Best Electric Zero Turn Mowers of 2023 

Shopping for a ZT e-mower right now and doing my due diligence. Thanx for the info 👍😉

I believe the biggest omission in this video is the huge pro for EGO: the removable batteries! I bought the 52” zero turn (comes with 6 12ah batteries) long with their 18” chainsaw and a 21” snowblower. I can use the 12ah batteries in all of those devices and any other tools in their line up.

Excellent analysis; clear, concise and intelligent comparisons. I'm on my third summer with the Mean Green Stalker stand-on mower (does NOT qualify for your < $8,000.00 comp) and it's been outstanding. I ordered it from The Lawnmower Hospital in Edmonton, AB (I live in Minnesota) and they were great to work with. The model was being discontinued and I got it for a steep discount from a ridiculous price. Very impressive heavy duty construction and the battery is amazing, with almost no phantom load loss during the winter (I check it on the first of each month). I use the Tesla charge philosophy (max 80%/min 20%) for a long battery life and it works well for me. I have roughly 1.75 acres with lots of trees and this thing makes it easy. Blessings and curses? "Phenomenal power and torque"- effortlessly climbs a 23% grade while mowing on high blade speed: Curse? "Phenomenal power and torque" management- it can be a bit jumpy and can quickly rip up a chunk of sod with the controller set-up, even on the turtle mode. Requires a feather touch. I'm assuming this has been addressed in succeeding model upgrades. By the way, of the models you mention, I favor the Ego- I have a couple of their mowers, blowers, trimmers, chain saw, etc. and they're very well made. [Side-note: the chain saw is five years old and the chain oiler has always had a tendency to leak the whole tank out if you hang it in the vertical position- hopefully they have addressed that issue in subsequent models. Otherwise, highly recommended.] Cheers!

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One guy said in a video he couldn't finish 1.6 acres on his 54" Ryobi zero turn from a full charge with brand new batteries. Blade speed medium, drive speed low, grass wasn't out of control.

Thanks for this. Very informative,

Yes, please do a review of the commercial electric zero turn riding mowers! Thank you!

Fantastic presentation

I love my ego z6 mower 42 inch deck!! I mow 2.5 acres

Thanks for this review. I'm looking at the EGO to replace my gas powered Husqvarna, 10 years old, over 700 hours. I mow about 3.5 acres. I recently purchased some other EGO products, blower, trimmer, smaller sp mower. They've all performed well this Spring, although the battery time on the mower is a bit lower than I expected.. Just trying to figure if the 6500 price tag is going to get me ten plus years that my Husky has given me for about half that amount ten years ago. I relive the maintenance that I have had over the past 10 years, plus gasoline, is a lot of $ (oil changes, belts, filters, etc etc). One question I do have is the easy of removing the mower deck to change and sharpen blades? Hoping my Husky lasts the season...but it an adventure each time I crank it up. Thanks for any feedback to my questions/apprehensions.

just ordered the ryobi zero 30 inch cut today, there’s 1000 dollars off on zero turn the 54 is down to 6999

You should have more views. This is an excellent prepared video.

I would like to see you compare the Gravely, Mean Green, etc. Thanks for the video!

The EGO has a suspension seat. I own one. It’s quite plush.

Excellent vid and very helpful! Are any more "big boy" freindly than another? Also, if any are in need of service under warranty, where would one take it?

Nice review. But what about quality of cut????

Ryobi has a 42" with the toggle arm that is more in line with the others you have listed.

I'm looking at a barely used Cub Cadet ZT1 42E for a good price but what does "fixed battery" mean?

You’d be wrong about the con on the EGO. It does have and adjustable suspension seat.

I know a log of folks that use Dixie Chopper to mow pastures. Does anyone make a battery mower for pastures? Are the pro models good for this use? Perhaps the pro-sumer MeanGreen NEMESIS

I’m in need of a zero turn and my hardest thing to find out is what would be the best one for cutting on slopes. I live on a alligator infested canal and my yard slopes at 20° in some spots

Great video and as far for the craftsman which has a fixed battery I wonder how easy it would be to remove a fixed battery during winter storage. As we all know leave a battery outside during the winter months is really bad for them. Any thoughts on how easy it would be to remove the battery for storage would be greatly appreciated thanks.

I’ve been happy with all things lithium from Kobalt. Any idea if they are working on a riding mower, with or without the zero turn? Thank you for this presentation. I did not realize so many models were already available. I am considering Craftsman.

