Watch THIS Before Buying Toro's Battery Mower!
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- Опубліковано 29 кві 2023
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Toro's new 21" Recycler SmartStow mower is a 60V battery powered lawn mower that boasts a ton of bells and whistles that make it the best battery powered mower on the block.
Today - I put these claims to the test to see if this mower is a really good deal or a dud. Toro electric mowers are here to stay, so let's see if this is one of the best electric mowers or if they should stick with their regular Gas powered mowers.
This is not the super recycler. Tis is toro’s lower end recycler series. The super recycler is black and has a cast aluminum deck and a different blade/ mulching system. Not sure if run time would be different on a super recycler or not.
Thanks for proving that Toro battery mower in junk. Love everything about my Milwaukee and the Ego is also ok with its long battery life.
With the disappointment that Toro lawnmowers have been for me, I think it's safe to assume Toro will screw this up as well. I liked the Toro snow blowers but even they have become somewhat half-baked recently. Granted, Honda's gone from the lawn mowing market in North America, but the mowers are still made incredibly well and will outlast anything Toro is making or has ever made. I grew up with a Honda HR214 that lasted for 27 years and have another Honda HR214 that's over 30 years old. There are other mowers from Scag and Ferris (I don't like Briggs and Stratton but the FW15 is an impressive looking machine with a Honda GXV390 engine) that I will consider before investing in another Toro with transmission and blade brake clutch design issues. I mean, why a belt in a blade brake clutch? Just use an actual clutch. Personal Pace? It's the belted blade brake clutch problem again. Get a hydrostatic transmission, for crying out loud.
I was a toro personal pace guy for 10 yrs but made the leap to electrics...Toro didn't make this mower 5 yrs ago so I went with EGO and have never looked back....i own 6 EGO tools now and could not be happier...Toro basically threw an electric motor on a gas chassis while EGO re-invented the whole machine and I love it....great run time, interchangeable batteries to each device and excellent performance...Toro was just late to the party and lost my money...great review
Vortex is an INTAKE! It's meant to improve airflow under the deck to achieve that great cut quality you mentioned. Sometimes, you have to actually read the marketing materials. SMH.
Glad you didn’t sell out with your review. I’ve owned one of these for two years now and only have about a quarter of an acre grass and have found it to be total crap.
HEY THERE IS GRAVITY ON MARS...BUT NO GRASS......GREAT REVIEWS THOUGH.......I THINK I'M GOING MILWAUKEE
Appreciate your honesty with the thumbs down. The best attribute of this mower besides the cut quality, is the mulch door switch, the only function where this mower stands out. Have heard the personal pace takes some getting use to, and have seen in other reviews where people did not like the side-to-side slop of the handle as you mow. Have always been a big Toro gas fan, though they have yet to bring their A-game to bear in the E-mower market place. 60V SUPER Recycler customers seem to be happy and loyal to that machine, though Toro’s new composite deck stripe mowers have yet to establish a foot hold in the market place, and Toro hasn’t been doing much to promote them.
Ok, first the votex pulls air under the deck when the blades are spinning not out the top. Second, the Personal Pace is Adjustable for how you want it to respond to your walking speed. You can make more sensitive or less . The Toro does not have a great run time but you actually get a real mower blade underneath not slimy thin blade that other use to help in there run time. Lastly you can buy a bigger battery (7.5 amp) and a fast charger instead of the normal charger. We should all know buy now a fast charger will degregrate a lithium battery faster than a slower charger.
The forty minute run time only happens with the 7.5 amp hr battery. The trick to having the V60 series Recyclers is to own another cordless Toro power tool and have both batteries charged before beginning your mow.
Have had this mower (or at least the earlier incarnation) for 4 years and it's still going strong. The construction and materials are top notch. Not sure why your run time is so low, but I'm able to cut my 1/4 lot and still have 1 or 2 bars left when done. And as you said , the cut quality is fantastic.
Looking to switch to an electric mower and the Toro was on my shopping list. Thank you for the review as it has given a good insight into some of the electric mower issues. No need to add anything else, the post says all I need to know.
I love the personal pace on the timemaster.
Thanks for taking the time to post this. Can you review the snow shovel attachment? 😆 I got the EGO and Ryobi shovels but haven't had any snow yet to try them.
Looking into making the switch to electric. Thanks for the heads up on the run time and charge time. First part of yard would need mowed again by the time I got finished! haha
The Personal Pace is an excellent self propelled system. I have two Toros with that system. Love it, both have given me trouble free service. Obviously if your yard is rough terrain like you described, the Personal Pace will be herky jerky.
I have this mower. Bought an extra 7.5 ah battery. Also bought the snow blower which has a 7.5 ah battery. Yeah the 6.0 ah battery is weak. Maybe 35 mins runtime. Key is to raise deck if high grass. Key mower out of high rev mode. Then lower deck and come back for a second pass. I have been beating the crap out of this mower for about two years now. Cut 7 lawns per week in my block. Thats like 14 years of regular use. I had a Hart 40v so this Toro 60v was a step up. I only paid 500 for mine so yes at the current price of 629 its expensive. I may go with a super recyler if this monster bites the dust but it just keeps going and going. I hope I dont jink things by praising it!
I was going to buy one new off market place for a discounted price, but after watching this video I changed my mind. I love toros cut quality since I use a Timemaster, but a 3+ hour charge time for a 25 min use is pretty terrible. Thanks for honest review, glad I didn’t get one.
This is a good lawnmower after 3 years using them 2 time a week still working strong i used 2 60volt batteries bcz after 45 minutes batteries died but work pretty well not complaints so far 👍
Thanks for your time making this video!