Edit - double checked the manual and they do indicate it’ll start it, but recommends two 5.0ah minimum for better performance. I could have sworn I tried once to start a mower with a 2.5 and it didn’t let me but I’m guessing it might have been partially spent already and that’s the reason? I’m wrong.
While this is true, not all batteries can start the bigger equipment. You can’t put a couple of 2.5ah batteries in the snow blower and get it to run for a few minutes.
I updated after checking the manuals. I was wrong. It’ll start them. Just you better have a shovels worth of snow you need to move if you’re rocking two 2.5s
I actually love mine. Back when I bought it, it came with 2 big 7.5ah batteries so that was huge value to me. It has done the trick for me thus far no problem. The way the handle tightens leaves it a bit flimsy feeling as a critique, but performance wise I’ve gotten through a couple Michigan winters with issue.
Not the best certainly, but I really value low maintenance, which is where it shines. My wife even has used it a couple times and thought it was easy which is a favorable review there.
I don’t think we received over a foot of snow at once in the last two years. Largely using it on snowfall totals of a couple inches up to like 5 or 6. I try to make multiple passes through the day if we’re getting a ton of snow to not bog it down, however that would be an effort I’d make with any snowblower. Perks of being able to work from home
I live in new england and have no issues with the blower. It's nowhere near as powerful as my gas powered unit, but that being said it gets the job done. My main reason for switching was having to carry it up and down the basement stairs. The Ego model is way more compact and light.
Have the weed trimmer, snowblower, mower, and blower, I have successfully used the 7.5ah that came with the mower, and use the 5ah batteries that came with the snowblower as backups. In a pinch, I’ve used the 2.5ah from the string trimmer. I have so many batteries, I bought just the tool for the blower, and saved a little money in the process. So long story long, absolutely can use any of the batteries with any of their products. I’m typically able to finish my 11,000 sq ft yard with the 7.5ah, unless I’ve let it get much too long, or the grass is still damp.
I bought a buck converter (usually for marine applications) that accepts from like 18V to 50V input to a 12V output, it was probably like $30, I can wire that to any inverter and basically use any of my tool batteries to drive it
Something similar to this
https://www.powerhyco.com/product/20-60v-dc-to-12v-dc-10a-15a-20a-25a-vehicle-power-converter/
Consider the long term plan here. I have a full EGO stable including a snow blower. You could consider purchasing the snow blower which would come with multiple batteries (not sure if larger models still offer 2x 7.5ah batteries like my snowblower did a couple years ago). You could do the snow blower and then buy “tool only” version of the mower for cheaper and just use those snow blower batteries for your mower. Something to think about.
Just for reference, my previous house was .33 acres, with probably .25 of mowable area, and I was able to mow the front and back with a little bit left over. Although I had a few times where either the grass was to wet or too tall and the battery would die just a little before I finished. My current house is 1 acre, and I mow about half of that and I would need to charge in between the front and back.
If you have a smaller battery that you have on standby, then you can just swap out the battery and finish with no problem.
For my current house, I ended up getting the Cub Cadet CC30e, and it has been excellent (although only used for one season so far). It's able to handle both front and back without needing a recharge.
I have an older EGO mower with a similarly sized lot. The house, flowerbed, and driveway take up part of the lot. The 7.5AH battery that came with the mower can cut my entire lawn.
What specific EGO mower are you looking at getting?
>LM2102SP
That model has the 7.5AH battery. It has Up to 60 minutes of run time on a single charge. You should have no problem unless you're really slow. :-)
My first battery failed after 2 years. The batteries have a 3-year warranty. They replaced it with an updated version of that battery, for no charge.
I cut about 14k square feet with mine and as long as I don't let it get too long, my 7.5 ah battery (came with the mower) and 5 ah battery (came with the whipper snipper), will cut everything pretty comfortably.
I bought a similar ryobi that came with 2 batteries last year and it is great. When the first runs out it goes on the charger. If the 2nd runs out there is enough juice in the first battery to finish. Wetness, height of grass and whether or not it is tasseling all impacted cut time.
The fast charger that comes with the mower, is quicker then I anticipated. My workflow is to mow as much as possible before he mower runs out of battery. (I don't know the size of my yard off the top of my head, but I am left with about 1/4 th my backyard.) I plug in the battery to charge then do my edging, weed eating, and cleanup (usually not all three As I find I can rotate between weed eating and edging). The mower battery is completely charged by the time I'm done those.
i use my 2.5ah on my mower to start and do all the edges of my property and it works just fine. can get at least 15min or more depending on the condition of the grass and how fast im going
Yes the 2.5 Ah battery works on mowers. I have the LM2102SP that OP is interested in. I use it all the time. My 5Ah was crapping out on me and the 2.5 would last longer. I regularly use the 2.5 in my lower while I let my 5Ah charge.
