Whatever you feel like thread.

[WinterDeere]

I believe Ego is Chinese, not Japanese, could be wrong however.

It may be, I wouldn't be surprised. I was referring to eating raw fish with chopsticks, which is a very big part of the Japanese diet, being an island nation. China is traditionally poor farmers, with a cast system not dissimilar to feudal England, most with little access to fish.

You'd think Tesla would be doing mowers and tractors by now, or at least contracting with Deere or Kubota to collaborate on a platform.

 

[MossRoad]

... Like your Tesla thread where you continuously expound the virtues of Tesla. ...

I think you're confusing ArlyA with someone else.

Search for "tesla" by ArlyA and you get ZERO results.

For reference, search for "tesla" by 5030 and you get 133 hits.

How about we go back to discussing the machine in question for a while?

 

[5030]

Don't know what the Chinese eat in reality but they must eat something. Surprised that Elon didn't get into the battery powered lawn tool business myself.

 

[5030]

I think you're confusing ArlyA with someone else.

Search for "tesla" by ArlyA and you get ZERO results.

For reference, search for "tesla" by 5030 and you get 133 hits.

How about we go back to discussing the machine in question for a while?

No issue with me.

 

[ArlyA]

We got another douse of rain here yesterday and will be mowing again today. Need to get trailers and vehicles out of the yard! Its strangely nice to mow with little noise.

 

[FPGT72]

I am interested to see how it does a few years down the road. I know of two people that did the battery mower, one a push mower the other not yours but another "ride on" type mower.

They both sang its praises year one, year two it was still going strong as long as you did not let the grass get too tall. This year it is mow the front yard, recharge, mow half the back recharge the finish it up after work the next day. One has replaced the batteries and it did not make much difference.

The push mower is a Toro, and the rider is a Ryobi. The Ryobi guy bought it because those are the tools he has and he is really happy with their tools. IIRC they are about the same age. I don't know if any have an hours meter.

All I know is the Craftsman (Husqvarna) I bought new in 1999 is still going strong.

 

[ArlyA]

I am interested to see how it does a few years down the road. I know of two people that did the battery mower, one a push mower the other not yours but another "ride on" type mower.

They both sang its praises year one, year two it was still going strong as long as you did not let the grass get too tall. This year it is mow the front yard, recharge, mow half the back recharge the finish it up after work the next day. One has replaced the batteries and it did not make much difference.

The push mower is a Toro, and the rider is a Ryobi. The Ryobi guy bought it because those are the tools he has and he is really happy with their tools. IIRC they are about the same age. I don't know if any have an hours meter.

All I know is the Craftsman (Husqvarna) I bought new in 1999 is still going strong.

The ego mowers have been around a few years, maybe 5? And batteries are easily replaced and aftermarket ones being sold today.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

I tend to think batteries have gotten better. I've got Milwaukee M18 stuff including a weedeater and blower. I only had one battery go bad on me in the last 6 or so years. That particular battery model was known to have issues where the cells would become imbalanced, and Milwaukee replaced it for free after I had it for almost 3 years.

ArlyA has made the calculated decision to get this particular mower based on the criteria that was most important for their needs. I suspect it will be a good mower for a long time.

 

[EddieWalker]

All my experience with batteries for Cordless tools is with Makita. I've tried a few aftermarket batteries, but they have all been horrible. Amazon reviews mislead me in how long they last. For some reason, it seems a lot of people post reviews right after they get those batteries, and not a couple months later when they only last a few minutes in a tool.

From what I'm reading about battery powered lawn mowers, they are still in the experimental stage. I've been very impressed with my cordless weed eater, so I'm hoping the riding mowers will get to the point that they can replace my riding mower.

 

[WinterDeere]

The ego mowers have been around a few years, maybe 5? And batteries are easily replaced and aftermarket ones being sold today.

I know someone on their 4th season with an Ego 52", and they said that while they're sure there's been some degradation, it hasn't been enough to notice or actually affect their usage. I think he is mowing 2.5 acres.