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\"Test<\/a>Welcome to Mower week. \u00a0Today we have a head to head. \u00a0Stay tuned because the rest of the week, we will cover each mower in greater detail. \u00a0Five years ago if you asked me if we would have ever had a head to head for cordless mowers, I probably would have laughed. \u00a0See back then I was all about gas, all about power. \u00a0The cordless mowers back then were awful. \u00a0They were cheap, they didn’t last and let’s face it, manufacturers just came out of the gate too soon because they were so interested in being first to the game. \u00a0However times have changed. \u00a0I have sold off my gas mower, blower and string trimmer for battery powered tools. \u00a0See I love the fact of not running to the gas station, finding out my gas is bad, the loud noises of the motors, dealing with spark plugs and all the other hassles of gas. \u00a0Now I enjoy the peace and quiet of battery powered tools, the convenience of a single button and I am off to the races. \u00a0However this has only been made possible because manufacturers and battery technology has caught up to make a usable battery powered tool, such as a lawn mower. \u00a0With that being said, we get a ton of emails asking what is the best cordless mower on the market. \u00a0I have also noticed that a ton more towns are coming up with noise ordinances (don’t you love politicians?). \u00a0A couple years back we took a look at these mowers, but times have changed so we figured now would be a great time to put some of the main brands head to head, so here we are.<\/p>\n

To give you a little background, I live in a residential area where the lots are small. \u00a0My lot is 6,600 square feet, but the house and the driveway take up some of that. \u00a0So while I can use a battery powered mower, not every mower will do the trick. \u00a0So when we decided to perform a head to head, I thought about what was important to me and my decision about the best cordless mower. \u00a0For me, I have five things I want in a mower:<\/p>\n

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  1. Run Time & Power<\/strong> – \u00a0Run time is important because who wants the hassle of mowing part of the yard, charging the battery, then finishing it up? \u00a0We all want to finish our yard with a single charge. \u00a0We want to be able to power through deep grass or mulch a ton of leaves without the hassle of the battery dying. \u00a0Let’s face it, our lives are unpredictable. \u00a0We can’t all cut our grass every Tuesday or the exact time it needs to be cut. \u00a0Sometimes we wait and the grass is long.<\/li>\n
  2. Quality of Mower<\/strong> –\u00a0For obvious reasons, this a \u00a0huge selling point. \u00a0Who wants to push around a mower that is heavy, bulky or just feels like a pile of junk? \u00a0We want one that uses quality components and will last us for a number of years. \u00a0I would prefer my lifetime, but that might be asking a little too much. \u00a0Unless I check out early, which I hope isn’t the case.<\/li>\n
  3. Quality of Cut<\/strong> – It’s one thing to cut the grass, but it’s a whole different ball game to cut the grass and it looks nice. \u00a0The last time we had a lawnmower shootout, we found that a bunch of the mowers wouldn’t really cut all the grass. \u00a0Some of them would actually cut part of the grass and then the rest it would just push the blades of grass down. \u00a0So the next day when the grass had a chance to recover, a ton of blades would be sticking up.<\/li>\n
  4. Ease of Use<\/strong> – \u00a0We live in a world where everyone wants something easy. \u00a0No one has time to fool around and waste time. \u00a0We want easy start up, easy storage and easy maintenance. \u00a0When we rate this category, it has more to do with how easy it is to adjust the handles, fold the handle, change deck heights and make other adjustments.<\/li>\n
  5. Other tools in the line<\/strong> – The last item we looked at was what other tools are in the battery platform, who\u00a0wants to invest in multiple platforms? \u00a0\u00a0I want to be able to expand my OPE tools and I want quality tools. \u00a0We will touch on this aspect of the review, but it won’t be a huge talking point because we haven’t had a chance to look at all the items in every battery platform.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So when we tested these mowers to find the best cordless mower, these were the five areas we took a look at. \u00a0Now I have to tell you, this test was a pain in the butt because there were so many things we never thought about before we started. \u00a0We had this huge game plan in mind and a great way to compare them against each other. \u00a0Once we got all the mowers, it was a whole different ball game. \u00a0How could we really test the run time as there are different types of grass, different heights and other factors. \u00a0As I said before I tested them on my property which is 6,600 square feet, but the house takes up a lot of that along with the driveway. \u00a0I also let my neighbor test them and he has pretty much the same lot size. \u00a0Here is a piece of advise I can give you. \u00a0Buy the mower you want and don’t worry about run time. \u00a0Once you get the mower home, test it on your yard. \u00a0If it works out great and you can mow it with one charge, great. \u00a0However if you can’t mow it with one charge, return it, get your money back and try a different brand. \u00a0Normally for our head to head reviews, we don’t order them from least to best. \u00a0However for this, I am going to order them from least to best because in my eyes, there were enough things that stood out to make an easy decision. \u00a0As a side note, all these mowers are great mowers and anyone should be happy to own any of these. \u00a0If you visit any of the online websites that sell these mowers, you will see they all have great ratings. \u00a0 However, we do think some are better than others, so let’s get started.<\/p>\n

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    5. Kobalt 80V<\/h1>\n

    \"Kobalt<\/a>This mower was my least favorite lawn mower. \u00a0Now this doesn’t mean it’s not a great mower, but we just had issues with this right from the start. \u00a0While the mower cut great and did a great job bagging, it just felt very cheap. \u00a0The handle is sloppy and the overall mower just seems cheap. \u00a0We also didn’t like the metal deck. \u00a0While this is one of the reasons it had such a great cut, the weight and feeling didn’t appeal to us.<\/p>\n

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