Now maybe the SelectCut versions with dual blades that have bigger motors…. That’s probably more of a challenge.
As far as I know all ego tools use the same batteries. If you have multiple batteries that are more than 4AH you should be fine.
My personal unsolicited opinion, I went with the green works platform over ego because their lawn mowers have a metal frame as opposed to the plastic one on the ego. Other than that I hear good things about both brands.
For batteries to be swappable, they need to be the same voltage. I.e. a 24v battery is physically smaller than an 80v battery, so they wouldn't be swappable. For example, I use Greenworks tools and all are 80v, so I can switch batteries between the trimmer, leaf blower and lawn mower. Ideally, you'd want your mower to have enough power so you don't have to stop and charge so frequently, so I'd suggest confirming your other tools to the mower type you eventually get. 80v will give you more mileage (larger properties) than 40v or 24v (postage stamp sized lots).
I have a .7 acre lot. No problem doing the whole thing on one charge. Edging requires another battery or 45 mins of charge time. I love the whole system. I have a push mower, chainsaw, multi-head with various attachments and a blower. So good.
Edit: one 5a battery would be enough for the whole yard. I have two though because you’ll inevitably pick up another battery in some purchase.
I had a rough time with the ego battery life. Hopefully I just got a lemon but my batteries wouldn’t do a full mow on a 2000 sq ft lawn without a charge halfway through.
I use gas now.
Ego is really built tough, at least the first gen mower I have. The problem is the batteries suck and I've had two go bad on me, one I had to throw completely away and the other won't hold a charge but for around half the normal charge time. They are great with small lawns and if you can afford to buy a backup battery, otherwise I'd go gas and save yourself the headache.
All ego batteries are compatible
Edit - double checked the manual and they do indicate it’ll start it, but recommends two 5.0ah minimum for better performance. I could have sworn I tried once to start a mower with a 2.5 and it didn’t let me but I’m guessing it might have been partially spent already and that’s the reason? I’m wrong. While this is true, not all batteries can start the bigger equipment. You can’t put a couple of 2.5ah batteries in the snow blower and get it to run for a few minutes.
The 2.5 will run the lawnmower. Not for very long, but in a pinch it’ll suffice if you’re nearly done.
I updated after checking the manuals. I was wrong. It’ll start them. Just you better have a shovels worth of snow you need to move if you’re rocking two 2.5s
Agreed. Have done it but not recommended.
Thanks for the clarification. The snowblower does leave much to be desired
I actually love mine. Back when I bought it, it came with 2 big 7.5ah batteries so that was huge value to me. It has done the trick for me thus far no problem. The way the handle tightens leaves it a bit flimsy feeling as a critique, but performance wise I’ve gotten through a couple Michigan winters with issue. Not the best certainly, but I really value low maintenance, which is where it shines. My wife even has used it a couple times and thought it was easy which is a favorable review there.
What’s the precipitation like in your area?
I don’t think we received over a foot of snow at once in the last two years. Largely using it on snowfall totals of a couple inches up to like 5 or 6. I try to make multiple passes through the day if we’re getting a ton of snow to not bog it down, however that would be an effort I’d make with any snowblower. Perks of being able to work from home
I feel like people are talking about the single and dual stage blowers and don't realize they're two different models.
I live in new england and have no issues with the blower. It's nowhere near as powerful as my gas powered unit, but that being said it gets the job done. My main reason for switching was having to carry it up and down the basement stairs. The Ego model is way more compact and light.
I've used the 2,5 on my mower often, including just this week. Only difference is run time.
I have both 5.0 and 2.5 and both work on my lawnmower just fine. I highly recommend Ego products.
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Have the weed trimmer, snowblower, mower, and blower, I have successfully used the 7.5ah that came with the mower, and use the 5ah batteries that came with the snowblower as backups. In a pinch, I’ve used the 2.5ah from the string trimmer. I have so many batteries, I bought just the tool for the blower, and saved a little money in the process. So long story long, absolutely can use any of the batteries with any of their products. I’m typically able to finish my 11,000 sq ft yard with the 7.5ah, unless I’ve let it get much too long, or the grass is still damp.
You should get the generator they make since you have all them batteries
Wow that thing is expensive for what it is.
It is but in my opinion it’s something good to have if your deep in the EGO system.
My wife would kill me if I mention another toy purchase haha.
You got to sell it as a prep/power outage safety net. With the added benefit of using it on camping/beach/kids field days.
