Two Week Update Ego Commercial Mower Is It Any Good?

In this two week update I share my initial thoughts so far having used the new @egopowerplus commercial lawn mower LMX5300SP exclusively for that time. In future videos I will be comparing it to the main competitors from Makita, Milwaukee, Stihl and any others I can get my hands on. Stay tuned for more to come...

[@adventureicecream]

Thanks for the update, looks like a hell of a machine. Part of me was hoping you'd find a problem with it to temper my urge to go out and buy one right now, but it looks like I'll be retiring my Honda HRX217 for one of these now.

[@lovelawns]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Still early days but so far so good. Much nicer to use than the petrol mowers. Let me know how you get on if you do buy one. Cheers

[@Jeo-What]

Since each 12.0Ah battery contain the same energy/fuel/runtime as one tank of petrol gas, you can easily calculate how much saving you would be getting based on how often you refill your Honda. Of course the same battery also run all the yard tools like the trimmer, chain saw, leaf blower, pressure washer, LED lights, snow blower, 3,000W power invertor..... without the need of spending more fuel driving to the pump just to get more fuel for the yard tools.

[@garageblitztv3215]

At 3:50 Blade speed: FYI, and decent small motor mechanic or car mechanic should have a scope that can help you out - otherwise you can buy one from any tool shop. Otherwise, I have already done it: ECO: 2,690 RPM Level one 2,830 RPM Level two 2,990 RPM

[@lovelawns]

Legend thanks for the info. Do you know what it ramps up to automatically in the thick stuff?

[@garageblitztv3215]

@@lovelawns Cheers … I’m trying to get access to a Local TAFE small engine Dyno as that would be the only way to check ramp-up RPM. EGO did say that unloaded RPM would be at a commercial mower speed of 3,400 RPM, so it would be good to DYNO test to see if other claims are not accurate, like HP and NW For ICE, HP and NW they have to comply with SAE standards. Unfortunately there are currently no standards for electric, so they do a calculation using voltage, Am/Hrs and the number of motor poles. For the record, I mostly love the new EGO commercial Alloy Deck and have recently mowed an overgrown buffalo block at 350mm, and I went straight in at level 3 and it bagged perfectly with no blockages and it didn’t struggle at all with the blade it came with. Admittedly I was walking slow. BTW, you have a beautiful home!

[@Jeo-What]

Thank you for posting the rpm as I am interested to know and the result is quiet interesting. I have the North America residential 22" (53 cm) single battery (none Peak Power) sister model SelectCut (dual bladed) LM2206SP with a 1,400W motor (vs 1,600W on LMX5300SP) using the exactly same aluminum deck. After installed the EGO Connect APP and connected with the LM2206SP via Bluetooth, the APP updated the LM2206SP to the newest firmware and provided maximum drive speed control option (default 3.1MPG now able to increase to 4.1MPG as the LMX5300SP can) and the option to Enable/Disable the Super Turbo blade speed when select the Turbo setting. I tested the rpm with a digital photo tachometer at the tip of the optional high lift lower blade (free when register the mower with EGO) and these are the average results with a 12.0Ah battery I done in two different days: Speed 1 (ECO) = 2,629 Speed 2 (Level 1) = 2,830 Turbo (Level 2) = 3,084 Super Turbo (enable through EGO Connect APP) = 3,133 ** According to EGO's 2024 catalog, the No-Load Speed RPM of this mower is 3,100 (on installed standard mulching blade). My current residential original Peak Power 21" LM2142SP mower (EGO's first mower to have the brushless 8.5 ft-lb (down rated to 8.3 ft-lb after the introduction of LM2156SP) motor) with high lift blade installed (no speed selection option on this mower) is running at No-Load Speed of 2,880 rpm while the No-Load Speed RPM is listed at 2,800 rpm in the 2024 catalog (with standard factory installed blade); however, it has ~40% less under deck air flow/recycling space due to the large center motor housing. It's interesting that EGO never advertised the maximum rpm on the 8.3 ft-lb brushless motor but do so on the 22"/53cm models. I believe even at Super Turbo setting, the rpm may still ramp up to the advertised 3,350rpm when encounter heavy resistance... at least I hope so because that is what I am paying for.

