r/egopowerplus

so i got the stand alone 16" weed wacker without the IQ last weekend. love how easy it is to refill line. used it to get my neglected yard done and edge **somewhat** and realized how much i dislike the low performance of my leaf blower. amazon had it for 307 with two batteries and just got it today. have each battery on a charger right now and will give it a small whirl soon. my mastiff is really interested in it.

now thinking of getting the edger for $249 with a 4ah battery at Lowes. reason I HATE my edger.. is the upper half of the handle wobbles back and forth where it attaches to the other tube. so it sucks using. but I went out to take the photos (which thought mine was 500cfm but its actually 400cfm!) I think i can tape that area and make it not move. I plan on edging with the black n decker this weekend to use the blower. and wait to see if the edger with battery goes on sale end of season or black friday/cyber Monday. do these do deals around then? also going without a cord for the edger be nice. going figure out if its $249 *NICE* to upgrade.

Mower won't start when battery is fully charged, and is lever compressed. I tried the battery reset but it shows green. When starting the battery light stays green and the LED at the back of the housing comes on every 6 to 15 seconds. I've opened the compartment behind the battery and cleaned it out.

Any idea on what may be the issue?

I just opened up my new 10 inch pole saw and tried to put the chain on. However no matter how close I move the bar to the wheel the chain is too short. I tried moving the tension rod all the way back too and the bar just hits the drive wheel. I watched a video on changing the chain and it looks longer than what I was sent.

Hi, looking to transition over to a battery mower. Been hunting for used Hondas but not much luck, most are only being sold in my area if they are broken and need work. Not many of the new gas mowers these days are reliable and available.

Has there been any solid deals on the new super composite egos? I’m looking at the dual battery one for the extended run time. I’ll eventually hunt down deals for more batteries to help maintain my property in one go. Was interested in the 30 inch but can’t justify the 2k with tax when I could get a riding lawn mower for that price.

Any tips would be appreciated. Thank you.

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I have an opportunity to buy a group of known nonworking, Ego batteries. None will take a charge some blink red some don’t have a light at all. All of them are the segmented variety.

I’m tempted to purchase just to see how many can be brought back. Anybody have any thoughts on this?

I don’t mind losing money on a failed purchase. I think I’d set my limit at about $80. As you can see, there are a few other nonworking batteries in the group as well.

So my request for help here. Is there a good video on diagnosing in troubleshooting bad batteries? Or some other resource?

Thanks for any input.

Hi,

I have had my lawnmower about a year but about 8 months ago moved to somewhere that sadly has not grass so decided to sell it. Only used like 3 or 4 times but now the battery is not charging. I’ve tried everything recommended, turning off the power and back on, the reset by pressing it three times and holding, even dropped it on concrete numerous times and no luck.

One of the green lights will flash 3 times then turn off and the light on the charger is simply flashing red. Anyone have any luck with just leaving it alone and letting it get somewhere or am I screwed?

Just realizing that there are three male pieces in the battery is for female, has anyone seen this before and would this be the reason why the powerhead is not working?

Last year, my Honda HRX gas mower, which I bought used on FB marketplace, was starting to idle rough, the wheels were worn down, and overall it was just in rough shape. It was fixable, but all my neighbors moved to electric and I was excited to try something quieter, not deal with gas, etc. So I sold the Honda mower (for almost the same price I bought it for) and picked up an EGO 800 with a 7.5AH battery and a "free" 5AH battery.

For a bit more context - my entire lot is < .25 acres, so the yard is easily under .2 acres. I'm not a lawn perfectionist. I want it to look good enough that my neighbors aren't mad and we can use it to play on. On to the review...

Cutting the Grass

The cut is about as good as the Honda. The EGO does tend to push the grass down, so I end up having to go over some spots 2x on occasion. Despite both mowers being 21", the Honda actually cut a little wider as well. I think the deck on the EGO sticks out a bit more as the blades are the same size. The blade on the EGO is new, so that probably helped the EGO relatively speaking.

On the positive - the lack of noise, stink, weight, and vibration make using the EGO so much more enjoyable. I did borrow a gas mower the other day (more on why below), granted, a lower tiered/not Honda mower, but the experience made me more confident that I never want to go back to a gas mower. Also, with EGO, I don't feel bad cutting the grass later in the evening since it's so much quieter. That's a big positive for my situation.

The Battery

The first season, I would almost use a full 7.5AH battery to cut my whole yard. That was disappointing since it's advertised as being able to cut "1/4 - 1/2 acre", which is total BS (*in fairness, I don't see that advertised on the EGO site directly). I don't have any crazy thick grass and don't even use the self-propelled feature, the grass isn't wet, blade is sharp, etc. Worse though, I'm 1.5 seasons in and can already see a degradation in the battery. Twice this season the 7.5AH didn't make it through the whole yard. I had to switch to the 5AH battery to finish it off.

Reliability and Other Issues

Here's where the EGO has been a real disappoint. Issues include:

• The 7.5AH battery bricked itself. EGO will cover this under warranty. The customer service experience was excellent. I don't have to send back the old battery and the process was pretty painless.
• After using it until it was almost completely depleted, the 5AH battery randomly wouldn't charge. It wasn't completely depleted and wasn't overheated. Then, just as randomly, decided it would charge. That means I couldn't finish cutting the grass, so now I have this half cut lawn. I don't even know if I can warranty this.
• The self-propelled feature sporadically engages and locks the wheels. Again, I rarely even use the self-propelled feature, but this happens regardless. I don't need the mower making it harder to push. Example here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcvcRS9WApY

What's really interesting is how much good-will EGO has online, yet when I searched for these issues, it's clear that these are widespread issues many many other people have had.

For the price, I expected the EGO to provide several years of trouble free cuts. That's not been my experience at all. I'm already shopping for a replacement from other brands and I'll never recommend EGO based on my shitty experience.

Long time lurker first time poster.

I got a used EGO Z6 this year. There have been a couple of posts here and there about how to plow your drive all electrically, but none that featured the Z6. I'm gearing up for the winter and decided to figure out how to get my 22 HP Z6 into the action.

My local Farm and Fleet had an Agri-Fab 60" ZTR snow blade, and combined with some steel struts/square tubes from Lowe's, some bolts from Ace, and two imperceptible holes I drilled in the back corners of the deck of the mower, I was able to get it mounted snugly to the Z6.

This took a lot of trial and error. At one point, I had the entire front of the Z6 taken apart. My model has a circuit board up front that reads from the parking break sensor, so I needed to keep that attached. I gave up on some more ambitious plans and figured out how to get this all to attach without modifying the mower (besides the two holes I drilled).

The instructions for mounting the hitch that came with the snow blade put a lot of torque on the front of the frame, so I'm much happier with my approach as it distributes the torque across much more of the mower's frame. One other point - I deliberately got weaker bolts and struts than I maybe should have. If this system fails, I want the struts and bolts to fail, not the mower!

I tested it by pushing around some dirt. Worked great. Obviously will need some tire chains for the winter, but I'm excited to give this a shot.

Attached are some pictures.

Or should I get a different model or wait for a better sale?

Right off the rack from Ace Hardware lol

I've had an EGO speaker for over a year and I really like it. The only thing that has always concerned me is how exposed the woofers are on the end of the speaker. I ended up drawing up and printing some grilles out of ASA. They're just held on with double sided tape but seem to be working great so far.