I want the Rahh-yoh-bee! That joystick is interesting.

Perhaps I didn't understand what you meant by "no suspension seat" but the EGO zero turns all come with an adjustable air suspension seat... one of the best features of the mower IMO. You don't really see air suspension on almost any residential grade mowers and typically have to spend over $10k+ to find mowers that have it

I think a good video would be talking about required maintenance on zero turn electric mowers for residential use.

Now that the Z54LI is $4999, what are your thoughts? I'm contemplating just getting the Z42LI for $3999 but you get only 2 of the 80V and only 2 of the 40V batteries. For $1000 more, you get $1,560 more worth of batteries, a thicker steel deck, and 6 blades/3 motors vs 4 blades/2 motors.

the Ryobi has now gone down in price to $6000 which seems a little more fair,

Troy bilt XP 42 in. 56-Volt MAX 60 Ah Battery Lithium-Ion Electric Drive Zero Turn Mower

While I do appreciate the time and work that went into this and I usually don't give thumbs up to channels I don't belong to, but I will here, for the above. However, you have only done what I already have is the basic info you find online or on card info displayed with the mowers, that I have, or my eye on two or three of these, I'd like to know what you think about them by actual time spent working with them? That's what I need to know, otherwise this isn't of any help or use to me. Not being mean, just giving you positive feedback to help your channel grow. I will say that absolutely the prices are ridiculous, same with mobility scooters. I'll give you my reasons here, I'm a ret Firefighter that's disabled, I have a very painful nerve disease, no not neuropathy, lol, I wish, no I have CRPS or what used to be called RSD. I have just enough year front and back to justify a riding mower, and well I don't want all the maintenance and gas getting I used to do when I wasn't disabled, I want a good comfortable electric riding mower. I have a Ryobi, (Rie Oh-Bee not Ree, as you asked lol think it depends on where you are from, I'm originally CA and we all say Ry as in Ryan, and I've found the southern states and eastern south states say Ree-Oh-Bee) battery push mower which I could do, then it's just gotten harder as my disease has progressed in my legs, and I need to replace my old gas mower with an electric riding mower, and if I have to, for the issues I have I'll spend 10k so I can still do what I can to take care of my home and still have my independence, sure I could hire a yard company but that's just an added expense that takes away yet something else I love to do, and I have to wait on them and when they will come or cancel and so on, but if it's something that helps us disabled to maintain our dignity and independence and our mobility to get out and not continue to rott away in bed, then that is my friend how we justify these prices. Not our fault companies make them so damn expensive. Like I said mobility scooters can range from as low as 2k up to 8k and I'm like does it cut grass!!?? Why so much, it's insane, it's a lawn chair four wheels and an electric motor and a battery for Pete's sake, it don't cut grass a cup holder is an expensive option for some dumb reason, and it's because people think you have money when you're old and it's really not the case, so many including myself have to use the electric shopping carts and they always die on you in mid shopping I try to not use them for fear of being stranded but so others can use them, and they look like they were used to find land mines with they're so beaten up, it's sad, the cheapest mobility cart I can find is like $900!!! How can anyone as a company justify these prices be it mobility scooters or mowers is the question. Money and greed. I tell you if a new company started and made good quality mobility scooters and riding mowers for a few hundred bucks they'd a so rich and kill the competition. A good solid product now at cost or less it would make up for it. But no one will do that sadly. Sorry for the rant thanks for reading, thumbs up and hope you're channel grows and you go further than I can walk.

Was this a rating too or just a review? If it was a rating , was the 1st one the best or was it the 6th one ?

Thanks for the info...fyi I believe the 58v Ryobi at the end is a lead acid battery...probably the reason for the reduced price.

I have the John Deere 370r it i have a 10yr on battery

One thing that would be helpful is to also tell us which lawn mowers qualify for tax credit. Here is the qualification info that I found> Credit is 30% per mower, with a max of $7,500 per lawn mower. The credit is available for sales made beginning Jan. 1, 2023, and the credit sunsets in 2032. These mowers must be less than 14,000 lbs. and have a battery capacity of not less than 7-kilowatt hours.

green works currently at tractor supply for 3999 and advertises suspension seat. That john deer looks so punny at 6500 dollars

Price is the least important 😀. overall value is.

Most Home owners can’t even afford $2K for a zero turn mower. No Home owner will pay $8k for a 0 turn mower to mow say like 1/2 an acre. That is insane.

