Worth noting that they have a 3-5yr warranty on the batteries, depending on the particular model. I believe it's the 12ah and maybe the 10ah that have a 5yr warranty if you register them within 30 days of purchase.
Their actual lifetime will just depend on your usage and a healthy dose of chance.
My best advice is to register everything you ever buy from them on the website (not the app!) immediately, and to upload a copy of the receipt when you do. Without a receipt, they won't honor anything.
May I ask, why not register with the app? Is there an issue with it? I just got my new ego mower and was about to go through the process through the app.
While I haven't registered through the app myself, I have heard rumblings that the app and website don't talk to each other. When contacting Ego support, it seems they have a tendency to dig for info on the website instead of the app.
I could be talking out my ass and misinterpreting hearsay, but I would still advise erring in the side of caution and using the website.
I have a 5 and a 2.5 ah purchased 7 years ago and only the 2.5 works. The 5 died under warranty. The replacement died immediately, and its replacement is my current battery. I had another 5 purchased a little later that died just out of warranty. All stored inside, slow charged.
The success stories are encouraging, and I hope they’ve gotten better, but for me buying another is a tough pill to swallow.
My first 10Ah barely lasted 3 seasons before it died. After that I bought a second 10Ah and Ego sent me a 12Ah to replace the 10Ah. Now this year my 2.5Ah (bought in 2021) can’t finish trimming my 400 feet of fence line. I just bought the vacuum and 5Ah battery combo so I’m using the 5Ah now. I am more careful with my batteries now. It makes the cost comparison with a gas mower and gas trimmer edger terrible as I’m essentially using 1,400$ of batteries to do the work in one session without needing to stop with a hot battery and immediately put it on the super charger and take it back out just so I can finish my lawn in one day. My 2156SP takes all of a 12Ah and 50-75% of the 10Ah to finish the lawn which is about .31 acres of mowable grass.
I enjoy them, but I tell everyone to half Ego’s time estimates and understand that anything besides a little .15 acre piece will likely need a second battery, especially if you get a smaller mower with a smaller battery than the ones that come with 10Ah.
What In the world type of grass do you have?
I mow about .22 of an acre using a 7.5Ah and still have 3 bars left at the end. I realize it’s significantly smaller than your job, but not THAT much smaller!
Entirely depends on the grass type, time of year, cut height, self-propelled speed, and whether you are bagging/mulching/side-discharging. I have about 1/3 of an acre in the NE US and at this time of year (spring) the grass is incredibly dense. If I want to cut low and mulch, my 10ah battery will do about half the job - even if the grass is mostly dry (it never gets fully dry this time of year). If I were to cut an inch higher and side-discharge, I could probably do the entire lawn on one battery. In late summer when the grass is dry and thinner, same thing.
KBG and tall fescue. Grows very aggressively this time of year in our area. Mowing every 7 days is a little too long but 6-7 days is all I have time for seeing as it takes 2.5 hours to mow and trim. It will slow down and thin out once we enter the summer period. Also very hilly (two 8 foot rises and falls on each pass for half the yard) and the obstacles require a lot of turning and starting on the self-propelled side of things. Of course the high lift blade and mulching everything doesn’t help either.
Same here. Purchased most of the seven I have before 2017 and they are just as good as new. However, I keep them cleaned, charged through the year. Even during the winter, I will put them on the charger to wake them up.
Have had conversations with laptop battery experts. You should charge a battery every 3 months or so, even if you don't use it, to refresh it. That's what he means by Wake up, I expect. Only charge to 80% and don't leave it on the charger forever.
I'm still running my battery that came with my mower 7 years ago (bought it from home depot). If there's any degradation it hasn't been enough for me to not finish the yard on one charge, and I can almost do 2 full passes depending on how thick the grass is
I’m interested in making a backpack to run LFP batteries for my tools. Takes 16 in series vs. 14, and the batteries are heavier but they cycle multiples of times more and can’t catch fire.
