I STRESS TEST the NEW Makita 40v Mower at this RANDOM Person's Place
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- čas přidán 6. 03. 2023
- Makita 40v 543mm Self Propelled Battery Lawn Mower review Australia.
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For long wet grass like that, the Makita does an incredible job, really impressed.
@working_country ___ There are no 3.5-4hp mowers anymore. Everything is 5+
Makita being a engineering company you'd think they would design a better rear discharge chute. Something that wasn't mentioned was the back flap has a gap at the bottom so you can mow without the discharge chute and the grass just blows straight out the back. If I was mowing thick grass like this I'd tie the back flap back so there is little more clearance for the clippings to eject but not so much so rocks or debris shoot at your legs.
Tim, they lent that thing to the right man for testing!
Exactly my thoughts.
@@shirleyparr5743 me too
These Makita 40V mowers are totally different to the 2x18V mowers. Even though battery wise it's the same power the new motors are way more powerful.
I had a Makita 464 2x18V and it was less powerful then my B&S petrol 625Ex engine, This new 40V dominates all over the petrol I had. I haven't been able to get it to bog at all.
Plus it's half the weight.
I have a 800m2 corner block and buffalo grass and 2x 5AH batteries does it all, front, back and outside council strip.
The older Makita mowers have a poorly designed red bar to pull as it needs to much tension it hurts your hands after 5 minutes.
These new mowers have fixed this issue as well.
Nothing bad to say about it except for the price.
Which older model did you notice the high tension red bar on? I am looking to buy a self propelled mower for my mother who could benefit from an easier mower
@@kduo4136
Look at the Ryobi 40v whisper if its for your mother, almost half the price.
Rear discharge failed because the cuttings had nowhere to go in that tall grass. Start at the edge where the cuttings can escape. 🤔
This patch of grass would have been perfect for 'Silent Scythe Sundays'. 🤣
"I cut this grass for free with a Scythe" could definitely be a candidate title for the next video coming on a 1st of April ;)
yeah Ego does the same stupid 90 degree bend discharge chute. Maybe Honda has a patent on the rear door as a rear discharge chute without bag or mulch mode? Seems an obviously better design. I remember the old side bagger days when I was a kid-lol The upside was you just kicked the bag to see how full it was as you mowed! 😂
TBH, it does more to line up clippings so you can do some overgrown stuff then put the bag on and clean up
This video has sold me, going to have to save up a bit now to buy it!
I agree about the curved discharge chute; they didn't design it for high, wet grass by any means. Even high dry grass would clog it.
Makita makes long lasting battery tools, durable cord tools too. They seem to try and make designs efficient with less points of failure
I know Ryobi is big in America with the door stuff now in the states a FEW Ryobi got big ride-on mowers that can do three acres on one single charge in my opinion I think MAKITA is behind only ahead on construction tools
@@manuelsnow2276 Makita is rarely the first to do anything. However, when they do something, they get it right the first time most of the time. The thing about Makita is their quality. For the price point it is hard to beat
I still have a Japanese made corded Makita drywall screw gun from around the late 1990s or early 2000s. The trigger still feels incredible, and it just works.
That rear discharge chute is really disappointing in design and function. Side discharge clearly a better approach.
One thing I was surprised with the makita battery mowers, is how light they are compared to the weight of standard petrol mowers. Almost felt as if you could throw the thing around. So far I can’t fault the quality of them, it’s just the weight that caught me off guard whilst mowing.
many of them use aluminum decks, standard
i wish the US version came with the circular blades
I have just bought one of these, and found that this machine does have plenty of torque, which is good, but then realised i don't actually need plenty of torque as i keep my lawn well manicured , i will mention the complaints i do have are the actual clipping catcher itself, it's a woven material contraption susceptible to rot, instead of a good solid plastic catcher. And the mulcher attachment is good for a putting green but not my place, which is a wee bit hilly in one corner and the attachment falls off every time after i go over a little bump.
I am curious as to what kind of person would let their front lawn be overgrown like that, pretty wild😂
In my experience it's usually the poor elderly or disabled people. Their house is pretty much the only thing of value they own and they can't afford extra care and can barely take care of themselves. They are one slip and fall away from being hospitalized put in a nursing home and then the government taking their house away for medicaid recovery so they hold on their house as long as possible and suffer through indignity after indignity.
