Murray 2 x 18 V (36 V) Lithium-Ion 44 cm Cordless Lawn Mower IQ18WM44, Including 2 x 5 Ah Battery and Dual Charger

 

It’s very easy to put together and it’s lightweight and very easy to use. The batteries are easy to charge and are efficient My only complaint is that the mower doesn’t cut as low as the Bosch it replaced and there are no visible stripes when I’ve finished cutting the lawn which I liked. I contacted the manufacturers who were quick to reply but the lowest cut is above 25cm.

 

This replaces a mains Bosch 430 Ergoflex. I have 140m2 over three terraced lawns and finally gave up on cables snagging on dividing walls. Battery seems a risk (life expectancy and power) but V favourable out of the box. No spill of trimmings when mowing, no awkward corners in the bag to resist emptying, 3/4 full bag came off with minimal spill, no outer or underneath crevices to fill with trimmings. Yes! These are all criticisms I have of my Bosch. Cuts to 15cm end-on to my walls and 2.5-3.0cm along the wall. I also use a 47cm petrol self-drive Honda on bigger lawns and this Murray’s collection is tidier. No complaints. Feels sturdy with a rigid handle. It felt heavier carrying it than I’d expected from the published weight, not helped by poor balance with the handle in mowing position but it feels easier to push when mowing! I think I’ll need to use the quick release levers to fold that forward for carrying (down the terraces). Despite weight there’s very little wheel denting (big wheels?) and it cuts over my lawn edges without my worrying that it will drop off. Main crit is the sharp-edged bale handle and the need to keep the safety key securely but those are small, solvable niggles. Mowing time is just a fraction of what it was. Fingers crossed for battery life span. So far delighted.

 

Stunningly quiet. Exceeded the range on the battery. I have a lawn the size of two tennis courts albeit in an odd shape yet st the end of the mow the battery still had 67% left. One warning if buying from Warehouse…. given the batteries are so expensive I received the item “very good condition” without batteries (150). I think someone is buying them new, taking batteries out and returning them, then selling batteries privately.

 

Just what I was looking for cuts the lawn well and no extension cable to worry about charge on the battery last me two cuts of my lawn without a problem.
Would highly recommend this mowe

 

hree lawns in my garden,full charge cuts all . No problems.

 

Initially I was very sceptical at buying an electric lawn mower and I am so pleased I choose this one. With its dual batteries it easily cuts my quite large garden. Lots of adjustable cutting height and a good size collection box. Its also not very heavy. Comes with the dual charger and the batteries don’t take long to charge. So pleased with this one I also bought the hedge trimme

 

Really easy to use batteries lasted whilst I did the whole of my lawn, which is large. Very pleased

 

Excellent machine…if you have the money i highly recommend you go for it!

 

I spent days researching battery operated lawnmowers. My special daughter was moving into her new home requiring a decent lawn mower. Thankfully I made a great choice as she is thrilled to bits with the handling of the machine and the different cut levels. Having listened to her feedback I have no hesitation in recommending. Not to heavy but sturdy.. Decent battery life but two batteries required for two average size lawns on new properties these days..

 

After looking at various review sites etc, I decided to go for this mower…I didn’t like the idea of buying an actual petrol mower. Brought this from amazon warehouse but machine is in perfect order so even more happy that I bagged a bargain…

Took me a little while to fit the handles…I’ve very weak hands and arms so getting the clamps to clamp was a bit difficult..but I didn’t start swearing doing it so not a major annoyance.

Brilliant alternative to a petrol mower, the technology has definately improved since I last looked into cordless…

 

Read plenty or reviews of rechargeable mowers and eventually went for this one. Really pleased. Cut is excellent and the battery life is plenty for two medium sized lawns.

 

We thought two batteries was to use one and have a spare but both batteries have to be used in order for the mower to work. On the plus side, definitely a cleaner cut and after using it a couple of times, our grass looks healthier.