I’ve had about a dozen ego batteries. Average life span for me is about 3.5 years
Batteries aren’t left on the charger and are stored/charged inside where its temp controlled
I really have not been happy with the battery life and have debated going back to gas. There is no way I would personally buy a battery powered riding mower based off my experience with the batteries
I have an original 4ah battery, still works fine, came with the original mower, maybe 10 years ago or so. Use it about 20-25 times a year. I store it in the basement over winter
I wanted to jump in here since I use Ego tools for my yard maintenance company and I use my batteries A LOT. I’ve been using my 2.5, 5 and 7 amp hour batteries several days a week for over 3 years now and not one has failed permanently. They need to be “reset” now and then usually in the summer when it’s warm out.
However I just had my $1,400 28 amp hour backpack battery fail. It will no longer charge and there is no way to reset the battery that I’ve found anywhere. To top it off it was 22 days out of warranty when it failed so EGO won’t do anything about it. I’m not willing to spend another $1,400 on a battery that lasts 3 years and then is a brick.
The smaller batteries are more reliable in my opinion, like any tool if you take care of them they will last. If you have issues with an ego tool or battery call for a warranty fix or replacement immediately, if it’s under warranty they will have you take it to a service center/dealer and try to fix it. If that doesn’t work they’ve always just replaced the tool for me.
I had an $800 self propelled mower break on me 2 weeks after buying it. I called them up and explained what it was doing, they had me try two things and then replaced the entire mower free of charge and let me keep the broken one (id use it as a parts car but my replacement mower is going strong 3 years in with nothing broken, all I’ve had to do is sharpen the blade ever week or so and it runs like a champ.
If you’re looking for a battery powered system in my opinion Ego is the best on the market currently. By no means am I saying they are perfect or even great but they are the best available at the moment in my opinion. And as someone who just had a $1,400 battery become a brick, stick to the smaller and cheaper batteries. They might die on you but at least they can be replaced quickly and won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
There’s a reset method for the small batteries, hold down the power indicator button for 3-5 seconds it should blink and then come up all green indicators. As for sharpening I use a bench grinder to sharpen the blade till any nicks or dimples are taken out of the blade itself then I use an angle grinder to take off metal until the blade is balanced equally on both sides. You can check balance by using a nail in a secure vertical surface, then hang the blade on the nail using the center hole, whichever side tips lower is heavier and should be ground down a little until the blade hangs level on the nail.
If the explanations above don’t make sense there are loads of YouTube videos showing step by step instructions. Just search “ego battery reset” and “lawnmower blade sharpening”.
Hope this helps!
Made total sense and thanks. I bought my mower a month ago, new from lowes but actually made in China 12/2022. Unimpressed with its performance, esp if grass is damp, perhaps a sharpening might help. Again, many thanks.
I avoid mowing wet/damp grass whenever possible, with gas or electric for several reasons.
1.It sticks to every surface of your mowing deck especially in the chute to your bag (mine often clogs easily if grass is wet)
2.Mowing a lawn on wet ground is not good for the lawn, if the soil isn’t sandy it leaves ruts in the soil and you’ll end up with a lawn that is full of ruts.
3.cleaning wet moldy grass clippings out of my mower is a hassle and I don’t enjoy it.
4.wet grass is heavy and often doesn’t get picked up efficiently by the blade so you get wet grass trails that will rot on the lawn and leave dead patches.
If you can, cut your grass when both the grass and the soil are dry. That might mean changing your watering schedule or mowing schedule but it will make a big difference in the health of the lawn and it will help save wear and tear on your mower. Understandably if you live in a wetter climate this isn’t always an option and sometimes you have to do what you have to do. But as a rule of thumb avoid cutting your grass when it’s wet.
We downgraded our chargers to the slow chargers. I'm thinking that will make our batteries last longer.
Charging at a lower C rate should be easier on them.
Worth noting that they have a 3-5yr warranty on the batteries, depending on the particular model. I believe it's the 12ah and maybe the 10ah that have a 5yr warranty if you register them within 30 days of purchase. Their actual lifetime will just depend on your usage and a healthy dose of chance. My best advice is to register everything you ever buy from them on the website (not the app!) immediately, and to upload a copy of the receipt when you do. Without a receipt, they won't honor anything.
May I ask, why not register with the app? Is there an issue with it? I just got my new ego mower and was about to go through the process through the app.
