EGO | Electric Lawn Mower 4 YEAR Review | POWER+ 21" SELF-PROPELLED MOWER

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[@MegF142857]

I've had this same mower for almost 6 years (coming up July 2023). I did push my battery to the max multiple times because have a large yard with foot tall grass that I've mowed. Last year noted was giving out faster & this year is even more. BUT... for me that's fine because I'm an older lady who could use a cool down break too. So the mower battery & I are kind of simpatico on taking a cool off recharge break after mowing. Sometimes I say to stop before it does & sometimes it says to stop before me, but I just take several days to slowly get in my daily walking with mowing. It's been a great mower. -- Recently bought the new EGO weed whacker with the auto load function, which is great in first use. Yesterday put in the smaller newer battery in mower. I was mowing at night with a head lamp, so got in a bit of extra mowing time. Cooler, so as a human then I could go longer. Mower battery gave out before I did that time. -- Trying to decide whether to upgrade to a riding mower. I love this mower & would recommend! Lasted longer than my last gas push mowers & I don't want to ever go back to gas containers / belts / oil / filters / noise / fumes / hot engine again!!

[@dandiercks2109]

You’re lucky that you haven’t run into the problem that many Ego mower owners have: intermittent shut off of the mower. There are many theories about what causes this. Most of them involve the wiring from the handle to the mower. I have to constantly deal with this shut off, to the point that I seldom manage to get through an entire mowing without the mower quitting.

[@mattjames8683]

I will be honest the ego cut quality is pretty terrible. Tons of stragglers left and even with the high lift blade it is still meh.

[@VictoriaMeyn]

Appreciate review! Recently purchased this model to accommodate my very bumpy hilly rocky, maneuvers easily, very good to know the battery unit remains top service. Thanks!

[@rkortes]

Starting my 4th year with my 21 inch self propelled. I looooove this thing!

[@DN-qi8pq]

I got this mower for 5 years now . One time it was fully submerged in water due to flooding. It didn't seem to affect it at all. It's been a really good mower. Only issue is if you leave your grass too long your battery won't last. I had it kicking in overdrive for the majority of my yard needing at least 2 full batteries

[@jamestbaldwin9116]

I brought a one of these at the beginning of summer and it’s the best mower that I have ever used. I like it so much that I now look forward to cutting my grass.

[@patriciadeisch952]

When they run, they are great. Mine is 3 years old and each year the self propelled portion quits working for a few months then starts again...until this year. I've tried calling EGO as instructed numerous times with only getting a recorded message and never a person or a returned call. This spring the self propelled still is not working even with new battery. Lowes and Ace do not service them nor do any lawn mower places that I have called,(and I called many). Ego does not respond. I guess consider this an expensive disposable mower. Note: A day after I wrote this I got a call back from EGO customer service. I am to be getting a replacement in 5-10 days!

[@johnnyappleseed9980]

Need a new mower as well but the lack of customer service and repair facility makes me weary of buying one.

[@dandiercks2109]

Ego customer service is notoriously bad. I’ve spent hours speaking to them on the phone and even more hours waiting to speak to them.

[@manonmars2009]

Every 5 - 6 hours of operation I sharpen the blade to rival any razor blade. The mower glides through 2 - 3 inch tall grass without having the electric motor speed up. When I do hit some densely packed weeds the motor speeds up and knocks 'em down. I keep two 7.5 Ah batteries on standby when its time to change over to a fully recharged one. Now that EGO has come out with a 10.0 Ah battery, I'll be buying one of those too. I am so impressed with the products EGO makes, I bought a string trimmer as well as a chain saw. My next purchase will be a leaf blower. In the hot central Texas summer, I mow at night. The two LED headlights are more than adequate for me to see where I'm going. I treat this battery powered mower just like I used to treat a gasoline powered mower: Use it like you hate it. Mine has the battle scars to rival the gasoline powered jobs.

[@sergiofigueroa8946]

I have 2 Ego mowers LM2102 for about 2 years and are holding well. I call these machines the Tesla of Lawn Mowers.

[@bikedoodme]

I think you’ll find that the mower isn’t “looking” at grass height. It speeds up according to load.

[@whatdrivesyou6798]

Awesome long term review, keep it up. I love my EGO mower as well. I pulled the trigger on the backpack blower last fall and that is fantastic as well. This is a great company.

[@mehrnoushkolahdoov198]

Yeah

[@markschommer7407]

I'm most interested in how the battery holds up over time. So far so good the way this review says.

