Wow that thing cuts really well! If it wasn’t for the stationary handle and my insanely pitched back yard, I would love to get this. Instead I got the Toro 60-volt Personal Pace 22inch mower and I love it.
I've had mine about a year now & love it. The only complaints I have are the handles seem REALLY long & getting a replacement safety key has been a nightmare. The long handle makes it difficult if I have to turn around against an obstacle (like a fence). The overall "feel" is that it's a long "low-rider" mower. I have to make multiple perimeter passes to bring the edge in maybe three or four passes. This year I'm just going to cut the lower part of the handle down to a more manageable length. The safety key was almost a deal breaker. They've become a little more available, but last year it was almost impossible to get one. Also, there is a square version used on other Makita mowers (I think the 08), but it won't fit this one (03). Make sure you're looking for the "rectangular" end, not the "square" end. The "specialist" at HD had NO clue what I was even talking about. Finally found an independent dealer that knew what he was doing. Even special ordering through a dealer was outrageously expensive. What's essentially a $5 fuse cost me about $30 ($20 of it was shipping). It still took a month. No clue what the problem was. They've become a little easier to get (at least online). I was able to find them at a somewhat reasonable price & snagged two just as a backup. If you buy one of these mowers (and I strongly recommend them), make sure you get at least one extra safety key at the same time.
Serious design flaws. I'm a contractor and I have been a loyal Makita tools buyer for over twenty years. I own a two table saws, two chop saws, sawzall, multiple corded drills, hammer drill, grinders, shears, router and table, six battery impact guns, eight battery drills, ten(!) battery garden shears, two four-battery chargers, four two-battery chargers, and too many single battery chargers to count. As I have so many Makita products it seemed logical to purchase a Makita mower. (PART 1) The grass was getting long after it arrived ONE WEEK after ordering, I took it out of the box, assembled the folding arms (super easy), put the batteries in, plugged in the plastic key and was on my way. The first lane I cut seemed okay, except half way along the thirty foot run when a hubcap on one of the wheels decided to fall off. I stopped and popped it back on, but by the time I got to the end of the row, the hubcap had fallen off again. So when I got to the end I pulled the mower in reverse and heard a BANG BANG noise and pellets or hard rubber went flying out in all directions, striking my four year old in the shin and causing a huge welt. While he ran off screaming I thought, oh gosh, what did I do wrong? The mower would not run now, it was off balance because of a bent blade assembly. What happened? The mower is so poorly designed that when pulling in reverse the hard rubber flap that swings back and forth keeping detritus from flying out and hitting your shins as you mow - this flap had moved forward and struck the blades which bent and created an off balance situation which caused the 'smart' mower to shut off. The rubber flap was missing a chunk. I was so amazed I got on the phone immediately and called the hotline and spoke to Ralph McCauley who was incredulous. He said I should send him photos and I did. He replied to me over the phone - saying that the mower was damaged in shipping and that I should return it immediately. Damaged in shipping? So I jumped through the hoops, disassembled the mower, repacked it in a completely perfect box without a single ding in the cardboard, requested and printed the Amazon return label, then waited for another week for a replacement mower. The new mower arrived. To know how that experience went, restart at (PART 1) and re-read that experience. The only difference is that this time the rubber cut off hit my leg, not my kid's leg. The hubcap from a different wheel fell off on mower two. I call Makita Service and they tell me - haha - that this is the first time they heard of this and that the mower was damaged in shipping. So I reorder a new mower after repacking this one. I wait a week for the new mower to arrive. MOWER NUMBER 3 arrives. I take it out of the box. I note that the flap WILL HIT THE BLADES if I reverse the mower. I call Makita service and explain the situation to Dick who said he was named John who tells me this is the first time this has ever happened. John was so rude, when I asked his full name he refused to give it to me. He told me that I needed to return the mower. Again. I said I was going to remove the rubber flap, using a philips screwdriver, and I was going to use the mower. He said if I did this HE WOULD VOID my warranty. VOID MY WARRANTY!!!! HE is going to VOID MY WARRANTY. He claimed that the mower had been damaged - in shipping - yeah. So I removed the flap by removing three philips screws from the plastic hinge bezel with a screwdriver and am using the mower. The third mower. Carries a VOID WARRANTY now too. But I don't care. It's the last Makita product I'm ever going to buy. The first day two of the hubcaps fell off. I had to put them on with a bit of butyl rubber to keep them from falling off. Makita - I realize you're not reading this - but to the rest of you out there, keeping in mind that I am a contractor, insert a colorful set of 3, 4, and 6 letter invectives (curse words) to describe my feelings for Makita now.
