Can a battery mower handle the rough stuff?

[@sibudakkampung1360]

nice video and satisfactory work method.

[@Diego-mc2go]

Glad to see my favorite lawn channel is back. 👍

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers mate

[@Sonnazj]

answered a few questions I had about battery Mowers, thanks mate!

[@theaussielawn]

Ahh awesome mate

[@joeclarke2439]

Great comparison Brenton. Great to see your dad putting in the hard yards aswell.

[@theaussielawn]

Thanks mate

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

First Aussie 😁. Great comparison video. 😎

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers Trev

[@crustydownunder]

With snakes in the area, keep the grass nice and short. It doesn't stop them from wandering through the area, but it sure helps you see the little buggers. Gives them no place to hide.

[@crustydownunder]

My battery whipper sniper trims my whole 3.5 acres with power left over. Where-as the petrol trimmer needs fuelling about 2 to 3 times. Sure, the petrol trimmer is a little faster, and will knock down the long stuff a bit easier, but, it's way heavier and harder on the back. Then you've got the hassle of refuelling as well. I love my battery trimmer and blower. I bought them when I lived in a small house with a small yard, and only bought the cheap Ozito brand. I'm considering switching to a better brand. As for battery mowers? I just don't think I could swap my big Husqvarna zero turn for a plastic battery powered machine. Great vid.

[@paulthomas3782]

Great video mate love the comparison between the electric and petrol Toro's

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers Paul, it was just for fun and curiously sake

[@wtfmimshag]

The only thing putting me off going to a battery rotary is how capable they are for scalping work. The min height on them all seem top leave a lot to be desired for "utility" purposes.

[@theaussielawn]

I believe that all these modern machines are built for larger markets such as the US and a lot of that market has cool season turf that has a totally different care and maintenance routine. Unfortunately for us scalping cool season turf isn't really a thing. So the mowers are designed for taller mowing again not being ideal for us here in a warm season grass climate

[@nathanwotwot]

The battery mowers are becoming good options even for people with larger areas.

[@theaussielawn]

Yeah absolutely seriously one extra battery would be ideal

[@thegreenandgoldlife1464]

Great little side by side mate. Battery unit surprised me

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers mate

[@bigwangmark]

Been thinking of doing a garden round using on electric equipment and this toro electric is what I was leaning towards. With a few spare batteries it should handle a smaller garden round business really well.

[@theaussielawn]

It’s good gear the blower is great too

[@JakePlaizierOfficial]

Man they've come a long way!

[@theaussielawn]

Pretty powerful machine tbh

[@WOODZY_]

Battery products have come along way but petrol🏆🥇👑 Good comparison test.

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers mate hope all is well

[@WOODZY_]

@@theaussielawn all good brother! Send some of that rain up to mackay please We need it. I need to buy some expensive products from lawn pride such as liquid acelpryn and some liquid iron, Any chance you will team up with them for an affiliate code? I’m not interested in a discount , just a code that may help support your channel . Rusty over at lawn pride seems like a good bloke. Have a good weekend mate🤙

[@theaussielawn]

@@WOODZY_ only if you send some warm weather haha. I don’t have an affiliate link with lawn pride unfortunately. Enjoy your weekend bro 😎

[@haydencoffey8093]

I grabbed one for professional use. Love it, but for max 2 - 3 nice quality buff/couch/fescue amenity lawns a day, its ace. Expensive but you're paying 90% of your running costs upfront. In saying that my business leans more towards hort than turf so a mowing/turf contractor would probably throw it against a wall lol.

[@theaussielawn]

Yeah great for home lawns etc . I’d say you’d need a fleet of batteries for commercial use. I would imagine a nice trailer setup with chargers and batteries would be great but $$$$

[@rickthelian2215]

Was surprised with the fun of the battery test vs petrol, thought the battery was up to the test of some dry grass. The downside is the length of use may just be enough for a domestic 900sq metre lawn with normal lawn before requiring a recharge. Buying spare or replacement batteries and their price is certainly a huge concern. In California USA the state government have programs for professionals and garden users to switch to battery powered equipment.

[@theaussielawn]

Yeah I feel the petrol powered units days are numbered unfortunately.

[@rickthelian2215]

@@theaussielawn I’m seeing the increase in price of second hand mowers online on all platforms properly due to costs of these new battery mowers.

