Seems like a cracking deal. Might be an old model IDK. Limited stock available, so hop on this deal before it gets mowed down by OzBargainers.
EGO 56V 5.0Ah 52cm (20") Cordless Lawn Mower Kit - LM2101E $649 (Was $1049) + Delivery @ TradeTools
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FrugalFreddy on 06/10/2023 - 17:58 tradetools.com (5065 clicks)
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Anyone tried to price matched in Melb without the delivery cost added?
It won't happen…
$322.49 Shipping to metro SA
It's $6.50 cheaper to ship to me in regional NSW!
$525 to Perth lol
Good price, but the LM2135E is much better. Dual blades and Self Propelled….
Definately need to go for the self propelled
Yes, these things are heavy !!!
never found mine remotely heavy.
Definitely need self propelled.. or the wife will complain
This is the poly deck - much lighter than a steel deck
@Jl3636: It's 22kg for the skin according to the manual.
I have the Select Cut and pick it up all the time. They're not heavy at all for a mower
"Your order contains heavy or bulky goods and is unable to be unloaded without a forklift"
They are very light compared to my old petrol mower, very easy to push and steer.
Sounds like some may have bloated egos.
i have what was at the time the largest in the ego range with a plastic deck & non self propelled. Plenty light and easy to use, heaps lighter than old petrol & steel deck.
Great units, enough power even with our thick grass and lax adherence to regular use, nice and quiet, can be stored upright. Only issue i have is a largish suburban block on a corner we have to do a bit of a battery dance. We have a 5, 3 x 2.5 and 2 chargers because have a fair bit in the eco system. Do wish we had a big 10 or similar but not keen on paying the $$ for that.
I have the self propelled model and never use this feature.
These are not very heavy
yeah i have the LM2135E model too, the self propelled is a gimmick, the battery dies way to quick
@Wiadro: I have a corner house, front and back lawn and also do the neighbours nature strip on both sides and the battery has lasted every time.
@jv: Agree with JV… I have a corner block and battery lasts me great and I would die if I had to go back to pushing it. Makes a 2hr+ mow into an hr one.
@Wiadro: I love the self propelled. I still have to do all the fiddly bits manually, but the power assist for the bulk of the lawn, especially with an uneven surface saves a lot of pushing and back pain.
They are much heavier than the Honda commercial I had before this…
@jv: What model Honda?
A HRU216 which would be the equivalent 20/21" commercial mower weighs in at 53kg. These are less than half that
Nice but out of me salary bracket :(
Worth waiting and saving up for…
But will if still be on sale then?
Think a petrol mower from Aldi might be a more sensible purchase
https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-sat-14-…
yeah but twice the price, would want to be significantly better..
$149.72 shipping to Sydney metro and says I need a forklift to unload it.
Yeah $100-200 shipping plus $88 for truck with tailgate or byo forklift lol. It isnt that heavy lol.
Delivery - Standard $679.19
😱 Do you live in Himalayas?
Me too in Tasmania. Shipping within and to this country has gone to sh*t since covid. That's something the government really needs to do something about. Requires something drastic.
This thing is so heavy and so massive box that I couldn't even bring it home from the store in my car. I have to dismantle the box.
About 30kg at most.
@spaceflight: It says on the item page the mower is 22.1 kg. I added on a few more for the battery and charger. Is the packaging 25kg? I reckon they've over estimated that weight and that's why the shipping prices are so high.
@wfdTamar: I reckon they've listed the cubic weight (volume * mass) rather than the actual weight, which is what freight companies charge on.
At 25kg that gives 2.2m^3, which seems a bit large for a mower as it's roughly a 1.3m square box. Pretty close to a standard pallet volume though.
$600 and you only get a cloth bag? does it last?
yes
70 L
Have had the 42cm mower, a whipper snipper and blower for 3 years now.
The large battery died within a year, I suspected the turbo button on the blower was the cause. They took 6 months to replace it ! I was calling them up every two weeks as well. There was stock in the store, but that isn't their procedures…..
I also had a dodgy safety key socket on the mowe (the socket had come loose from the unit). After 3 months without a mower, they sent it back to total tools saying there was no problem. Couldn't believe it, I showed the staff member the problem on the spot and total tools drove it back to the repair center the next day and demanded they repair it. Had it back a couple days after fixed…
Despite the 'award winning design' of ego, with how they run their business I wish I had just gone with the ozito steel deck mower, at least Bunnings are legends with warranty issues. Ego is not worth the extra cost imo
Seems to be mixed returns policy with these. I had a battery not charging fully and got a new one within a day of dropping it off at their chosen repairer. They couldn't find a problem with the battery so I might have just hit lucky with a nice repairs guy
I’ve had two replaced under warranty (different size batteries so seperate claims) - both were easy in terms of the repairer just accepting my claims and approving it, but the second took a couple of weeks due to stock issues.
The batteries are a concern but the warranty is good. Fingers crossed the second ones last longer now I’m out of warranty.
Would also say along with the other poster that the batteries were not misused, and used approx every 1-2 weeks consistently.
