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I need a new lawnmower. Just looking at worx which appear to get good reviews. Currently looking at a wg743.
Any experience of them? I note most are push along. Is this a problem?
The worx website says 30 minute runtime so I should be fine there.
I have a WG761e which is self propelled and a bit more of a beast. The mower itself is ok but I would take the run time claims with a very large pinch of salt, they’re always going to be optimistic
I presume battery ones are mainly self propelled because it would make battery time too short?
We recently bought a Worx mower and are very happy with it. It’s a lot lighter then an equivalent sized petrol one (which it replaced) so not being self propelled isn’t such an issue. Ours has 2 batteries and one charge is plenty for our fairly modestly sized gardens.
We've got a Macallister something or other, with two batteries. Pretty small front and rear garden and manage to do both comfortably on one charge, in fact think we do them twice without changing batteries. Had it at least a couple of years and no noticeable battery degradation either. It's been a good buy and great to be free of cables!
I have an Einhell battery mower. Yeah, as above I can do the front and back twice over on one charge. The build quality is quite poor though - mostly plastics and prone to breakages, especially bits on the handles and angled clamp areas. But despite gaffa tape repairs it is still adequate for the job and 4 years old now with only a blade sharpen now and then. Worx kit is probably a bit better.
I'd get a Worx mower. Having got their washer for bike & wheelchair washing, then an angle grinder & an impact driver, I've got spare batteries to not worry about run time. However, the 20 year old Hayter I was given will probably outlast me. My neighbour had a garden maintenance business so his machinery was Hayter mowers and Stihl tools. After he retired and then he got too frail to push the Hayter, he passed it to me and got a G-Tech mower.
I’ve got a Worx wg743, it was a bit of an incidental purchase as I have various other Worx kit and it came with 2 4Ah batteries and a charger and cost less than the batteries on their own. I’ve been using it on our small back lawn for the last 3 years and it’s been surprisingly good. It is very light which makes having to push it largely irrelevant, in fact if you ever take it apart you’ll find a lot of the weight is a sandbag at the front to stop it tilting backwards. With the handle folded it takes very little space. It’s not something you’d use for a bowling green but for just keeping the grass short on a small lawn it does the job. On the other hand I also have a self powered Ego lawnmower for the larger front lawn which makes the Worx feel like a toy.
I have the cheapest works mower. Don't know the model, but it was £250 with batteries and a strimmer.
It's been a pretty solid workhorse. Build quality is fairly standard plastic/composite with metal where it's needed.
It's functional with 2ah batteries but drops down to a lower power level pretty sharpish, getting some 5ah batteries soon ready for next year.
I would imagine one higher in the range would be even better.
Very happy with my worx battery mower…
I have the cheapest makita (because I have makita batteries) and it is... ok. A bit weak, doesn't pick up grass well unless the battery is still highly charged- you can keep mowing til it goes flat but you can hear it slowing down.
But being cordless is bloody awesome, more so if you are like me the sort of person that always ends up with the cable in the way.
I've got a WORX WG779E.2 mower, the one with the x 2 battery's and a charger. It does both my front and back lawns on one charge and as above being cordless is great. i also bought a WORX cordless strimmer which is also great, new spools for it are cheap and easy to get.
I've had a Makita electric mower for just over 5 years now. It works very well, I'm often a bit reckless with running over plants, sticks and other things which aren't grass. It cuts very well! I replaced the blade this year as I'd hit a few too many of the rocks around the pond (trying to mow over the edge to avoid coming back with the strimmer, not a good plan). Mine runs on 2x 6.0Ah batteries which I also use for powering a strimming and a hedge trimmer. I'd buy it again without hesitation.
We purchased a Spear & Jackson Battery Lawn Mower & Trimmer set a few years back. We have not had any issues with it.
I have the cheapest makita (because I have makita batteries) and it is... ok. A bit weak, doesn't pick up grass well unless the battery is still highly charged- you can keep mowing til it goes flat but you can hear it slowing down.
But being cordless is bloody awesome, more so if you are like me the sort of person that always ends up with the cable in the way.
Single battery? My mum's got one, it's a bit feeble but manages if you cut regularly.
I use a twin battery Makita, much better.
Thanks all,
Worx wg743 ordered
I too have a Worx as i've several of their batteries.
Manages to mow a sizeable garden on 2x 2ah batts pretty well. I'd love the 4ah batts, but that's just fancy talk!
I actually need to resharpen the blade..youve reminded me!
DrP