@@appleztooranges im done with my gas mower, its a toro with a crap Kohler engine. Bidens watered down gas keeps clogging the carb if it sits for more than a week. Gas prices where they are now and the time it takes to repair it finally made me bite the bullet and get the Makita.
Tool boss I really wanted to pick up this mower but like you the handle just prevents me from doing so. I love the mowers with the quick and easy collapsible handles so that I can store it in my garage quickly so it doesn't take up too much space.
Got the self propelled 21” version after watching an earlier video you did. 4 batteries came with it and 2 bay charger. 699 at my depot and used a 10% off coupon.. cuts like a dream! Thank you boss for all the vids. 👍🏻
I have the Makita 36V Trimmer, and blower. The blower is insane, the trimmer is decent. I wish there was a better cutting head for the trimmer that's easier to load, although, the stock one is probably the easiest I've used. I just trim against a lot of foundation, so I eat up line quick. I'm totally happy with both of them. I recent bought the Ryobi 40V auger, still in box. But it opened the door to Ryobi 40V. I don't need a mower, but I already want the Makita one, lol. I'm in pretty much every platform but Bosch 18V, and Hitachi. I try to stay with one, but some just lack in areas.
If the line spool is the only issue y you have with the Makita string trimmer, the common fix is to replace the spool with an Echo Speed Feed 400. There's videos specifically on it.
So nice to see a review of a product which has actually been used for a decent length of time rather than as soon as people buy it. Just bought a Makita cordless Lawnmower. All the best from England (across the pond). 😁
It's a shame that there isn't more advertising and emphasis being placed on the impact applying a pre-emergent herbicide in early spring does to the look and quality of lawns. There's virtually little to none annoying weeds to deal with, what's left is just the uniform grass type that was originally planted. It makes such a huge impact on the curb appeal of the homes.
Bossman this grass is tall but doesn’t look all that thick. Does it perform this well when mowing some 7” tall thick ass St.Aug? You are pushing me on this Makita. I’m getting ready to purchase. Thanks for the guidance you haven’t done me sour yet 👍🏼 👍🏼
Bingo! The short cut height of 3 inches is the worst part of the mower. If you have St. Augustine, select a different mower. Besides, the handle height is non-adjustable. In every other way, however, this Makita mower is awesome!
Nice video Boss. I unfortunately went with the “nicest and newest” Ryobi 40 volt and so far am NOT impressed. Run time is not good and doesn’t produce enough suction/vacuum for bagging the smaller leaves/debris.
At least that Ryobi can be set at 4 to 4 1/2 inch cut height. This Makita cuts around 3 inches at best--Not highter. Your Ryobi's suction will improve if you adjust the cut height lower.
@@BadfingerFan Yea, that’s true, but down here in the southeast, and especially with my crap grass, I usually have to cut at the lowest or next to the lowest level, and it still leaves a lot of debris/leaves. I still like the mower, I just have to get used to the performance difference between battery and gas, which isn’t that big of a deal.
I had the same question but ended up going with this one because the 21-inch model only has a top speed of 2800 rpm, and the top speed of this one is 3300. I like the extra tip speed of the blade for a better cut.
Well . This is 18 in .. so if you need to get in tight spots .. this prob better ... But if you want self propelled and bigger deck greenworks a great option
I have a Makita 15" 36V X2 grass trimmer--to cut deep ditch weeds, small trees and so on. Run star line 0.95 and it screams at over 6,000 RPM. A neighbor was very impressed and asked about the Mikita 36V X2 push mower--a few thoughts. Yes, it is made for contractors because contractors don't want folding handles (more stuff to break, pinched wires etc.) but Makita just released it's XGT platform or "40V Max" or for the LiMn literate--36V nominal. Yes, they are the same but the 40V Max battery will eventually roll out with the 21700 cells for an 8 amp hour high current option. If you can wait until next spring, I'd be looking at that because of the much higher capacity batteries coming available soon. The 18V is great, I have four of the 5Ah batteries but in reality, when dealing with lawn mowers, table saws and that form of madness the 18V line was never meant to do that. Told my neighbor to wait on the 40V 8Ah batteries to become available then the "XGT mower" should be coming online quickly. Never know, Makita might allow two 8Ah packs to be used to triple the runtime over the 18V packs. Also, you can purchase a 33Ah pack that will fit on your lawnmower, it can also be worn as a backpack so if you want to move up from 36V 6Ah to 36V 33Ah--you can. It is also compatible with all 36V X2 and "40V Max" XGT style tools because they are the same voltage. Cost? Bwahahaha! All the tool companies go Hesenburg on you with batteries so I dare not to ask.