 

I read the reviews for this and was a little worried over some of the comments, but to be honest it’s brilliant. Easy to set up – I had minor trouble trying to screw the handle to the frame but purely because I was doing it myself – once the screws were in I was set up in less than 10 minutes.

Batteries were charged to 90% already so thought I’d go out and test it. Managed to do the front and back gardens with a little over 45% remaining so I’m confident this would do 2 runs before charging is needed. Literally flies over the grass now and is easy to maneuver.

One minor issue was the grass catcher bag kept falling off as I walked – the trick to fix this is to stretch the frame of the bag slightly to get a tighter fit/better tolerance level. Once I’d done this, it stays in place without issue. I used Facebook messenger to contact the company and can say they are extremely helpful in my experience.

All in all I’m really happy with the quality and performance to be honest – so I’m glad I ditched the old, corded mower!

 

Easy enough to put together, with decent instructions. Batteries charge fairly quickly and you’ll be up and running in no time. I don’t have a huge garden so I can get 2 cuts front and back, out of a single charge. I also use the batteries with the strimmer to edge the lawn so there’s plenty of charge. I haven’t tried it with really long grass, but the height is adjustable and there’s plenty of power in the motor.
This gives the freedom of a petrol mower, but without the maintenance overhead. It’s not feather light, but for the size it’s not too bad.

 

My first impression of this machine was putting it together. Instructions and images are dreadful. It’s actually quite simple, but you don’t realise this. But two of the screws you need to unscrew the nuts first. (PS large ones down the bottom. They don’t even tell you that!). I was looking for the nuts and an aborted call to Amazon later then I figured it out. As I say the small images and spare instructions are absolutely dreadful. Sort it out. How can you build a machine like this, so much R&D etc and get some idiot to draw up the instructions. Literally so bad. It really beggars belief. I could do it myself in 10 minutes for you now having spent an hour on it. What is SO difficult! Half a star off for this and think yourselves lucky.

OK so got it up and working. Fairly light. About the same as our previous 10 year old electric Bosch which was a 34 inch. But of course no cables. Great news. I reckon I got as much as 40 minutes from the first run. Fairly heavy grass and I probably cut too low. But that reached maybe 300m2 of the 450m2 or so I needed. They say “up to” 640m2 but I’m guessing that’s on a high cut and a lawn that’s 1m by 640m with one simple straight run. Not many of those around. So it stays about the same for 36 minutes as promised but half a star off for the 640m2. By the way I ran out of battery, recharged for 25 minutes and that gave another 150m2 or so. But quite frankly if I have to cut the lawn for an hour I want it out of the way so bollocks to tea breaks etc while it’s done. I’ve decided I’ll keep it but I’m going to have to buy another 2 batteries. Here’s the problem. The batteries cost 79 each, that’s 158 for two. That’s more than half the cost of the original mower. Another half star off which makes 3.5 but I’ll generously round up to 4 stars. That’s for the colour and design, neighbours are blown away!

By the way a few posts about the grass holder but it’s fine. My lawn’s pretty flat. no issues, it didn’t come off when I put it on properly. Somebody mentioned the chrome bar, make sure it’s underneath and outside, maybe that was the isuue. If you’re running over all sorts of bumps and rough terrain then maybe it’s an issue? I don’t know.

But, now it’s built, I like it. 4 stars overall. Meanwhile I’ll overlook the over selling of the pointless USB feature which quite frankly, come’ on! Who the hell needs that?! Except the guy with the 635m long garden whose got 5m of charge left to charge his phone and call back to the house to come and pick him up.

