Cordless Lawn Mower Experience / Recommendations

joeysoap · 01-07-2020 11:38PM

A review from the €220 S & J one on Argos suggests it folds easily.

30 June 2020
Easy to assemble. very well designed.
By tony from west london
Overall Rating5 of 55StarsExcellent
Recommend to a friend? Yes
" The mower was well packed with full instructions. the charger and battery were easy to use and fitted to their slots with not difficulty. it was a pleasure not having a mains cable to manipulate. Collapsing the handles was simple and gave more storage in my shed. "

phormium · 02-07-2020 05:46PM

GreeBo wrote: »

I thought i saw a pretty compact one in b&q last week for 150, think it was a Bosch rotak?

I was there a couple of days ago and the 150 one is a Macallister, very compact neat model. Bosch Rotak are way more expensive than that and a bit bigger, the electric Rotak is around that price I think but not the cordless one.

GreeBo · 02-07-2020 06:03PM

phormium wrote: »

I was there a couple of days ago and the 150 one is a Macallister, very compact neat model. Bosch Rotak are way more expensive than that and a bit bigger, the electric Rotak is around that price I think but not the cordless one.

Yeah I only saw it in passing so could be 100% wrong but I thought I saw a special on the Rotak.

ploploplop · 02-08-2020 07:59AM

Thanks for all the comments.

Just an update, I waited and got the Flymo Easistore 300 Li from Argos - it went from €270 to €280 last week, then dropped to €180 for this week only (website says off is valid until tomorrow 03/08/2020).

Happy with it so far:
- Easy to assemble (just follow instructions)
- Cordless
- Very light but sturdy
- Very compact, folds away in a couple of ways
- Has a roller (for fun, not for professional Wembley style stripes!)

Can't comment on batteries just yet - takes 3 hours to charge, and meant to give 35 mins run time (my lawn took 10 mins).

The larger 340 size has a grass full indicator, and also a single lever to raise the cut (small bit tricky with the 300, but won't be changing levels that often anyway).

And the cut is good. Now I need to hope that it's a reliable piece of kit and lasts a few years.

ploploplop · 09-04-2022 10:16AM

So to circle back on this 1.5 years later...

The Flymo Easistore 300 Li lawnmower has been great - nice cut, and nice and compact for storage.

BUT now one of the batteries has failed and I cannot get a replacement ANYWHERE! Flymo are absolutely no help - they haven't responded to an online request so far, phone ringing out, but I'll try again next week - from what I've seen online they haven't been helpful at all to others who queried about replacement batteries. Bought the lawnmower in Argos but they only cover the product/battery for one year, as do Flymo. So now I'm with a lawnmower that is fit for the skip, and need to spend again to get a new lawnmower.

I was well aware of looking after the batteries carefully - kept them indoors the whole time, and the weather has been so good I've been cutting regularly throughout the autumn and winter, maybe at least every 6 weeks. But last week the lawnmower wouldn't start, and low and behold, one of the two batteries won't charge.

The batteries is a 20V Li-ion battery - 967913201 (someone else on boards suggested that this is the same as Husqvarna 591088401). I can see it one this website https://www.wolfswinkel.shop/spare-parts-flymo/967913201/flymo-accu-c-li-20v but they're not responding to calls or emails, and the recent reviews are poor. Besides, they've a bug on their website so it's not possible to complete a purchase. Very suspect.

Half tempted to try and "jump" the batteries based on some youtube videos out there - looks very risky - I'd happily spend €50-€100 for a replacement battery, if only they were stocked somewhere.

Throwing this comment up on boards in case anyone can help in any way!

fryup · 09-04-2022 06:02PM

you'll find replacement batteries very hard to come by, because they're classed as 'hazardous' many UK & European sellers will not ship to Ireland to joe public - - go back to the shop where you got the flymo and asked them could they order a replacement battery for you

phormium · 09-04-2022 07:14PM

Gosh that's very annoying! I've had my Bosch one for years and still going strong. I had a Flymo before that for maybe 15 yrs and replaced battery once but of course as we all know they don't make them to last anymore!

ploploplop · 13-04-2022 08:46PM

Another update - success! Flymo have responded and are kindly sending out a replacement battery. Such a relief considering I couldn't find one anywhere and I had read numerous complaints online about the challenges of getting a replacement.

Just a word of warning for others who are getting cordless tools, it's definitely worth purchasing an extra one whilst you can and continually using all your batteries.

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