We like to think that if that happens to use that we have younger family who can come help us but after a certain age people stop caring or die off. I know growing up, we had an elderly couple that lived across from us and one day the sweet old husband was hospitalized and never left. In that case, the neighbors would care for the couple's house, give his wife rides, etc. but that was a nice working class neighborhood and a luxury others don't have.
In this person's case though it looks like a nice house in a new neighborhood and she's young so I'm guessing they just bought the house and haven't got around to it.
Glad Makita didn't put headlights on it... who mows at night, and the headlights on other brands of e-mowers would not really light up the lawn you were mowing anyway...
Pretty wild nature strip... the Postie thanks you!
Headlights on mowers gotta be one of the biggest non features ever.
I mowed at night. Is the best time to mow
@@zeetran right ;)
@@zeetran same. when it's hot as hell during the peak summer days, best time to mow is at night
I have .75 acres. When cutting after a long period, I can only cut about half on two 8Ah batteries. For light cutting yes I can cut the whole lawn. Plenty of power for hard cuts, just not a lot of runtime in those conditions.
Mowers are the weakpoint in battery gear for me, but I have been using husqy trimmer, hedger and blower for a few years now and has been fantastic. Still need a big petrol brushcutter and blower as backup for the thick stuff though.
Thinking of selling of my honda gas powered mower to one of this but worry about the run time and finishs. I have got 1600sqm area to be covered every 3 weeks.
Hi Ti, What I are a couple of good battery mowers for mowing a medium sized yard on the weekend?
Looks like a good bit of kit, been waiting for EGO’s new products to hit the scene but this looks better, esp the swing back blades. On a different note, what mask are you wearing and what are the benefits ? Cheers 👍
When it clog up on side discharge did you lift
The front up sometimes it declogs sometimes lol
Just realised you're cutting the grass however it was winter a week ago here and now the snow's been melting
The blue ribbon on the back stops floating once the container is full.
That grass is exactly the same as what I got in the backyard. Think this will be the mower for me
I think I saw an elephant run out of that jungle 😄I'd love to see the Masport 60v go through something just like this! Based on your use of it, do you think it would handle this grass better than this Makita did? I'm guessing yes. I didn't think 40V would do even this well, but it struggled a bit naturally.
I have a Makita 36v push mower and it's the best mower ever🔥💯
Always good when a tool suits your needs 👍
waiting for makita to make a 2x XGT (80v version)
I can't find any information about those swing blades, is that aftermarket?
I have the 36v one with huge pack, not a chance it will cut that grass, always stops.
😂😂😂you going be all day with that lawn Moore 😢
Whata ypur thoughts on this or the milwaukee?
My ryobi mower would of stalled 20 times before I finished that lawn but that's electric for you it's great for those small lawns don't try to use it on more than half an acre better off going bigger
Are the batteries very hot? It seems to me that powering a 1900w device with a single battery is not a very good idea.
How's the suction? I need something that sucks up leaves in the fall as well as my gas Honda does.
I reside in Michigan. I'm debating on going with the Makita GML01PL with the two 8ah batteries. This only has 2800 rpm. I currently use a Honda HRX 217HYA 200cc with hydrostatic transmission. It cuts like a dream, and it sucks all my plant clippings up, leaves zero clumps etc etc. Like I've, vacuumed my lawn essentially. I also have large oaks and maples that drop basketball sized leaves in the fall that I use my Honda in the fall to suck them up or mulch them. Are there any issues with it or difficult to clean the underside carriage warranty repairs, etc? Did you buy this one or get something else?
You just demonstrated that, A- you are more intuitive that Makita‘s engineers and B- the people who designed it aren’t “way smarter than you” at all. I’ve seen one that had a homemade folded metal discharge that worked way better than the original. Sooo the question is who trusted aircon experts and went all the way to scaled manufacture without thorough field tests? These sorts of things always make me wary of how well the rest of the design was field tested.
When are you gonna review the ozito mowers? They’ve got a bit of a cult following and was curious.