 

I have 160m2 of grass with 4 small tress plonked in the way and have used 33cm bladed Flymo hover mowers for the last 32 years – it usually takes me about 45 minutes to do the lot.
Fed up with whipping the power cable out of the way all the time and with my latest hover not hovering very well due to the plastic skirt being worn through, I thought I’d get down with the kids and go cordless with this 44cm Murray.
First the good points – it now takes me half the time that it used to with the Flymo and the batteries show 66% left after one mow on blade height 2 from fully charged. The cuttings it produces are very small and the grass box large so I can complete the whole cut before emptying.
The minor gripes – I wish there was a height setting between 1 & 2. Setting 2 doesn’t cut quite as close as the hover did, and 1 causes the blade to drag and cut too close where the mower wheels bridge any humps/bumps in the grass giving an uneven finish. If you have a perfectly flat lawn then worry not.

Overall, I love it and mowing the lawn is no longer a chore.

 

Well yhis is a great lawn mower. Easy to fit together and battery life is decent.
Recharging batteries takes about 40 minutes abd it can cut my mefium sized lawn with about 40% spare

 

Very pleased with this lawn mover, following its maiden run this week (having purchased it in late autumn last year. Cuts really close, in fact lowest setting is probably too lower for summer cutting if its dry (liable to brown lawn quickly), but great to be able to get that low. Very easy to use and only a small adjustment in how you might use this vs a petrol lawn mower (ie. you can’t go in hard on long grass and expect it to manage it). Very happy with battery life too.

 

Easy to assemble and extremely lightweight. We’ve had a few cordless mowers and they’ve all been returned but I think this one is a keeper. Quick charging of batteries and indicators to tell you the percentage of charge left. Easy to manoeuvre on a less than flat garden. Early days but so far we are very impressed.

 

Easy to use and battery power excellent. Can’t fault this machine. Good value for money easy to store. Would highly recommend.

 

Di facile montaggio e utilizzo, molto leggero da spingere.
Consegna veloce e ottimale.

 

Il prodotto per ora (utilizzato 3 volte) sembra buono, la durata delle batterie non tanto lunga e mi capitato di non finire il prato perch scariche entrambe. Rimane comunque molto leggera e facile da usare

 

Brilliant mower I looked around for so long for a replacement for an old petrol mower and this was the winner.
Quiet, powerful, compact.

I’ve cut the lawn 3 times without having to charge the batteries.

 

Like the ease of use easy to clean after use and no cord to get tangled up. Normally a 30 min job cutting the lawn reduced to ten minutes. Love i

 

So much better than my old petrol mower and so light by comparison. Have used this machine several times since it arrived and very please with both battery life and the cut.

 

Bellissimo e funzionale rasaerba a batteria molto indicato per chi a medi e grandi spazi io lo uso molto spesso e non dover avere pi la scocciatura di fare benzina e manutenzione mi a reso la vita pi facile ottimo prodotto e sopratutto e ecologico non si inquina pi un grande passo avanti direi . Durata media 45/50 minuti a taglio 4 quindi molto basso con motore che gira sempre alto .consiglio il 5.0 ampere

 

Never write reviews but spent weeks reviewing these type of mowers – this is amazing have a large garden did the lot in the quickest ever time and still had 72% power and no cables to trip over, hope it’s not a one off as it’s brand new.

 

No conoca esta marca pero me decid a probarla debido a que nunca antes haba tenido un cortacsped elctrico y hasta ahora todos los que conoca eran de enchufar con cable con el consiguiente engorro de tener que tener un cable tirado por la finca.
Este modelo Murray de 44cm (lo hay tambin disponible en 37cm de corte) no usa cable, usa dos bateras de 18 voltios cada una en paralelo haciendo un total de 36 voltios y con una autonoma segn fabricante de 36 minutos.

* INTRO:
Hasta ahora siempre haba tenido cortacsped de gasolina, primero un cortacsped de 2 tiempos de marca Outils Wolf cuyo motor era un Briggs & Stratton. De esto ya hace muchos aos. Recuerdo que el chasis era de hierro, sin traccin, ruedas pequeas y el motor de dos tiempos era relativamente ligero y haca la mquina manejable. El problema de los motores de dos tiempos era que haba que mezclar la gasolina con aceite lubricante en cierta proporcin por lo que que se complicaba echar gasolina. El olor del tubo de escape tampoco era muy agradable. La verdad es que esta mquina de 2 tiempos me dur bastantes aos aunque pas por taller en mltiples ocasiones.

