DeWalt 60V Max Self-Drive Electric Lawn Mower Review

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I did a thorough review of the DeWalt 60 Volt Max Self-Propelled (Rear Wheel Drive) 21.5" Brushless Electric Lawn Mower. It came with the two 60V 12Ah FlexVolt batteries and two 4 Amp chargers.
Canada Model #: DCMWSP650Y2-CA
United States Model #: DCMWSP650Y2

[@taylorshin]

That battery works with 20V power tools. That is why they are labeled 20V Flex! Vo.t. Nice review. I guess I will get this mower next time since I have a lot od DeWalt powertools already! My hammerdrill will love that battery 😅 Quick tip. That 12Ah is 20 V measure. So, 240Wh. But for mower, 60V means 4Ah.

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Good to know! Thanks for this info! I may eventually want to try the DeWalt leaf blower using these same batteries.

[@GrandT]

I have this very mower, accept I purchased the 6 Amp 2 stage charger (DCB1106). A little faster on the charge, and for battery storage you can stop the charge after stage 1 (80%). Good video, lovely mower!

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Thanks! But why would you undercharge the battery for storage? I've never heard of that idea before.

[@GrandT]

@@CanadianOptionsTrader It's the same for any type of battery. It can help with the life-time of them. The more you charge them to max, the more their capacity degrades. That's also the reason the DCB1106 exists, and why [some newer] phones have the battery saver mode, which keeps it at around 80-85% charge. There's a whole study and discussion about it, which would make this reply about a complete thesaurus worth.

[@GrandT]

@@CanadianOptionsTrader I should also add; The 80% charge portion is super fast!

[@benderman55]

I have the 12ah charger, works like a dream

[@zachvargas122588]

Yeah it should come with the 6amp fast charger !

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Agreed! My mower came with 2 of the slower chargers, but I would have preferred just 1 of the faster chargers instead!

[@mistabeatz5786]

Thanks for posting this video. I have one that will be coming in soon but they're back ordered and there's not many videos of the new model. If you get the DeWalt fast charger, it's 8 amp charger and will charge those batteries twice as fast

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Ok, thanks! I will definitely look into the faster charger!

[@mistabeatz5786]

@@CanadianOptionsTrader they're about 100 retail us but if you have like Facebook market or something similar I was able to get one for $40. They also make a USB DeWalt charger that will rapid charge batteries as well if you're going to invest in another charger and would like the functionality of using USB

[@zxsovichxz]

They also have a 12amp/hr fast charger that will charge one of those 60v 12amp batteries in 1 hour flat.

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

@@zxsovichxz That would be great! Too bad they didn't include one of those fast chargers with the lawn mower.

[@bamoore65]

Flex volt means that the battery can be used with 60v or 20v systems.

[@user-jm4nj7nz6t]

Your complaint with the batteries is the same complaint that everyone has with these mowers. The mowers themselves are great, but people don't have realistic expectations with respect to the batteries. When you are buying electric power tools these days you are not investing in the tool, you are investing in the battery system. It only really makes sense to buy a certain brand of tools if you are also buying those batteries. All of my power tools are DeWalt, and I have their first generation mower, which I run on a pair of 9Ah Flexvolts which is usually sufficient. However, if I run out all I have to do is go into my garage and grab another bunch of batteries to finish the job. Dewalt has no idea what the size of your yard is when they sell the mower, so it's really not fair for you to give the system a thumbs down on the runtime because your yard is probably bigger than average. It's really no different than complaining about running out of gas with an ICE mower. Go buy more gas, or go buy another battery, and your complaints disappear. To be fair, when DeWalt first sold their first gen mower, they packaged it with a pair of 5Ah batteries which was wholly insufficient for all but the smallest lawns. It should have come with larger ones, but they only came out with 20V high capacity batteries lately. Running on Flexvolts, the thing does my lawn and my neighbor's on one charge as long as the grass isn't too long or wet. I love the thing, but I wish the bag was a little bigger in capacity, and that it was powered. Thanks for the review, I've been eager to see how these new powered ones are doing to see about upgrading in the future.

