Why I'm Ditching Ego Mower for Makita - My Honest Review

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Hey there! It's great to be back with another video for you all. Today, I want to talk about why I'm ditching my old ego mower for a Makita, and give you my honest review of the product.

As you all know, I've been using an ego mower for a while now, but I recently decided to make the switch to a Makita, and I have to say, I'm pretty impressed. In this video, I'll be sharing my experience with the Makita, and why I think it's the superior choice for anyone looking for a high-quality mower.

First of all, let's talk about why I decided to make the switch. While my ego mower has served me well, I found that it just wasn't living up to my expectations in terms of performance and durability. The Makita, on the other hand, has blown me away with its power, efficiency, and overall design.

In this video, I'll be going over all the features and benefits of the Makita, including its advanced battery technology, powerful motor, and innovative cutting deck. I'll also be comparing it to the ego mower, so you can see for yourself how it stacks up.

So, if you're in the market for a new mower and want to know why I'm ditching my ego mower for a Makita, then you definitely won't want to miss this video. I'll be sharing all of my honest thoughts and opinions, and giving you a detailed look at why I think the Makita is the best choice for anyone looking for a top-of-the-line mower.

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[SO-kmzd]

I have owned my ego for 6 years. Has worked great the whole time! The past couple months the battery or charger has been giving problems. First run time reduced. Now does not seem to charge even though it shows fully charged. I ditched my ego and decided to give a different cordless mower a chance. Price of the battery and charger is more than the whole mower kit.

[c.j.]

Also ditched my ego mower for a makita. I also agree EGO makes a great mower. I got rid of it because the batteries kept dying (I went through six) and they cost $380 each. That is ridiculous and unacceptably expensive. Now, EGO was nice enough to replace my battery twice, but it's just not good enough. I owned that mower for six years (first gen 20"). Makita is what all of my tools use, and it just makes sense to replace batteries that cost $80 each, rather than $380/each.

[steveguzman]

I have had my Makita 36 Volt mower. For a over a year absolutely happy with. I can mowe the lawn, use the weed trimmer and blower all using the same two 18 volt batteries three times before I have to recharge the batteries.

[brianb]

Nice review, I like the Makita mower even the Milwaukee. But I switched from my craftsman mower 5 years ago, bought the ego push mower 21 inch, still have and use the 5 amp battery that came with the mower, still holding a charge, been impressed with Ego bought into the platform, have the powerhead string trimmer, pole saw, hand held hedger, blower, nexus power station, and it's the second winter with the 2 stage snow blower 👍🤞 very impressive so far, and not one battery issue yet 🙏🤞, unfortunately I have the Bosch batteries and tools, to bad they don't make the 18 volt mower and yard equipment. I might have bought into them. I know in Europe they have the Bosch mower and yard equipment. Apparently it's good stuff. Great video, thanks for sharing 👍👊🍻

[patty]

I just got a 21" makita. Returning it asap for gas. Its run-time in thick grass is around 1/4 what makita claims and the cost of extra batteries is outrageous. It's also short on power, which is particularly severe as the batteries discharge: the self-propel speed drops a lot. Considering a powerful honda mower can be bought for less I could not possibly recommend one of these unless a person has a very small yard. The 3-second ramp up you mention for self-propel is impossible to ignore and, in some ways, even worse than the run-time. It's deeply frustrating. I don't believe there is an electric mower on the market that can handle my 1/3 acre for less than $1k. Not worth it.

[Fedoratip]

Makita batterys are usually pretty good quality and last a good while. You can replace the cells in them too after a few years if you are handy with a soldering iron, the management system should last much longer than the cells normally.

[Matucks]

My dad gave me a Makita Grinder in 1987 and it still works today extremely durable and reliable. I bought a Makita brushless drill in 2015 still have it never failed and still on the original battery. Makita imo is one of the best and their batteries are very reliable still holds charge and runtime never seem to ever shorten.

[chrisE]

I'm not sure if you mentioned this but... I read that sharpening/replacing the blades is critical for performance/run time with electric mowers. Just a tip for anyone interested in an electric mower.

[davidminor]

Even my gas mower had some knockdowns that I had to go back over as well stopping on me as the grass collected under the deck. I also had to tap the gas mower to loosen the grass plus I would lift the side discharge flap to clean off excess grass.

[jandudl]

I am glad with my makita tools. Those batteries are very good and reasonable priced. I have 2 3Ah makita 18v batteries who are at least 12 yrs old. They still work. For my drills, grinders etc. i have 18v 5Ah batteries. I had a stiga mower (don't know if they sell garden equipment in the us) and leafblower with expensive batteries, who died after about 4 years. I could throw away the mower and the leafblower because they didn't sell that type of battery anymore! Makita however still makes equipment for these 18v batteries.

[brentjohnson]

New subscriber here. I have Ryobi here at my Texas country home. It has been nice to not have to fight with string trimmer and push mower issues with gas especially with ethanol. But Ryobi batteries have problems (especially the 18v One+ kind). That is why I am looking at other battery mower/tool lines. The Ryobi tools have been adequate. I don’t mow the majority of my lawn with the Ryobi, mostly trim and steep slopes. I have a Zero Turn gas mower that has a 54” deck that does a fine job of mowing the big fields. I have repaired most of my 18v Ryobi batteries over the last few years. It seems the BMS (battery management board) draws the energy down too far and the BMS FETS cut off current. I have had to bypass the cut off to power them back up. Occasionally there is a bad cell, but mostly they drop below spec and I have to fix them. My 40v Ryobi batteries are performing okay and I will most likely keep the mower with the 40v, but new tools are what I am wondering about. Do I go with EGO or Makita chain saw that I currently need? I do understand I am buying into a ecosystem of batteries. The fact you have trouble finding EGO batteries is interesting. Thanks for the video and for listening to this old retired guy ramble on. Have a great fall season wherever you call home.

