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Yesterday I gave away my Husqvarna gas lawn mower, Echo string trimmer and Echo blade edger to my friend's son for use at his new house. I hadn't used these garden power tools for many years, since replacing them with cordless electric tools. I still have a couple of gas handheld blowers (Echo...

It wasn't all that long ago that 40 volt lithium-ion batteries were king, but now we have tool batteries in 56, 58, 60, 80 and even 82 volt (Snapper/Briggs&Stratton) configurations. Today I was browsing the Home Depot website and came across a blower and string trimmer under the Redback...

I've tabulated the Performance (CFM) to Weight ratio (P/W) of my handheld leaf blowers as an indication of their overall efficiency. I've limited this list to blowers with a minimum 300 CFM flow rate, as anything less is fairly useless as a leaf blower IMO. The cordless blowers were weighed with...

There is some part commonality, but the batteries are not compatible with each other. This is done intentionally to try to force the consumer to commit to one brand. I've attached photos of two 60 volt batteries from Greenworks and Snapper. At first sight they look the same, but if you look...

I just discovered this new lineup of Greenworks outdoor tools based on their 60 volt lithium-ion batteries that are currently a Lowe's exclusive, and bought both the lawn mower and handheld leaf blower. They are quite impressive in that they provide the performance of their 80 volt tools at the...

I just saw an interesting listing on Amazon for a Greenworks 21" self-propelled cordless electric lawn mower, powered by their 40 volt G-MAX lithium-ion batteries. It has two battery ports with auto-switching similar to their Twin-Force model, so it should have at least a one hour run time with...

This is the first walk behind self propelled lithium-ion battery powered lawn mower that I've seen. Up until now, self propell has only been available on the heavier lead acid battery powered lawn mowers. This mower is powered by a 420Wh lithium-ion battery, that is the largest currently...

Dewalt backpack blower Dewalt will introduce a 40 volt Li-Ion backpack blower in March 2016. It will be sold with either one or two 7.5Ah batteries that can be carried in the backpack with a selector switch for the two battery ports. It promises 142 mph and 450 cfm maximum performance, which...

60V 21" Brushless Mower with 4 Ah Battery, 2 Hour Charger - Walmart.com Looks like Snapper is joining the club with a lawn mower, string trimmer, hedge trimmer, leaf blower and chainsaw. The lawn mower looks very similar to the Greenworks 80 volt lawn mower.

It looks like Dewalt is adding a 16" chainsaw to their 40 volt Li-Ion lineup. Shop DEWALT 40-Volt Max Lithium Ion (Li-ion) 16-in Cordless Electric Chainsaw at Lowes.com DEWALT-DCCS690M1 | Acme Tools

Re: I just bought the Earthwise 20" Li-Ion battery powered lawn mower Well, I just received it today and had a major disappointment as the seller (Premier Appliance) shipped me a used and damaged unit instead of the new unit that was promised in the listing. I sent an email to the seller via...

Dewalt is getting into the cordless outdoor power tool business with 20 and 40 Li-Ion battery powered blowers, string trimmers and a hedge trimmer, all of them using brushless motors. I recently bought the 20 volt blower at my local Lowe's, and it's quite impressive with 400 max CFM and a 100 Wh...

That WORX is very light duty and the Stihls are crazy expensive. If I were to buy a cordless electric string trimmer today, I'd get the new Echo 58 volt lithium-ion trimmer, which can handle up to 0.095" line, and sports the same speed-feed dual line bump feed head as the SRM-225 gas trimmer...

ECHO has long been known for it's gasoline powered garden tools, but they have joined the cordless ranks with a line of 58 volt lithium-ion battery powered tools. Home | ECHOCordless.com The neat thing is that they are offering both a 5 year consumer warranty and a 2 year commercial warranty...

There is also a model with conventional fixed front wheels for $100 less: https://www.worx.com/en-US/56V-Cordless-Lawn-Mower-WG772.aspx http://www.homedepot.com/p/Worx-19-in-56-Volt-Max-Lithium-ion-Walk-Behind-Electric-Mower-WG772/205717230...

I just saw this on the WORX website today: https://www.worx.com/en-US/Landroid-M-Robotic-Mower-WG794.aspx The cutting width is only 7", but it claims to be capable of cutting up to 1/4 acre.