I expect this mower will last several seasons with decent care. ru-vid.comUgkx1VWTrayKBdCKAjzAcZ_Eg4dhHTae3LkN also recommend Also, I ran across the problem with it not starting the 2nd time I used it. There is a safety switch which is pushed in by the chute or mulching piece being attached to the deck. I took the cover off and it wouldn't start. Put it back on, no problem. It takes only a minute with 2 easily accessible wingnuts and no tools. This mower starts up first crank each time and it is a joy to use. It also mows in reverse by putting the key to the reverse area after starting and pushing in the triangular button. It will stay in reverse mode until you turn it off. All in all, for my homeowner needs, I really like this mower-and at 70 bucks a cut here in Miami, it's already more than 1/3 paid for itself in a month.

Affirm, correct pronunciation for RYOBI is RYE-OH-Bee.

The Ego does have a suspension seat, l had to buy one, California, but one of the best mowers I've owned

ego does have an adjustable hydraulic seat

I need a video on how to convince my wife I need a zero turn😂

The 48v Ryobi has the awful lead acid battery. Those do not last long at all. I just ordered the new 80v Ryobi with the stick. That one has the lithium batteries. Lasts much longer.

I click on out of curiosity & gave 👍. How many average homeowners can pull that much $ out of their pocket, or do they yell Charge it.

Copied from Keith Ori bc it’s valuable information… One thing that would be helpful is to also tell us which lawn mowers qualify for tax credit. Here is the qualification info that I found> Credit is 30% per mower, with a max of $7,500 per lawn mower. The credit is available for sales made beginning Jan. 1, 2023, and the credit sunsets in 2032. These mowers must be less than 14,000 Ibs. and have a battery capacity of not less than 7-kilowatt hours.

I have the 60v greenworks zero turn 27hrs control arm broke v15 code mower is dead. Be careful

Lowe’s has a 42” John Deer 20HP zero turn for $3200. Model z315e. It’s gas but it’s also half the price. I’m not saying gas is better or worse, I’m just say electric is not worth twice the price. Husqvarna z254 54” deck 26HP Kohler zero turn for $3400. Then you have the Arienis Icon 52” for $4300 and the Arienis Edge 52” for $3700. There are just better mowers out there for half the price than an electric.

P.S. Ry-oh-bee

I don't really care about electric but wondering if you could review the new Ariena iKon 42 with the v twin Kawasaki?

With the Deere, you mentioned a "con" as being that it's a stamped deck... If you're using an electric mower, you probably don't need to be mowing stuff that would require a fabbed deck. After working on mowers for years, I've come to the conclusion that practically no consumer mower should have a fabbed deck because people will use them like a brush cutter rather than a lawn mower. All that said, I've yet to see an electric ztr that's reasonably priced.

The old ryobi's don't have lithium batteries in them they're just let acid and the ego does not give you enough batteries to mow to the max acreage that they claim that's extra

How can you forget about the ego zero turn with a steering wheel?

8000 lol 😆

Another con of the Greenworks, you have to change the gear box oil after 50 hours and every 200 hours afterwards.

Do not buy an electric ZT unless you have money to burn. The non-joystick Ryobi's are already bricks with awful batteries. The Cub Cadet is a complete piece of junk. The Deere's are not made by Deere. EGO seems good at first but you'll run into issues with the motors shutting down to "protect themselves". Currently have the 54" joystick Ryobi which is very easy to drive, but the software is crap and I've already had to replace one of the $900 batteries within the first month. 80% chance it's getting returned. The technology just isn't there yet.

Ryobi is a steaming pile. Greenworks is the leader with best motors and controllers and price.

I paid 2K for a used commercial Husqvarna 61" ZTR 20 years ago and it's still going. No way would I buy one of these high priced wonders with expensive batteries that will need replacing at some point.... Electric is cool but not yet

Very poor comparison. Didnt even mention the built in batteries as a con, which it clearly is

The cos for the John Deere is that it's made by a soulless company. I don't care if they offered it damn near for free, I would never support that company.

They are all over priced junk go ahead buy them up I work on them everyday

Quite frankly, idiotic review criteria. Critiquing mowers with 42" decks saying they only have 2 blades. Of course they do! They are 42"! Review offers no real-world experience just comparing a few specs. Nothing on controls, charging times, ease of maintenance, quality of cut.