Tried something this wknd for the first time and I was pretty damn impressed to say the least. Guy down the street bought a Makita 36V (18V x 2) 21" self propelled battery lawn mower and I tried it out Sat evening in his backyard for about 20 mins. I never thought much of the battery platform mowers but I guaran-damn-tee ya this Makita machine will make you think twice. It blew through 6-8" tall grass and at least 12-16" tall bahia like it wasn't even there. He says he can cut his entire yard (front/back/sides), takes him both sets of batteries (two switchable/two each battery banks under the hood, four 5.0 Ah batteries total). Says he gets consistent 90 plus minute run times even with using the self-propel, and I don't doubt it (grass was high this time around because he's been TDY for almost three weeks). Youtube vids on this machine are pretty damn impressive and it's built like a tank. Heavy duty steel deck, etc, etc. A heavy, solid feeling mower in the hands. The model he bought is Makita XML08PT1..comes with mower, rear discharge bag, deck mulching plug, side discharge chute, four 5.0 Ah batteries and dual rapid charger w/fans (charger will fully charge a low/depleted set of 5.0 Ah batteries in about 45-50 min's.)
I'm heavy into the Makita 18V LXT platform anyhow from other brushed/brushless hand tools, screw guns, drills, blowers, etc, etc with fourteen 5.0 Ah batteries, four 4.0 Ah batteries, four dual rapid chargers/two single rapid chargers. This thing's got me thinking. I've got shy of 3/4 of an acre and flat as can be...thing would be perfect for a yard like this or up to 1/1.5 acres easily if you have two/four sets of batteries on standby to rotate through.