The large battery died within a year
It could happen for several reasons like cheap Chinese cells and a cheap and badly assembled battery pack, cells always under tension (no protection), the battery wasn't used (and charged) for a long time so poorly said it died.
Nah the batteries are just shi+ for the price point. I have 2x 7.5 and 1x 3.0. We cycled through them, never overcharged and stored them inside, both of the 7.5's are now acting up and won't charge properly right after the warranty finished and they outright just ignore you after the 'you're not covered anymore' email. There have been heaps of complaints about the larger batteries but they won't admit a defect batch.
We use a battery every 3 weeks a month so not overused and definitely way under their longevity claims.
So they must be using cheap no brand cells, generally they last 400~ recharge cycles and maintain 60% of their original capacity, in addition the the battery pack must be very cheap.
I know because I deal with electric vehicles batteries and it's rare that a battery pack fails unless its defective from factory or built to save money.
I strongly advise you recharge these explosive devices outdoor!@billadm: Yeah I told them I don't think theyve been charged more than 40 times, asked them about how long their batteries last and they said 6-7 years. And then ignored me after. Load of bull. But I've got all this ego crap now so I dunno if I should just sell them and get another brand. I wouldn't be getting another 7.5 batt for sure.
they said 6-7 years
Don't trust these idiots, 6-7 years depends on how many times your recharge in a year and maybe with brand cells but even so after that exaggerated period the cells (brand ones) will lose 30-40% of their original capacity.
Sell it and mowe on.
I've had my EGO stuff for well over 7 years and it's been great. The smaller battery started acting up long after the warranty period. I decided that I'd be needing to replace it anyway so I took it apart to see if I could determine the failure and it turned out the contacts were gummed up with grease and dirt. After a good scrub it's good as new, still working great today. The replacement I bought has barely been used.
@Simon Wright: My big one was acting up again today. But I've cleaned the part that connected to the battery bits by sliding a wipe with a stick, still didn't work. But it sorta works after I just leave it in the charger to trickle charge a few hours
@MeesusEff: It's been a year since I cleaned mine but I remember it being a challenge to do properly because the terminals had a lot of clamping force. I recall using a wipe wrapped around an iFixit Jimmy with some success. I would have also given it a good rinse with brake cleaner afterwards. And I remember cleaning the contact blades on the charger and tools for good measure.
NEVER but from total fools. They don't even send it back half the time. They had a battery of mine for 8 weeks and a blower for 9 weeks and hadn't even sent it off to ego repairer.
I called them all the time and kept getting BS stories. I later found out from the repairer that total fools hadn't even sent it off. They are a shocking company.
I had the same issue was yours with 4 batteries. They are terrible.
Except this isn’t from total tools
I totally agree
These are not that great for the price
Still long way to go.Go to Sydney tools instead. Great to deal with.
Not my experience. Will only deal with Sydney tools as a last resort and delivered.
$525 to deliver to Perth !
Can recommend ego. I got one of the 52cm self propelled lawn mower and their whipper snipper and they're amazing.
Holding out for a deal on this one
Delivery seems to be consistently extortionate from all of the EGO resellers.
Total Tools wants $168.40 to ship a mower to the Sydney burbs? Does anyone ship these things at a reasonable price?
How practical is it to buy an EGO mower in-store? Packaged up, would they fit in the boot, or back seat of an average hatchback?
Easily if your seats fold down. Got the 52 self propelled into a yaris.
Great. Thanks!
Probably need to take out of the box
For what it's worth, when I bought my mower from total tools they had a in store delivery that was far cheaper than what was on offer from the website. I think I may have even negotiated free delivery, it was of course just one of their employees with a ute dropping it off on their way home.
It was about 4 years ago so pre covid but I bought a 47cm EGO and an (on clearance) trimmer from trade tools and delivery to Sydney was at most $50. Don’t know what has changed so drastically with them
Is this the Ferrari of lawn mowers?
NO!!!! trust me they have many design flaws. Go Makita instead.
many design flaws
You mean like Italian cars?
22kg without batteries or the catcher
I would just get corded one. These batteries won't last long
Bosch corded 12 years and still strong
Sorry , had corded mowers in the past , but cordless is a lot more convenient
Same. Would 100% recommend cordless over corded. Plus if you ever want your kids to help out after they are old enough, I wouldn't trust them with a corded one.
I think these days we are being too overprotective. And kids require some lessons on how things work rather than not giving them any opportunity
Plus if you ever want your kids to help out after they are old enough
I'd start them off with the EGO chainsaw. It's a bit lighter.
I beg to differ if I want cordless I would just go petrol. I guess you have big backyard. Small yards you can easily use corded no issues here
Delivery - Standard
$670.55
hmm bargain :PAnother good deal from Trade Tools but this one seems to be free delivery from a few postcodes I tried
https://www.tradetools.com/ego-56v-75ah-back-pack-blower-kit…7.5ah battery
rapid charger
backpack blower$424.5
The battery alone sells for $449
Unless they've changed the batteries, don't get it. I've had 2x of the 7.5 failed right after warranty. Don't have any issues with the 3.0 (so far) . A lot of people have complaints about the larger batteries
Yea I'm doing the rounds with ego over a 7.5amp battery red barring itself 1 month before it runs out of warrantee.
