Black & Decker 19-Inch 24-Volt Cordless Electric Mulching Lawn Mower #CMM1200
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Black & Decker 19-Inch 24-Volt Cordless Electric Mulching Lawn Mower #CMM1200
Customer Review: Not what I was expecting
Summary: 2 Stars
I just came in from another 2/3 mowed lawn. It ran out of battery power once again.
The downsides:
-I can only mow the entire lawn (< .25 acres) if the grass is short and I RUN to finish it before the power runs out. On a good day, I can mow for 45 minutes, so if you spend more time on your yard than that, this is not for you. I want to mow one day a week, not one day to start and another day to finish. I called the service center about this and they were no help at all.
-It's heavy. I'm a woman of "pre-retirement age" but I have always mowed my own lawn without a problem. Moving this mower, and pushing it up hill is a challenge, and I know it won't get any easier for me in coming years.
-I use the mulcher. I don't use the bag because our town requires us to deliver yard waste to a central collection point, which only means I would burn gas to get it there and I don't have the time to do that anyway. It does not mulch well - it leaves big clumps of cut grass all over the lawn. When I look out a day or two later, the yard is covered with brown, decaying lumps of cut grass. It also means I drag clumps into the house on the bottom of my shoes. To me, a mulching mower means it cuts the grass so fine it doesn't clump, but that is not what I see on my lawn.
-Noise. I expected it to be much quieter than a gas mower, but it is only marginally so.
The upside:
- I'm delighted to not be burning gas, using oil, and to be done with the maintenance my gas mowers required (oil changes, air filter changes, carburetor treatments and more). I'm glad this mower starts every time and I don't have to fight to get it going. But that is small comfort when I have to double my efforts to get my small lawn mowed in one session.
- I have a second home in another state and was so hoping this would work out so I could use an electric mower there too, but after this experience, I would not consider it all.
Customer Review: Great Product.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this lawn mower for over year and love it. It is very easy to operate and adjust with a decent battery life. I have a grass area of more than 10,000 square feet and can easily mow it with one charge when the grass is not too long. No more pulling on a cord with frustration. This mower turns on every time with a pull on the lever.Customer Review: Nothing But Trouble
Summary: 1 Stars
I have had nothing but trouble with this cordless B&D mower. I will never buy another one. (We'd had a corded one in the past that worked great. But when we moved into a home with a larger yard, we decided to go cordless for convenience. Big mistake.)
We followed every instruction in the Booklet that came with it and 2 chargers later (yes, chargERs not charges) I'm finally returning it. When it wouldn't hold a charge from the charger it came with, I assumed the charger itself was bad, so we ordered a replacement charger direct from Black & Decker. It came, we plugged it in, it charged, we mowed. We plugged it in again to recharge for next time - nothing. A second charger stopped working. (And we tried it on various outlets to be sure it wasn't a faulty outlet.) We're fed up. The lawn looks awful. We're going back to gas-powered mowers. *sigh*
If you do decide to buy one of these, buy it locally so you can return it more easily should it come to that. Returning such a large item to Amazon is a royal pain.
Customer Review: Love Using this Mower!
Summary: 4 Stars
The best thing about this mower is how easy it is to turn on -- no pulling!! If someone comes outside to talk to you when you are mowing, you just stop the mower without fear that you'll never get it started again. Does a very good but not fantastic cutting job. Easy to change grass height. Mows my whole medium size yard without needing to be recharged. Quieter than gas mowers. No buying, storing or dealing with gas. Very happy. Huge improvement.Customer Review: Pleased once again.
Summary: 5 Stars
Having owned a Black & Decker Cordless Electric prior to my purchase of this one, my only question was what improvements may have been made. I can say without reservation that it certainly meets my needs. You can't mow an entire acre of high grass on one charge, but for my half-acre of grass, it's perfect. No hassles with gas, oil, tune-ups, filter cleanings...and it's simple to keep clean. Quiet, efficient, plenty of power, safe and convenient. I get just about 45 to 60 minutes of mowing out of the mower and I cut the grass once a week. Nice cut too. Simple to adjust. It makes the whole chore just a little bit more enjoyable. Great product. Once you own one, you won't go back. But again, it's not for great big lawns unless you mow in stages.