Impressive.👍
Great vid again just about to move over to a battery line trimmer got any suggestions
Really depends on what you’re using it for. For me I still prefer petrol for work but love battery at home
Just for home
I would look to the switchable type where you can trim, hedge, or edge...and couple that battery style with a mower or blower o whatever else. So I think it comes down to getting into a system. For the most part the prices are so comparable it comes down to features
I bet someone could print a rear discharge piece that faces the other way.
How does this compare with a similar price Ego ?
There is a video on CZcams with a guy that owns and tests both and prefers the Makita.
Could you use this mower with the 40v back pack 1200 battery ?
It's not designed for that, but with a 191N62-4 adapter you can use pdc1200 on any tool including the lawnmower. But it will be a little strange since you would carry the backpack on your back and the cable to the machine.
@@agusjarlim Thank you, that answers my question 😊
Kind of small blades on that thing compared to a full size bar. Not sure if 4 small ones is better than one full size across bar. Anyway looks like it went threw that stuff pretty good as thick as it was.
I rented a Makita more this year. It had four batteries. It was a piece of junk. Batteries were dead after cutting less than a thousand square feet
Looks like the Makita wont fill the bag. Having to empty half full
This is what I wanted to see! Every EV lawnmower review I see is going over an already manicured lawn and maybe snips off a half inch.
On another note, if someone knocked on my door and offered free lawn mowing, I'd think there was a catch so I probably wouldn't go for it!
This is overkill but they definitely need to show them on a lawn with some realistic growth. 🙌
@@turfandtools Yeah I'll be getting one for St. Augustine grass which can get pretty thick if it's been raining a lot. Not this year though...they're screaming for water this year lol.
its the chute ok due to no electric mower with a open chute like the petrol honda they made a open chute this is why i use it pus electric mowers cost 148.00 a year for domastic use as aposesed to petrol mower 45.00 20 lt at current price mwing once a month also Milwaukie new mower is the best so far or honda battery ryobi new big battery is out to
100 likes on this video from the neighbours 😅
Flymo. Bring it back.
Someone messed up big time on that rear discharge.. First off it's bad enough that it's not a side discharge as it should be.. But ontop it's attempting to move the grass in the opposite direction and then down 😂😂😂 horrible horrible horrible. This is simple physics.. Triple fail.
$1800? Holly shit!
The one in the video would cost $2099 approximately. It has two 8ah batteries included. The $1799 kit has two 5ah/double charger and the one i got is the 480mm with two 5ah, and a single charger for $1599. I got the XGT powerhead and polesaw for free. Bought two 8ah, double charger, straightshaft whipper snipper/hedge trimmer, extension pole and blower. Definitely not cheap but very happy with how it goes.
Why would you mulch grass that tall?
I didn’t. I bagged it
How do able bodied people let their yards get that long, or even the neighbours sitting back watching it get that out of hand, insane.
Electric walk behind mowers aren't there yet I've seen a 30 in but then you have to switch to higher voltage from same tool still they have that fake rubber tire that doesn't have much traction why not use real rubber tires
WAy too heavy great why to destroy your shoulders and back and hard to get around shrubs. However if you redesign in HD plastic 3D model, you can drop 20kg? Re do the mulch plug and seal up the wheels for cleaner unit. Make the bag plastic for fast empty. Can we do coffee soon
Massa!
Many are waiting for the Honda Electric but Honda recently announce they are leaving the Lawn Mower business. Honda didn't say the gasoline lawn mower business, just the lawn mower business.
Gas powered is the best. Battery powered yard equipment will always have its limits. And don’t ever buy battery powered mower in hopes of being more environmentally friendly. Becuase before you do this, think about how long it takes for one lithium battery to decompose in landfill.
Rear discharge chute designed by people who live in apartments with astroturf
2:43 I'm sure they're very smart with their engineering degrees etc. but they probably never mowed l lawn in their life.
either its the camera angle but you look like a little boy standing behind this mower and the mower looks really big.....lol!.........
What is the deal with these suburbs with no footpaths? Do people just have to walk on the roads?
Ego cuts better and almost half the price, too pricy for what it does.