Re: New Black & Decker 20" Li-Ion Battery powered Lawn Mower The 20" mower is now shown on the B & D website and is being sold at Sears for $399.99. The claimed runtime is 30-45 minutes. http://www.blackanddecker.com/outdoor/CM2040.aspx

New Black & Decker 20" Li-Ion Battery powered Lawn Mower It looks like B&D has added a larger 20" Li-Ion mower to their stable. I found it listed on Amazon, although it has yet to appear on B&D's website. Unlike the 16" mower, which can only bag the clippings, this one is a 3 in 1, with...

WORX has finally joined the Li-Ion battery powered lawn mower family with a 19" mulching blade, steel deck and front caster wheels that is powered by two (2) 56 volt 2.5 Ah Li-Ion batteries. It is a 3 in 1 unit with mulching, rear bagging (1.4 bushels) and side discharge capabilities, and the...

I picked up this lawn mower recently on Amazon for $199.99. It's sold by a company named Greyson Products that apparently is the reincarnation of Turbo Garden, which disappeared some time ago after promising to introduce some Li-Ion battery powered lawn mowers that never materialized. This mower...

It appears that Greenworks may be targetting the pro lawn care market here. These tools are not yet available and the pricing will certainly be higher, but the tools and batteries are a cut above the currently available consumer products. The largest battery has a 460 Wh capacity, which is more...

New Earthwise 18" and 20" Li-Ion battery powered lawn mowers Well, it appears that these two mowers are now 18" and 20" models, both with steel decks and 3 in 1 (mulch, bag, side discharge) capability. They are both supplied with two 40 volt Li-Ion batteries, and the 20" model has two battery...

Earlier this year Ryobi introduced a new 20" lawn mower powered by their 40 volt Li-Ion batteries, and now just in time for winter they are introducing a snow blower with a 20" wide by 10" high clearing path. As with the lawn mower, it is supplied with two 40 volt 94 Wh batteries that Ryobi...

Re: 16" or 17" Battery Powered Seems Perfect But Worry About Height of Cut Grass Actually, I'd suggest the WORX WG782 14" cordless lawn mower, which weighs only about 32 lbs including the battery and can either mulch or bag the clippings. Although the battery is lead acid rather than...

I revised the battery wiring Well, it's been over a year since I replaced the batteries, and it's still running great. One thing I was never happy with was the way I originally wired the batteries. For one thing, the two adjacent live battery terminals were only an inch apart with a 24 volt...

Like the title says, what is your preferred method of mowing ? Is it mulch, bag or side discharge ? For myself, it is definitely mulch over 90% of the time with the remainder being to bag mostly to pick up leaves. I never side discharge and don't miss having this option on my lawn mowers.

Ryobi is joining the party of full sized Li-Ion battery powered lawn mowers with a new model that features a brushless motor, and offers mulching and bagging modes. It uses the same 40 volt batteries as the other tools, including its smaller 16" sibling. This mower offers a wider range of 7...

Well, you can't legally, but unofficially you can adjust the high speed needle jet, which has a plug that must be removed to gain access to it for adjustment. Also, you can adjust the idle speed. You can find the carb parts list and exploded 3-D image on the Echo website. The currently used carb...

Warning ! Serious error in Greenworks 20" Dual Blade Mower Maintenance Instructions Although there is already an existing thread for this lawn mower, I wanted to make sure everyone who owns it sees this post to prevent damage to the mower when removing/replacing the blades. Specifically, the...

Not necessarily. I've compared three blowers, one gas, one corded electric and one battery powered unit below, using the manufacturer's published specifications: Echo PB-250LN two-cycle gas handheld blower: 391 CFM and 65 dB(A) - I own this and it's very quiet (no ear protection required)...

It looks like Ryobi is introducing a very similar system: It also looks like Ryobi's pricing is lower than Greenworks, however, it does not appear to use a brushless motor, whereas Greenworks does.

I'm starting to think that Greenworks is just making an electric motor split-pole power head that fits Ryobi and other brand attachments that normally fit on gas engine power heads. For example, compare the Greenworks string trimmer attachment and the Ryobi Expand-it attachment. They look...

Just out on the Greenworks website, the basic tool is a 14" string trimmer with .080 dual line bump-feed head with a power head that can be attached to other compatible tools such as a disc brush cutter, stick edger, pole saw and blower. It claims compatibility with gas attachments from other...