Con posterioridad me compr ya un modelo mucho ms actual en una conocida cadena nacional de bricolaje y jardinera. La marca era Sterkins pero el motor (la razn de mi compra) era un Honda de 5,5 CV. Este motor ya era de 4 tiempos y llevaba un depsito de gasolina y un depsito de aceite lubricante aparte lo que la haca un poco ms cmoda aunque requera cierto mantenimiento (cambios de aceite, filtros de aceite y de combustible, reglajes varios, etc…). Este modelo era ya muy pesado por lo que tena un sistema de traccin (indispensable) que era cmodo pero a su vez presentaba ciertos problemas cuando la hierba estaba un poco hmeda (no traccionaba). Esta mquina estaba pensada para un uso intensivo y la verdad es que se comportaba como una campeona incluso con la hierba altsima.

Y con este prefacio llegamos a este modelo elctrico. Todos los modelos elctricos que yo haba visto hasta hace bien poco tenan el inconveniente de que necesitaban estar enchufados, es decir, tenas un cable tirado en la finca: muy incmodo y poco prctico.
Este modelo, de marca Murray, no tiene ningn cable si no que dispone de dos bateras de 18 voltios cada una para alimentar su motor de 36 voltios firmado por Briggs & Stratton. Cundo se acaba la batera simplemente las retiramos, las ponemos en su cargador doble incluido, esperamos algo menos de 2 horas y podremos seguir cortando tan tranquilos. Sin mantenimientos, sin filtros, sin cables, sin filtros de gasolina, etc…

Llegados a este punto tena dos dudas:
– Primero, la autonoma. Es conocido que los motores elctricos tienen una autonoma por carga de batera y cuando se acaba, se acab, no podemos continuar hasta cargarla. Adems muchas veces los fabricantes son demasiado optimistas con la autonoma declarada… En este caso debo decir que estoy contento con la autonoma (mi prueba dur unos 40-50 minutos de corte con paradas para vaciar el depsito de hierba) y con la rapidedz de carga (menos de 2 horas para cargar ambas bateras).

– Segundo, la potencia .Tambin es bien sabido que los motores elctricos muchas veces no tienen la potencia necesaria para cortar una hierba abundante y alta y estn ms pensados para jardines pequeitos con csped que parece de un campo de golf. La finca donde la voy a usar es una finca bastante grande, de hecho es bastante ms grande que el tamao en metros cuadrados que el fabricante recomienda para este modelo. No obstante el uso que le voy a dar va a ser combinado con una mquina de gasolina, es decir, para realizar un mantenimiento habitual rpido de las zonas de ms uso utilizar la mquina elctrica ligera y manejable, limpia y algo ms silenciosa que la de gasolina. Para cortar en invierno tras largos perodos en los que la hierba est mucho ms alta, usar la de gasolina. En cualquier caso, me ha sorprendido positivamente la capacidad de corte que tiene.

* Descripcin fsica de la mquina
El chasis es ntegramente fabricado en plstico as como la mayora de partes de la mquina (carcasa, ruedas, etc…). Esto hace que sea ms barata y ligera pero la hace menos resistente al uso intensivo. Las partes metlicas estaran limitadas al motor interno, eje y hoja de corte, manillares, tornillera, etctera.

La mquina viene una caja parcialmente desmontada. Tan solo habra que montar el manillar. Las instrucciones de montaje no estn sper claras por lo que nos llevar aproximadamente entre 20 y 30 minutos montar todo correctamente. El manillar es plegable y ajustable en altura pero las palancas de ajuste y el eje principal son de un material plstico por lo que yo recomiendo no manipularlas o apretarlas en exceso para evitar que se deterioren prematuramente o incluso rompan por el esfuerzo.

