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NEWS PRODUCT REVIEW
The battery-powered EGO+ Power mower was recently subjected to both normal and super thick turf by renowned lawn specialist, Allyn Hane, better known as ‘The Lawn Care Nut’. THE INNOVATIVE EGO Power+ system was introduced in South
Battery mower passes the test
Africa last year by specialist equipment supplier, Smith Power Equipment, following the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with EGO in December 2017. Powered by an industryleading 56V Arc Lithium battery,
EGO+ surprisingly cut very well. “I have
the EGO Power+ system delivers petrol-matching power, but without any
Hane was asked to put the EGO+
of the downsides of petrol-powered
mower through its paces. There were
units. It’s simpler, cleaner and quieter,
three issues Hane cared about: the
and with less vibration, making it more
machine’s quality of cut in normal
comfortable to use. With lower running
conditions; the quality of cut in thick
and maintenance costs, customers are
turf; and how the machine cuts when
assured of greater savings compared
the battery gets low.
with petrol-powered units. To validate these attributes Allyn
When it comes to the quality of cut in normal conditions, Hane found that the
“The mower cut through the long
used other cordless mowers before
grass efficiently without bogging
but they haven’t been as good as this.
down. I mulched without any cramping.
It does perform similar to my gas-
The machine passed the biggest test
powered mower – the only difference is
by proving its cutting prowess in
that it’s not as propelled,” he says.
overgrown turf. It did a very good job of
One of the appealing features of the mower to Hane was the lightweight nature of the machine. “I thought
powering through it – I give it an A+ on this one,” he says. When it comes to its performance
the weight of the machine would be
when the battery is low, after 40
a drawback because a lightweight
minutes of run time, Hane left the
mower tends to hop when you hit
battery in the mower for a week.
bumps and this creates an uneven
However, when deployed to work with
cut,” he says.
only 10 minutes of battery life left, the
“With the EGO+, the battery is
machine powered through the lawn
pretty lightweight, but it’s actually the
without losing any performance. Hane
heaviest part of the mower and they
says if a battery-powered mower
positioned it at the front end of the
can get to the end of its battery life
machine. This helps keep the front
without losing performance, then it’s an
wheels on the ground, which reduces
absolute gem.
the wheel hops.” Another design innovation of
“If it is going to lose performance, say in the last 10 minutes of battery
interest was the machine height
life, then it’s really a downside. With
adjustment feature when cutting.
this mower, the performance is the
With conventional mowers, wheel
same from full charge to completely
height adjustment is a common
flat. It just completely shuts off when
problem for many – they adjust each
the battery dies,” he says. So, what
wheel separately and often times one
does that mean? “It means I can get
of the wheels is higher than the other.
an hour of peak performance with
“With the EGO+, it is one easy motion
no lagging at the end. It goes all the
– you can raise or lower the height of
way and then dies. Bear in mind it
the entire machine in one go, resulting
only takes 30 minutes to fully charge,
in good consistency,” he says.
which is a plus.”
THICK TURF AND LOW BATTERY
mower revolutionises the gardening
CONDITIONS
equipment industry. It is the single
In conclusion, Hane says the
To test the machine’s capability
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biggest advancement in technology
in thick turf conditions, Hane let
since petrol-powered mowers arrived
the grass grow for 15 days without
on the scene over a century ago.
mowing it. This grass is usually cut
“I would say if Tesla had to move
every five to seven days, and within
into the lawn mower business, this is
15 days it had grown double its
the sort of machine they would looking
normal height.
at,” concludes Hane.
Watch Allyn Hane’s review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAkU6hj8Ed0
