After heaving on the ‘rip cord’ of my beloved ‘Harrier 41’ petrol mower without success yet again, I reluctantly gave in to my 76 years and two heart attacks and bought this mower (which arrived the next day). Assembled in 10 minutes, light to carry over a couple of steps, easy to adjust the blade height and plenty of choices, 2 batteries, fold-down handle for economical storage, three areas of stripey lawn later (on one battery), I can confirm that this mower is GREAT! Well packed, no wheels fell off, all parts were included – and if it looks like a Lego machine as noted in a review, Lego has certainly upped its game since I played with it with my Grandchildren!! That having been said, it’s not a high-end metal casing machine, it’s a modern, light, economical little workhorse and ideal for my needs without the stress of starting it, filling petrol cans at the garage and oil checking, etc. and copes with my weed-infested uneven lawn beautifully. It s also very easy to clean afterwards with a dustpan brush and a flick over with a soft cloth.

One cautionary note – be sure to wear your glasses if you lower the height of the blade on your second pass – I didn’t and lowered it 3 notches instead of 1 by mistake, however the affected bit of lawn is looking much better now!!

I hate reviews where the person gives something 5 stars and then says, “just got it out of the box, really great!”
So,
I’ve had this lawnmower over a year (June 2022), it replaced a very good petrol mower that died after many years of hard work. I was quite dubious about it at first, it cost half that of the petrol mower and seemed (as stated by another reviewer) quite “toy-like”. True it is very light, I can carry it around with one hand, but that is also one of its’ plusses, it can be moved, packed up and stored away and then retrieved without struggling to get it out of a jam-packed garden shed.
I have a good sized garden, it takes about 45 minutes to mow, I need both batteries to complete the job, one is completely discharged by the time I finish and the other is at least down to half, maybe even a quarter charge left. Charging takes quite a while and they cannot go on charge “hot” from use, they need to cool down, by the time I’ve finished mowing I can put the first one on charge, about 40-60 minutes later the second one can go on charge.
The lawn looks very good on the lowest setting, with nice stripes and probably matches my old petrol mower on that score. It does struggle with long grass and first cut of the year, on its highest setting is a slow process, both batteries will be dead by the time I’ve finished and after a day or two needs a second cut to get it down to a nice height, after that it can be cut on the lowest two settings on a regular basis with no problem, but again, leave it too long and it will struggle unless it is on one of the highest settings. In my mind this is the only area it cannot compete with a good petrol mower, but the manufacturer does warn that it cannot cope with grass over a certain height (it does, on its’ highest setting, very slowly and with plenty of stops to ensure it does not burn out – I know I’ve done it, but I wouldn’t recommend it on a regular basis). Bottom line, it will never match a petrol mower on a large garden or very high grass, but for most people it will be plenty good enough and probably cost half the price of a petrol mower and without the faff of storing petrol, checking oil levels and regular maintenance.
Pros:
Light, easy to handle. Fold up handle takes a few seconds to operate so packs away in a much smaller area than my old petrol mower. Good finished cut. Half the price of a good petrol mower and no running costs other than the cost of charging the batteries.
Cons:
Doesn’t have the power of a petrol mower, batteries take a good while to charge, struggles on very high grass. Not self-propelled (like most petrol mowers).

If someone gave me a petrol mower I’d be happy, would I replace this one with a petrol one? No and I would definitely consider buying again if/when this one dies.