EGO LM2135SP Lawn Mower Review 

Would you still recommend this mower?

@@dennismanalo12 I would NOT recommend this type mower and I really want to. I bought the LM2130SP in Feb 2021 paid well over $600 after tax. Worked well in 2021, no battery issues and it lasted the advertised length of 60 minutes. But this comes with a caveat. The grass you are cutting will need to be in that standard rule of cutting no more than 1/3 of blade length per cut, meaning it can't be too tall/thick or the battery will work harder which requires power, less battery time. But I'm okay with this, I like to cut mine approx. twice a week, my lawn never looks like it needs cutting. Here's my beef. at the beginning of 2022 (Feb /Mar) it was stalling for no reason (not a battery issue). It would run for 10-20 minutes and then just stop. I'd let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes and it would run again then stop, this happened on 3 different days. After checking for obvious things, I found nothing. Called EGO & took it to an authorized dealer (an hour from my home). They kept it for 3 weeks and said they could not find an issue. I got it back & it worked fine with no stalling until 1 Oct, it did it again. I opened the main casing & it was pretty dirty (dusty, but mainly brown grassy debris). Blew & vacuumed it out. Use it two more times, end of season cuts with no issues. Thought I might have found my stalling issues. This year 2023, Feb 4 and 5 I did some early cutting, mainly just picking up old dead grass prepping for the spring. It stalled again on the second day's cut, 5 Feb. Opened it up, had some debris, not much, blew it out, finished up, it was only about 5 more minutes of work. Feb 22, 2023, went to continue my spring prep and it stalled again. I opened the casing again, but there's nothing there since I just cleaned it up. This $600+ mower got me very frustrated. And this is not an issue of me attempting to cut overgrown/thick grass. I've scoured the internet and can't really find anyone with my specific issue. And It's NOT the battery, I do know some have the issue of wiring getting pinched at the fold point. I've tried fiddling with wires and such and not finding anything a faulty point. My next move is to do a more thorough teardown. It feels like the motor (not the battery, I'm NOT getting any cautionary lighting indicators either) is overheating from NOT enough airflow and the motherboard is shutting it down as a safety precaution, but I'm just guessing at this point. And the weather is a nice 60-70 degrees. Besides, I have used this mower without incident during 90 degree days. Anywho, whatever is going with this mower, I'm not happy. It's a good thing I kept my 15 year old gas mower. Sure, sick of the gas maintenance stuff but it works and has been for the last 15 years with the usual gas mower maintenance practices.

​@@wiredawg2005 I just ordered one of these and hope to try it out at my cabin in the woods, doing some of the spring cleanup tasks that you describe. Left the place in Aug 2022 and it needed a last mow but I couldn't get my 20+ year old gas mower to start. Snow should be gone but lots of overgrowth from late summer and fall when I left the place. Lots of dead stuff flattened by winter snow. Would appreciate any tips on how this mower might be used for that kind of work, and of course how to prevent the stalling out that you've experienced.

I have the toro mod # 21566 SR on order getting it on Tuesday I'm reading more and mor about cutting in summer I'm in Jersey ego just scared me and i pivoted at the last minute to toro i think will have better chance of getting something fixed wait until everyone is driving battery cars and they start to overheat

@@tyhuber7651 To this day (12 May 2023), I'm still having stalling or just not starting issues with my EGO. And it's random. Within the past 30 days (Apr/May 2023) I've called EGO twice more. They go through a script. Basically, asking a series of questions (which I understand why they do this). But it's very frustrating when I'm reporting the very same problem over & over and getting slightly different answers, but never solving my problem. And guess what it seems to work when I called them. My daughter witnessed this just the other day as she wanted to try out the EGO mower, it would not start. So, before calling EGO, I showed her exactly what they were going to have me do and it still did not start. I called EGO, and eventually prompted the call back option. It took about 30 minutes for a call back. They went through their script and of course it worked as intended. After I hung up with them, I had my daughter start cutting grass, which lasted about 15 minutes and it stalled and would not start again. Again, it's not a battery issue as I have the EGO trimmer, I can put the battery in it, and it works fine. At this point, being it's under complete warranty I want another mower from them. There is something wrong with this one. I did use it Yesterday and it worked as intended, but as I said it has a mind of its own will work when it wants to. I'm sure my specific problem is related to the motherboard. That-is not wiring or relay switch issues. I was a telephone systems technician; I know how to troubleshoot. I've built PCs, installed software, my own mechanic on my 2001 BMW, saved tons of dollars repairing all kinds of crap on 2003 GMC Envoy XL. It ran great for about 10 years, after that I had to repair all kinds of crap until the tranny crapped out. Decided to get rid of it after that. Point being, I know how to charge-a-battery, stick it in a slot and cut grass properly. I want to love it, but I really hate it. Is mine issue a one off, no idea. But I'm tire of dealing with them and they have the same answers, which is no answers.