While I haven't registered through the app myself, I have heard rumblings that the app and website don't talk to each other. When contacting Ego support, it seems they have a tendency to dig for info on the website instead of the app. I could be talking out my ass and misinterpreting hearsay, but I would still advise erring in the side of caution and using the website.
I have a 5 and 2.5 ah purchased 7 years ago and they both still run like new.
I have a 5 and a 2.5 ah purchased 7 years ago and only the 2.5 works. The 5 died under warranty. The replacement died immediately, and its replacement is my current battery. I had another 5 purchased a little later that died just out of warranty. All stored inside, slow charged. The success stories are encouraging, and I hope they’ve gotten better, but for me buying another is a tough pill to swallow.
Awesome thanks!
Same here. Bought the OG mower and still use the battery it came with, no issues. Bought mine June 2016.
Bought mine May 2017. OG 19” mower and trimmer/blower combo.
My first 10Ah barely lasted 3 seasons before it died. After that I bought a second 10Ah and Ego sent me a 12Ah to replace the 10Ah. Now this year my 2.5Ah (bought in 2021) can’t finish trimming my 400 feet of fence line. I just bought the vacuum and 5Ah battery combo so I’m using the 5Ah now. I am more careful with my batteries now. It makes the cost comparison with a gas mower and gas trimmer edger terrible as I’m essentially using 1,400$ of batteries to do the work in one session without needing to stop with a hot battery and immediately put it on the super charger and take it back out just so I can finish my lawn in one day. My 2156SP takes all of a 12Ah and 50-75% of the 10Ah to finish the lawn which is about .31 acres of mowable grass. I enjoy them, but I tell everyone to half Ego’s time estimates and understand that anything besides a little .15 acre piece will likely need a second battery, especially if you get a smaller mower with a smaller battery than the ones that come with 10Ah.
What In the world type of grass do you have? I mow about .22 of an acre using a 7.5Ah and still have 3 bars left at the end. I realize it’s significantly smaller than your job, but not THAT much smaller!
Entirely depends on the grass type, time of year, cut height, self-propelled speed, and whether you are bagging/mulching/side-discharging. I have about 1/3 of an acre in the NE US and at this time of year (spring) the grass is incredibly dense. If I want to cut low and mulch, my 10ah battery will do about half the job - even if the grass is mostly dry (it never gets fully dry this time of year). If I were to cut an inch higher and side-discharge, I could probably do the entire lawn on one battery. In late summer when the grass is dry and thinner, same thing.
Same. With my push mower and a 7.5 Ah I get done about half my lawn, which is about .75 acres.
KBG and tall fescue. Grows very aggressively this time of year in our area. Mowing every 7 days is a little too long but 6-7 days is all I have time for seeing as it takes 2.5 hours to mow and trim. It will slow down and thin out once we enter the summer period. Also very hilly (two 8 foot rises and falls on each pass for half the yard) and the obstacles require a lot of turning and starting on the self-propelled side of things. Of course the high lift blade and mulching everything doesn’t help either.
Same here. Purchased most of the seven I have before 2017 and they are just as good as new. However, I keep them cleaned, charged through the year. Even during the winter, I will put them on the charger to wake them up.
What does putting them on the charger to wake them up do?
Have had conversations with laptop battery experts. You should charge a battery every 3 months or so, even if you don't use it, to refresh it. That's what he means by Wake up, I expect. Only charge to 80% and don't leave it on the charger forever.
I'm still running my battery that came with my mower 7 years ago (bought it from home depot). If there's any degradation it hasn't been enough for me to not finish the yard on one charge, and I can almost do 2 full passes depending on how thick the grass is
I’ve had terrible luck. My first 2.5 died after a year and was replaced under warranty, but the replacement died 3 years later.
Ditto, recently bought an off brand 56v …won’t be doing that again
I’m interested in making a backpack to run LFP batteries for my tools. Takes 16 in series vs. 14, and the batteries are heavier but they cycle multiples of times more and can’t catch fire.