[@NickWindham]

@@Jeo-Whatgreat info! Thxx as bid for sharing!!

[@RAJIMAX8]

Great review. I love the positive spin on it all. I was a bit more critical in my assessment but, for the most part, an excellent mower by Ego. Mate, I dont even think your lawn needed mowing in the first place! It's smick!

[@lovelawns]

Thanks for watching 🤙🏻

[@danb1757]

Fantastic review, detail on the acceleration being slow and how it works superb. You would choose this over the Pellenc? The big bar extending up near the battery housing needed? useful? or the metal bar handle at the front of mower ok for lifting into a vehicle if needed? take the bigger bar off?

[@lovelawns]

Thanks for watching. Yes I would choose this over the Pellenc at the moment. Metal bar is useful for lifting / tie down options. No need to take it off, in my opinion. 👍🏻 Cheers

[@giuseppelatina2640]

Good review,waiting for you to compare to other similar battery mowers especially Stihl .

[@lovelawns]

Thanks 👍 Stay tuned mate.

[@wadebeaumont5085]

Good review. Looks to be the pick of the battery 21’s at the minute although the slow ramp up to full speed on the self propel isn’t great. If they prove to be durable I’m sure they’ll be popular.

[@lovelawns]

Thanks mate. Early days but yeah, so far it's proving to be very capable. You get used to the ramp up, although I do wish it was a bit quicker. Keen to try out some of the other newer battery models too, such as the Kress, Greenworks and Toro. Cheers

[@capretp]

Thanks so much for this excellent review! Have you been able to find the exact speed of the highest self-propelled setting? Ego lists a top speed of 3.1mph for several other mowers, but doesn’t provide a specification for their commercial model. I’m wondering and hoping it is slightly faster than their non-commercial options.

[@lovelawns]

Thanks. No idea what the official figures are but it’s just plenty fast enough. You would never need it any quicker. It wouldn’t cut properly at full speed. Cheers

[@alphaomega9650]

4mph people post it on the ego FB page

[@waynehodge7063]

We replaced our smaller mower a few months back now and were looking at ego but we went for Stihl rma443vc instead as we already had the batteries and charger and didnt want to go into the extra expense of starting fresh with whole new battery ,charger set up, but we will this year need to replace our lc353ivx husqvarna and we are looking at EGO waiting for Groundfest though so we can have a good butchers

[@lovelawns]

This Ego absolutely pisses all over the two battery mowers you mentioned. I’ve used both and they are toys compared to this. This can replace your petrol commercial mower for pretty much everything. You’ll see what I mean at Groundfest 👍🏻

[@waynehodge7063]

@@lovelawns love to see the EGO on the one lawn we do that even our petrols struggle with , from what youve said and what ive seen they would cope pretty well.

[@lovelawns]

Yep it’s got great power and torque mate.

[@sophmeister-aussiegamergal1183]

Hey, great video! I have just got the commercial mower for my business, and was just wondering what’s the difference between the blade that comes on the mower and the high lift blade you’ve ordered? Cheers ☺️

[@lovelawns]

Hey, thanks for watching. The high lift does what it says it will do and has more suction and lifts the grass up more. Potentially resulting in a better overall cut. Thanks

[@Jeo-What]

@@lovelawns I believe the LMX5300SP only have one blade option which is the installed high lift blade. In North America, the residential model SelectCut LM2200SP comes with two mulching lower blades and the high lift lower blade is available free shipped to the owner when the owner register the mower within 90 days.

[@eddiecotter7201]

Thanks for the review,you mentioned that the mower is way better than egos previous model,did you mean the 2135sp model?thats the one i have and im looking to upgrade it for more power and better cut quality,this is the real deal in your opinion?

[@lovelawns]

Yes it’s far superior to any and all previous Ego models. Cheers

[@primaryperception1]

Good review Ki, if you're impressed then I would be. Difficult to gauge I know as it's winter, so a Queensland summer is needed to test it properly. But the question is, would you put your 216 out to pasture and just use the Ego going forward?, cheers Steve.