[@mosfet500]

Batteries are rated in cycles and cycle are relative to depth of discharge. EGO rates their batteries at 800 to 1200 cycles at full discharge so if you don't discharge fully each mow you will get more cycles. So, if you mow 6 months of the year - 26 weeks 800/26 = 30.76 years. With that said I think EGO overrates the cycles so let's say you'll get 400 cycles, that's 15 years of battery life. Also batteries are getting better and cheaper so in 10 or 15 years they will like cost less and last longer. My suggestion is to get a big enough battery so you're not completely discharging it every time.

[@bjennings19]

Great to hear the E-go is a durable mower. I just bought the power plus model (brushless). Its great to have the assurance that mower will give me many years of maintenance-free service.

[@davidinsana4871]

OOOOk, Ive had mine 3 yrs. Its a good thing that I can fix things!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ive had to replace the entire wire harness due to intermittent self propelled problems. Rear Wheel bearings had to be replaced. Self-propelled motor replaced due to, wouldn't disengage to push freely. I mulch always, that reduces battery usage time. I have to recharge 1/2 way through, 7.5 maH. The 5maH batts. may help to get me more time, but they only last a few more minutes. I'm also thinking it's not good if you hose off the mower. Every thing acts up, doing this! Even though, all these issues, I still don't want petrol.!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tuan056585]

This is the video I'm looking for before buying an EGO lawnmower. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Awesome!! Glad it helped you!

[@Blah-blah-sure]

Excellent video. Rarely does anyone review their products after the infatuation is over.

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Thanks so much for your support!

[@jamesm.8392]

The power button on my 1yr old 2101 was jammed this year after being stored all winter in a warm indoor location. I really thought it was broke but was able to rescue the situation after 30 mins. of carefully excercising that button

[@XVWDVW]

As many other reviews note, this line of mowers work great, but have many drive motor AND failures of the three safety switches (one of which combines with the On/Off switch) and their associated wiring that is prone to pinching/shorting that will cause the blade motor to not come on. Then the warranty repair process commonly takes 6 to 10 weeks. Again though, when it is working I love it...

[@justabill5780]

My safety switch wires went bad in the handle arm. I bi-passed the switch and it works just fine.

[@billwilliams5889]

I’ve had a 20” push EGO for 6 years now. At year 3 I had to have it repaired (in-warranty), but it took a month to get it done. Now at year 6 and out of warranty it has failed again, but finding a repair place has been difficult. I finally found a place (via EGO’s info), and depending on the repair estimate and time to repair it, I may opt to just get a new mower. The EGO still looks like the leader, but Greenworks is pretty much on par with it.

[@DJ_Driven]

I use mine for about 2 to 3 years before I sold it to my neighbor. Still going strong but the battery has degraded where it doesn't have enough juice to finish the yard and we both have small yards. Another thing you didn't mention is intermittently when rolling backwards the gears will lock up if you ever use the self-drive it's as if the clutch sticks. Also due to the low deck height if you intend to use for begging for example when doing leaves the vacuum pickup is very low compared to a Honda gas mower for example. I'm probably going to buy another one when they improve the deck height and go with the 1000 battery pack for longer run time.

[@lastbesttool]

Thanks! Got a ‘17 model and it’s exactly the same as yours in age and perfections.

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Awesome!

[@johnmoses681]

This is my first season with your model, it's good to see I made a wise decision. I also have the blower but I'd like to see a review of the string trimmer.

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Check my EGO playlist. All (blower and string trimmer) the videos are there

[@aguyghow9783]

Excellent video .. thanks for sharing .. I have the exact same model and year of EGO mower 7.5Ah and the newer identical weed trimmer 2.5Ah as you have .. as far as sharpening blades, I sharpen all my blades .. for all the mowers including my commercial rider for my hilly 30,000 sq foot lawn "right on the machines" .. I use three varieties of hand files, secure the blades with a piece of wood .. and sharpen in place .. it takes a little longer but I get them razor sharp and never disturb the original torque of the bolt holding blade in place. Cheers ........

[@SCraig-Handsome]

Yep it’s amazing what a flat file can do, don’t need to take it off and run it through a grinder

[@thomasjones-yc8lf]

Have the blower and wacker with 2Ah5 batteries - pleased with them. Deciding whether to pull the trigger on the mower.

[@MarinetteMenominee]

I’m a new ego owner and also a building contractor. I believe this gentleman on the scale of 1-10 he’s a 10 in how to properly cut and care for products. A teen using this Ego mower and neighbors/renters and employees using it would probably show much different results as it would with any lawn mower. Repeatedly dropping 🔋 battery, running mower in uneven surfaces and debris with 1-2 thin blades. What I’m getting at is I believe the 4 year review which was done excellent by the way is what you’d probably expect under almost ideal conditions.