Make sure you get a claim in now! The repairer I get assigned let’s you keep the faulty one until they receive the replacement.
Not sure but these are the fuel gauge batteries whilst the older ones didn't have the fuel gauge but a simple green or red light to signify flat or not.
The batteries I have is the one in the picture, with the 4/5 lights. After a while when it goes low, I put it on the charger and it goes all green right away and won't charge. I either have to jiggle it on and off a million times or leave it so it hopefully trickle charges and then it dies really fast still
@MeesusEff: So I have an issue with my 2.5ah where I put it on the rapid charger and it won't charge above 25%, if I run the battery flat then it seems to charge back up to full. Seems we might have similar issues, frustrating when you walk away expecting a full battery when u return and it's barely charged.
@donkcat: Hmm I've only tried mine when they are on the last bar/dead. Dad says it dies so fast now that he doesn't get a chance to try a half charge (I've only given him 1 big battery)
Do yourself a favour and forget about ego tools. I've had nothing but headaches. Customer support had been good and bad but tools have so many issues.
I've had 4 batteries die within 12 months, so after the 3 year warranty you'll be buying new batteries. You may think it's ok I'll buy another kit. But that means that your 5 year warranty on the tools is only with 3 years. Their batteries are terrible and fail all the time. This is very common and lots of people have issues with them. I know this after talking to a couple of repair agents and doing my own research.
I had 2 blowers fail within 6 months. It's a very common problem with the 650 CFM blower. I had the second one repaired 3 times and it failed within days of the repair. Every component in the blower was replaced and it still failed. Ended up getting my money back on both. Won't touch their blowers ever again.
The auto feed line trimmer fails because of a plastic component in them that's worth 20 cents but can only be purchased with the motor which costs around $200. When your warranty runs out you will be buying a new one because it won't be worth fixing.
I just had my mum's mower die after 18 months and the repairer found that the main fuse and the main electric assembly failed. It was covered under warranty but costs about $250 just for parts and can go again at anytime. So after the warranty runs out expect to be spending money on it.
Finally, ego have just joined up with John Deere and if you know anything about John Deere you know never to buy their stuff. They are very anti repair and love charging a fortune for the smallest of things that cost nothing to fix but only they can fix it.
If you want quality go with Makita. They are coming out with some great stuff, the 40v stuff is great. They make commercial gear so the 5 year warranty is regardless of how you use it. Residential or commercial. Egos commercial great only comes with 1 or 2 years warranty on the tool and 1 on the battery.
I'm sure I'll get a bunch of fanboys carrying on saying " this never happened to me" blah blah blah, but if you're new to battery gear and mowers then do your research before you go Ego.
Edit: Sorry another thing I forgot to mention about the mower is how the cables running down the arm break inside which stops the mower from working. Another common problem they've done nothing about. Many YouTube videos about all of these issues.
Yep I bought the whole Ego system based on the Ozbargain reviews at the time. Because I got 3 batteries in total from redemptions, we cycled through them and 2 off the 7.5 batteries are failing right after the warranty. Reckon we would have found the issues way earlier if we just used 1 consecutively as it failed under 10% off its claimed lifetime usage. At $450 a battery, pretty piss poor performance
Nah, I was a big fan of them too until my trimmer died just out of warranty. Our lawn is 3x3m, so it never had much of a work out but too bad, out of warranty.
Never mind!
Kind of wish I'd not invested in their other stuff now. I'm hesitant to recommend.
The thing is, back in the day, repairing an internal combustion engine was easy. Piston, rings, spark plug, air filter, it was usually pretty easy. These days, not very fixable and spare parts are not cost effective.
So much land fill… never mind my grandmothers victa is still being used by my mother and she is 75… imagine how many batteries and mowers would have gone to land fill in those two lifetimes. Saving the environment from those 30cc 2 stroke fumes… sure. At the cost of manufacturing batteries, motors and plastics. I know fossil fuels aren't sustainable, but small engines probably could have been left alone for a while yet from a planet perspective. Noise and convenience, i realise are the driving factors of course.
Yeah I agree. Especially for a infrequently used tool, petrol is fine. I have a 2016 Masport 4 blades with Briggs motor. I wear a charcoal/3M full on mask when I mow weekly for 10 minutes to prevent any fumes etc.
I suspect it will never break but lets see. With some luck I can pass it on to my offspring.
Yep and that's what they want and why they want everything to go electric, so they can control all the parts and repairs.
Look at Makita, they make decent stuff and have pride in their products. That's the difference between Japanese and America, pride vs profits
Makita isn't cheap itself so it would be pride plus profit
@boretentsu: The reason they're not cheap is because they are quality. So they are pride and quality.
I do have some Makita stuff too. And it's been good. But if it does shit itself, I can't fix that either.
I miss the good old days.
Is it also the LB6500 blower you had issues with? I just bought mine in November >< right before all my battery issues started
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$230 delivery to Melb kills the deal. not sure if local shop willing to price match without the delivery cost. Anyone tried to price matched in Melb without the delivery cost added?