That is a bummer. I hope they get these batteries figured out.

Yes sir. They started requiring a receipt now

THE BANG TRICK WORKED .SO glad I saw the comments about banging the battery from about a foot off the ground and dropping it. IT WORKED I had THREE bad batteries. ALL THREE have been working GREAT since May and I recharge and use the OFTEN. HOLY GUACAMOLE. Those three bad ones were here for over a year. I bought two news ones for 200 bucks a piece but something told me NOT to throw those bad ones out. THREE bad batteries now working PERFECTLY for five months with CONSTANT charging. I have the lawn mower, leaf blower and snow blower and I use the blower daily and the lawn mower once per week. HUGE area. SO glad I was the comments about BANGING the batteries. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Thank you for watching!

It’s a story as old as time

Ya one day a good company gets transformed by corporate interests where they only care about profit and have no idea or care for quality and service.

Same with DirecTv .. was great customer service until ATT bought them .. then it went down hill...

@@hoosier_daddy65 they had to merge somehow since standalone TV service is disappearing. But I hear you. Other mergers including airlines really deteriorate the product quality.

Absolutely! thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much. I did like the weight of the Husqvarna batteries as well. Their blowers are way behind though and way underpowered. I did like their 325iLK with the string trimmer attachment though. Felt like our Ego units, but lighter. Their pole hedge trimmer was awesome too. Very light

@@QuietLawn Did you try their 550 backpack blower? It’s got pretty good power, we’ve been knocking out clean-up jobs.

Yeah, that could definitely get pricey for sure. I'm not sure if they've increased the warranty on the batteries, but it's still frustrating having to wait on replacements.

@@QuietLawn I just bought the ego ZT mower, they offer a five year battery warranty now at no extra charge.

I totally agree. We just bought a Greenworks Commercial 25" mower and, although I love Ego performance better than anything, the 2 year commercial warranty on Greenworks batteries over Ego's 1 year is huge. Hate you had to deal with that.

@@QuietLawn - Since you're planning on moving to another source, you should take some time to disassemble one of the newer batteries that have gone out and check the cell maker. It would be interesting to know if they changed their source.

@@valkyriefrost5301 maybe. Might have to pull one apart. I think that can be pretty dangerous though

Echo blower was a train wreck for me. With light residential use, I had it in the repair shop once per year due to inoperable unit (battery, charger, fan blade broke, etc.) for five years until the warranty ran out and I just left it at the repair shop for parts. hope you have better luck than I did.

@@2science wow that is awful. Sounds like ya had probs w the 58v platform, I’ve heard they aren’t to good I have no experience with those tools. The newer ones are 56v this platform has been out for a year or two now? I’ve used mine for a year and so far so good.

That's great. I've really been wanting to try them out. Thank you for the feedback.

I've heard they're very loud though

@@QuietLawn Have you tried their new mower yet?

same here , EGO crapping out left and right. my Ryobi standing strong though

I believe most of my battery failures have been from misuse and or over use. Over heating and too wet. One thing I didn't like about the old batteries is that one couldn't tell how much charge the battery had and when the light turned red it might have discharged too far. With the new batteries I discharge them to the fifth light then I recharge them. One of the 10 amp hour batteries may have gotten too wet. It seems to work better now that it has dried out. I don't leave them in the truck bed anymore even if they are covered by a tarp.. Any battery that is not used properly will fail. The Nissan Leaf is a good example of that. They don't do well in hot climates. Some of the EGO batteries have turned the light red on the charger and it won't charge until the battery cools. Some of the batteries that failed I believe overheated too many times. Heat and cold can cause lithium battery degradation. For EVs it is recommended that the battery not be discharged below 20 percent and charged up to only 80 percent to make the battery last longer. What I couldn't say is why anyone else's battery failed, but these are some things I would consider before blaming the company for making bad batteries.

THE BANG TRICK WORKED .SO glad I saw the comments about banging the battery from about a foot off the ground and dropping it. IT WORKED I had THREE bad batteries. ALL THREE have been working GREAT since May and I recharge and use the OFTEN. HOLY GUACAMOLE. Those three bad ones were here for over a year. I bought two news ones for 200 bucks a piece but something told me NOT to throw those bad ones out. THREE bad batteries now working PERFECTLY for five months with CONSTANT charging. I have the lawn mower, leaf blower and snow blower and I use the blower daily and the lawn mower once per week. HUGE area. SO glad I was the comments about BANGING the batteries. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Great. Glad to hear no issues

Yes, it remains a big issue.

That's frustrating

details on these batteries

The tools themselves are great. Hopefully they'll improve their batteries. Thanks for watching

I have had mine for 2 years and it's going strong yet... Knock on wood ??

@@fryeguy9939 does yours have the fuel gauge? Apparently these issues are only for the newer generation batteries. The older batteries seem dead reliable.

Definitely becoming an issue with them. Sorry to hear that.

