Anyone love their electric mower or leaf blower?

[labonbjones]

I'm in the market for a electric mower and leaf blower. I purchased a Black & Decker weed wacker and because of the crappy product quality will never purchase Black & Decker again.

There are a lot of good reviews for Greenworks products but I don't know anyone who's used it.

I have some friends that purchased Kobalt and Dewalt and are loving those purchases.

Have you purchased an electric leaf blower or mower? What did you like or hate?

 

[alfazer]

Battery as opposed to corded?
I bought my mother a dewalt DCM562 with a 5.0Ah battery last year. She is in her 70s and just uses it blow light leaf and debris around her small yard and garden. I didn't want her having one with electric cord tripping her up.
It's more powerful than her little 2 stroke hand-held which she is unable to pull start anymore. Runs about 15 minutes on one battery, which is usually enough for all she needs. Loves the light weight and easier than using a broom.
Personally I'd choose whichever brand I already had in power tools, so the batteries match.

 

[Rickster]

I have the Ryobi-One 18v leaf blower. Works great for cleaning out the garage and small driveway & walk, but it’s not for any serious leaf accumulation. The kid has the Ryobi 40v jet blower and that will move some leaves.

 

[ddawg16]

Yeah baby.....cordless all the way. I have NO gas powered tools in the garage.

For all my cordless stuff...Ryobi...including the mower. I can typically mow my front and back twice on one charge of the 2 4AH batteries. The mower is only 16" wide, but it's real easy to move around and SO much quieter. Trimmer does a fine job. Leaf blower is a little weak for yard work...but I also have a corded blower. For 90% of my leaf blowing, the cordless Ryobi does fine....and it's perfect in the garage for blowing out saw dust.

It's just so much easier not dragging cords around.

I have 2 Ryobi cordless drills (not including the special ones like the right angle job). I keep one in the garage and the other upstairs in the house.

 

[Gotcha640]

My father in law has a bunch of ego stuff. He got the first kit as a work anniversary gift, blower and batteries, and since bought the string trimmer and the battery bank. I have used the trimmer at his house, and borrowed the blower to clean the garage.

The big batteries are expensive, and even with the fast charger you might need 4 to do a big yard all in one shot. He was doing one battery worth of work at a time before he bought more.

The first couple years he warranty replaced several packs, but the Ace in our neighborhood was helpful. If possible, buy local, and don't hesitate to claim warranty if they aren't performing. I think their quality has improved.

I'm casually interested in the blower, but not enough to make room for the charger on my bench. I've thought about going all in, including the mower, but I hired a lawn guy after surgery and I don't think I can fire him.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

I saw a guy using some 80V mower (Ego?) trying to trim 3/4" off his well manicured lawn and it was shutting down every 5-6' as it couldn't handle it. It taught me nothing I didn't already know. A big *** battery can replace something that would otherwise have a .75-1.25hp gas engine, battery powered anything larger is a fools errand.

I do like my Japanese Milwaukee electric chainsaw, I used it just yesterday to cut 1/2" from the bottom of my Christmas tree before dropping it in the stand, much less complicated than yanking on a starter cord for a gas chainsaw given it was just one cut.

 

[CJM8515]

Ryobi, cheap and good for the money. I would go totally cordless.

 

[driftpin]

Our son has a mower, his lot is ~11K sq ft, the mower won't cut the lawn on one battery. He likes it though. He got a blower too, that seems to be OK. Ego Power+ brand.

Fortunately, he gave me his Hitachi 2 stroke blower which I like and use frequently. I use a Craftsman gas mower and ECHO 2 stroke split-shaft system to trim shrubs, edge, and string-trim.

I can see the electric tools for the quiet use, or small urban lots, and I use a Craftsman C3 19.2 V system for a reciprocating saw, trimming branches, but I wouldn't give-up my gas lawn tools yet. Any branches of any-larger size, I use a Stihl MS193T 2 stroke chain saw.

