an Ego self propelled and it is awesome. No gas, no oil, very little noise, just drop the battery in it and go. Pull out the battery and drop it on the charger when you are done. We have the 7.5 Amp-hour battery and quick charger and it will recharge in about an hour. We have a 14,000 sq ft lot and can do the whole yard on 2 charges easily. We can do the front yard, which is about 6,000 sq ft, with about 60% of a battery charge using the self propelled action on about 75% of it. It is very easy to use, very light, cuts very smoothly with the double blade system, and can fold up and store upright to save space in the garage.

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I have an EGO blower and a Greenworks chainsaw. Both have met or exceeded my expectations. I'm also going to limit future purchases to those brands to streamline the battery

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The Ego blower is next on the list. I have the Ego weedeater and edger. I bought the weed eater first and it was not great at edging the sidewalks, because it has an automatic string feed mechanism that doesn't like to work when the trimmer is turned sideways. I bought the edger and it does a terrific job on the driveway and sidewalks. Probably takes about 1/8th of the time is used to spend edging with a weedeater. I have a 2.5 AH battery that I can do the weedeating and edging of the front yard on one charge with charge left to spare.

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Man I must be doing something wrong... I'm still running the B&S/WalMart lawnmower I bought during an internship in 2007 that I hoped would last a year or two until I got out of school and got a "real" job.

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Nah, you're doing something right, at least in my book.

I'm still running a 1993 B&S/Walmart high-wheel non-self propelled. I've been cutting my own yard for damn near 30 years now, and figured I would have replaced it by now.

I've sharpened the blades, changed the oil and the spark plug a few times, and run gas station gas just like you do. Otherwise, it's all original parts.

But, EGO does make some nice power tools. I've got their auto-feed weed trimmer, but the stock 2.5 Ah battery only lasts about 20 minutes of hard use, so it won't do the whole yard on one charge.

I would imagine those 7.5 Ah batteries for the mowers must set a guy back quite a bit when they bite the dust.

Edit: For grins, I checked Amazon for the price of the Ego brand 7.5 Ah battery -- $479.99. The clones are running about $250.00.

Plenty happy with my Ryobi and my yard is medium sized. Plenty of battery, you can feel the bag getting heavy and time to empty.

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Man I must be doing something wrong... I'm still running the B&S/WalMart lawnmower I bought during an internship in 2007 that I hoped would last a year or two until I got out of school and got a "real" job. I finally broke down last week and pulled the gas tank and carb off because a bunch of grass got into the gas tank a year or so ago.

I run straight gas station fuel, and change the oil every year or two... Or 3... It starts, still... 1st pull, every single time. Never been "winterized" or even run out of fuel for the winter. I just give the yard one last mowing and put it in the garage till Spring time.

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I have a cub cadet that's 7+ years old and stays outside in the sun. Never changed the oil, starts first pull on e10 crap gas. I'll go electric when it dies.

I only switched to electric on trimmer and blower because I was tired of fighting the 2 strokes to start and not overheat.

I never intended to go battery. I bought a Milwaukee because I already had all the batteries and wanted it to blow out my lint line to the dryer. Worked great then just found myself using only it and not using the echo gas blower at all.

This year I bought the residential stihl battery weed eater 60R. I had low expectations but after the first couple of times I sold my expensive stihl gas weed eater which was awesome. But the stihl battery one will do all my trimming in one charge and I live on an acre.

I didn't like it at first but when I went and bought the stihl premium line in the smaller diameter it transformed this thing into a beast. Very impressed. Will probably add the stihl blower at some point just because it is only about $50 more than buying a spare battery and it comes with one.

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bam02 said:

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I'm happy with my dewalt. I think there are several good brands, though, and the decision purely comes down to which battery line do you want to invest in.

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roughly how long do you get out of your dewalt mower?

Ive got a bunch of Dewalt stuff and a few of those giant batteries

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I have .3 acre lot and can mow it all unless I am unusually inefficient. It came with two of the 9ah flexvolts. I've bought two more of those 9ah batteries since on eBay. Still $$ but nice to have. I probably should have just bought 6ah for the spares to save money.

The question is not which mower to buy, but rather which mower to hire…
I outsourced my yard work once we had our third kid and I never looked back. Don't even own a mower or weed whacker anymore. Bliss.

I'm an old guy but I'm a cheap ass old guy. I flat refuse to pay somebody $100 plus a week to mow my yard. Not when I can walk behind it.

Now the minute I'm so old and cranky I can't walk it that's a different story.

The good part about having kids is that at some point they grow up old enough to be your lawn service. The bad part is at some point they go off to college and never come back. Mine is long gone. So I'm back to doing it myself.

Costco has these on sale.

https://www.costco.com/greenworks-80v-mower-with-two-4ah-batteries-and-rapid-charger.product.100791098.html

Not disagreeing with you but the weekly cost for typical yards is $20-30 a week.

aggiesundevil4 said:

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The question is not which mower to buy, but rather which mower to hire…
I outsourced my yard work once we had our third kid and I never looked back. Don't even own a mower or weed whacker anymore. Bliss.

