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24 April 2019
Excellent, quiet, gas-free option for small to medium lots.
7 of 7 found this helpful I've been using an old Craftsman 48V electric mower for about ten years now. Every 3-4 years I've replaced the 4 12V sealed Lead-acid batteries (about $100 total), and it's been good to go. As this mowing season kicked in to gear, I realized it was going to be the last season for this round of batteries. Rather than spend another hundred bucks, I figured it was time to see how far along the tech had come.
As much as I've wanted to jump into the Li-ion power game for mowers, I've been nervous about the dramatically lower amp-hours (and therefore Watt-hours) compared to Lead-acid. Despite this being 56V compared to the Craftsman's 48V, the amp-hours are much lower. The upside though is Li-ion gives (mostly) full power to the end, compared to the steady decrease of Lead-acid which may run for longer, but will be so slow as to be worthless after a certain point.
What does all this mean in real life? The mower works great. It's easy to push (much lighter than the old Craftsman), quiet, and cuts well. Simple, two-tab press also enables the handle to be folded over for storage. I mowed my roughly 4000 sqft yard in about twenty minutes and the mower still showed 3/4 power available (southern lawn with thick, St Augustine grass). Even at their peak, the lead-acid-powered Craftsman would only be good for about one-and-a-half mows (eg. front-back-front yards) between charges. I'm pretty confident in thinking this would do two full mows without issue.
All of this of course assumes you haven't let the lawn get out of control. I mow once a week give or take, and keep the mower set pretty tall at around the 3.5" mark. On Eco mode, this mower will down-power itself a bit to preserve battery life and kick things up if you hit a tall patch. If you let your grass get too high though, or demand putting-green-height it will likely spend all it's time at full power and I can see that using things up much faster.
Only two tiny complaints: The emergency shut-off handle that must be held to keep the mower running. These handles are required on all mowers and for most, the initial movement might be tough, but once you get it pulled all the way up to the main handle, it is easy to hold. This one though seems to be a heavy spring which gets harder to pull the closer it gets to the handle. Without pulling out a scale, I wouldn't be surprised if this took a solid 5 lbs to pull and HOLD in place. That doesn't seem like much, but just try making a fist and holding it tight for twenty minutes and see how you feel afterwards. Now, do that while also maneuvering the mower and it's a recipe for serious forearm fatigue. The obvious simple solution (use at your own risk) is to put a strap on the handle so you don't have to hold it there, but that does defeat the auto-shut-off safety mechanism which isn't ideal. With the handle issue solved though, the mower can be maneuvered one-handed. The second bummer is I thought it came with a dual charger so both batteries could be recharged at the same time, but it's a single charger meaning you have to remember to swap the batteries out. The description doesn't really say one way or the other, but just a heads up.
Overall I am extremely satisfied. Longevity is my only concern. One of the benefits of the old Craftsman was the batteries were a standard type that were easy to find years after Sears stopped selling that mower. These 56V power units though are proprietary and I hope WORX continues to support them down the road. Even then, they will be pretty expensive to replace so hopefully they'll last at least four-five years. Only time will tell.
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