FWIW, knock-off Ego batteries now exist for a fraction of the cost of the originals. Not sure how reliable they are or if they meet or exceed the OE battery specs though. I have quite a few Ego tools as well as their 2.5 Ah, 5 Ah, and 10 Ah batteries. None of the batteries have failed as of yet (knock on wood).
Hopefully it was just terrible timing on the failure on our batteries. We were very happy with the quality of the tools otherwise. We've since gotten rid of all of our EGO tools and have been happy with the performance of our Harbor Freight Atlas tools but that's great info for everyone else. Thanks for the tip!
@@realidiyrenos The EGO line of tools are pretty good. I own a mower, line trimmer, pole saw, and leaf blower. My biggest gripe with them are the cost of replacement batteries once they're out of warranty. I may give the generic batteries a try at some point. As for Harbor Freight, a lot of people knock them, but I too use quite a few of their Hercules and Bauer branded line of high-torque impact guns and other power tools. Very impressed with the quality, performance, and price of those tools. Even their cheap $75 Bauer 10" 20v chainsaw works extremely well for what feels like a light toy. Was considering the purchase of an Ego 20" farm/ranch chainsaw since I already have batteries and chargers, but the Atlas 80v 18" saw also looks very promising. That said, the cost between both the Atlas and Ego products are very close. The Atlas 80v saw with 8ah battery and charger will run about $469 without coupons. The Ego 20" saw with 6.5 Ah battery and charger will set you back $449 (on sale at the moment). I would have to buy an Atlas battery and charger since I don't own any Atlas products, whereas the Ego saw alone is about $299.00. P.S. EGO tools usually carry a 5 year warranty and a 3yr warranty on the batteries. The Atlas to my knowledge is only 90 days unless you purchase a 1 or 2 year warranty extension from HF. Something else to consider...
You got a decent deal. I priced out the Atlas mower and the mower with 2 batteries and a charger was $600. For that money I would definitely start looking at a Greenworks MO40L4413 which has a better self propel system and a better name. For $600 I would look at an Ego mower also with a 5 year tool warranty and a 3 year battery warranty. Your battery died but a lot of people have 5 plus year old batteries that work great. A new battery would have a 3 year warranty. I feel the Atlas mower just isn't that value purchase people are making it out to be unless you get it on sale.
I agree with you for the most part. I know I probably got unlucky with my EGO battery failing in a way that couldn't be repaired and Atlas hasn't been around long enough to prove themselves one way or the other. Usually my tools are well proven name brands like DeWalt, Bosch, and Porter Cable but, for tools used less frequently, we've been pleasantly surprised by Harbor Freight. I will be the first to admit you need to do your research, though, as some of their tools leave much to be desired.
Problem with the Atlas is it can’t be repaired. During 90 day warranty they will replace it if it fails. Also unable to get replacement blade. One person that finally got one got it from Greenworks. He said it worked, but couldn’t get one from Harbor Freight.
You bring up a valid point. The replacement parts for the Atlas mower offered by Harbor Freight are quite limited. Perhaps one of the biggest missing parts are replacement motors in case one fails. We've been fortunate we've never damaged a mower blade beyond repair and we have a relatively small yard so we don't put a ton of hours on our mower. That's certainly something to consider if you use your mower a lot, though.
To say it can't be repaired is incorrect. It might be difficult to get parts due to supply chain issues that persist to this day...but they CAN be repaired. I've ordered a replacement blade from HF just to have in reserve and it took a couple months...but I have a blade and fan assenbly should a problem arise. It's a Greenworks product. Parts are available.
I guess you can get parts from another product, but not from Harbor Freight. Maybe a blade maybe. If I had to go to Greenworks for a part I think I would have bought a Greenworks. A person should not have to search other products to get a part for there lawnmower, but that’s just my opinion.
I bought my 80v Atlas mower earlier this year. I have been a harbor freight customer for years. I just got the push, was only $200. I charge my 80v battery, I can trim the edges, then mow my entire lawn, then i can blow all the debris leftover. So yeah, i got the mower, blower, trimmer, 80v battery, charger, total spent was around $450?
What a great deal! We have the Atlas mower, string trimmer, and 40v chainsaw and we've been very happy with them all. We still have an EGO blower and hedge trimmer but we'll be switching to Atlas when those eventually die.
No, everything must be purchased separately, though they do often run deals where you get a decent discount by purchasing the mower, a battery, and a charger. In my opinion, that's a better way to do it. If you ever need just the machine and you already have a battery and charger, you're not required to purchase the whole set again.
