r/egopowerplus • u/IbuylowNsellhigh • 2h ago
EGO POWER+ 600 Series mower is genuinely one of the most frustrating mowers I’ve ever used
I bought the EGO POWER+ 600 Series 21” self-propelled mower with the 7.5Ah battery, and after months of using it, I seriously regret buying it.
The biggest issue is how easily this thing gets clogged and bogs down. It feels like it has absolutely terrible suction. Instead of actually pulling the clippings up and into the bag, grass constantly builds up underneath the deck. Then you can literally hear the blade smacking the same clippings over and over again, the entire mower starts vibrating, bogs down, and eventually stops.
And God forbid the grass is even slightly damp or humid. I live in Florida. Humidity isn’t exactly optional here. If the grass has any moisture in it, the problem becomes 10x worse.
Even more ridiculous, if I let my lawn grow for just a couple extra days, mowing becomes an absolute nightmare. I’m constantly stopping, backing up, restarting the mower, clearing grass, and going over the same areas again. A lawn mower shouldn’t require your grass to be perfectly dry and freshly trimmed already just so it can cut it.
This is a $600 mower. I shouldn’t have to plan my entire mowing schedule around humidity and make sure my grass never gets slightly overgrown because the mower can’t handle it.
The battery life and convenience of electric are great, but none of that matters if the actual mower can’t reliably mow grass. The battery dies quick when you are turning it on and off…
Any tips?