I would get a Honda gas mower over a electric but if I was forced to choose between the Makita electric and a Crapsman gas mower I might go with the Makita because the craftsman are dog poop.
Dude please get the message I sent via your website... the M12 is back at Victor!! Just got mines at 60$!! I have the screenshots just dunno how to get them to you... Man I hope you get this so you can pass along., a shout out might be nice too plz lol 😁
Wow that thing cuts really well! If it wasn’t for the stationary handle and my insanely pitched back yard, I would love to get this. Instead I got the Toro 60-volt Personal Pace 22inch mower and I love it.
I've had mine about a year now & love it. The only complaints I have are the handles seem REALLY long & getting a replacement safety key has been a nightmare.
The long handle makes it difficult if I have to turn around against an obstacle (like a fence). The overall "feel" is that it's a long "low-rider" mower. I have to make multiple perimeter passes to bring the edge in maybe three or four passes. This year I'm just going to cut the lower part of the handle down to a more manageable length.
The safety key was almost a deal breaker. They've become a little more available, but last year it was almost impossible to get one. Also, there is a square version used on other Makita mowers (I think the 08), but it won't fit this one (03). Make sure you're looking for the "rectangular" end, not the "square" end. The "specialist" at HD had NO clue what I was even talking about.
Finally found an independent dealer that knew what he was doing. Even special ordering through a dealer was outrageously expensive. What's essentially a $5 fuse cost me about $30 ($20 of it was shipping). It still took a month. No clue what the problem was. They've become a little easier to get (at least online). I was able to find them at a somewhat reasonable price & snagged two just as a backup. If you buy one of these mowers (and I strongly recommend them), make sure you get at least one extra safety key at the same time.
Serious design flaws.
I'm a contractor and I have been a loyal Makita tools buyer for over twenty years. I own a two table saws, two chop saws, sawzall, multiple corded drills, hammer drill, grinders, shears, router and table, six battery impact guns, eight battery drills, ten(!) battery garden shears, two four-battery chargers, four two-battery chargers, and too many single battery chargers to count.
As I have so many Makita products it seemed logical to purchase a Makita mower.
(PART 1) The grass was getting long after it arrived ONE WEEK after ordering, I took it out of the box, assembled the folding arms (super easy), put the batteries in, plugged in the plastic key and was on my way. The first lane I cut seemed okay, except half way along the thirty foot run when a hubcap on one of the wheels decided to fall off. I stopped and popped it back on, but by the time I got to the end of the row, the hubcap had fallen off again. So when I got to the end I pulled the mower in reverse and heard a BANG BANG noise and pellets or hard rubber went flying out in all directions, striking my four year old in the shin and causing a huge welt. While he ran off screaming I thought, oh gosh, what did I do wrong? The mower would not run now, it was off balance because of a bent blade assembly.
What happened?
The mower is so poorly designed that when pulling in reverse the hard rubber flap that swings back and forth keeping detritus from flying out and hitting your shins as you mow - this flap had moved forward and struck the blades which bent and created an off balance situation which caused the 'smart' mower to shut off. The rubber flap was missing a chunk. I was so amazed I got on the phone immediately and called the hotline and spoke to Ralph McCauley who was incredulous. He said I should send him photos and I did. He replied to me over the phone - saying that the mower was damaged in shipping and that I should return it immediately. Damaged in shipping? So I jumped through the hoops, disassembled the mower, repacked it in a completely perfect box without a single ding in the cardboard, requested and printed the Amazon return label, then waited for another week for a replacement mower. The new mower arrived. To know how that experience went, restart at (PART 1) and re-read that experience. The only difference is that this time the rubber cut off hit my leg, not my kid's leg. The hubcap from a different wheel fell off on mower two. I call Makita Service and they tell me - haha - that this is the first time they heard of this and that the mower was damaged in shipping. So I reorder a new mower after repacking this one. I wait a week for the new mower to arrive.
