Excited to share my first look at the brand new commercial battery powered mower from Ego. This 53cm beast looks absolutely amazing. Can't wait to try it out properly and let you know what it's like. For now, this is a quick first look.
Looks really well done. I could see this being a big hit commercially because it is reasonably priced comparatively to other gas commercial grade mowers. I bet next Ego will make a 30" walk behind.
Very much appreciate the amount of detail in all your content and your time. Will be watching for the future videos on this new Ego. I've had the commercial makita but didn't work out on my lawns here in Florida. Too much growth in a weeks time
Thank god they got rid of that ridiculous delay before being able to pull it back like other Ego mowers. I'm planning on getting one of these myself but if it had that delay it would have been a deal breaker. I'm looking forward to seeing you give it a good test run.
Thanks for watching. Yeah that delay was a real pain. I'm pleased it's gone too. Looks like they have hit this one out the park. But will wait to use it before saying too much more. Will be doing some update videos as I go along. Cheers.
Thanks for the review,i am very interested in the cut quality and how it compares to say a Honda,i like ego and i have the 2135 model but im not super impressed with the cut quality and also i would like to see has this new model got good suction from the blades to help the grass stand up straight before cutting
Thanks mate, I’m interested in all that too. I will be testing it all out and comparing to various other mowers over the next few months. Stay tuned 👍🏻
I have this mower too. The power is really good and i have tested it on 1 to 2 feet of grass and weeds and it just munched it and that was only in the middle power level. My otyer main takeaway so far is how well it fills the grass bag. Its a big bag but it fills it really well until its super full. Mulching works really well too and i have also ordered the side discharge shoot as that supposed to work really well too.
Good stuff,am on the Ego platform myself, at some point please if you could do say even a 20 hour use review would very helpful to find out about the pros and cons of this very strong and robust looking machine.
Looks great. But I just don't think battery power is quite there yet for commercial use mowers. The financial number when you take in to account the battery costs, just don't add up yet. Then there is the run time. Hopefully tho, things may change for the better in the coming years?
I hear ya mate, and feel the same although I think this might be the year that starts to change and this mower along with a few others coming down the pipeline and some already here may be the start of that. I haven’t really used this one yet though so will see how it goes over the next few months. They are bloody expensive tho! No two ways about it. I was looking at the new battery Toro Grandstand and it’s about $50k and more!
I’m sure it will perform well, it will basically boil down to how much power it burns in thick summer grass. A winter release is smart. I’m still on the fence about battery mowers. Hand held gear is a no brainer so many advantages but mowers at the moment are still a bit of a novelty. Maybe this is the one to leave the 216 behind?
Yeah keen to get it in to action next week. Up until now the only battery mowers that have even gotten close are the Pellenc but super expensive and the Makita (somewhat) but even these don’t really come close to a commercial petrol mower in terms of pure power and productivity. Hoping this one may have nailed it but will have more to report after a few weeks of actual use. Still a fair bit of growth here in QLD and lots of wet grass so should be able to give it a good thrashing lol.
Thanks for the video! Ego sometimes gets on my nerves, the LMX5300 is not out in the US yet, but Ego says the US LMX5300 won't come with batteries or a charger.
Yeah it’s strange the way brands do that. It’s the same with Stihl and Husqvarna. I would have thought it would be released in the US first. You guys normally get everything first lol
@@lovelawns Maybe is because the residential model LM2206SP with 5 year tool / 10.0Ah battery kit is not available in AU/NZ region. Maybe because average AU/NZ houses has larger lawn that requires the longer runtime? How many years of warranty does LMX5307SP-2 comes with for residential use?
@@russell66681 Yes just released mate. Speak to Adam at Karls Mowers, he had 2 kits left from initial order. Let him know Ki from Lovelawns sent you 👍🏻
Great question. I need more time with this Ego to say for sure. Both are excellent battery mowers. I've reached out to Makita to grab there mower again so will do some comparisons soon. Stay tuned for more.
EGO said it would have a commercial mower RPM of 3,300 RPM unloaded so as a contractor you can walk fast - time is money … just tested: ECO: 2,690 RPM Level one 2,830 RPM Level two 2,990 RPM
@@lovelawns RPM not fast enough for a clean cut at the faster self propelled speeds - too many stragglers. They advertised 3,300 unloaded RPM. However, I have found it very good with thick buffalo at a “brisk” walking pace at level 2 RPM … will be interesting to see if it’s blade RPM will be enough for commercial operations needing to work fast.
this IS a great mower no doubt, but where I live the mower ALONE is $1300 then you have to buy the batteries what are $1000 for 2, and I dont think that includes any charger. so thats $2300 for a 21" walk behind mower that I will have to spend another $1400+ on for 2 more batteries in 3-4 years ( the inflation rate is 10% per year now). Im sticking with gas. IF they lower the price to a sane level Ill go with EGO gladly.
Yeah it’s not for everyone and is certainly an investment, but most people buy into a system so may already have batteries and chargers which helps. The kit is $2850 here in Aus plus a free battery via redemption. For what it is it’s priced about what I would expect. If you look at similar commercial machines like the Pellenc or Stihl RMA twin blade it’s actually cheap lol.
I think the blade engagement should have the bar in the front and the self-propelled bar in the rear. The opposite of what you said in the video makes more sense. What a stupid design, especially if you dont want to use self-propelled, and the huge bar on the front of the mower seems like a waste. A nylon/plastic blade spindle is a cheap part waiting to break.
The huge bar at front looked unnecessary and in the way of the lights I initially thought as well, but I found it was necessary as this mower is super heavy and that works well as the handle to lift it.
I used to think along the same lines too, but it might be about to change with the new breed of battery powered mowers coming out this year. Runtime is pretty much sorted now with the larger backpack style batteries that mount on the mowers, but power has not quite been there yet. Power and runtime is the biggest hurdle... And initial cost is steep.
@@lovelawns Yeah the initial cost is steep. I looked at the Stihl RMA 765 (it’s £3300 with one battery in the UK), then you’d need to buy another battery pack. You can buy the RM655 for £1400, then a hell of allot of petrol for the difference.
Maybe it can be used together with the petrol units as the "Early & Late Night Unit" that is quiet enough to operate earlier or later of the day where the petrol would be too loud to operate depending on the noise regulation of the location.
@@lovelawns are we also factoring into the cost of the petrol vs electric & all the service time & cost for the next 5~10 years? It really depending on how how many time the petrol mower is refilled per season since each 12.0Ah (672W) has the similar energy/fuel capacity/runtime as a full tank of petrol fuel (but provides full torque) while petrol fuel is ~20x-25x more expansive per fill up compared to the average local electricity rates worldwide (maybe not in the middle east?!).
yawn, couldnt give 2 shits about the the bar being there over the buttons, nor do i understand why ya'll need the metal case to make it even heavier lol just idiotic
