I totally understand what you are saying here. I think I'm going to get the non-self propelled model. I currently have a toro with personal-pace and think I would have a hard time adjusting to this.
It isn't terrible but it's nothing like the responsiveness of toro personal pace. However, they are super light with even the 7.5ah battery so pushing it is a breeze.
Yeah. It's pretty loud. I think it's a brushed motor. It isn't bothersome when mowing though. Honestly you only hear it because the blade motor is so quiet.
I'm already have no start issue with my brand new 700 ego. So next time it doesn't start have to bypass the damn switches!! These mowers are so light that if you need the self propelled do yourself a favor ......never grow a beard.
Yeah bypassing the wiring for self-propelled is pretty easy. I suspect it's crimped in the wire bundle somewhere in the handle. I don't quite follow what you mean by not growing a beard.
After paying over $800 for one of these (Ego has been selling them for years, the bugs should be worked out by now), I immediately had the mower not starting issue (the self propelled works every time so that's not a problem). Now for the stupid solution......I actually have to release the locks on the handle, push the first section completely into the second section, then pull it all the way out and lock it. If I do this dumb procedure it works every time, if not, it works maybe 1% of the time so you have to do it)! It's seems they require you to fold it up and hang it on the wall and not just store it assembled in your garage so that you can just wheel it out and mow. Ego should be ashamed of themselves for this expensive piece of defective american crap (always high priced, low quality) and I'm definitely ashamed of myself for falling for this lying sales crap. I'm very hesitant to buy anything now because it seems like all manufactured goods are defective and expensive..
Sounds like you've got a wiring short in the handle. I've had five of these now and everyone has worked perfectly except the first that I bought used with a known wiring issue that was quite simple to fix. Compared to the complexity of an internal combustion small engine, I'll take this every day. The newest aluminum deck model looks like a beast. I hope to review it soon. Any new tech will have some issues but the trajectory here is clear. Battery power will take over.
Very strange comment. What feature did I mention? Gas toros cut better. But I love my ego. This was a very positive review overall but also honest. The Ego isn't quite as powerful yet. That's just a fact.