 

[WisJim]

We have Greenworks and bought our first based on the recommendation of a friend. We have chainsaws,. String trimmer, small tiller and the pole saw, all 40 volt. One son has mower and leaf blower that are 60 volt Greenworks. Another son has Ego. Our lawnmower is a 1970s vintage GE ElecTrak garden tractor and we us the string trimmer where the ElecTrak doesn't mow. Some of our Greenworks batteries are 5 or 6 years old and still usable. I wouldn't even consider gas powered ones again.

 

[bobg03]

Take a look at stihl, I don't have or know if they make a mower yet, but I have a blower and weedwhacker for in between the lawn guys visit.

I have a three year old version of both and if they quit tomorrow I would purchase again.

I am physically unable to mow and these stihl tools are easy for me to feel like I have accomplished something and they do a great job.

 

[intrepid]

I purchased a 20 volt leaf blower this year. I can't believe how many uses i find for it other than leaves! I asked Mrs. Claus for the grass trimmer of the same make so that I will have two identical batteries if I need them.

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

I have a Dewalt 20v blower and it works well

But I run with Dewalt for mist of my tools in my business so It was a no brainer

It will last about 15 minutes with the battery so you won’t move an entire yard of leaves but it is good and powerful for the times you need it

Personally I don’t really understand people that stand there and blow their entire yard leaves, why don’t they just pick them up instead of spending an hour blowing leaves

 

[CraigStu]

I have a corded Toro blower and B&D wacker. Both work great. I use one of these to handle a 100ft cord.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Unbranded-KW-110-11-in-Orange-Cord-Storage-Reel/5000730133
I bought an extra one yesterday for $10 but it didn't come up in my search.

 

[Voi]

I have two Makita 18V string trimmers, a X2 chainsaw, an X2 blower and the first generation X2 mower.

I really like the blower a lot and it gets used year round when you include blowing snow off the porch, cleaning out the shop, etc. It is one of those how did I live without it tools. To be fair, I don't have large amounts of deciduous leaves to deal with like where I grew up so I can't really comment on its performance in situations where most people would need it.

The mower I picked up for a killer deal thinking it would be perfect for the small fenced in area at my mom's retirement community. Turns out they contracted with a new lawn service who was willing to take over the fenced in yards so I ended up keeping it.

I can't say I love it but at our old house it ended up being the perfect second mower for our hilly and spread out lot. That plastic decked mower is extremely light and my young boys could easily push it up hills, etc. We didn't cut much of our 1.5 acres but the parts we did cut were very spread out and had a significant elevation change so the light weight was great.

If my gas mower had died and I had bought it as a stand alone mower I'm not sure how well I would have liked it. I did cut my old lot with just the electric mower a few times and it definitely took longer.

 

[bigdav160]

Greenworks 40volt here. Lawn mower, leaf blower, string trimmer, 16" chain saw, (2) pole saws and a hedge trimmer.

The string trimmer is only a single line and is not great. The hedge trimmer did an excellent job until the plastic gear stripped out. The warranty replacement has a completely different blade design and doesn't cut nearly as well.

The chain saw and pole saws are great and have put up with tons of abuse over two years. The chains are not great but are inexpensive to replace. I use these every weekend.

The mower has done an good job. Not great. It has a tendency to slow the motor down with the grass is short and speed it back up after hitting the thicker grass leaving an uneven cut. However I love being able to fold it up and stick it in the corner when not in use. My gas mower spent a lot of time outside because it took up too much space in the garage.

 

[glentre]

I have a Dewalt 20v blower and it works well

But I run with Dewalt for mist of my tools in my business so It was a no brainer

It will last about 15 minutes with the battery so you won’t move an entire yard of leaves but it is good and powerful for the times you need it

Personally I don’t really understand people that stand there and blow their entire yard leaves, why don’t they just pick them up instead of spending an hour blowing leaves

Electric or gas..... it depends on what you need to do the job. I think battery operated tools would be ok for small residential yards but totally inadequate for larger lots with many trees. For any large quantity of leaves, picking them up (and doing what with them?) is a really backbreaking job. My Stihl BR700 gas backpack can easily blow leaves into long rows which I then mulch into almost nothing with the riding mower. Battery or gas.....they each have their place. But not corded electric.