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My folks outsourced mowing when they had their third kid, except they outsourced it to their kids.

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bam02 said:

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I'm happy with my dewalt. I think there are several good brands, though, and the decision purely comes down to which battery line do you want to invest in.

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roughly how long do you get out of your dewalt mower?

Ive got a bunch of Dewalt stuff and a few of those giant batteries

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I have .3 acre lot and can mow it all unless I am unusually inefficient. It came with two of the 9ah flexvolts. I've bought two more of those 9ah batteries since on eBay. Still $$ but nice to have. I probably should have just bought 6ah for the spares to save money.

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So you're saying that if I sit on my ass until it gets to be 12" high I might have issues. Bummer

I bought an Ego mower and trimmer from a guy on TexAgs last year mainly out of curiosity. I have a self propelled fifteen year old gas Toro that still runs fine, but I find myself using the Ego more often. My yard is big and sloped and pushing that heavy azz gas mower up and down is a chore. The Ego is MUCH lighter, but don't kid yourself that you don't need the self propelled option in an electric. Trust me, you want it.

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Kenneth_2003 said:

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Man I must be doing something wrong... I'm still running the B&S/WalMart lawnmower I bought during an internship in 2007 that I hoped would last a year or two until I got out of school and got a "real" job.

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Edit: For grins, I checked Amazon for the price of the Ego brand 7.5 Ah battery -- $479.99. The clones are running about $250.00.

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$250 for a a battery??? That's more than I paid for the whole lawnmower!

My 2-stroke string trimmer is a 1985(ish) "Green Machine" that my grandfather used to use to clear fences when he had to put up a hot wire. I've switched to canned gas but I have to custom mix it because it calls for 25:1. Same thing though, it starts 1st or 2nd pull. Even $75-$100 at a small engine shop every couple years is WAY cheaper than converting to electric.

Hungry Ojos said:

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I bought an Ego mower and trimmer from a guy on TexAgs last year mainly out of curiosity. I have a self propelled fifteen year old gas Toro that still runs fine, but I find myself using the Ego more often. My yard is big and sloped and pushing that heavy azz gas mower up and down is a chore. The Ego is MUCH lighter, but don't kid yourself that you don't need the self propelled option in an electric. Trust me, you want it.

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The self propelled option is great, but I find myself only using it maybe a little over half the time, because it becomes a nuisance when you are pushing short lines and making alot of turns. But I agree, it is certainly nice to have and beats the heck out of pushing a non self propelled gas mower like we used to.

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Hungry Ojos said:

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I bought an Ego mower and trimmer from a guy on TexAgs last year mainly out of curiosity. I have a self propelled fifteen year old gas Toro that still runs fine, but I find myself using the Ego more often. My yard is big and sloped and pushing that heavy azz gas mower up and down is a chore. The Ego is MUCH lighter, but don't kid yourself that you don't need the self propelled option in an electric. Trust me, you want it.

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The self propelled option is great, but I find myself only using it maybe a little over half the time, because it becomes a nuisance when you are pushing short lines and making alot of turns. But I agree, it is certainly nice to have and beats the heck out of pushing a non self propelled gas mower like we used to.

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Another reason I'm reluctant to make the switch on the mower is because my Cub Cadet is self propelled and has front casters. Those are a game changer on push mowers.

I could see that. Making turns is the only part of self propelled mowing that annoys me.

I got a Stihl AP series with the self propelled. I can do my entire yard on one battery charge. The Kombi head with the same battery has been the best part about the system. I have the string trimmer, brush cutter, pole saw attachments. All in it wasn't cheap. But I don't buy gas anymore. Everything starts with the push of a button. The weed eater has as much power as my old echo gas unit.

I'm using a 1985 self-propelled Honda that still starts on the first pull. Told myself for the last 3 years that I'd go with the Ego once the current one finally gives up the ghost. Starting to think that will never happen.

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I could see that. Making turns is the only part of self propelled mowing that annoys me.

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Now that you say that, I realize exactly what you mean. For some reason when you let off the self propel, it won't turn. You have to manually pull the mower back to get it to disengage or something, before it will let you turn. I agree that is VERY annoying.

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I could see that. Making turns is the only part of self propelled mowing that annoys me.

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Now that you say that, I realize exactly what you mean. For some reason when you let off the self propel, it won't turn. You have to manually pull the mower back to get it to disengage or something, before it will let you turn. I agree that is VERY annoying.

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Actually with the Ego, you have to let off before the turn and roll another foot or so to let it disengage. Then you can turn easily. If you try to turn with it engaged, it is like a locking rear differential, where the inside rear wheel wants to turn at the same speed as the outside wheel. Once you get use to it, it is fine, but it just means it isn't worth using when you have alot of turns or only short straight sections. We have quite a few trees in the backyard, so it isn't worth using it for a decent chunk of the back yard. Same reason I don't have a riding mower.