[@lukehayward8191]

4th year and my battery has about %25 of it's original capacity. These batteries do not last and ego charges an insane amount for new ones

[@steveguzman6640]

I was looking at the Makita but after seeing your video I think I'm going to get the EGO thank you for sharing

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Glad I could help

[@vibe4me]

I am on second season with my EGO mower. Works great so far, except for the blade sharpness. I cut 1/4 acres of lawn in about 2 1/2 hour with this mower. The blade goes dull on me in about 3-4 cuts. So I have to sharpen it pretty much every month! That compared to my old Toro mower is a big hustle. Other than that, nice mower, and very informative video. Also, keep in mind that with 21" EGO in mulching mode, you only cut 10" on each pass at best. Otherwise, the clipping will clog the deck. The battery holds the charge amazingly well.

[@ALLElectricChannel]

great points. I also experienced the dull blade. I feel like the blade became dull very quickly.

[@beezer5623]

As for batteries, what i do is I use up a battery til it dies then i put on the charger. It has to be depleted at least past 50% or I wont charge it. With the older batteries, if you have a quick charger, you can put it on it and it will show you how much is left in 25% increments if i remember correctly

[@jamesm.8392]

ALL WRONG.

[@beezer5623]

@@jamesm.8392 whats wrong

[@thezfamily989]

I had issue with the 7.5 battery not charging, here is a secret before trying to buy another one. Hit the top part (tap it) where the button is and hopefully it work. The connection on that generation have some issues with that.

[@john-colorado5789]

I'd ask if you fold the handle flat and store upright every time? My mower, this model, quit working after 2 years at the wire hinge pivot area(wire broke and the self-propel was stuck on high speed). I had no problem with warranty work, other than the 3+ weeks without the mower.

[@marklawrence855]

How short does it cut ,it doesn't look like it gets a short cut on the grass, im looking to buy one ,many thanks 😀 👍

[@mablenay]

There's a few areas that need to be oiled with 'light oil'. Have you done this? And what oil do you use? I just bought the newest 2167SP which now completes my conversion from Ryobi to EGO platform

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Nice! Nope 👎 never oiled.

[@ArtOfHealth]

We have three acres. We do it in sections. We run the battery empty and leave the mower where we stop. Charge the battery for one hour. Runtime is fifty minutes. I have the same unit. I never. Wash it with water. I brush it down well. I use no bag. I mulch it in for the nitrogen to cut down the weeds from growing. My speed control just stopped today. All I have is FAST! So, no self-propel for now. Were you on the Annual Tesla presentation the other day? Elon is cranking out the work. Do you have his solar roof for home and charging your Tesla? Did you get the Z6 by Ego? Thanks!PS, I sharpen my blade on my 2016 unit every time I cut my three acres.

[@Hensleytheultimatehoundsman]

Why don’t you just use a gas mower on that much land, seems like It’d go a whole lot faster

[@ArtOfHealth]

@@Hensleytheultimatehoundsman Because I am a stubborn idiot. I own John Deere and Cub Cadet tractors. Both need odds and ends. Paid for. A 72” Pro ZT will cut everything in less than 1 hour. $12,000 to $17,000 for a nice gas or diesel ZT. I still have two vehicle payments and two mortgages. I am sick of debt. Gravely Pro EV is $34,000 and lasts 12 acres on one charge. Ego ZT is $8,000 and can do 4 acres. I am simply amazed at how this 6 year old Ego 21” just keeps beating down the grass and 3’ high stuff. Maybe I am fascinated as much as I am stupid. What do you think? Thanks

[@CC-sj8hd]

I’ve got the gen1 EGO mower, still runs as good as it did on day 1. I’d love to upgrade to EGOs latest and greatest but the damn thing still goes so why spend the $$?

[@marcusmobley5411]

Agreed

[@orion7507]

I just bought my ego lawn mower, it did start but wont cut grass? Any advice?

[@redfanginflames]

I just purchased this years model. I’m only getting 40 min and that’s if I don’t use the self propel. How much time do you get out of your battery and how big is your yard. I love this mower but the battery not lasting 60 min is a deal breaker for me.

[@wisconsin49er]

I have the 7.5Ah battery with the new select cut mower. My lawn is a little over 8,000 sq. feet and usually takes me an hour to cut. With minimal usage of the self propel, I still have 2 bars left on the battery when I’m done. I mow slow and overlap passes too to make sure I’m not getting an uneven cut.