Glen

 

[ddurrett896]

I love my M18 blower, but not as my sole blower. Nice for a quick blow of the garage, sawdust on driveway or quick walkway blow.

Priority for me is: handheld gas > handheld electric > backpack gas

 

[WisJim]

I need to add a bit about my use of our Greenworks tools. Our string trimmer is the heavier version with double strings and it works as well as the gas one we had without the starting problems, noise, and smells. My wife uses all of them, which never happened with gas powered ones. We mow a couple of acres of lawn and orchard.

 

[HPRifleman]

We have the Stihl BGA 85.

Our lot is too big and has too many mature trees to try to clean up all the leaves by ourselves, regardless of the blower. But when we just want to clear off the driveway, or the patio, or uncover recently planted grass, this blower has been great.

We currently have one battery which we have fully discharged a couple of times. But by that time we are ready to put it down for a while anyway. I could get another battery but I just don't see needing that much run time.

The biggest benefit that I have seen is an electric blower's ability to always be ready for duty. No adding fuel and pulling a start cord is great. Unless gas powered is really the only way to go, it's going to be electric from now on.

 

[Davefr]

A battery leaf blower is great for detail work but no substitute for a large backpack gas blower when moving mountains of wet leaves. IMHO you need both.

 

[YukonXL04]

I have a 40v ryobi leaf blower and I love it. I have 3/4 acre, I'm not going to blow all the leaves on 1 battery. But I use it after mowing and weadeating to blow all the debris of our large patio, driveway, and around the whole pool. Its excellent for that and usually has half a battery left after doing so. For this time of year my zero turn takes care of the leaves mulching them into a pile which I bag. Turned our whole backyard into only 10 bags, where last year we had 40-50 bags of leaves without mulching them.

If I had a small lot, I wouldn't hesitate getting a 40+ volt mower, weed eater and blower with a couple 5+ah batteries and do it all.

Last neighbors had the 40v-80v kobalt setup and loved it. Used it for about a year then battery life started to shorten. Got through the 2nd year and then bought new batteries.

 

[black2002ls]

I use an Ego weedeater and blower. We have a 1/3 acre corner lot and I can do the whole yard, including edging all of the flatwork, with one battery per tool on a single charge.

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[mepstein]

I have one of these because you cant have too much power. I never regretted the purchase.

3 1/2 acres. Lots of trees.

 

[redmondjp]

I have one of these because you cant have too much power. I never regretted the purchase.

3 1/2 acres. Lots of trees.

For that amount of land, yes, that is the correct tool!

I am somewhere in the middle - I maintain about 2 acres, with a few trees on it, and I use an Echo PB-770 backpack blower. It's like holding onto a fire hose at maximum speed, but it is wonderful for clearing leaves off of the ground without tearing up the turf. I probably could get away with one of their smaller models, which are lighter weight.

 

[californiamilleghia]

I have a 20v Ryobi weed wacker that works good for small areas ,

But it does not look as nice as a real mower if you have a large flat grass yard ,

Also have a HART weedwacker from Walmart that I got at a yard sale , its works as good as the Ryobi and is also battery and 110v

 

[acer66]

Very happy with the 40v ryoby push mower.
I am not easy on that thing and it has held up 3 years now.

 

[F451]

We have a tiny lot so ditched the gas powered stuff (except for my little Stihl MS180 chainsaw), been loving the battery powered yard tools. Almost zero maintenance, always ready to go, never have to think about winter storage, storing gas/oil, always start right up, always run great.

I have a 4V and a 2V battery.

