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r/lawncare•
Roark

Electric mower advice for THICK lawn

Recently our 40v Ryobi has struggled with the thicker grass in our yard, so we are looking to upgrade to something more powerful.

This sub seems to love Ego, so we looked at the 21" non self-propelled, but the voltage and wattage seem lower than other options like the snapper, kobalt, etc. We'd love to stay electric due to morning/night use in a tight neighborhood, and will be getting trimmer within the same brand to keep batteries swappable (and will have a couple so no worries about duration)

Yard is 2k sqft of a nutrient-aided mix of very thick Fescue / Kentucky Blue grasses with a few tight corners by the rain boxes, so open to all deck sizes, but power is paramount!

What do you all think?

Posted Jun 18, 2019, 6:51 PM UTC · edited

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9998000•

You just need to cut it more often.

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jaber65b•

I have the Kobalt 80V Self-Propelled version. This will be my second season with it and so far, it has done a great job. When I get to the very thick/tall grass, it increases power. My lawn is about 5K SQFT (rounding up) and I can usually get by with only having to use one battery. A couple of times this spring, I had to double/triple cut and I had to use a second battery. I have a couple of neighbors that have the ego lawn mower and they are happy with it. Never seen it bog. Whereas my other neighbor with a 40V Ryobi, his has bogged a few times if they let the grass get too tall.

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Cward12213•

My friend has this one too and he really likes it. They also make a snowblower that runs off the same battery!

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wotsenter•

Kobalt 80v self propelled is a great mower. I do 10k sq ft on one battery.

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MR_BATMAN•

The Scotts 62v mower is great! Super powerful.

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TerribleHeartburn•

Toro just released a 60 Volt Recycler that the batteries will interchange to a 21 inch Single Stage snow thrower. It is a regular Toro mower with the same blade as a gas mower. I've tried it and it cuts great.

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gplusplus3149b•

The appeal is that it uses normal blades. Kobalt mowers have low quality, proprietary blades. Unfortunately, there are basically no reviews for the Toro.

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wotsenter•

Kobalt blades are OK if you keep them sharp.

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termd8b•

I also have the kobalt 80v, albeit only for a few months now. It powered through the parts of my lawn that was really thick and gnarly.

The trimmer is a little heavy if you use the lawnmower battery, definitely get a sling to help with the weight.

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JoyconBoiz•

I just picked up the ego self propelled. Had my first cut with some pretty thick st augustine and it didnt struggle at all.

I'm confused where you said the voltage/wattage seeming lower than the other options. Here's some copy pasta from u/BrannigansLuv that makes the ego with the 7.5ah battery the most powerful of the bunch. This is compared to the Greenworks 80v (same mower as the kobalt 80v)

EGO 56V 7.5 Ah = ~420 Wh

EGO 56V 2.0 Ah = ~112 Wh

GW 80V 4.0 Ah = ~320 Wh

GW 80V 2.0 Ah = ~160 Wh

I'm sure they all have enough power to get the job done efficiently. The big selling point of the ego to me was the faster charge time than what I read from other competitors.

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BrannigansLuv•

The ego 7.5 battery contains the most energy but isn’t necessarily the most powerful. I think the Ego and GW probably are similar in power output. From my experience I know the GW has adequate power and from your experience and other reviews we know the ego has adequate power. The ego 56v and the 80v systems seem very comparable and nice.

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RoarkOP•

Thanks for the detailed response! Power is watts, though, not Wh, correct? Not really worried about efficiency or overall energy, the yard is so small that it's easy to complete and I'd not even fret a second battery if it came to that.

The Ego comes in at 700-1000 W in research I've done, whereas the others see to be in the 1000-1200 range. The question I have if that will make a difference in handling thick grass

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