Battery Lawnmowers (any advice)

The Prince-e-Paul

My wife is fed up of the petrol mower and is set on getting a battery one. She's been offered general advice that the Makita 64v one is quite good (£499). We have a large lawn area around the house and long driveway. 

Anyone else got a battery mower (not robot) and care to share their views / recommendations. 

DaveMehmet

My wife is keen to switch to a battery one as well. We don’t have a lawn though 

The Prince-e-Paul

DaveMehmet said:

My wife is keen to switch to a battery one as well. We don’t have a lawn though 

If she's done her research, like mine seems to have done, she'll know that a 64v battery will likely meet her demands, whenever they might arise in future. In simple terms, it's about the equivalent of '3 horses' 😉

LoOkOuT

I’ve got an Einhell, though mine’s a battery powered cylindrical and not on the UK site. Very happy with it and imagine these other options are equally good:

https://www.einhell.co.uk/garden/lawn-mowers/cordless-lawn-mowers/?pageNumber=1

Mendonca In Asdas

The Prince-e-Paul said:

My wife is fed up of the petrol mower and is set on getting a battery one. She's been offered general advice that the Makita 64v one is quite good (£499). We have a large lawn area around the house and long driveway. 

Anyone else got a battery mower (not robot) and care to share their views / recommendations. 

I’ve had one for many years, have had petrol, and electric down the years, a d so much easier with a battery one, no petrol spillages, or cutting through leads with electric.

Bought it in Argos, it’s a Spear & Jackson mower, bought extra batteries direct from Spear & Jackson ( got 3 batteries in total)  been excellent, would recommend.

DennisBooth

I have got a Bosch. Very good, reasonably priced. Comes with two batteries and a charger.

Rob7Lee

I have a Cobra, RM4140v (as wanted a rear roller). It other sized models available! Was RRP about £430 but when I purchased was on offer, about £360 from memory.

very very happy with it, one battery is fine for me, but you can buy additional ones.

i did have a petrol Hayter previously.

thai malaysia addick

I've got a Bosch, but one of the batteries died after a while and replacement batteries are not cheap. I've no idea if replacement batteries are also pricey. Decent mower, though.

Lincsaddick

I've a G Tech battery mower. Had it about 4 years, the model has now been superseded. Good battery life, wide cutting area, 10 height adjusts, I'm v happy with it (G Tech now has a wide range, cost from about £180 to over £600)

Gribbo

Decent old push mowers are very underrated 

Pelling1993

DennisBooth said:

I have got a Bosch. Very good, reasonably priced. Comes with two batteries and a charger.

Talal

Had a battery one for a few years now and been pleased with it, though unfortunately can't really recommend as it doesn't seem Oregon products are stocked much in the UK now! Large lawn, the dual battery feature is handy as it doesn't get round in one.

Gribbo

Talal said:

Had a battery one for a few years now and been pleased with it, though unfortunately can't really recommend as it doesn't seem Oregon products are stocked much in the UK now! Large lawn, the dual battery feature is handy as it doesn't get round in one.

Do great blades and chains for chainsaws

Stuart_the_Red

We have this one from Makita:
https://www.makitauk.com/product/dlm382.html
It does our 550m² perfectly and the batteries also fit our Makita strimmer.

guinnessaddick

I’ve got two Makita 36v battery lawn mowers. One at home with 43cm cut  and the other at the community centre with a 54cm. The bigger one weighs about 45 kgs, it also has a motor that drives the mower, that eats the batteries. The reason I went with Makita is that I’ve got a lot of cordless tools and the batteries fit all.

robinofottershaw

I use a Stihl model (can't remember which one as is currently in storage) with a couple of batteries. I have various other Still battery powered garden tools, e.g. leaf blowers, hedge cutters and the batteries are interchangeable.

Red_Chester

I have a worx one with a strimmer. Does the grass really well and leaves good lines from the roller. The 2 batteries do the front and back garden in one charge and I’d say both of them put together is just smaller than half a football pitch. 

bobmunro

This is a beast - as long as you don't need a rear roller. Comes with two batteries and replacements are about £50

https://www.greenworkstools.co.uk/collections/lawn-mowers/products/48v-battery-lawn-mower-46cm-self-propelled-with-2x4ah-battery-charger?_pos=1&_fid=62ffe7bf7&_ss=c

gringo

Just get artificial grass, looks great, dog friendly, no mowing, and room in the shed for other stuff.

Lincsaddick

Lincsaddick said:

I've a G Tech battery mower. Had it about 4 years, the model has now been superseded. Good battery life, wide cutting area, 10 height adjusts, I'm v happy with it (G Tech now has a wide range, cost from about £180 to over £600)

should have added, the battery 'life' is excellent, battery and charger included in the price, about £299 .. the mower still works very well

Talal

gringo said:

Just get artificial grass, looks great, dog friendly, no mowing, and room in the shed for other stuff.

Great for the environment too! 🙄

CAFCTrev

Robocrop

red10

I use EGO strimmer and chain saw, 56v very happy with them and they also have a mower, garden is a bit big for a battery mower for me, don't think it would get through it.

ME14addick

gringo said:

Just get artificial grass, looks great, dog friendly, no mowing, and room in the shed for other stuff.

Awful stuff,  artificial lawns destroy natural habitats and soil; they contribute to carbon emissions during manufacture and transport, whereas real grass absorbs CO 2; they can overheat in the summer and contribute to urban heat islands; they cause flooding as they absorb less than 50% of the rain that falls. 

jimmymelrose

gringo said:

Just get artificial grass, looks great, dog friendly, no mowing, and room in the shed for other stuff.

Yeah, why not concrete over all the flowers, and replace all trees with iron bars while we’re at it? 
Let’s fuck everything up.

Greenhithe

This sort of thread is why I love this board. 

gringo

jimmymelrose said:

gringo said:

Just get artificial grass, looks great, dog friendly, no mowing, and room in the shed for other stuff.

Yeah, why not concrete over all the flowers, and replace all trees with iron bars while we’re at it? 
Let’s fuck everything up.

never thought of that, duh!, excellent idea- boy all those plants and bushes we have in the garden are really a waste of time, as is my pond- still my small green patch of artificial grass must compensate for them.

R0TW

ME14addick said:

gringo said:

Just get artificial grass, looks great, dog friendly, no mowing, and room in the shed for other stuff.

Awful stuff,  artificial lawns destroy natural habitats and soil; they contribute to carbon emissions during manufacture and transport, whereas real grass absorbs CO 2; they can overheat in the summer and contribute to urban heat islands; they cause flooding as they absorb less than 50% of the rain that falls. 

I will let Welling know as they plan on installing some for the 26/27 season

Hex

red10 said:

I use EGO strimmer and chain saw, 56v very happy with them and they also have a mower, garden is a bit big for a battery mower for me, don't think it would get through it.

I have an EGO mower.  Works well but is HEAVY !  A replacement battery is well over £200.

eaststandmike

I have a Ryobi, does the job

JiMMy 85

I just bought a robot one and it's really odd watching it poodle around in such a zany way, with no apparent logic. Still, seems to be working!