Most of the neighborhood has battery powered yard tools which is great, so much quieter and less annoying not having to listen to gas powered yard tools all weekend long.

Ryobi 40v string trimmer, 2 string, works great. Had a Ryobi 40v single string, hated it, didn't cut well, string would constantly break off, drove me nuts. Sold it, bought the 2 string trimmer, very happy with that one.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Brushless-Electric-Cordless-Battery-Attachment-Capable-String-Trimmer-Tool-Only-RY40203A/303365428?cm_mmc=ecc-_-THD_ORDER_CONFIRMATION_BOSS_STH-_-V1_M1_CA-_-Product_URL&ecc_ord=W860005482

Ryobi 40v blower, same, works great. Love that I never have to fiddle with it to get it started. Use it for all kinds of stuff. Grab it off the hook, press the trigger, it blows.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-110-MPH-500-CFM-40-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Variable-Speed-Jet-Fan-Leaf-Blower-with-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Charger-Included-RY40460/307951512?cm_mmc=hd_email-_-Confirmation_MIXED-_-20190404_PP_ET_Merch_Confirmation_MIXED_3330160-_-product_desc__WA59543470

Ryobi 20" 40V mower, this thing feels like a toy, doesn't cut all that well, doesn't **** up clippings and leaves like it should. If I didn't have a postage stamped size yard I'd be replacing it. In spite of its toy like feel, its holding up just fine, folds up really small, is easy to store on its end, hardly takes up any space. I would not want to do a yard of any size with this thing.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-20-in-40-Volt-Brushless-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Battery-Walk-Behind-Push-Lawn-Mower-6-0-Ah-Battery-Charger-Included-RY401110-Y/311084745

 

[jfleisher]

I have the 16" Ryobi 18v mower and it works fine for me, it cuts my whole yard on 2x 4ah batteries. Also have the 18v single line string trimmer, no issues there. I've been a Ryobi One+ fan since they came out (when they were blue and yellow). Ive got about 20 of the tools and about the same number of batteries.

 

[16again]

I have the new STIHL self propelled battery mower. Expensive, but Buy once, cry once! Freaking crazy awesome! Also have the weed eater uses same battery. Only got them in July, won’t trade them for anything.
Battery life is great, cutting is also excellent.

 

[didit]

We have a couple of the Yardworks combination leaf blower/vacuum electric units and a 100' ft cord that I can plug in multiple outlets to reach every inch of our yard. They work great. **** up and mulch all the leaves easily. The only reason I have two of them is because the vacuum bag zipper wore out after about 8 years. I used the old one for drying my motorcycles, blowing out my gutters and this past summer rigged up a filter system to blow fresh air into my sand blasting hood in the booth. Kept me cool with a positive flow and supplied fresh, clean air. Didn't breathe in any dust particles whatsoever. Handy things to have for sure.

 

[Badgerstate]

I love mine. Ive got a Ryobi 36v push mower, a cheap Ryobi One+ 18v trimmer and a Ryobi One+ 18v blower (the 100 mph, 280 cfm version).
They all work great for the smallish yard that I have and I love that they and my other Ryobi tools all can use the same battery.
I really want to upgrade to the Milwaukee M18 Fuel trimmer and leaf blower but they are signifigantly more expensive than my Ryobi tools were and Ive told myself that Im not going to spend the money until I manage to kill the Ryobi tools that I currently have.
What I love about them is that theres no gas, no oil and really no much maintenance. I can pull them out when I want to use them and as long as I have a charged battery, they work perfectly no matter how long theyve been sitting. I also like not needing to keep gas on hand or worrying about gas going bad or gumming up a carburator from sitting.
Ive got the Ryobi super charger that holds 6 batteries, so Ive always got plenty of charged up batteries on hand.
I typically use 2 18v batteries in my mower and when Im done mowing, those batteries are on 1/4 charge, so I put them on the charger and grab a fresh one for the trimmer and the leaft blower. I love it and dont miss my gas lawn and garden equipment.
I keep hoping that Milwaukee will come out with an M12 line of lawn and garden equipment because Im so invested in the M12 line but if my Ryobi gear dies before that happens, I'd be more than happy to jump into the M18 line too.