[@lovelawns]

Hey Steve, thanks for watching mate. I haven’t touched the Hondas since buying this. 👍🏻

[@jimhud134]

Does look good, and I agree with your reply on the previous video that battery tools are nicer to use. But just had a look how much it is here in the UK, £1149 for the mower, £399 for the 10AH battery’s (which I suppose you would need at least 4), so cost of entry is high.

[@lovelawns]

Yep entry cost is high for sure on all these new battery products. Just look at the battery zero turns..! Pretty much zero maintenance / running costs over the lifetime of the product mind. Especially if you charge off of solar too.

[@Jeo-What]

Wait for the LMX5307SP-2 kit with two 12.0Ah batteries and two 700W turbo chargers that would charge up the two batteries in 75min with ~120 min. runtime with a few hundreds only which is an excellent deal. If you are in snowy area of UK, get the SMT2807 snow blower that also comes with two 12.0Ah batteries and you would be all set for both season. I never buy the tool and batteries separately on EGO's products.

[@Jeo-What]

Compare to other EGO self propelled system, this new one is quiet and ramps up slowly and very quietly. I hope EGO will put this type of self propelled system into all the new mowers as they is one of the most problematic part of the current mowers. I wish EGO will bring this kit to North American regions.

[@lovelawns]

I agree the previous self propelled system wasn’t great. This one is much better if not a bit slow to get up to speed. Fingers crossed it’s released in the US soon. Cheers

[@ScoutFX]

@@lovelawns EGO distributors say mid to late July and still no battery or charger for the US release. We'll see if that really happens. Thanks for the video update.

[@amirdieselx64]

The cut quality looks excellent for a single blade, dual blades mostly are for mulching into fine particles, my honda has good cut quality but compared to single blade mowers i dont really see much difference, for bagging though you get more clippings in the bag.

[@lovelawns]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@Jeo-What]

I wonder if the 53 cm/ 22" SelectCut dual blade set from the North America residential model LM2206SP will fit on this unit with the possibility that the fan may also needs to be replaced to get the correct cut height.

[@michaelgelsi7944]

Hi Mate I check the specs on my mower and it comes with the high lift blade?

[@lovelawns]

Nice! You happy with it?

[@NickWindham]

You may have time to register the mower so they’ll send you the high lift blade for free.

[@lovelawns]

@NickWindham thanks for watching

[@lukebaker4399]

Does the deck lift when you engage self propel like the 2156?

[@lovelawns]

Not it doesn’t mate. Solid as a rock

[@lukebaker4399]

@@lovelawns good to hear !

[@marlon71usa]

How well does it mulch?

[@lovelawns]

Pretty good. Not excellent but ok

[@troybalster3687]

Lawn looking tough in winter huh. Winter Here you can't see the grass under feet of snow.

[@lovelawns]

Well yeah I’m referring to where I live not somewhere else on the planet lol.

[@PROPERTYSQUADLLC]

Please what is the runtime you are getting?

[@Jeo-What]

The unit with 2 x 12.0Ah (672W x 2 = 1,344W = 1.344KW) is rated for 120 min. of runtime and it very realistic since I am using average less than two 10.0Ah batteries (1,120W = 1.12KW) on the North American single battery 22"/53 cm model LM2206SP operating average 100 min. per cut every 2~3 days on my property on speed level 2 & Turbo with duel high lift blade set on drive speed 2~4.

[@NickWindham]

@@Jeo-Whatgood data

[@joshuabush2569]

Looks like that Makita mower is going to take some beating...

[@lovelawns]

Have been chatting to Makita and should have another demo to compare shortly. 👍🏻

[@michaelgelsi7944]

Hi can you run it with 1 battery

[@lovelawns]

Hey, yes you can. Cheers

[@CbroWe]

I returned this mower to the dealer after the self propel mechanism stopped working on the first cut with 25 minutes of use. Disappointing!!!

[@lovelawns]

That sucks mate. Did you not want to get it fixed and try again? Not really what you expect from a fairly expensive commercial grade mower tho. I’ve had no dramas with mine yet. 🤞