Me too

I just got my EGO 2135SP mower at Lowes for $150 off plus a free battery!

@@stratofig me too, and the free battery is 7.5 ah! %299"

@@wawalker1which Lowe’s? My local one is offering the the 5AH battery free.

@@pete8016Lake In The Hills IL. Thru April 30th. I expect it’s all Lowes.

The wife & kid factor is a big one. When I was out of town a few summers ago, my wife & daughter (16yrs) had to hassle with getting gas, trying to pull start, etc. They had to call me to get help. I have 3 kids, and since it is easier to use, I'll have them mow more. That is priceless!

Thank you 🙏🏼

Mine says January 2021 on the mower, right next to the serial.

Did it work out ok, do you recommend?

@@Jeff-vj3jp Highly recommend! This mower does the job our our very uneven 1.5 acre lot with ease. BTW: I see here that many got a free battery at purchase (nice). We didn't get that deal, but the battery recharges very quickly (and our electric company gave us a $100 rebate).

I updated this review in the description. If you live in an extremely hot area be aware it drains the battery really quick in high heat. We mow early in the morning because if this. It’s 96-100 degrees with 108-113 humidity heat index

@@1UpNerdcore Interesting...I just made the purchase. Yes, I'm in a hot climate, South Central Texas. Of course I try to avoid the mowing during the high temps of the day. Question? the quick drain, are we talking from a 60 minute runtime to what, 45 minutes? Thanks for pointing out the update!

just bought a ego lm2132sp on amazon prime day that retailed for 699 on sale for 529

@@billhyman1731 Darn, I missed it.

Thanks for mentioning this. I thought this might be the case especially with the angle of the handle so I stuck with non propelled.

I won’t need it because my yard is so small. They have another mower that has dual battery slots for longer mows.

@@1UpNerdcore that was confusing me with your review - I have seen the one with the two batteries slots (you can still use it with one battery fitted) but I thought they must of changed form the two battery to one bigger battery - thank you for the calefaction

I just got the EGO Select Cut XP a few weeks ago with the 10AH battery. It's 8.3 ft-lb of torque compared to the 7 of the Select cut in this review and the 6.25 ft-lb of my gas Toro. Where the Toro would bog down this XP just speeds up and plows on thru. When the grass is dry I can mow my whole yard 1/4 acre in about 50-55 minutes on the one battery using the mulching blade. When the grass is wet I get about 80% done on the 10AH battery and then have to swap in the 5AH battery from my leaf blower to finish the job. It will use about 20% of that battery to finish.

and your energy level, I'm needing a rest by the time the battery needs to be charged

From where?

It just drops under the mower deck. You could try side discharge for mulching

I don’t know the slope of our yard but it doesn’t do it with ours and I haven’t seen anything that says it has that feature.

hmm... that's rather odd? Because any Ego product that ends in a "0" is a tool only option, doesn't come with a battery nor a charger. Are you sure you have the right part #? $600 is awful expensive for a "Tool only" product.

@@BumpNrun69yes, got it from Lowe’s, 1st EGO product, also got trimmer, both had a battery and a spare.

@@BumpNrun69my blower I got from Amazon was a tool only, S/N ends in 502X

@@BumpNrun69mower came with a 7.5 battery with a 5.0 spare and the really big rapid charger, seemed like a good deal, got mower trimmer 4 batteries and 2 chargers, so I got the blower from Amazon tool only, they work great, I think I got a good deal.

