Whatever you feel like thread.

[ArlyA]

Glad I could help.

 

[WinterDeere]

Me, I'll stick with my used (10 year old) F2880 diesel mower and it has no belts either, all drive shaft. Very frugal on diesel as well, in fact I've mowed the yard and the road berms 2 times and used less that 1/4 tank plus the 2880 has a fabricated and welded deck. Tank capacity is 5.1 gallons of off road diesel. I mowed the berms and they were at least a foot high and only took one pass.

I'm having a lot of trouble understanding what any of this has to do with the title of this thread.

Yeah, we all love our old gas mowers. I also love Italian sausage sandwiches with sauce and onions, which is about as relevant.

 

[5030]

Relevant in the fact that I'd never own a Chinese made electric mower. The way it's going, pretty soon we will all be eating raw fish with chopsticks. I don't 'love' any equipment, never have. It's all there to perform a task and that's it.

 

[5030]

I've NEVER CLAIMED that HF tools were the best and I'd like you to post that up so I can read it. That don't exist and you know it.

What I've said in the past is that for the money, the HF lines excluding the Chicago Electric line are a good value for the dollars spent.

I challenge you to post up where I said they were the best because I never have. Kind of like you and your Tesla fettish in a way.

Still waiting and all I hear are crickets. How about it Arly? Lets see that post not that you can find one because unlike your Tesla posts, it don't exist.

One thing I will say about cordless tools and this electric lawnmower and that simply is, do any of you take into account where the raw materials are coming from to make those batteries? Last time I checked, the minerals were being mined with Chinese slave labor. Bet that makes you feel whole and good.

 

[ArlyA]

If anyone cares to chat the Ego mower we just got and put in use, we can talk about that as per the thread title. Some folks have to have much time and post "you need to by American made!", then run down to HF and load up, I just don't need to chat about it.

 

[WinterDeere]

Relevant in the fact that I'd never own a Chinese made electric mower. The way it's going, pretty soon we will all be eating raw fish with chopsticks.

That's Japanese... and if they were taking over, it'd have happened in the 1980's.

I also prefer Made in America. If an American company were making a product of equal construction at a similar price, I'll always buy it... but I rarely get that opportunity.

 

[5030]

That's Japanese... and if they were taking over, it'd have happened in the 1980's.

I also prefer Made in America. If an American company were making a product of equal construction at a similar price, I'll always buy it... but I rarely get that opportunity.

I fully understand but I still prefer Japanese made over Chinese made. I wonder where the John Deere mowers are made, especially the ones with the front mount driveshaft decks.

 

[5030]

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

 

[5030]

If anyone cares to chat the Ego mower we just got and put in use, we can talk about that as per the thread title. Some folks have to have much time and post "you need to by American made!", then run down to HF and load up, I just don't need to chat about it.

There you go again, Still waiting for the post where you stated I said HF cordless tools were the best
Don't care if you want to chat about it or not actually. Like your Tesla thread where you continuously expound the virtues of Tesla. I don't find them at all worth expounding about.

Last time I checked, this is a public (membership required forum) and as such, both you and I can post about anything that trips our triggers.

Your original thread title was about a review of the EGO mower. I've yet to see ANY comprehensive review.

I digress...

 

[5030]

One thing I will say about that mower and that is, you better keep the underside of that light gage stamped steel deck clean when over wintering it or it will rust out real quick. Grass, especially old damp and compacted grass is acidic in nature and will corrode that deck real quick if not cleaned off and sprayed with something like Fluid Film before putting it up. Too bad it don't have a heavy gage welded up deck but then that would cost appreciably more, make it even heavier as well.

 

[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.