Recently bought the PXC 2X18V brushless, 470mm steel deck mower from Bunnings at $398. Seemed like a good deal , but while I like rechargeable battery power it seems to be struggling. My back "lawn" is probably 70/30 lawn and weed, about 300 Sqm +, Out the front we have a nature strip and another strip of lawn along the side fence. With both supplied 4.0ah batteries in, I can do the whole front yard on a full charge, but less than two thirds of the back. The mower struggles on the lowest 2 settings if I use the self propel feature and cuts out frequently. If I raise the deck, it doesn't really cut low enough.
Tossing up whether to keep and try 2X5.2ah batteries, or cut my losses and go for a refund. Two batteries would take the price to $598, still below Ego and Stihl mowers. Interested what other Ozito / Ego / Stihl owners think?
Buy some other ozito tool with two batteries (blower or such) and just swap batteries ½ way though. You might not be able to use the self propel on a thick lawn exp if its damp. I have the one battery ozito and gen push it though almost anything but it takes a couple of batteries to do the job.
Think the other kits only come with come with the smaller batteries so not sure how much I'll gain. Would it not be better to get the more powerful battery?
The other issues with the mower do make me question investing more in this Ozito PXC eco-system. But if they are all much of muchness then I would keep going.
Go return it and hope they refund the money. Then go buy an Ego or if you have the money Stihl but Ego is better.
EGO is not better. The batteries are very large, easy to drop and easily damaged by moisture due to the venting/cooling spaces in the batteries. A local hardware manager told me he's had numerous battery returns (three of mine) complaining about the same type of issue – batteries overheat, flash red. And EGO Australia are not good with warranty claims. The local hardware manager very kindly gave me two new batteries out of his own stock as he said EGO were just not helpful.
I use Ryobi and Ozito now – so much more reliable. And, if you do have an issue it's so much easier to just return things at Bunnings.
I sold my EGO gear cheaply and also gave batteries and equipment away to community garden groups. I wouldn't return to their gear if you offered me $3,000.
I’ve had no issues with Ego batteries. I’ve been using them since 2019 and it’s been very wet for most of the time since mid 2020. I don’t use the Ego tools when it’s raining.
This is on a farm where the multitool head is used with the pole saw and brush cutter attachments and a chainsaw gets a lot of use.