I just spotted this on Amazon, and it appears to be almost a clone of the Black & Decker 16" Li-ion battery powered mower that I reported in another thread. In particular, the underside of the deck and blade appear to be identical, so I'd assume the same manufacturer has made this mower for both...

These are 15-inch and 17-inch cutting width corded electric mowers with some neat new features: 1) Edge Max permits cutting right up to walls and fences. 2) Compact & Go allows compacting of grass bag to collect more contents before emptying. See the video for more information ---->...

I'll let you decide. Basically, it's nothing more than a 12" string trimmer with a snap-on base that provides two height adjustment positions and keeps the trimmer lever for uniform cutting. Black and Decker touts this as suitable for very small yards up to 700 sq ft area. You can buy the...

I found these listed on Amazon and details are limited at this time. The 17" model appears to be all plastic with 2 in 1 (mulch and bag) capability and the larger 19" model has a steel deck with 3 in 1 (mulch, bag and side discharge) capability. Both have a 1.5 to 4 inch cutting height...

Black & Decker joins the lithium-ion battery powered lawn mower wars. It comes with two 40 volt 2 Ah batteries that provide a combined 30 minute run time, and a 9.5 gallon grass bag. There are six height positions from 1.2 to 3.2 inches with a single adjustment lever, and the handle folds...

I'm pretty sure the mowers are identical and just re-branded with blue instead of green plastic. I'll find out soon enough when I buy the blades and try them out on my mower. As to the batteries, they had them shown previously and they look physically different, so I doubt they would fit. Lowe's...

New EGO 56 Volt Li-Ion battery garden tools at Home Depot I just saw these on the Home Depot website. They are available for sale online, but not sold through my local stores. They seem to be a step above existing products. The mower has a 20" blade, 10.3" rear wheels and a 1.7 bushel bag. The...

The new Kobalt 40-volt Li-Ion lawn mowers are part of a new family of lawn power tools. It also includes a 12" chainsaw, a 8" pole saw, blower, a 12" dual-line string trimmer/edger and a hedge trimmer. Right now these items are not yet in stock and there is little information on them other than...

I was checking the Lowe's website for a toilet that I had ordered and has arrived for pickup, and when I perused the cordless electric lawn mowers there were two new "Only at Lowe's" Li-Ion mowers listed under the Kobalt house brand. They appear to be near identical clones of the Greenworks 19"...

It's now appeared for sale on Amazon at $399.99 with a 1 to 2 month estimated shipment date. Note the built-in LED headlight on the handlebar. Amazon.com : Snow Joe iON18SB Ion Cordless Single Stage Snow Blower with Rechargeable Ecosharp 40-volt Lithium-Ion Battery : Patio, Lawn & Garden

New Greenworks DigiPro Brushless G-MAX 40V Li-Ion 16" Chainsaw and Blower/Vac/Mulcher I've got a thread on this in the Electric & Battery Operated forum, but now that Greenworks has added it to their website I thought I'd start a thread here as well. I just received the 16" chainsaw and am...

Last time I posted, I had removed the 14" bar from the Homelite chainsaw and installed it on the 40V Greenworks power head. But that left me with a perfectly good Homelite power head w/o a bar. Meanwhile, I have an old 16" Remington corded saw that has been sitting unused for years, because the...

I think what you have is a "push ring", which is normally used on childrens toys and other situations where you never intend to remove the wheel. They are not meant to be removed without destroying them and must be replaced afterwards with new ones. You can probably find replacements at a good...

The chainsaw arrived today and at first I thought it was a dud, because it would not start when I inserted the battery, pushed the lockout button and pulled the trigger as I do with all my other hand held electric tools. The manual's instructions seemed to indicate that was the way to start it...

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Update on the blower / vac It now appears that the vacuum attachment feature will be included with the blower, which helps explain its higher cost when compared to the other G-MAX blower model. Also, it claims a 10:1 mulch ratio, which suggests that it will have a metal impeller. More details...

It seems like Husqvarna has jumped on the bandwagon with their own brand of pre-mix. The MSRP is $7.59 / qt can. They have a deal similar to Stihl that they will double the warranty from 2 years to 4 years if you use it in any of their 2-stroke tools.