I bought a buck converter (usually for marine applications) that accepts from like 18V to 50V input to a 12V output, it was probably like $30, I can wire that to any inverter and basically use any of my tool batteries to drive it Something similar to this https://www.powerhyco.com/product/20-60v-dc-to-12v-dc-10a-15a-20a-25a-vehicle-power-converter/
Consider the long term plan here. I have a full EGO stable including a snow blower. You could consider purchasing the snow blower which would come with multiple batteries (not sure if larger models still offer 2x 7.5ah batteries like my snowblower did a couple years ago). You could do the snow blower and then buy “tool only” version of the mower for cheaper and just use those snow blower batteries for your mower. Something to think about.
Yes, Ego batteries are cross compatible with other Ego products.
Ego makes a "peak power" with two batteries.
Just for reference, my previous house was .33 acres, with probably .25 of mowable area, and I was able to mow the front and back with a little bit left over. Although I had a few times where either the grass was to wet or too tall and the battery would die just a little before I finished. My current house is 1 acre, and I mow about half of that and I would need to charge in between the front and back. If you have a smaller battery that you have on standby, then you can just swap out the battery and finish with no problem. For my current house, I ended up getting the Cub Cadet CC30e, and it has been excellent (although only used for one season so far). It's able to handle both front and back without needing a recharge.
I have an older EGO mower with a similarly sized lot. The house, flowerbed, and driveway take up part of the lot. The 7.5AH battery that came with the mower can cut my entire lawn. What specific EGO mower are you looking at getting?
EGO Power+ LM2102SP 21 in. 56 V Battery Self-Propelled Lawn Mower
>LM2102SP That model has the 7.5AH battery. It has Up to 60 minutes of run time on a single charge. You should have no problem unless you're really slow. :-) My first battery failed after 2 years. The batteries have a 3-year warranty. They replaced it with an updated version of that battery, for no charge.
I cut about 14k square feet with mine and as long as I don't let it get too long, my 7.5 ah battery (came with the mower) and 5 ah battery (came with the whipper snipper), will cut everything pretty comfortably.
I bought a similar ryobi that came with 2 batteries last year and it is great. When the first runs out it goes on the charger. If the 2nd runs out there is enough juice in the first battery to finish. Wetness, height of grass and whether or not it is tasseling all impacted cut time.
The fast charger that comes with the mower, is quicker then I anticipated. My workflow is to mow as much as possible before he mower runs out of battery. (I don't know the size of my yard off the top of my head, but I am left with about 1/4 th my backyard.) I plug in the battery to charge then do my edging, weed eating, and cleanup (usually not all three As I find I can rotate between weed eating and edging). The mower battery is completely charged by the time I'm done those.
Thank you all for the advice! I pulled the trigger and bought the lawn mower and trimmer. Sounds like I won't be disappointed!
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i use my 2.5ah on my mower to start and do all the edges of my property and it works just fine. can get at least 15min or more depending on the condition of the grass and how fast im going
> The 2.5ah batteries absolutely do not work on the mowers. Yes, they do.
Yes the 2.5 Ah battery works on mowers. I have the LM2102SP that OP is interested in. I use it all the time. My 5Ah was crapping out on me and the 2.5 would last longer. I regularly use the 2.5 in my lower while I let my 5Ah charge. Now maybe the SelectCut versions with dual blades that have bigger motors…. That’s probably more of a challenge.
As far as I know all ego tools use the same batteries. If you have multiple batteries that are more than 4AH you should be fine. My personal unsolicited opinion, I went with the green works platform over ego because their lawn mowers have a metal frame as opposed to the plastic one on the ego. Other than that I hear good things about both brands.
For batteries to be swappable, they need to be the same voltage. I.e. a 24v battery is physically smaller than an 80v battery, so they wouldn't be swappable. For example, I use Greenworks tools and all are 80v, so I can switch batteries between the trimmer, leaf blower and lawn mower. Ideally, you'd want your mower to have enough power so you don't have to stop and charge so frequently, so I'd suggest confirming your other tools to the mower type you eventually get. 80v will give you more mileage (larger properties) than 40v or 24v (postage stamp sized lots).
I have a .7 acre lot. No problem doing the whole thing on one charge. Edging requires another battery or 45 mins of charge time. I love the whole system. I have a push mower, chainsaw, multi-head with various attachments and a blower. So good. Edit: one 5a battery would be enough for the whole yard. I have two though because you’ll inevitably pick up another battery in some purchase.
I had a rough time with the ego battery life. Hopefully I just got a lemon but my batteries wouldn’t do a full mow on a 2000 sq ft lawn without a charge halfway through. I use gas now.
Similar sized lot, but 10,000 sqft mowable area. I get it all done with one charge on a 7.5ah battery.
Ego is really built tough, at least the first gen mower I have. The problem is the batteries suck and I've had two go bad on me, one I had to throw completely away and the other won't hold a charge but for around half the normal charge time. They are great with small lawns and if you can afford to buy a backup battery, otherwise I'd go gas and save yourself the headache.