MOWER NUMBER 3 arrives. I take it out of the box. I note that the flap WILL HIT THE BLADES if I reverse the mower. I call Makita service and explain the situation to Dick who said he was named John who tells me this is the first time this has ever happened. John was so rude, when I asked his full name he refused to give it to me. He told me that I needed to return the mower. Again. I said I was going to remove the rubber flap, using a philips screwdriver, and I was going to use the mower. He said if I did this HE WOULD VOID my warranty.
VOID MY WARRANTY!!!! HE is going to VOID MY WARRANTY.
He claimed that the mower had been damaged - in shipping - yeah.
So I removed the flap by removing three philips screws from the plastic hinge bezel with a screwdriver and am using the mower. The third mower. Carries a VOID WARRANTY now too.
But I don't care. It's the last Makita product I'm ever going to buy.
The first day two of the hubcaps fell off. I had to put them on with a bit of butyl rubber to keep them from falling off.
Makita - I realize you're not reading this - but to the rest of you out there, keeping in mind that I am a contractor, insert a colorful set of 3, 4, and 6 letter invectives (curse words) to describe my feelings for Makita now.
Stickin with my Honda self propelled mower I bought in 2012 for $399 and running like a champ still
Hey if you don't mind insane gas prices good for you. 😂 😆
@@teslaedison6236 let’s go Brandon
@@appleztooranges im done with my gas mower, its a toro with a crap Kohler engine. Bidens watered down gas keeps clogging the carb if it sits for more than a week. Gas prices where they are now and the time it takes to repair it finally made me bite the bullet and get the Makita.
Tool boss I really wanted to pick up this mower but like you the handle just prevents me from doing so. I love the mowers with the quick and easy collapsible handles so that I can store it in my garage quickly so it doesn't take up too much space.
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Boss, thanks for making me regret not buying into the Makita battery platform.
Got the self propelled 21” version after watching an earlier video you did. 4 batteries came with it and 2 bay charger. 699 at my depot and used a 10% off coupon.. cuts like a dream! Thank you boss for all the vids. 👍🏻
I love my Makita mower. Super light weight and gets into places that my California Trimmer can't or has trouble with.
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I have the Makita 36V Trimmer, and blower. The blower is insane, the trimmer is decent. I wish there was a better cutting head for the trimmer that's easier to load, although, the stock one is probably the easiest I've used. I just trim against a lot of foundation, so I eat up line quick. I'm totally happy with both of them. I recent bought the Ryobi 40V auger, still in box. But it opened the door to Ryobi 40V. I don't need a mower, but I already want the Makita one, lol. I'm in pretty much every platform but Bosch 18V, and Hitachi. I try to stay with one, but some just lack in areas.
If the line spool is the only issue y you have with the Makita string trimmer, the common fix is to replace the spool with an Echo Speed Feed 400. There's videos specifically on it.
SOLDDDDDDD about to order now thanks
So nice to see a review of a product which has actually been used for a decent length of time rather than as soon as people buy it. Just bought a Makita cordless Lawnmower. All the best from England (across the pond). 😁
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Very nice cut @Tool Boss
the Ryobo 20" is on sale at home depot for $350, I think that one is 40v and comes with battery and charger. Should I get that instead of this 18"?
It's a shame that there isn't more advertising and emphasis being placed on the impact applying a pre-emergent herbicide in early spring does to the look and quality of lawns. There's virtually little to none annoying weeds to deal with, what's left is just the uniform grass type that was originally planted. It makes such a huge impact on the curb appeal of the homes.
Really great for your local watershed and bees too
Nice mower ✌️👊👍
Awesome BOSS, you made it onto Makita’s latest Advertisement through E-Mail. You in the Big Time BOSS! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁✌🏻✌🏻🇺🇸
I did ?? Send to me buddy
@@toolboss8410 just sent it brother!!! 👍✌🏻❤️
Yea i saw it brother after i saw message i went to email .. thats cool of them .. i had no idea
Bossman this grass is tall but doesn’t look all that thick. Does it perform this well when mowing some 7” tall thick ass St.Aug? You are pushing me on this Makita. I’m getting ready to purchase. Thanks for the guidance you haven’t done me sour yet 👍🏼 👍🏼
Cuts great with tall thick fescue
Bingo! The short cut height of 3 inches is the worst part of the mower. If you have St. Augustine, select a different mower. Besides, the handle height is non-adjustable. In every other way, however, this Makita mower is awesome!