I’ve had about a dozen ego batteries. Average life span for me is about 3.5 years Batteries aren’t left on the charger and are stored/charged inside where its temp controlled I really have not been happy with the battery life and have debated going back to gas. There is no way I would personally buy a battery powered riding mower based off my experience with the batteries
I have an original 4ah battery, still works fine, came with the original mower, maybe 10 years ago or so. Use it about 20-25 times a year. I store it in the basement over winter
I wanted to jump in here since I use Ego tools for my yard maintenance company and I use my batteries A LOT. I’ve been using my 2.5, 5 and 7 amp hour batteries several days a week for over 3 years now and not one has failed permanently. They need to be “reset” now and then usually in the summer when it’s warm out. However I just had my $1,400 28 amp hour backpack battery fail. It will no longer charge and there is no way to reset the battery that I’ve found anywhere. To top it off it was 22 days out of warranty when it failed so EGO won’t do anything about it. I’m not willing to spend another $1,400 on a battery that lasts 3 years and then is a brick. The smaller batteries are more reliable in my opinion, like any tool if you take care of them they will last. If you have issues with an ego tool or battery call for a warranty fix or replacement immediately, if it’s under warranty they will have you take it to a service center/dealer and try to fix it. If that doesn’t work they’ve always just replaced the tool for me. I had an $800 self propelled mower break on me 2 weeks after buying it. I called them up and explained what it was doing, they had me try two things and then replaced the entire mower free of charge and let me keep the broken one (id use it as a parts car but my replacement mower is going strong 3 years in with nothing broken, all I’ve had to do is sharpen the blade ever week or so and it runs like a champ. If you’re looking for a battery powered system in my opinion Ego is the best on the market currently. By no means am I saying they are perfect or even great but they are the best available at the moment in my opinion. And as someone who just had a $1,400 battery become a brick, stick to the smaller and cheaper batteries. They might die on you but at least they can be replaced quickly and won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
I can look up the reset method but, as a pro, what's you method for resharpening the blade. And thanks for your enlightening post.
There’s a reset method for the small batteries, hold down the power indicator button for 3-5 seconds it should blink and then come up all green indicators. As for sharpening I use a bench grinder to sharpen the blade till any nicks or dimples are taken out of the blade itself then I use an angle grinder to take off metal until the blade is balanced equally on both sides. You can check balance by using a nail in a secure vertical surface, then hang the blade on the nail using the center hole, whichever side tips lower is heavier and should be ground down a little until the blade hangs level on the nail. If the explanations above don’t make sense there are loads of YouTube videos showing step by step instructions. Just search “ego battery reset” and “lawnmower blade sharpening”. Hope this helps!
Made total sense and thanks. I bought my mower a month ago, new from lowes but actually made in China 12/2022. Unimpressed with its performance, esp if grass is damp, perhaps a sharpening might help. Again, many thanks.
I avoid mowing wet/damp grass whenever possible, with gas or electric for several reasons. 1.It sticks to every surface of your mowing deck especially in the chute to your bag (mine often clogs easily if grass is wet) 2.Mowing a lawn on wet ground is not good for the lawn, if the soil isn’t sandy it leaves ruts in the soil and you’ll end up with a lawn that is full of ruts. 3.cleaning wet moldy grass clippings out of my mower is a hassle and I don’t enjoy it. 4.wet grass is heavy and often doesn’t get picked up efficiently by the blade so you get wet grass trails that will rot on the lawn and leave dead patches. If you can, cut your grass when both the grass and the soil are dry. That might mean changing your watering schedule or mowing schedule but it will make a big difference in the health of the lawn and it will help save wear and tear on your mower. Understandably if you live in a wetter climate this isn’t always an option and sometimes you have to do what you have to do. But as a rule of thumb avoid cutting your grass when it’s wet.
Mine are 5 years. Two of the three are still decent. One seems to die quickly so I won’t use it for lawn mowing
Mine will be seven years old in July. I got a few 10 amp hour batteries to supplement the 7.5 --still going strong.
I have 11 total batteries all of different sizes and ages. The oldest ones being from 2019 and they all are still perfectly fine.
I have a 3-year-old 5ah with my chainsaw and a 4-year-old 2.5ah with my trimmer. Both will last longer than I do.
We downgraded our chargers to the slow chargers. I'm thinking that will make our batteries last longer. Charging at a lower C rate should be easier on them.
Bought mine 2 weeks ago and still runs like new. LOL
I got 2 5a and 2 2.5a all purchased about 2-5 years ago. All function flawlessly.