Makita Cordless 18-in. Walk-Behind Mower
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Wendy Wellnitz, La Crescent, Minn.: “The Makita XML03 cordless 18-in. walk-behind mower is a real relief after years of pushing a gas-powered mower. No more spilling gas or oil or struggling to start with a rope pull. Just push the power switch to get started. Best of all, it’s quiet.
“One of my favorite features is the mowing height adjusting lever. No more adjusting each wheel. Just move one lever. “As easy as height adjustment is, it is hard to understand the handle height adjustment process. I need it at one height. My husband needs it at a different height. In order to change it, you have to remove thumbnuts, washers and bolts from each side, move the handle, and then reassemble.
“The mower comes with a grass collection bag and a mulching attachment. Change over is easy, and the grass bag is easy to empty.
“The mower takes two 18V lithium-ion Makita batteries. One of the great things about the whole line of Makita cordless tools (more than 200 in all) is that they all use the same 18V batteries. With 6 different amp levels available between 1.5 and 6.0 Ah, it is easy to match supply and demand.
“For a heavy power draw like the lawn mower, the 5 or 6-amp batteries are obviously the better choice. The 5.0 Ah batteries we already had in the shop were more than enough to mow our smaller 6,000-sq. ft. lawn and around our barn. However, 2 more 5.0 Ah batteries came with the mower, giving us plenty of power for even extended mowing.
“While the mower handled normal length lawn without any problem, I decided to give it a bigger challenge. I pulled into knee-high grass and foot high clover. It chewed through it all without a problem. I even ran over 12-in. tall burdock, and it ate it up.
“The mower has 2 power modes, normal and energy-saving. Start up is in normal mode, and motor rpm’s adjust automatically with grass density or length. Switch to energy-saving mode, and the rpm’s stay constant. The motor also runs quieter. I had to slow down in heavier grass, but the battery charge lasted noticeably longer, about 60 min. total. Indicator lamps on the mower show you the remaining power capacity. I have yet to run it to discharge level, where the mower automatically stops.
“In every way, the cordless Makita is a great alternative to a gas mower.”
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Makita Cordless 18-in Walk-Behind Mower FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 Wendy Wellnitz La Crescent Minn : “The Makita XML03 cordless 18-in walk-behind mower is a real relief after years of pushing a gas-powered mower No more spilling gas or oil or struggling to start with a rope pull Just push the power switch to get started Best of all it’s quiet “One of my favorite features is the mowing height adjusting lever No more adjusting each wheel Just move one lever “As easy as height adjustment is it is hard to understand the handle height adjustment process I need it at one height My husband needs it at a different height In order to change it you have to remove thumbnuts washers and bolts from each side move the handle and then reassemble “The mower comes with a grass collection bag and a mulching attachment Change over is easy and the grass bag is easy to empty “The mower takes two 18V lithium-ion Makita batteries One of the great things about the whole line of Makita cordless tools more than 200 in all is that they all use the same 18V batteries With 6 different amp levels available between 1 5 and 6 0 Ah it is easy to match supply and demand “For a heavy power draw like the lawn mower the 5 or 6-amp batteries are obviously the better choice The 5 0 Ah batteries we already had in the shop were more than enough to mow our smaller 6 000-sq ft lawn and around our barn However 2 more 5 0 Ah batteries came with the mower giving us plenty of power for even extended mowing “While the mower handled normal length lawn without any problem I decided to give it a bigger challenge I pulled into knee-high grass and foot high clover It chewed through it all without a problem I even ran over 12-in tall burdock and it ate it up “The mower has 2 power modes normal and energy-saving Start up is in normal mode and motor rpm’s adjust automatically with grass density or length Switch to energy-saving mode and the rpm’s stay constant The motor also runs quieter I had to slow down in heavier grass but the battery charge lasted noticeably longer about 60 min total Indicator lamps on the mower show you the remaining power capacity I have yet to run it to discharge level where the mower automatically stops “In every way the cordless Makita is a great alternative to a gas mower ”
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