Best Electric Lawn Mowers

The inexpensive Einhell GC-EM 1032 lawn mower has a 1000 W motor — the power is not impressive, but it is enough to mow even thick and juicy lawn vegetation, if you mow regularly and cut no more than 4 - 5 cm of grass per pass. A belt drive is used to drive the mowing unit. The cutting width of the lawn mower is 32 cm. The body is made of good plastic, which can easily withstand small impacts (for example, when colliding with a fence or garden furniture). The shape of the body allows you to mow the grass almost close to obstacles (when mowing the lawn along a wall or curb, a very narrow area of a couple of centimeters wide remains unmown). The front part of the mower presses long stems well, directing them directly under the knife of the cutting system. Cut pieces of grass are collected in a plastic grass catcher. It is not very capacious (30 l), but it is equipped with a clearly visible indicator that shows when the basket is completely filled with grass. Thanks to the folding handle, the mower requires a minimum of space for storage in a pantry or transportation in the trunk of a car. The power cable is connected to the device using a safety clamp - it protects the wire from breaking during accidental jerks.

The mowing height is adjusted separately on each wheel. To set the desired height, you need to unscrew the wheel from one threaded hole and screw it into another. The lower holes correspond to the maximum mowing height (60 mm), the middle ones - to the intermediate (40 mm), and the upper ones - to the minimum (20 mm).

Einhell garden equipment is intended for domestic use. The manufacturer recommends using the Einhell GC-EM 1032 lawn mower for mowing compact areas, the area of which does not exceed 300 m², and in the operating instructions it is expressly warned that the estimated operating mode is up to 50 hours per year (i.e. mowing the lawn once or twice a week during the active grass growth season).

The lawn mower from the American company Black&Decker is one of the most compact and lightweight models on the market. It weighs 8.3 kg, which will ensure convenience both during lawn mowing and during transportation of the device. An ergonomic handle is provided on the body for carrying.

The main handle for moving the Black&Decker BEMW451 on the grass is collapsible, which will be useful, for example, when storing the model during long periods of inactivity. Its height can be adjusted to the user's height, choosing one of the two available.

The model is equipped with a 1200-watt electric motor, creating over 3000 rpm without load. According to user reviews, even with thick and high grass, the engine speed hardly drops. In addition, the engine does not produce exhaust gases and creates little noise (78 dB) compared to gasoline analogues.

The Black&Decker BEMW451 comes with a 35-litre hard bag for collecting cut grass. The plastic used ensures reliability and ease of emptying without significantly increasing the overall weight of the lawn mower. The grass catcher is supplemented with an intuitive filling indicator that will prompt you when it is time to empty the container.

The device allows you to adjust the cutting height in the range from 20 to 60 mm: three settings are available, which are set manually for each of the lawn mower axes. The cutting width is 32 cm, which is partly explained by the compact dimensions of the model. However, compared to most competitors, the Black&Decker BEMW451 will force you to make more passes and spend additional time on lawn care.

In any case, the lawn mower is one of the best models at the junction of the entry-level and mid-price segments. It is worth considering for all those who value ease and plan to care for a plot of up to 3 acres.

The body of the Bosch Rotak 32 lawn mower is made of fairly durable plastic and painted in the signature dull green color typical of all Bosch household garden equipment. Underneath it is an electric motor powered by a 230 V household network and a belt drive, which is necessary to drive the rotary cutting system. The cutting width of the lawn mower is 32 cm. A plastic basket with a volume of 31 liters is used to collect mown vegetation. The mowing height is adjusted in a simple (although far from the most convenient) way. To change the height, you need to turn the machine over and, pulling the spring-loaded wheel axles, move them to other grooves. Depending on which grooves the axles are in, the lawn mower can mow the lawn at a height of 20, 40 or 60 mm from the ground level. The handle of this machine can be folded for storage or transportation.

The Bosch Rotak 32 lawn mower is equipped with a 1200 W engine. Such parameters are not considered to be any outstanding indicator in the world of garden equipment, but this is a completely normal characteristic for such devices: small, light (6.6 kg in this case) and inexpensive. The power of 1200 W, at least, is quite enough to mow a small area (up to 2 - 3 acres) once or twice a week. But it should be noted that in order to reduce the cost of equipment and reduce its weight, Bosch used many plastic parts in the design of the drive and mowing unit (even where it would be very desirable to see metal). Therefore, this lawn mower does not like heavy loads. Thus, it should not be used to mow lawns overgrown with thick tall grass, and roll it over an area where there are stones or mole holes. But if your lawn is perfectly groomed and level, and you cut no more than 4 - 5 centimeters of grass in one pass, then the Bosch Rotak 32 will suit you.

The designers have done a great work with the appearance of the GARDENA PowerMax 32/1200 G2 lawn mower. Against the background of modern gardening equipment, it stands out with its elegant appearance, designed in the corporate style of Gardena. But it is not limited to beautiful forms. In addition to the design, this lawn mower can boast an original design of a synchronous mechanism for adjusting the cutting height, which raises or lowers all four wheels at the same time. Instead of a lever used by other manufacturers, Gardena has equipped the mower with a button. Simply by pressing this button with your finger, you can sequentially change the cutting height with each click: 35, 45, 55 and 65 mm.

Under the "hood" of the lawn mower is a 1200 W electric motor. It is necessary for driving the rotary cutting system, which has a cutting width of 32 cm. At the tips of the steel knife, which cuts the stems of plants during mowing the lawn, there are "flaps". With their help, an ascending air flow is formed, which lifts lying or inclined grass before cutting. The same air flow throws mown pieces of vegetation to the rear of the body and flies into the grass catcher. The grass collection hopper is made entirely of plastic. It is not very large in volume (only 30 l), but it has a filling indicator.

The manufacturer recommends using this mower for lawns up to 300 m². For larger areas, it makes sense to pay attention to the GARDENA PowerMax 37/1800 model, which has one and a half times more power.

The Makita ELM3320 lawn mower is recommended for lawn care on areas up to 400 m2. It is equipped with a 1200-watt electric motor and a rotary mowing unit with a cutting width of 33 cm. The mowing height adjustment mechanism has three fixed positions ranging from 20 mm to 55 mm. The adjustment device is synchronous(the height of all wheels changes simultaneously with one movement of the lever). The deck is made of high-quality polypropylene, so the Makita ELM3320 has a moderate weight (10.2 kg) and does not look particularly heavy compared to other lawn mowers of the same power class, but its body is strong and rigid. On the side surfaces of the body there are limiters in the form of "combs" that direct vegetation directly under the rotating blade. Thanks to them, even when mowing close to curbs and walls along the edges, there are no protruding unmown stems and blades of grass.

The handle of the machine is not telescopic (its length cannot be adjusted), but the user has the ability to change its angle of inclination, in order to at least adjust the lawn mower to his height. It is convenient to press the trigger with either hand and at any angle of inclination of the handle. The grass catcher has a combined design (a soft fabric bag with a hard plastic top). It has an indicator, by the position of which you can determine when the bag is already filled with grass to the top.

Makita ELM3320 is considered a very successful model (one of the best among electric lawn mowers of this brand), and there are practically no complaints about its quality in reviews. It cuts vegetation well and evenly, does not crush the grass and almost never overheats, which allows you to mow for a long time practically without breaks (not counting the pauses associated with the need to empty the grass catcher).