I bought this Atlas mower after using a Craftsman electric mower for 5 years with a 7.5 amp battery, and this Atlas mower seriously lacks power compared to my Craftsman, and I'm planning to return the mower to Harbor Freight. I guess the 80volt battery is only a 2.5 amp battery and maybe that's why it seems to lack power. I'm not understanding how the Ego would NOT be a lot more powerful and faster with self propelled with a 7.5 amp battery. I've got to get something more powerful than the Atlas mower. I don't like the cost of the Ego battery, but I wonder how long you used it before the battery malfunctioned?
It definitely depends on what grows on your yard/property. We have a relatively small (a little under 1/4 acre) lot with grass which cuts easily. If you have a large property with a lot of brush and/or heavy grass, I'll admit the Atlas mower might not be powerful enough. I can't say what the limit is since we've never had it struggle. But it won't work for everyone. You gave it a shot and found it wasn't the right one for you and that's understandable. As far as the Ego, we were very happy with the performance and quality of all of the tools. It was the batteries that let us down. The large 7.5 Ah battery lasted about 4 years before getting the red ring of death. And we had another smaller 2.5 Ah that died after about 5-6 years. I was able to bring the smaller one back to life by replacing 2 of the cells that went bad but the larger one must have had an issue with the BMS because all of the cells tested good. On top of that, my brother in law had the same Ego tools and had one of his batteries die in about the same 4-5 year time range. It's possible we both just got unlucky but those batteries are so darn expensive that we didn't want to risk investing in more of their batteries.
@@realidiyrenos thanks for the additional information. I have about 1/4 acre, but I have a large hill as tall as the roofline on my house that I have to go up and a strong self propelled mower is needed to get up that hill. My old Craftsman handled it no problem, but the battery died after about 5 years, and no batteries are available. I didn’t try the Atlas on the hill as it seemed slow & sluggish on flat ground in my front yard.
No problem! I take it you got the self propelled Atlas? We have a moderately steep hill in our front yard which you can see in the video and our self propelled Atlas handles it fine with no effort on our part. But again, we have grass which cuts easily. I can see where if you have thicker grass or brush that it might struggle. In any case, if you do go with Ego, I'm confident you'll be happy as long as your batteries don't die prematurely. Unfortunately that small risk will always be there regardless of which brand you go with. That's one of the tradeoffs going with battery electric, though it's far outweighed by the benefits in our case.
Nice honest compare job. I enjoy my Atlas gear. I also wish the handle on the mower was as elegant as the Ego. But...$$$$$.
FWIW, knock-off Ego batteries now exist for a fraction of the cost of the originals. Not sure how reliable they are or if they meet or exceed the OE battery specs though. I have quite a few Ego tools as well as their 2.5 Ah, 5 Ah, and 10 Ah batteries. None of the batteries have failed as of yet (knock on wood).
Hopefully it was just terrible timing on the failure on our batteries. We were very happy with the quality of the tools otherwise. We've since gotten rid of all of our EGO tools and have been happy with the performance of our Harbor Freight Atlas tools but that's great info for everyone else. Thanks for the tip!
@@realidiyrenos The EGO line of tools are pretty good. I own a mower, line trimmer, pole saw, and leaf blower. My biggest gripe with them are the cost of replacement batteries once they're out of warranty. I may give the generic batteries a try at some point. As for Harbor Freight, a lot of people knock them, but I too use quite a few of their Hercules and Bauer branded line of high-torque impact guns and other power tools. Very impressed with the quality, performance, and price of those tools. Even their cheap $75 Bauer 10" 20v chainsaw works extremely well for what feels like a light toy. Was considering the purchase of an Ego 20" farm/ranch chainsaw since I already have batteries and chargers, but the Atlas 80v 18" saw also looks very promising. That said, the cost between both the Atlas and Ego products are very close. The Atlas 80v saw with 8ah battery and charger will run about $469 without coupons. The Ego 20" saw with 6.5 Ah battery and charger will set you back $449 (on sale at the moment). I would have to buy an Atlas battery and charger since I don't own any Atlas products, whereas the Ego saw alone is about $299.00.
P.S. EGO tools usually carry a 5 year warranty and a 3yr warranty on the batteries. The Atlas to my knowledge is only 90 days unless you purchase a 1 or 2 year warranty extension from HF. Something else to consider...
Very informative video! 👍
You got a decent deal. I priced out the Atlas mower and the mower with 2 batteries and a charger was $600. For that money I would definitely start looking at a Greenworks MO40L4413 which has a better self propel system and a better name. For $600 I would look at an Ego mower also with a 5 year tool warranty and a 3 year battery warranty. Your battery died but a lot of people have 5 plus year old batteries that work great. A new battery would have a 3 year warranty. I feel the Atlas mower just isn't that value purchase people are making it out to be unless you get it on sale.