El diseo es bastante futurista, si se puede decir as. Se puede destacar:

Un gran asa en la parte superior, que permite sujetar y levantar la mquina si fuera necesario. El peso de la mquina son 14 kilos. No es excesivo y permite giros fciles sin mucho esfuerzo.
En el lateral izquierdo, est una palanca de fcil accionamiento, que permite seleccionar la altura del corte en 7 niveles siendo el mnimo 25 mm y el mximo 75 mm.
Las bateras se insertan en la parte frontal y estn protegidas por una carcasa plstica que hay que levantar para meterlas. Esta carcasa las protege de la suciedad aunque siempre entra algo por lo que nos tenemos que preocupar de limpiarla un poco cada cierto tiempo de la suciedad que entra. Entre las dos bateras est lo que en el manual se refiere como a “llave de seguridad”. Este objeto viene siendo un trozo de plstico de color rojo con dos bornes metlicos que me imagino que acta como un fusible con lo cual, si no est insertada, el motor no va a funcionar en ningn caso. Se recomienda que para hacer cualquier operacin de limpieza o mantenimiento en la mquina se quite dicha llave de seguridad as como ambas bateras, lo cual parece muy razonable en mi opinin.
El manillar est recubierto de un material gomoso que ofrece buen agarre y comodidad. Como es habitual en la mayora de mquinas modernas, dispone de una palanca que para que la mquina funcione tiene que estar siempre presionada. Esto es una medida de seguridad para que, si en algn momento sueltas la mano del manillar, la mquina se apague automticamente y no pueda causar un accidente fortuito con desastrosas consecuencias para tus falanges inferiores.
En la parte derecha del manillar se sita el botn de encendido. Hay que presionar este botn y la palanca anteriormente citada simultneamente para poder encender el cortacsped. La mquina dispone de un arranque suave que, bsicamente, va incrementando paulatinamente la velocidad de giro de la hoja de corte hasta su velocidad de trabajo.
Tambin en la parte derecha se puede ver un pequeo botn que al apretarlo muestra el estado de carga de las bateras mediante 3 ledes que, entiendo, cada uno representa un 33% de capacidad aprox. Es til para no tener que parar e ir al compartimento de las bateras para ver su nivel de carga.

Las ruedas son de plstico tanto en el eje delantero como en el eje trasero. El tamao de las ruedas delanteras es de 165 mm y el de las ruedas traseras es de 250 mm. Este modelo elctrico no es autopropulsado pero como su peso no es mucho (14 kg) se maneja bastante bien en giros y cambios de sentido, incluso en terreno desnivelado (como es mi caso).

El recogedor de hierba tambin es de plstico y tela. La capacidad del recogedor de hierba en este modelo, que es el de 44 centmetros de anchura de corte, es de 50 litros. En el modelo inferior, de 37 cm de anchura de corte, la capacidad del recogedor de hierba se ve reducida hasta los 40 litros de capacidad. Es posible cortar la hierba sin tener acoplado el recogedor de hierba porque la mquina tiene un protector de plstico para evitar que se lancen piedras y hierba a nuestras piernas mientras realizamos el corte.

El manual incluido est en espaol. Asimismo, se incluyen algunas instrucciones rpidas y recomendaciones acerca de la altura de corte de la hierba y de conservacin de las bateras en cuanto al estado de carga y su temperatura de trabajo. Cabe destacar la existencia de un sistema de proteccin trmico con el cual la mquina se desconecta si se supera un nivel mximo de temperatura. En este caso simplemente hay que dejar descansar la mquina unos minutos y continuar cortando. Decir que en mi prueba, que fue bastante intensiva y continua, no llegue a dicha temperatura.