[@richardportelli1983]

I think the issues you had with clogging before was due to the fact you were trying to cut a lot at one time while bagging. Using the side chute to get the tall stuff down and then coming bag with the bag to collect clippings is the way to go for the half chute machines. Still can't beat the aussie mowers though.

[@theaussielawn]

Yeah that maybe true mate 😎

[@Shnikaz]

Field Reno when?

[@theaussielawn]

Bahahaha imagine that! I still have most of my backyard to finish and a front garden . I need more hours in the day 😩

[@Shnikaz]

@@theaussielawn use the cheapest products you can find. More content 😃

[@calebevans8437]

When you started the video in your yard instead of the long grass I legit said because there is most likely a snake in the long grass and you proved me correct 😂 everything in aussie is trying to kill ya for some reason.. I'm happy in NZ

[@theaussielawn]

Straya 😂

[@crustydownunder]

@@theaussielawn I've been to NZ, what a stunning country you guys have. Bloody beautiful. All that green grass and rolling hills covered with cows. I've never seen so many cows. LOL. Plus, you don't have all the snakes. I've seen big ol' brown snakes on my property in Vic during the warmer months. It's unsettling to be honest, since I'm a long way from hospital. It doesn't phase us, or stop us from doing the job, but would be such a great relief to never have to think "snake safety" every time you want to walk your property, or reach into a pile of wood. I've got 5 kids and 9 grandkids. They don't seem to listen when you tell them there could be snakes.

[@jasongarbutt4242]

Great video mate. Been looking forward to this one. That battery mower is fantastic. As for Wolfgang, fantastic workmanship. Hope your doing well.

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers mate, all going great here Jase 😎

[@KenshinPhoenix]

Do you know how this would compare with the Masport 60V mower and some of the Ego ones? The Masport is a 1.2kW motor but the Ego ones don't have that info available, not on the website, manuals, nothing. A lot of their models are polycarbonate also, never had one of those so don't know if rocks will just completely destroy the deck or not. Any advice appreciated!

[@theaussielawn]

Ito be totally honest I don’t know how they would compare for power, but I’m going to make an assumption here. I suspect the Masport will have the ability to cut shorter than an ego or toro. So if cutting below 1” is important to you then I’d think the masport is the mower for you. But if you want a nice wide cut, self drive and have a longer lawn to mow (north of 1” / 2.5cm then toro is hard to beat

[@KenshinPhoenix]

@@theaussielawn I do leave parts down the back to get quite long lol. I don't need to cut that low, so I'll have to look into the Toro, I know nothing about them yet. Thanks for the advice 👍

[@jffro]

Electric beast!!!!

[@theaussielawn]

It goes alright hey

[@caveman5831]

The question i have is that how will the battery one go for scalping.

[@theaussielawn]

Not ideal as they don’t go low enough. I might try it come spring on some of my buffalo on the lowest setting (1”)

[@caveman5831]

@@theaussielawn oh damn that sux, but would be good to see wat it can handle on it's lowest on something thick and if it scalps. They probably won't allow it to go low coz it may bog down being battery.

[@rickthelian2215]

Toro Replacement battery at Bunnings $419 60v 324amp

[@theaussielawn]

Oh true? Can u buy them at Bunnings? I might cross reference that price against my local mower store scone outdoors

[@21morgz21]

Great video mate. Would love to hear your thoughts on how the toro battery line trimmer and blower are getting on after a year or so??

[@theaussielawn]

Love the blower . The line trimmer is good but the oversized guard is a huge let down . I’ll be hopefully doing some more stuff on camera with them this summer .

[@21morgz21]

@@theaussielawn have to say I am very impressed with the blower. I’m in the market for a new trimmer though and that’s the guard is the only thing holding me back from getting the toro

[@theaussielawn]

@@21morgz21 yeah unfortunately we get an international designed guard (thanks Europe) where as the domestic American version gets a smaller more usable guard

[@chevron916]

Brenton, did you observe much of a weight difference between the mowers? Thinking that a lighter mower may dance over the top of high/thick grass, rather than cut accurately at the set HOC.

[@theaussielawn]

The battery machine is much lighter. It doesn’t appear to float across the ground as such but maybe that would be a little to do with the cutting height variation

[@memyselfandi6422]

What is the amperage of the battery like, is it 60v 2.5a or is it 60v 6.0a ?

[@MichaelMickoHeyward]

The success or failure of a fuel pour is all about how you hold ya mouth.

[@theaussielawn]

Hahahah so true