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Ok, thanks! You make great points! It's definitely been a learning experience for me. To be fair, the mower is advertised as suitable for lawns up to 20,000 square feet. Since I posted this video, I learned to just stagger the 3 cuts, and take a break in between, so there is extra time for the 1st battery to charge. It all works out fine if I'm able to adapt to the battery capacity and performance. There are always trade-offs, just like driving an electric car or using a heat pump to heat my house (which I do).

[@americantroy77]

The way you keep trying to plug the podcast is a little cringe

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Lol! I'm just trying to help by giving free information and empower viewers to learn about personal finance and DIY investing. I receive zero compensation for any of this. This video was an attempt to introduce my channel to a slightly different DIY audience.

[@BoogerBox]

@@CanadianOptionsTraderI give you credit. That was a very positive response to a rather negative one.

[@simonlafond]

I would very much like to know if with the use of the lawn bag when it is wet is there any accumulation in the hole

[@plmn93]

Thanks for the review, not many out there yet. I'm not impressed though. That shallow deck isn't going to generate much lift and only being able to use one battery at a time is a hassle, along with the upside down loading. The blades look skimpy as well. I don't understand what DeWalt is thinking. If you have other tools to use the batteries in I guess it could make sense. Essentially a $200 mower with $600 worth of batteries.

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

It's definitely a high price to pay for a lawn mower that has several trade-offs and deficiencies.

[@MrBostonBilly]

The battery can be used in all 20 volt up to 60 volt dewalt tools

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Good to know! Thanks for this info! I may eventually want to try the DeWalt leaf blower using these same batteries.

[@HenReviews]

Thanks for this review, I'm about to order one myself. I'm not sure if I heard you correctly but are you able to disengage the self propelling feature and just push it ?

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Yes, you do not have to use the self propulsion. The black wire bar engages the cutting blades, and the grey thumb button drives the rear wheel. They are separate controls that both work without using the other.

[@peteh4312]

20 volt means you can use them batteries on the 20 volt tools. It’s a multi volt battery

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Good to know! Thanks for this info! I may eventually want to try the DeWalt leaf blower using these same batteries.

[@christopherjimenez4519]

If you cut without using the self propel that exponentially increases your run time fyi

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Yes, that makes sense! I've tried that as well, since posting this video.

[@FromThe3PointLine]

Do a 2 or 3 year update plz

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Ok, sure, but I've only had the mower for 2 months so far!

[@cynic256]

Get the faster charger and you will alleviate the issue you have, or a 3rd battery.

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Ok, thanks! I will definitely look into the faster charger!

[@vanman_fr]

You may want to invest in a faster charger being you a pretty large yard have 6 amp charger its 3x faster

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

Ok, thanks! I will definitely look into the faster charger!

[@mistabeatz5786]

This kit actually comes with the 4 amp charger because their flex volt batteries. But I do agree I have the 8 amp fast charger and it makes a world of a difference with the flex volts

[@vanman_fr]

@mistabeatz5786 ah I see I assumed it was the 2 amp chargers

[@Christobevii3]

@@CanadianOptionsTrader other option if you commit to dewalt is the 4 port fast charger. I use this on the last gen 2 x 20v x 10ah mower (yours cuts a lot better and doesn't hold clippings, looks nice) and it works great between all my tools and chargers much faster.

[@paulr6326]

In my opinion you are using the wrong type of mower for that size yard...unless you have more than 2 batteries. You definitely need a gas mower, preferably a riding mower. But, I do like your review. Thank You!

[@ThePavelbychik]

You just need a fast charger

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

@@ThePavelbychik Sure, but too bad it didn't come with 1 of those fast chargers in the first place, rather than coming with 2 slow chargers.

[@518TommyP]

you have a 20v charger for a 60 volt battery and complaining it takes too long?...order yourself the better charger and stop using the low end charger

[@CanadianOptionsTrader]

You make it sound like this is common knowledge or something. How would I know this when purchasing the lawn mower? All these items came together in the same box.