We just clean it out as needed but not after every mow. No water just hand with glove in for big pieces.

side discharge is useful when the grass is super thick/tall, helps prevent stalling

Mulch its free fertilizer snd cut high!

My battery just gave out on my after a little over a year so I’ll be doing a follow up video talking about the process of getting it replaced. If you have a big yard or thick grass don’t get this lawn mower

For hills, especially for my son, it’s necessarily to have self propel. I haven’t used any other electric lawn mowers but they have a 2 battery version I wish lowes had because I would have gotten that one.

There is a two bettery model? Any idea of price,m

Yes 👍🏻

Yup :) I have a leaf blower from ego also

My grass isn’t super thick. It can get thick if we miss a week of mowing but it’s just like a regular mower where I have to go slow and let the grass clear before it stops the blades

It’s just not quite as powerful as a gas mower of the same size so I think it’ll get choked up from the thick wet grass more often

It’s metal from what I can tell

I recently purchased an EGO LM2135SP and primarily pushed the mower through most of my yard (until I get familiar with the self-propelled feature driving the rear wheels). It pushes fairly easily. My only concern is that if your yard has bumps, the side rails may slip which cause the mower's motor to stop. Then you need to unlock the green clamps and extend the side rails and re-clamp to get the mower to run again. Hope this helps...

This mower is great without the self propel (LM2130). It is extremely light and easy to push. I can slow down, speed up, as needed or pull the mower back to redo a spot. I went with no propel because I have a flat lawn and alot of reviews said they don't even use the self propel much. Make sure to get a mower package that includes a good size battery and charger. If you get the LM2130 (no battery), buying a battery by itself and a charger is almost the price of the lawn mower!!!

On the electric mower make sure you cut every line twice! If you encounter mohawks in the grass cut the line forward then go backwards on the same line sliding you foot backwards so the lawn mower can cut the mohawk right the second time! Do this and you never have to go back to gas mowers again! There are some things you have to do to help out your electric mower but if you keep your blade sharpened and use these techniques then you’ll have no problems with your electric mower!

All the slots seem to be the same but the smaller battery means a much smaller run time

So yes it will work 👍🏻

Lowe’s is a hardware store in the US and it was during the month I bought this only

It means something’s wrong. I can’t remember what the manual says but the blade could be stuck, the batter could be could be over heated, or the battery could be dead.

Emergency cases for chainsaw lol? I have had to finish mowing late because it was too hot. Not pitch-dark but dusk.

Yes 👍🏻

Yes, I just bought this model last night, the LEDs on the charger will be solid, the battery LEDs will be off, once the fan shuts off, you're good to go. Of course it's raining today so I have to wait for my first run.

These battery mowers aren't whisper-quiet by any means, but they don't approach the sound of a roaring internal combustion gas engine. It's hard to get a real sense of the difference on a video, but it's plain as day when you're operating the machine.

Additionally, you have to change blades to bag? See.s like another deal braker as it not being able to hose the bottom. I think i made my decision to pass based on these these 3 factors

You don’t have to hold down the button

Great mower for older folks because you don’t have to lift it into a truck once a year to take it in for service or haul a gas can around in the trunk

Once the mower is started, there is no button you have to hold down to mow. But if you want to engage the self-propel, you have to press and hold one (or both) of the self-propel triggers, which you could also call a button, rather than pulling a lever or bar back. There are 2 other buttons but you only have to press them briefly: the safety button for starting the motor, and the LED lights button which is an on/off toggle. You don't need to change the blades to bag, but the bagging blade is designed specifically for high-lift to move more clippings into the bag.

The self propelled mode is optional and the mower is so light you don’t even need to use it! At least you don’t have to hold both buttons down to self propel you only need to hold down one button and the bail switch! You have lights at least you don’t even have lights on gas mowers! It’s a quiet machine to! Gas mowers are LOUD!

What is it? My electrical engineer client had to help me

Did you get another battery powered mower?

@@timanderson5723 Not yet. I'm borrowing my neighbor's battery before I take the plunge on a new mower.

So the selling point would only if I wanted the lights? I bought the lawnmower for the many features I talk about in the video. I literally say it’s not something I would want or need but I can see it being useful for other people.

Your other comment was deleted. Any mention of my kids in a negative light or with attitude will not be tolerated.