[dereklatshaw]

The entire reason I didn't go with Ego was the lack of a side discharge. I have no idea what mowing is like elsewhere, but spring in the northeast has me mowing every 4-5 days and mulching isn't even close to an option due to the thickness of the grass. I bought the XLM08 at the beginning of 2021 and am almost 3.5 years in. It's 40-45 minutes continuous per week and the 4-5AH batteries that came along get me through that (USUALLY). Once summer hits they easily do, two batteries will get me close if it's really dry. It is used hard on my bumpy yard and has been a beast. Works as good as the day I got it. Mower's are always advertised by volts, but one thing people don't take into account that Output(Watts) is determined by Volts X Amps. The Makita can pull the amps to make up for the lack of volts and does, hence the reason I can blow through 20AH worth of battery on heavy, wet days, but it will do it. My only complaint was the side discharge chute was too narrow and angled down too hard. I removed the mulching plug entirely from the side. Now I can mow literally anything and it even helped battery life out a little I think not having to constantly mulch grass even with the discharge shoot in place. My dad just bought a Ryobi 40v 21" that has probably the best side discharge I've seen on a new mower, same deal, literally skipped the EGO because of the lack of side discharge.

[GunFighterConcealment]

How is that lawnmower holding up. Can you do a 2-year review video on that now

[hanscattini]

wow, not at all bad .. Thank you for your review, very informative ... Very helpful .

[BGilbert]

As an EGO owner, I also do no like the discharge that's in the back. I liked the concept, but 1.) It didn't hold properly. 2.) Like you said, it didn't work right. The bag catcher also seems less than optimal when compared to the gas mower I used to have "Craftsman 6.25HP".

I LOVE EGO as a whole, but there are some small nuances that I don't like, that you mentioned in this video. I cannot agree with you on the "can't find a battery" but I can agree that the COST of the battery makes it to the point where it makes more sense just to "buy a new device." I also agree with you point about the "Generic Battery". Which also means that it's not as environmentally friendly (like you mentioned.)

I did that, and I CANNOT recommend anyone going the generic route. My generic lasted a couple uses and died totally! I do hope that 36 & 18v Makita works great for you.
I had a Black and Decker 20v and she didn't even last 15 min on the weed whacker. I can't recommend those all together. That SIDE discharge on the Makita is very appealing though.

Like you, I never mow a night, so the light is a "nice to have" but it's not a MUST have. Watching your video, it seemed like there were some areas where it was good and thick weed and the Makita seemed to handle it like a champ. Around 15:48 (stopped twice in this area), that's probably due to the fact the side discharge wasn't connected. The Makita wheels seem nicer.

I noticed you stated it took you two batteries. That's expected given the smaller size. I'm curious how many minutes you got per battery roughly? I know my EGO makes it right at about an hour +/-.
I like the fact you can charge two Makita batteries at the time though and I do think the cost of the batteries is a GREAT factor to consider (aside from longevity of them being around).

Great review!

[rkgsd]

I'm so glad you showed when the mower cut off. I've read a few similar stories about the 36V string trimmer although some say it can cut through any type of weeds. It looks like you had the mover height too low to cut through the thick area. Perhaps this is the drawback of being 36V instead of 56V.

[dandillon]

My Ryobi is starting its 5th year I have a 5 amp hour which came with the mower and two 4 amp hour which came with my leaf blower and line trimmer all three might have lost a little, but are still doing a great job. My 20” self propelled Ryobi no problems at all.

[wheelstandr]

I know I'm late to the party, but if it hasn't already been said, that mower would have done better if not exceptional in the deep grass allowing the grass to discharge out the side. After hearing you say that's why you got it, I was surprised you didn't utilize it. Hope it's still working good for you.

[majwhiplash]

First, as I watched you mow the front it seemed the mower missed a lot? I wasnt impressed with the back yard either. My gas Toro with 6.5 hp would have cut that tall grass and make a nice clean cut doing it. Apparently these electrics dont do that very well.
I also saw that Amazon sells knock off batteries to replace these, 2 for $59. The blades are expensive though.
Home depot on 10/11/22 has this mower on sale for a whopping $499 dollars not sure it that includes the battery charger, have to call them. You get the 4 batteries with it.

[aberdeenmeadows]

Looks like you got a good mower with the Makita. They make great tools so it's no surprise that their mowers are equally as good, plus I like the color.

I just bought an EGO Zero Turn Mower and when I register the mower and batteries, will get a 3-year warranty out of the deal. Thankfully, I only use about 35% of the battery when mowing my lawn and maybe another 20% mowing the lot next door so as the batteries age, it's not a big deal and if they get worse, I have no issues breaking it up into two jobs and seems that with a 30 minute charge, would be able to do that... if the batteries degrade!

The cool thing is that it's 2023 and there are so many brands out there for electric lawn mowers from many different price points.

Thanks for the review! Honesty and thorough. I'll have to come back and update this message if something happens with the batteries!