re: I let myself get talked in to an electric mower Update: I returned it

Looked at these today. That’s $500 baw for an electric mower. That’s too pricey for me. $300 get you a self propelled toro.

Try cutting slightly wet grass

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Try cutting slightly wet grass

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I don't plan on it.

If it gets out of hand I'll borrow the neighbors gas mower. Don't plan on letting it get to that point though.

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I got the ego trimmer, blower, hedge trimmer and recently got the chainsaw. Very impressed.
I also now have the dewalt extension trimmer and chainsaw combo and it is badass.

I’ve just gotten sick of dealing with gas, oil and engine troubles that come with them.

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I also have some ego gear, impressed as well. Get a couple batteries and you can work all day, only stopping for the time it takes to swap which battery is on the charger. They charge about as fast as you can burn them out.

I've had the trimmer and blower for about 4 years, edger and pole saw for 3 and hedge trimmer for a few months. It all works as well or better than all the gas powered stuff I've had over the years.

I've only had one problem, and it was mostly my fault for not knowing any better. So word to the wise: don't work the smaller packs too hard. In my case I was using the small 2.5ah pack on the edger, and I think I burned it up. If you keep up with the edging it'll probably be fine, but I was digging up some dirt with it as it had been a while. It stopped taking a charge. But customer service was great for me. I told them the pack wouldn't charge, they asked about the light sequence the charger was showing, they said it was a goner and sent me a new pack right away. They didn't even want the old one back, just told me to take it in to home depot for "disposal". I just kept it.

So now I have a 5ah that I use with the edger and blower, and I use the new 2.5ah pack they sent me for trimming and whatnot. As long as you don't burn through a charge in less than 5 or 10 minutes working it too hard, they seem to hold up very well. The motors will probably last the rest of my life, and if I have to drop $300 on a new battery pack every 3 or 4 years, I think that would be money well spent. Way better than dealing with gas and oil all the time, filters, priming, choking, cranking, etc. Just a huge time saver.

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Been using an EGO 56v for 4 years.

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same. Love them

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Don't plan on letting it get to that point though.

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you know what they say...

You can buy a lot of those parts for the money but a lot of us put some value into not having to mess with all that. It's not just the cost of the parts.

you'll look great drinking a white claw next to that after each mow.

Just finished my yard w my Ego . Incredibly pleased after one year.

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I'd like to go electric but the cost of replacement batteries is a killer for me. Having to drop $200-3000 for a new battery every 3-4 years just doesn't make much sense.

I can buy a lot of oil, gas, air filters, plugs, etc. for that much money.

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Eh, $300 every 3 years works out to $2 per week, plus the nickel it takes to charge it. Well worth it IMO.