[@SCraig-Handsome]

You need to mow in ideal conditions to get a longer run time, mow 2x per week if possible, avoid wet conditions and don’t leave the battery on the charger

[@blowngreenmachine]

Just purchased mine. Tested it, on a full charge I got 38 minutes of run time. Grass was short and it only cut about 1/4 acre. This was with the dual mulching blade with very little self propel usage.

[@tiagoj8020]

That bag looks new! You sure you use it?

[@JZMartinez]

Well shoot. With the 650CFM blower and 5.0amh battery, I was looking for a trimmer... now I'm thinking mower. I just need one more battery. If you were going to get a second battery, would you go a 2nd 5.0amh or a 2.5amh battery? Cheers!

[@ZittleFarms]

Great video Will! I have a blade sharpener bring it on over!

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Thanks buddy! But I already got one ;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHSomZR7Z9ufpJY

[@steveleeart]

I’ve had two of these mowers die in less than a year. Batteries are fine.

[@jamesm.8392]

What do you mean die ??? A cable, switch or connection somewhere has to go bad for it to not work . . . or of course a bad battery. The motor will not go bad unless you flood it.

[@brentnutter1510]

Do you leave the battery in the mower when you store the mower upright? or take the battery out? Also after looking at the handle, I'm curious if you've had any problem with the pin that holds the handle in the height adjustment. Any wear at that point?

[@brendanmccann5695]

I've heard terrible things about customer service from EGO. My impression is if you're lucky enough to buy a perfect machine you're golden and I assume this is likely. However, if you have a bit of bad luck and get a machine with something wrong then you're in a bad place because of the customer service. I'm talking about the mowers only. I haven't researched their other products. If anyone disagrees I'd love to hear about it.

[@dandiercks2109]

Ego customer service is horrible. And getting a mower worked on is hard. If you’re lucky enough to find a Lowe’s to work on it, plan on not having it for most or all of a cutting season. I bought mine at an Ace Hardware. They don’t work on mowers.

[@SmallTownInTexas]

Bought in 2016, motor failure in 2019. 3 months later they ship a replacment mower but warranty does not restart. Replacement does NOT speed throttle on load; one speed, period. August 13, will not start, warranty expired. Handle extension switch failed and had to be bypassed. When it runs, it cuts. ROI is horrible compared to gas at the need to replace every 2 or 3 years at $400. Most people would not have been able to diagnose failed switch.

[@wiboater4]

I have a lot of dead sticks that fall from the trees in my yard. Will this hold up to hitting those when cutting?

[@ALLElectricChannel]

I’ve hit a fair number of dead branches/sticks and it does just fine. I pickup all the big ones, but still run over a fair number of small ones. Hope this helps

[@SCraig-Handsome]

The 7.5ah is definitely not required for a lawn that small, I never had one larger than 5. My 5ah took 5 charges to complete the lawns the last time I used it. Cordless can get the job done under the right conditions, just don’t use them on wet grass or dense grass

[@ncexnyc4466]

I'm going on my third season and have been quite pleased with my mower. Yes, the initial outlay was higher than a gas model, however when you factor in the cost for gas, oil, etc. I figure I've come out ahead. I love not having to worry about storing gasoline around the house and I don't have to worry about draining the fuel at the end of the season, which I failed to do several times in the past over the years, which resulted in repair costs.

[@hernandezhector5158]

I have a question? imy machine starts and the engine works well, but when I accelerate it no longer responds I have to push it, the accelerator does not work, what do you think it could be? any ideas?

[@hauk3839]

Can't wait for the z6 ego zero turn

[@magarity12]

You went 4 years without sharpening blade? Probably completely blunt edge which tears more than cuts. I sharpen mine twice a season. Plan on getting one of these for my next mower when my Toro dies. Love all my other Ego products. Had a battery failure after 1 season. They replaced under warranty. The side green clips on mower are cheap. Broke one side assembling the one I purchased for my mom last year.

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Yeah no sharpening, the things I do for this channel 😜

[@lynetteyoung9777]

Our lawn looks like the grass was forced into circular patterns and beat down. If I could "comb" the grass blades back into an upright position, the grass would look like a bad haircut with some of the blades cut and most others sticking up needing to be mowed again. We mowed it again, changing the height and a bit more was cut but the same, beat down, appearance was evident. It's been mowed again and most blades are lying down flat on the ground. This can't be happening to other users of this mower. Ideas anyone?

[@Jakepp235]

Great video can I ask, how do you create that the subscribe button to work like that on your videos ? My buddy just has a logo on his and wants to do that.

[@MrPageyjim]

If the self propelling motor failed could you push the mower or would the motor stop you from doing that?