I got the chain saw and charge about 8x per day. We will see

I’ve never had issues with my batteries but agin I don’t run a commercial business. You could possibly be recharging the batteries too often while they are hot. I imagine you have to otherwise you’d have to purchase more batteries to avoid charging hot batteries to keep moving forward with your business.

Glad I didn't make the switch.... I cut 46 yards a week and battery mower won't do so I stick with gas. I don't want to spend 300.00 on batteries just for them to fail in a year

Mine, too. My two second generation EGO batteries after less than one year, are failing with red light flashing on charger, when in use and also when not in use - periodically. The first generation one (without the flashing usage gauge) is the oldest battery and still runs perfectly. They use different cells in the second gen EGO batteries, this is well known. I've already had one second gen battery replaced last year and two more are now playing up... I have a chainsaw and line trimmer and mower. Its really frustrating...

Oh wow. I knew something had changed. I hope they go back to duracell. Thank you very much.

Samsung is trash. They regularly pass along products with known defects.

Fwiw, I had my original 7.5Ah battery giving me issues occasionally last summer and it has worked great after I cleaned the contacts on the battery (and my mower). In the last few days, I had that battery show all lights blinking red anytime I tried pressing the button to check its level. On reddit, many people have shared different sequences of holding the button, putting it on the charger, pressing the button, etc to "reset" the battery, but none helped me. What did was dropping the battery onto a rubber mat from about 6" up. No idea why, but many people on Reddit claimed it worked so I gave it a try and immediately afterwards the battery showed full when I checked it. I just edged with it and it gave me no problems at all. Ymmv.

Wow. I need to try that.

I bought a Ryobi 40v string trimmer a few years ago and it still going strong. Battery charges fast and lasts the entire trimming job on my large yard.

Five years on original battery on Ryobi leaf blower. Also a year with the Ryobi reciprocating saw sharing the same battery (only infrequent use of the saw, though.)

Goodness. All of ours are much older and have lasted 6+ years with heavy commercial use. That's a shame it seems the newer ones aren't as dependable.

They don't make them like they used too. Honda made some great machines. Hopefully electric will catch up for you soon.

@@QuietLawn If you were out here in Oregon, we'd hire you...

@@scotta9114 Thank you very much. I am agree those would be tough conditions for electric mowers at this point. Who knows, maybe we will be out your way in the not so distant future.

@@QuietLawn

I saw that. I'd love to try them. I hope they make an electric version of their 30" mower

Agree. The first generation batteries were amazing

100%. Average residential users will charge once a week and use it once a week. And when winter comes they go into storage for 4-5 months. I can't speak on EGO's customer service.

That is frustrating. Hopefully it's just the charger

@@QuietLawn I called there service center today and they answered right away. They said the battery was shot and sending a replacement.

I certainly have buyers remorse for the mower, but not the hand tools. The mower itself is great, but it needs bigger and more expensive batteries than the hand tools. I've had two 7.5Ah batteries fail already. A new gasoline mower is cheaper than a new battery.

I'm sorry to hear that. That is frustrating.

Great feedback

Awesome! I'll definitely need to revisit with Greenworks. Thank you.

Yes, I had that same experience a few times. Hopefully they're back to normal.

Such a great platform otherwise. It's a shame.

Yes. Amount of use definitely makes a big difference. Thanks for watching

That's great. Let me know what you think. Ego has great mowers. It's just the batteries that are becoming an issue.

@@QuietLawn I thinks it’s a manufactured issue. With us the mowers fall apart quickly but no issue with the new batteries. Good luck on your journey finding the right battery line of mowers. Let us know what you find. Will definitely give you some feedback on how our business dose in the choice off electrical mover.

@@J0232anch3z awesome. I sure will. Thanks and good luck to you.

That's great to hear you're getting the hang of it. Yes, I've heard from others as well that the actual runtime is much less than what they advertise for the Z6.

Make sure you've optimized your mower settings. The manual explains how.

@@QuietLawn I just bought mine & batteries seem to drain fast

That's great Megan. I've heard good things about it. Especially the mowers.

Thanks for the feedback Steve. I have always liked Worx as well and we use some stuff very similar. I think they're definitely going to give Ego a run for their money in the near future.

I'd love to hear your opinion if you do try them out.

@@QuietLawn I’ll def. let you know 👍🏻

I should note, the Makita price point is pretty steep, I can afford it as a one man crew, not sure I’d want to outfit a fleet.

I've heard great things about the Makita tools. That's awesome. I hope to try them soon.

The warranty is great though.

My new generation EGO batteries with the flashing usage gauge (they use different branded cells than the first gen batteries) have played up after six months to one year of use. I've only used about fifty cycles of my line trimmer, mower and chainsaw but the are just not reliable batteries and don't charge or work well all of the time. The first gen EGO battery that I have with the Duracell cells works perfect all of the time.

@@temp850 We have a cheap Kobalt Mower from 2014. 40 volts. We use it when the grass is short. The original Batteries are still working good. We store the batteries in our house and charge them on a timer. Charge 15 minutes, off 30 minutes. Repeat. It takes about 3 cycles for full charge. Store them at 40 percent charge.