I agree with you for the most part. I know I probably got unlucky with my EGO battery failing in a way that couldn't be repaired and Atlas hasn't been around long enough to prove themselves one way or the other. Usually my tools are well proven name brands like DeWalt, Bosch, and Porter Cable but, for tools used less frequently, we've been pleasantly surprised by Harbor Freight. I will be the first to admit you need to do your research, though, as some of their tools leave much to be desired.
Problem with the Atlas is it can’t be repaired. During 90 day warranty they will replace it if it fails. Also unable to get replacement blade. One person that finally got one got it from Greenworks. He said it worked, but couldn’t get one from Harbor Freight.
You bring up a valid point. The replacement parts for the Atlas mower offered by Harbor Freight are quite limited. Perhaps one of the biggest missing parts are replacement motors in case one fails. We've been fortunate we've never damaged a mower blade beyond repair and we have a relatively small yard so we don't put a ton of hours on our mower. That's certainly something to consider if you use your mower a lot, though.
To say it can't be repaired is incorrect. It might be difficult to get parts due to supply chain issues that persist to this day...but they CAN be repaired. I've ordered a replacement blade from HF just to have in reserve and it took a couple months...but I have a blade and fan assenbly should a problem arise. It's a Greenworks product. Parts are available.
I guess you can get parts from another product, but not from Harbor Freight. Maybe a blade maybe. If I had to go to Greenworks for a part I think I would have bought a Greenworks. A person should not have to search other products to get a part for there lawnmower, but that’s just my opinion.
Good Job...I learned a lot. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I bought my 80v Atlas mower earlier this year. I have been a harbor freight customer for years. I just got the push, was only $200. I charge my 80v battery, I can trim the edges, then mow my entire lawn, then i can blow all the debris leftover. So yeah, i got the mower, blower, trimmer, 80v battery, charger, total spent was around $450?
What a great deal! We have the Atlas mower, string trimmer, and 40v chainsaw and we've been very happy with them all. We still have an EGO blower and hedge trimmer but we'll be switching to Atlas when those eventually die.
How about a 1 year follow-up review?
do you know if this machine comes with a battery and charger?
No, everything must be purchased separately, though they do often run deals where you get a decent discount by purchasing the mower, a battery, and a charger. In my opinion, that's a better way to do it. If you ever need just the machine and you already have a battery and charger, you're not required to purchase the whole set again.
my battery won’t click when I insert it , do you know why ?
I bought this Atlas mower after using a Craftsman electric mower for 5 years with a 7.5 amp battery, and this Atlas mower seriously lacks power compared to my Craftsman, and I'm planning to return the mower to Harbor Freight. I guess the 80volt battery is only a 2.5 amp battery and maybe that's why it seems to lack power. I'm not understanding how the Ego would NOT be a lot more powerful and faster with self propelled with a 7.5 amp battery. I've got to get something more powerful than the Atlas mower. I don't like the cost of the Ego battery, but I wonder how long you used it before the battery malfunctioned?
It definitely depends on what grows on your yard/property. We have a relatively small (a little under 1/4 acre) lot with grass which cuts easily. If you have a large property with a lot of brush and/or heavy grass, I'll admit the Atlas mower might not be powerful enough. I can't say what the limit is since we've never had it struggle. But it won't work for everyone. You gave it a shot and found it wasn't the right one for you and that's understandable. As far as the Ego, we were very happy with the performance and quality of all of the tools. It was the batteries that let us down. The large 7.5 Ah battery lasted about 4 years before getting the red ring of death. And we had another smaller 2.5 Ah that died after about 5-6 years. I was able to bring the smaller one back to life by replacing 2 of the cells that went bad but the larger one must have had an issue with the BMS because all of the cells tested good. On top of that, my brother in law had the same Ego tools and had one of his batteries die in about the same 4-5 year time range. It's possible we both just got unlucky but those batteries are so darn expensive that we didn't want to risk investing in more of their batteries.
@@realidiyrenos thanks for the additional information. I have about 1/4 acre, but I have a large hill as tall as the roofline on my house that I have to go up and a strong self propelled mower is needed to get up that hill. My old Craftsman handled it no problem, but the battery died after about 5 years, and no batteries are available. I didn’t try the Atlas on the hill as it seemed slow & sluggish on flat ground in my front yard.
No problem! I take it you got the self propelled Atlas? We have a moderately steep hill in our front yard which you can see in the video and our self propelled Atlas handles it fine with no effort on our part. But again, we have grass which cuts easily. I can see where if you have thicker grass or brush that it might struggle. In any case, if you do go with Ego, I'm confident you'll be happy as long as your batteries don't die prematurely. Unfortunately that small risk will always be there regardless of which brand you go with. That's one of the tradeoffs going with battery electric, though it's far outweighed by the benefits in our case.
Can you tell me if you can change the way the head turns turns on a battery weed Wacker
You had no grass to cut!