New mower time

[Finklejag]

I narrowed it down to these two battery powered units. My budget is $600.

Harbor Freight Atlas 80V

$460, that price includes battery and charger. It’s been out for four years and gets really good reviews. I believe it’s a repainted Greenworks, and different Greenworks parts fit it.

Ego 600 series with touch drive and 7.5ah battery and charger. Normal price is $700 but on sale at Lowes for $600.00

 

[Ronsant]

I bought the Ego mower last year. Same model you are looking at. No problems all Summer. Cuts well and the battery lasts for more than 2 hours. So far, I’m happy with the purchase.

 

[Rand]

I had the greenworks 80v from costco.. you get 8year warranty on battery from costco.

The major dislike I had .. was I use it for trimming and if using self propel you had to push it slightly forward to unlock the drive to be able to pull it backwards.

I ended up with a toro 60v and the only thing I dislike about it is you cant manually set it to turbo power, it has to sense it needs turbo to spool up the speed.
price was right over 50% off and I snagged a blower and string trimmer for extra batteries.

Was about $500 all in for (1)5ah battery, (2)2.5ah battery, blower, string trimmer, and self propelled mower.

 

[Bob in Utah]

Either one ain’t gonna mow my 2 acres

 

[Rand]

Either one ain’t gonna mow my 2 acres

Right tool for the job. I have a deere 318 for that. I use my battery mower for trimming usually 15-20mins.

 

[Ronsant]

I’ve got a half acre. I use a riding mower for most of it and a push mower for tight spaces.
I did do the whole property a few times last Summer just to see if the battery would last. The 7.5 amp battery did my whole property and had two bars left. I was a sweat soaked mess, but I can use the exercise.

 

[Astro_Guy]

Look at the warranties. I belive that Harbor Freight is 90 days on the machine. EGO is three years on the machine and five years on the battery IIRC. I could be having a senior moment here though.

 

[Nukeman7]

If you decide to go with the 80V Atlas mower from Harbor Freight, wait until March 6-8, 2026. Those are the dates of the next HF Parking Lot sale and all Atlas outdoor equipment will be 20% off the regular price.

 

[Bob in Utah]

Right tool for the job. I have a deere 318 for that. I use my battery mower for trimming usually 15-20mins.

I use an 8 YO Cub Cadet 46” with Kohler twin 24

I bought it for the Kohler not the yellow color

 

[Finklejag]

If you decide to go with the 80V Atlas mower from Harbor Freight, wait until March 6-8, 2026. Those are the dates of the next HF Parking Lot sale and all Atlas outdoor equipment will be 20% off the regular price.

Good catch. It brings the mower down to $216. The battery is still $140 and the charger is $50.

 

[2010Civic]

Of the 2 I would get the Ego.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Either one ain’t gonna mow my 2 acres

They have electric riding mowers for your 2 acre lawn

 

[fsdork]

I bought a snowblower which is my first battery-powered yard implement (not counting my DeWalt string trimmer) this fall. I initially bought a Toro - long story short, it came with DOA batteries and the customer service experience as I attempted to get the batteries replaced was horrific.

As I was preparing to return the Toro, I started looking into the next brand on the list, which was Ego. I called their customer service line to see how long it would take to talk to someone about the same problem if it occurred. Within a few minutes, I was talking to someone with good communication skills and common sense, and the answers I got about what their process would look like were confidence inspiring. We've had a few heavy snowfalls this winter, and the snowblower (24" 2-stage) has been impressive.

All of that to say, I have no experience with the mowers specifically, but when (if) my GCV160-powered Husqvarna packs it in (or I get tired of smelling like exhaust fumes every time I mow), I'll be buying an Ego.

As has been said in other battery-powered tool threads, think about which battery ecosystem you want to deal with as your collection grows. The two 10Ah batteries packaged with my snowblower have a big price tag. It would be a shame to only use them for one tool.

 

[Finklejag]

Went with the Ego

 

[Lubener]

I was impressed with my neighbor's EGO which would be my choice. It looked well made to me. If you plan on mowing high grass, you are better off with a gas powered mower. It's so quiet you could mow in the middle of the night and not disturb your neighbors.

 

[dlundblad]

The ego has a plastic deck so it won’t rust.

*just saw you bought ego. Very awesome. They also have a neat stow feature.

 

[Donald]

I was impressed with my neighbor's EGO which would be my choice. It looked well made to me. If you plan on mowing high grass, you are better off with a gas powered mower. It's so quiet you could mow in the middle of the night and not disturb your neighbors.

What fun would not disturbing you neighbors be?

 

[Bob in Utah]

They have electric riding mowers for your 2 acre lawn

Cub Cadet doing just fine

 

[Cruisin'n5thgear]

Right tool for the job. I have a deere 318 for that. I use my battery mower for trimming usually 15-20mins.

Another 318 owner here. A true classic.

 

[Rand]

We actually have 4 in the family mine is a 316 not sure why I put 318

2- 316 2- 318 and a 850