[@keithfillinger3182]

I have heard other say they push it even when the motor works.

[@MrPageyjim]

@@keithfillinger3182 Thank you. I got the mower and you can use the self propel function or turn it off and then it works as a normal push mower. Which is what I expected but wanted to make sure.

[@jc238]

My 6 yr old petrol mower has had no maintenance nor had its blades sharpened but it still gives a cut quality far superior to the cut in this video.

[@GumshoeStories]

I call BS on that. If you have mowed a normal number of times over six years, there is no way you’re getting a quality cut. You’re shredding your grass blades instead of a clean cut.

[@davidhines68]

Is the lost pin just a regular cotter pin?

[@bugzziee]

It has 3 adjustments for dif height people, but it says u must run it all the up for it to start i'm a very short woman. U need it lower. 😭

[@jamesm.8392]

read the DIRECTIONS

[@nopi717]

do you keep the batteries installed on the tools when they're not in use or do you remove the batteries inbetween uses?

[@ALLElectricChannel]

I remove them and put them on the charger.

[@billw1044]

Yes you can leave the battery installed in any of the EGO devices when not in use, and they will not discharge during this down time. I have four EGO products, lawn mower (LM2102SP) w/7.5 Ah battery, Multi-head Combo System (MHC1502) with edger, string trimmer & pole saw, w/ 5.0Ah battery, Carbon Fiber String Trimmer (ST1521S) w/2.5Ah battery and the 650-CFM Leaf Blower w/ 5.0Ah battery. After use and recharging the batteries I store the batteries in each tool. Never had a problem with discharge.

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

Good video!

[@ALLElectricChannel]

Thanks so much!

[@Jeo-What]

Spray some rust eliminator and it will clear up the rust.

[@josephfresura1313]

The self propel drive goes out in just under a year. It happened to 3 different self propelled mowers. One was a replacement mower since ego couldn’t fix it. I rotate my two mowers through the repair shop since repairs take 4 to 6 weeks till my warranty runs out. Very disappointed. Toro is my next buy.

[@GumshoeStories]

Dude. Don’t go 4 years between blade sharpening. You should sharpen your blade several times a year.

[@russbagiroff6383]

Zero maintenance for mower and zero maintenance for grace )

[@turbosupra2jzdragracingtob249]

Why wouldn’t you just slow down???? That just shows your travel speed is too fast.

[@patrickhascall7401]

Sure doesn't cut the grass very well.

[@onemanghetto2429]

NEVER use a hose on your e go!

[@tv-ke4lx]

Ive had mine 3 years The mower does not detect taller grass it detects when it needs more power based on the resistance it is getting going through the thicker Grass Electric mowers are not made for mowing thick tall grass

[@SCraig-Handsome]

The problem is it works after it senses resistance, so if you have a small patch of thick grass it bogs down and then raises the speed. If all the grass is thick or long then it will would work well but loses a lot more charge

[@jsmilers]

Do yourself a favor and do not buy the self-propelled version. These lawn mowers weigh next to nothing and nobody can possibly need that feature. You just end up spending more than $100 extra and it's just something else to break down.

[@keithfillinger3182]

Some people buy that just for the bigger battery that comes with it.

[@XVWDVW]

If your lawn is flat and you can complete mowing in less than 30 minutes the push model is probably fine. As the other commenter said though, the bigger battery is worth getting the self propelled. Also, my lawn has a short but steep hill and it it is nice to have the option to use the drive.

[@assestokick]

Looks like it's not cutting half of the grass to me, unless you are going to go back over it... Updated Dull blade, my mistake.

[@nnxx567]

I also bought this mower and I was not satisfied with it. The quality of the cut is horrible, and even after I switched to the high lift blade it was still bad. Then I started having issues with the battery as it would suddenly stop working in the middle of the cuts. I then took it for repair to the home depot and after 6 weeks of waiting, they told me that there was nothing wrong with the machine and the battery was missing !!. This was a nightmare customer experience for me. STAY AWAY from this product.

[@brooksfeeback496]

Keep sipping that hateraid

[@MarinetteMenominee]

I’m a new ego owner and also a building contractor. I believe this gentleman on the scale of 1-10 he’s a 10 in how to properly cut and care for products. A teen using this Ego mower and neighbors/renters and employees using it would probably show much different results as it would with any lawn mower. Repeatedly dropping 🔋 battery, running mower in uneven surfaces and debris with 1-2 thin blades. What I’m getting at is I believe the 4 year review which was done excellent by the way is what you’d probably expect under almost ideal conditions.