Is this still an issue to this day? Ir have they fixed it

@@tramac I think generally with most batteries the recharge cycles are still a limitation regardless of the brand.

That's unreal. Yes, they need to resolve this issue.

I'm sorry to hear that

I'm sorry to hear that. It can definitely be frustrating.

It's frustrating

Good. Who cares? You're a big boy. Use what you want and so will the rest of us.

@@QuietLawn You cared enough to reply! Keep up the tears!

@@rw3476 yeah, some loser that has nothing better to do than comment on someone's videos has me in tears. Good job.

@@rw3476 oh, I didn't realize you were only 12. Just watched your go-kart videos. Sorry kid

That's great to hear. Thank you Russell. I did like their stuff. Just wish they made a more powerful handheld blower

@@QuietLawn I have battery blower which I’m happy with for my small gardens and have the Stihl bg800 for larger ones👍

@@QuietLawn would you recommend ego now or not.

@@russelldownesdownes5618 Yes sir. It's still hard to match it's performance despite the recent battery issues. Every one of their tools performs better and feels better than any other brand, in my opinion. The battery issues are literally the only bad thing I can say.

Looking to replace some outdoor power equipment myself for household use. Midsize suburban yard. Prefer battery power if possible. Neighbor just got an Ego mower. Have a few Craftsman V20 line tools already. Hoping to find a good tool brand battery platform to get on for outdoors.

This comment I appreciate and agree with. Much better approach than your others. Plus what you said about lithium batteries and their environmental impact in general I agree with. There needs to be a lot more objective data and not just two sides showing their biased data funded by either the oil industry or the green industry

Hey, my scenario is the same as yours. Bought Ego trimmer, edger and blower back in 2017 and now batteries are pretty much done. Did you go with another brand? I'm thinking of just going back to gas. I've used Echo in the past and no issues.

That sucks. Battery hand tools are much nicer to use than gasoline tools which is why I'm sticking with them for now. But I'll be returning to a gasoline mower because I've had two 7.5Ah batteries fail.

Yeah and their products are junk

I agree. It's a hassle

Do you track this way with your equipment?

@@QuietLawn I do. I just got the Ego Trimmer and the tool is amazing. Somewhat skeptical of the battery life. My neighbor swore electric wouldn't be worth crap. Until he borrowed it, b/c both his gas trimmers weren't running.

Yes, I've been happy with the Ryobi mower we've been experimenting with. Didn't have good luck with the Ego aftermarket battery we tried.

Thank you very much Brian. I definitely want to try them. I'll see if I can find a dealer.

I’ve tried the Milwaukee trimmer and blower, they are okay but lack the power and run time on the blower. I very other blower that’s cordless I’ve tried in comparison to the ego 650cfm just seems like crap, no power and don’t even last as long battery wise

@@michaelholly88 I disagree with the power part . They have the power that is needed. The battery power is always improving. What was battery power a year ago is much better today. I believe its 30 percent better.

@@memyselfi5907 gen 2 fuel blower with a 12ah battery ran me about 20 minutes on high, ego on high about half hour, and provided much more power for the half hour, so if I lowered the throttle to the output of Milwaukee, I’d probably get closer to 45 minutes or more on the battery. I only have M12 Fuel tools so I had to buy kits and extra m18 batteries to get the runtime I wanted, still wasn’t happy. If Milwaukee would start utilizing their MX Fuel line for OPE I’d be interested. Hedge trimmers could run a 9ah for a while and be great power wise, just wasn’t happy with the blower

@@michaelholly88 see that's the beauty of whatever works for you. I happen to really like the Milwaukee tools. See there's only one Gospel. And the rest is opinion

Yeah, it's the only weakness in their tools

I totally agree Don. Worx has some great stuff and I hope they get into the commercial space soon.

They do make fantastic tools and they are hard to beat, especially for homeowners. The batteries are the only issue with commercial use.

I tried leaving bad review on their website because of issues I've had with the equipment and I was not allowed to post it. Reason being "it was proprietary information" and I was not allowed to post it

I see battery repair videos for ego and it seems to be the fuse a lot of the time. If your handy you can solder another fuse in.

Thank you very much. That sounds way beyond my expertise.

I definitely understand your sentiment. Thank you for commenting.

That is frustrating. I'm sorry to hear that. They're great tools. But, the batteries definitely need improvement.

@@QuietLawn I love the ego 21 inch lawn mower don’t get me wrong but yes for sure the batteries need an improvement big time.

That's good to know. Thank you very much.

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Yeah, I really wish they would get the kinks worked out with the batteries. Such a great platform otherwise.

I definitely agree about the tools. Yes, we've tried the Ruzix, but it failed in a few weeks unfortunately

Were can you get The batteries at and the name of them

@@charlesschreiber3282 Amazon. But, I didn't have good luck

The tools themselves are great

Goodness. Hopefully they replace it for you. There is definitely inconsistency with the newer batteries. Some fail very quickly.