Nice video Boss. I unfortunately went with the “nicest and newest” Ryobi 40 volt and so far am NOT impressed. Run time is not good and doesn’t produce enough suction/vacuum for bagging the smaller leaves/debris.
At least that Ryobi can be set at 4 to 4 1/2 inch cut height. This Makita cuts around 3 inches at best--Not highter. Your Ryobi's suction will improve if you adjust the cut height lower.
@@BadfingerFan Yea, that’s true, but down here in the southeast, and especially with my crap grass, I usually have to cut at the lowest or next to the lowest level, and it still leaves a lot of debris/leaves. I still like the mower, I just have to get used to the performance difference between battery and gas, which isn’t that big of a deal.
Boss that thing is a beast. How long can you cut?
Should I get this one or the 21 inch with 4 batteries? Not sure what to do...
I had the same question but ended up going with this one because the 21-inch model only has a top speed of 2800 rpm, and the top speed of this one is 3300. I like the extra tip speed of the blade for a better cut.
@@meuestilovivi2172 Thank you for answering the question. I was pondering the 21" but will now get the 18" mower.
Been happy with my greenworks, but next one might be a Makita to match the blower.
TB is this better than that Greenworks 48v in your other review? Thanks
Well . This is 18 in .. so if you need to get in tight spots .. this prob better ... But if you want self propelled and bigger deck greenworks a great option
@@toolboss8410 Thanks again!
Got to have the folding handles. storage space is limited . Still looks like an awesome unit
I don't know if I should get the one you've reviewed or the 21" version for $50 more. The model is: XML10CM1
What did you go with?
The smaller one. It is working good at my small lot
Cool.....👍🏼👌bro
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Just ordered this from amazon 399 all batteries 4s
Because of u😶
Just noticed it doesn't have a side discharger🙃
If you need gas mover for your grass ...you have bad yard. For normal cuts this is just perfect. I hate noise of gas engine.
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Good to see you cutting your weeds. Bet the neighbors are happy! 🤣
New Jersey grass tough
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I have a Makita 15" 36V X2 grass trimmer--to cut deep ditch weeds, small trees and so on. Run star line 0.95 and it screams at over 6,000 RPM. A neighbor was very impressed and asked about the Mikita 36V X2 push mower--a few thoughts. Yes, it is made for contractors because contractors don't want folding handles (more stuff to break, pinched wires etc.) but Makita just released it's XGT platform or "40V Max" or for the LiMn literate--36V nominal. Yes, they are the same but the 40V Max battery will eventually roll out with the 21700 cells for an 8 amp hour high current option. If you can wait until next spring, I'd be looking at that because of the much higher capacity batteries coming available soon. The 18V is great, I have four of the 5Ah batteries but in reality, when dealing with lawn mowers, table saws and that form of madness the 18V line was never meant to do that. Told my neighbor to wait on the 40V 8Ah batteries to become available then the "XGT mower" should be coming online quickly. Never know, Makita might allow two 8Ah packs to be used to triple the runtime over the 18V packs. Also, you can purchase a 33Ah pack that will fit on your lawnmower, it can also be worn as a backpack so if you want to move up from 36V 6Ah to 36V 33Ah--you can. It is also compatible with all 36V X2 and "40V Max" XGT style tools because they are the same voltage. Cost? Bwahahaha! All the tool companies go Hesenburg on you with batteries so I dare not to ask.
I would get a Honda gas mower over a electric but if I was forced to choose between the Makita electric and a Crapsman gas mower I might go with the Makita because the craftsman are dog poop.
M18 Mower when haha
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Dude please get the message I sent via your website... the M12 is back at Victor!! Just got mines at 60$!! I have the screenshots just dunno how to get them to you... Man I hope you get this so you can pass along., a shout out might be nice too plz lol 😁
My man i appreciate it .. yea i see all the messages... I give you shout in description buddy
Electric is the way to go..No more gas leaks.
That's a dandy!
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Probably okay for small-ish yards, but I don’t think it would stand up to the abuse my yard would give it.
Cut ur down 👍🏻👍🏻✌🏻
IDK BOSS... I'll put my Craftsman V60 up against that thing any day...☝️🏁
Yea craftsman a great mower . Can you power 250+ tools with that v60 battery. Thats what its about for some buyers 👌
WTF. Thought you were up north. You look like your in the desert…. 🤭
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