Cordless mowers.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 30, 2023 1:21 pm

I did think about resurrecting this thread https://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/foru ... er#p772329 but though perhaps better to start another. I still stand by what I have said in that thread but as it happens we are now in a position where we are considering some battery powered garden tools. Long story short is that my wife is taking on some of her brother's jobs , mainly cleaning but some gardening too. It wouldn't be for hours at a time and wife doesn't want to faff with petrol tools or struggle a big heavy petrol mower in and out of the car. We have looked at the Einhell range and they seem to have good reviews , just wondering if anyone else has used them or has any other suggestions.

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Wed Aug 30, 2023 2:38 pm

If your OH is going into gardening, I must say I like the look of Ryobi, just because one battery for umpteen tools, I like the look of the "wire brush on a stick" to get weeds out from between concrete slabs, I see they make a lawn mower and hedge trimmer too, I have not looked at other brands (I am a Dewalt fan)

A consideration should be additional battery cost, obviously you will need some spares, you cant rely on one or two huge batteries, not only the weight, but if they both go flat.

(Yes, best not to resurrect old thread from 6 years ago, also (as usual) the OP stopped posting 4 years ago, so will never say how he got on. )

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:49 pm

Yes the idea of a single battery system does sound attractive. She did buy a Qualcast hedge trimmer a little while ago which is decent enough although only came with one battery. It was brought more because the petrol one of mine is a bit heavy for her , at the time there was no thought of taking over some of her brother's jobs. We have looked for a spare battery but they don't seem to be easily available . Their mowers seem to take different batteries and I've read similar comments on spare batteries so we're probably not looking to expand that way. She's not looking to do a huge amount of gardening on her own , the majority of the work is cleaning anyway but a couple of the jobs have smallish lawns to cut at the same time so looking for a mower and possibly a strimmer.

aeromech3 · Post by **aeromech3** » Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:55 pm

My Son got the Makita mower for his wife a couple of years back after her cable mower packed it in, he has same brand tools so although it was expensive by itself he had two batteries charger and she is delighted with it; I have less grass but still use a cable Bosch which must be 2008 vintage.

ericmark · Post by **ericmark** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:47 pm

My son got me the Aldi combination tool, petrol has chain saw on a stick, hedge cutter, and strimmer, plus blower attachment, being on long pole was handy, but also a pain, and although it started OK, still a bit of a mess around.

So then got Lidi battery one, same idea, chainsaw, hedge cutter, and strimmer, two types one with blade the other nylon cord, still a pain being on a long pole for some jobs, but far better than petrol one, two batteries required, I got four, and I got the twin fast charger, smaller of battery options, they last about an hour, and take an hour to charge, so could work without a break, very pleased with it, and have cut lawn with it to save getting out lead.

I have found being lighter easier to cut high branches off, would not want to start petrol on step ladders.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:05 pm

Getting back to G's original question I have had a couple of Einhell tools that have been very good. I think that a cordless mower would be ideal for the work you wife is propoisng to do for her brother as long as the area is not too big. The cordless mower with the battery detached and handle folded would be easy for her to get in the car. One thing to consider is not to let the grass get too long as the cordless might struggle where a petrol would chop though easily. On Einhell I got excellent after sales service on a petrol brushcutter I had. I had used it one season with the conventional brushcutter blade but I was trying an Oregon blade on it but the force the Oregon blade develops quickly fatigued the alloy shaft and it snapped off, thankfully not flying far, and not at me. It was two weeks under the 1 year warranty and I sent it back asking if I could have a new bottom shaft. You have to send the whole machine back for warranty and I was really surprised when Einhell sent me a whole new brushcutter. No quibble.

I subsequently sold it and bought a bigger engined steel shaft Hyundai which copes with the Oregon blade.

So Einhell

DWD

aeromech3 · Post by **aeromech3** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:54 pm

DWD you missed the "any other suggestions" in getting back to the original question which you defer to by buying an Hyundai!
My mate bought an Hyundai multi tool, petrol driven but found it too heavy and as erickmark pointed out weight is a criteria.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:42 pm

I have an Oregan harness for the brush cutter it speads the load. The useless tool is the pole chainsaw. It is difficult to weald and it is easy to pinch and trap the blade cutting a 2 inch branch. My best tool is the pole hedge clippers. Mine is an Echo and it was given to me ten years ago and it has been in faultless use since. I think I had to replace the pull start which I got from the US. Weight is relative to user strength but lightweight stuff generally does not take a beating.

DWD

fin · Post by **fin** » Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:36 pm

used to have one of those generic no name type battery mowers. it was flipin hopeless....

lass next door to me is not the brightest.... she left a ryobi mower outside last winter... she was hoying it oot so i said whats the matter with it. ohh it doesnt work anymore..... so i gave it a try. freed off the motor and away it went. miles better than the crap one before it.

im dewalt for most gear like but this seems sound. can probably buy a converter for dewalt to ryobi also and use my batteries if necessary

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:23 pm

Dwd's comment about not letting the grass get too long is one thing I'd thought of. One job which is mainly cleaning of the hallways of a set of flats is done once a month but it does have a small lawn that needs cutting as well and it could get a bit long . At the moment she's looking at the Ryobi , Einhell and the Makita.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:24 am

Well we got a decent deal on an Einhell mower with two extra batteries. They are all charged up and mrsG is raring to go and give it a try . It's sat ready by the patio door , pity it's lashing it down at the moment . I'll get back to you once she's tried it out...

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:49 am

Sounds like a good deal with two batteries G. I impulse bought a corded electric flymo type mower I saw in Homebase marked down to £10. I have had it 20 years or so and I used to use it to cut odd areas but the lead got on my nerves and I strim now.

DWD

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:07 am

A strimmer looks to be the next to add assuming the mower performs. The Einhell strimmer looks to use the plastic "blades" as opposed to line which I'm in two minds about. I find the thin line doesn't tend to last that long or it could be that I've been spoilt using the beefier stuff in my petrol sthil.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:08 am

The mower I mentioned above has plastic blades and they do not like stones and tend to snap. Easy and cheap to replace though they are fine for clean grass but not fond of anywhere likely to have hidden debris. I suspect the Einhell plastic blades suffer in much the same way my strimmer cable is always wearing out and I bump feed all the time on my petrol strimmer. However from what you have said the job is not too challenging and would probably suit Mrs G fine.

DWD

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:53 am

Oh, and another point is that often these cordless strimmers come bare so it is important to get one where you can use existing batteries to keep the cost down.

DWD