* Motor
El motor est fabricado por Briggs % Stratton. Es de 36V sin escobillas (brushless) y tiene una potencia nominal de 1,5Kw. No lo he abierto para ver el bobinado, ni siquiera he quitado la carcasa protectora.

* Bateras y cargador
La mquina viene con un cargador doble para las dos bateras simultneamente cuya intensidad de carga mxima combinada es de 6 amperios (2x3A). El proceso de carga es completamente automtico. Se colocan las bateras en el cargador y un LED con un color verde o rojo nos indica el estado. Se pueden dejar cargando las bateras toda la noche que no pasa nada. Al da siguiente estarn a plena capacidad para su uso.
Las bateras son de Briggs & Stratton al igual que el motor.
En este modelo (44cm corte), con bateras 883253, tiene cada una de ellas una capacidad de 5Ah (90Wh). La marca y modelo de las celdas es Samsung 18650 25R (2500mAh y 20A de descarga mxima por celda). En el manual se indica que cada batera tiene 10 celdas por lo que deduzco una configuracin por batera en 5s2p.
Las bateras tienen un botn que al presionarlo nos indica un valor numrico que representa el tanto por ciento de carga restante lo que resulta muy prctico la verdad. Recomiendo cargar las bateras despus de su uso y no almacenarlas completamente descargadas durante mucho tiempo o se estropearn.
El tiempo de carga de las bateras hasta el nivel del 100% es de algo menos de 2 horas con las bateras de 5 Ah con las que viene este modelo.

Algo que me ha parecido muy curioso y podra resultar prctico segn las circunstancias de cada uno es que tanto el cargador de las bateras como cada una de las bateras en s tiene una salida USB de tipo A de 5V y 1A. Esta salida se puede utilizar perfectamente para cargar dispositivos como telfonos mviles o pequeas linternas en las situaciones que se requiera.

* Experiencia de uso.
La he probado despus de una carga al 100% durante unos 40-50 minutos de uso continuo slo parando para descargar el depsito de hierba. El uso efectivo sera lo que indica el fabricante unos 35 minutos.
La hierba, como podis ver en las fotos, estaba bastante alta, yo dira que incluso ms alta de lo que es recomendable para esta mquina elctrica. Sin embargo, la mquina se ha comportado de forma excelente. Solo las partes en las que la hierba era muy tupida y alta tena problemas. En esos casos puse la altura de corte al nmero 7, pasando despacio y cort sin problemas.
No os esperis la potencia de un motor de combustin tocho pero estas mquinas elctricas han avanzado mucho y han pasado de ser meros juguetes de jardn a herramientas bastante decentes.
Recomiendo realizar una limpieza de la mquina despus de cada corte para que no se acumule la suciedad pero, ojo, no usis agua a presin o manguera pues la certificacin es tan slo IPX1 y os la cargaris seguro.

* Conclusin final
Estoy muy satisfecho con la mquina y ha superado mis expectativas. La recomiendo siempre teniendo en cuenta el tamao mximo del terreno recomendado por el fabricante (640 metros cuadrados) y las limitaciones de potencia que tiene el motor elctrico.

 

Murray 44cm Dual 18v Battery Cordless Mower With 50L Grass Collection Box

I managed around 60 square metres on mowing level 4, in 7 minutes 10 seconds. I have varying levels of mowing difficulty on the lawns. Afterwards there was 95 and 96% charge remaining in the batteries.

1.5 week interval. Batteries untouched. Second mow on level 3, in 6 minutes 43 seconds. 75 and 76% charge remaining.

2 week interval. Batteries untouched. Third mow on level 3. 56 and 57% charge remaining.

I actually achieved 5 mows of 60 square metres, out of one battery charge over a 10 week period. Leaving 8 and 9% charge remaining after mow number 5.

I’m impressed.

Why the Murray?
*Cutting width 44cm = less runs up and down.
*Weight 14kg = pressure off my knees and back.
*Run time 36 minutes = enough for all my lawns, multiple mows on one battery charge.
*No power cables and petrol required.
*Guarantee 5 years and 3 years battery = peace of mind.