 

[ericm]

We have a DeWalt DCBL772 hand held blower. While it's not in the same league as a big gas backpack blower it's as strong as a good gas handheld.

 

[richard7]

Love my ego 650 cfm blower and chainsaw it will blow 850ft of driveway,around pool,porches,patio on one charge. I notice i keep the place up better .I only use the gas backpack blower 2or 3 times ayear now,the ego blower blows harder than my sthil br400 just not as long of course. I had my ego stolen 11 months ago and bought another a week later i dont leave it on the back porch anymore. Thats how much i love it.

 

[Renegade1LI]

Went with DeWalt, since I have so many batteries & am very happy with them. The chain saw cuts almost like gas, the trimmer trims & edges an acre twice on a 5amp. The pole trimmer & hedge trimmer are a pleasure with no gas, just got the 60v blower & it's got plenty of power just need a few 9amp batteries to get good results. I don't see getting a mower yet, still need a tractor. The nice part of the blower is the wife can grab it for a quick clean up & it's great for a quick clean out of the truck or car, especially after taking the dog.

 

[ezriderga]

I’ve bought a Snapper 21” battery powered mower earlier this year and I do love it. It came with 2 batteries and a rapid charger. A battery will last for 35-40 minutes and when it runs down there is a fully charged battery ready to go. I can usually usually mow my lawn with 2 batteries. The rapid charger charges the battery in 30 minutes. One small handle adjusts all 4 wheels height. I never sharpened the blade all season. Will sharpen before next season. Self propelled and speed adjust. Grass catcher bag works and easy on and off. Also have Milwaukee 18v leaf blower and it works great.

 

[ddawg16]

I’ve bought a Snapper 21” battery powered mower earlier this year and I do love it. It came with 2 batteries and a rapid charger. A battery will last for 35-40 minutes and when it runs down there is a fully charged battery ready to go. I can usually usually mow my lawn with 2 batteries. The rapid charger charges the battery in 30 minutes. One small handle adjusts all 4 wheels height. I never sharpened the blade all season. Will sharpen before next season. Self propelled and speed adjust. Grass catcher bag works and easy on and off. Also have Milwaukee 18v leaf blower and it works great.

And it's quiet.....and no smell of gas.

Not to mention little to no maintenance....wash it off now and then...sharpen the blade once a season.

 

[CraigStu]

Battery or gas.....they each have their place. But not corded electric.

Glen

To each his own.

 

[p00p]

never ran into a cordless e-blower that was quiet & powerful enough to blow an autumn's drop of tree ****.

Matter in fact, there's a house 4-5 doors down that uses a corded e-blower & that damn thing is ear piercing loud from my distance. IDK if that same sound is being experienced up close, but I'd like to take a hammer to it as they run it for 2+ hours multiple times a week when weather permits. Thankfully it has snowed & that means they'll no longer use it until next year.
Same people have a dog that they shove outside & let it bark for all hours of the day/night. Called on that a few times when the weather was terrible. For the day it was safe & sound.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

I have Milwaukee M18 weed trimmer, leaf blower, and chainsaw. I've been happy with all of them. Wouldn't use them with tiny batteries, but with a 9ah and 12ah I've never been short on runtime. Our property is about 3 acres and I can do all my trimming on one 12ah battery, or blow all the leaves from our three huge sugar maple trees with the blower on one 12ah battery.

Only things I still rely on gas for are the rototiller and riding mower.

 

[rayra]

Love's too strong a word for it. My One+ Ryobi leaf blower is working great and easy to use / well balanced. With the heavier 4Ah battery the balance is especially nice.

It has a variable trigger, so you can go low and quiet, or go full stonk when needed.

Model P21081A