What Came Out Of The Box?

First Out Of The Box = Manuals
Large due to translations into many languages. The English instructions are short and simple enough to follow. There is also a quick start tag on the mower showing operating advice.

Next Out = Batteries and Dual Charger
Simple to slot into the charger and view the charging light indicators. Flashes green whilst charging. Solid green when charged.
The charging unit has a useful additional USB charger for an additional device. Each battery also has a USB output and can act as a power bank. All 3 items have 5.0V 1.0A USB output.
Each Briggs and Stratton battery has a digital display indicating percentage charge remaining. The 18v 5Ah batteries arrived with 96 and 97% charge respectively. Topped up to 100% in no time.

Last Out = Mower
14kg with a central handle to lift the mower. Additional grass box, handles and screw fittings.

Assembling The Mower
Short instructions because there are only a handful of things to do.
1.Put the 2-part handle together and screw in the quick release levers, pull the levers to lock.
2.Place the cables in snap on cable holders.
3.Clip the grass collector to its metal outer and insert.
Done.

Grass Collection Box
50 litres. Ample for my 60 square metres or so.

Weight
15kg in the box. Feels light as a feather at the handle when assembled. Compared to my outgoing, trusty, petrol, 46cm, rear roller beast of 15 years this is like cutting the grass with a yard brush! It is light and manoeuvrable. What a breeze.

Visual Appeal
What a cracker. Love the silver, black and green. See my pictures assembled in the kitchen. I actually stood with my arms folded in satisfaction and admired the mower for quite a while.

First Cut Of 60 Square Metres

Lawn Conditions
My grass was long in summer. (Due to weeks of rain!) I waited for a dry day.
I waited a while. I chose to cut on a dry morning after overnight rain. I had a few hours window before the next showers. My grass was ranging from 4 to 6 inches in height by this time and the base was wet. It was like the first cut of spring and a good benchmark. I chose mowing level 4.
My lawns are split. A simple square cut, and tricky runs around lighting posts and swings. After the sad passing of my petrol mower. I borrowed a 36cm cabled mower. Cut, edging and tidy up took an hour or so on the cable.

Mower Performance
The Murray decimated that one hour time. I finished both lawn cuts, the simple square lawn and the tricky one in only 7 minutes 10 seconds with 96 and 95% charge left in the batteries. I made only two trips to the wheelie bin with cuttings in the ample 50L grass box. The edging and clean up took the usual time. But the mowing was a doddle.

Freedom To Mow
The mower was straight out of the shed and into action. No petrol required. No electric cables to set up (and avoid!). Light and easy — the blade felt powerful in action. I moved at a good pace and the grass was cut well, even in the wet(ish) conditions.

Run Time & Battery Charging
Obviously I am going to get a number of mows out of 1 charging cycle. At the time of writing I do not know the charging duration of depleted batteries. The manual states the mower can accomplish 640 square metres of mowing in 36 minutes. I believe it. I managed around 60 square metres in 7 minutes 10 seconds with varying levels of mowing difficulty. There was 95 and 96% charge remaining in the batteries. The question is: will I get 5 more mows out of the batteries? watch this space!

UPDATE
MOW No.1: 96 and 95% charge remaining, level 4, 2 grass buckets

1.5 week interval

MOW No.2: 75 and 76% charge remaining, level 3, 2 grass buckets

2 week interval

MOW No.3: 56 and 57% charge remaining, level 3, 1 grass bucket

Overall
Very pleased with my purchase.
I have limited time. This mower offers me opportunist mowing at the drop of a hat in 7 minutes. It is an attractive mower. Light, manoeuvrable, powerful with good grass collection capacity. The 44cm cutting width means less runs up and down. Long battery life. Good run time and guarantee. I am happily leaving petrol and cables behind.