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I have a 2010 B&D CMM1200 that I got for free from the county when I traded in an old gas mower. It has served my well for 9 years. Today I was mowing my somewhat tall grass and it was struggling. Figured it's time for a battery. 9 years isn't a bad run.
It's a 24v mower with 2 12v batteries connected together. Cheap Amazon battery is about $80, but review aren't the best. 1-2 years if I'm lucky and I have concerns with cheap (likely) Chinese batteries always plugged in and charging in the garage. I can source the original Panasonic battery from Mouser for about $180 shipped. Now we're getting up there in price for a 9 year old mower. Batteries Plus has a Duracell for ~$140 which is what I've decided I'd get if I were to buy batteries.
I see there are some newer cordless mowers. Ego gets the most press and has a 56v system. Greenworks/Kobalt have an 80v. The higher voltage mowers seem to be the best from an electronics standpoint and it seems Kobalt has the battery warranty and customer service (Go figure). I'm not much for store branded equipment, however as they usually are lower featured or quality than the name brand for obvious reasons.
This weekend is sale weekend so I poked around. HD doesn't seem to have the Ego on sale. Kobalts are $50 off or so. I didn't buy anything.
I'm leaning toward replacing the battery. Considering the mower was free in the first place, $140 to extend the life of the B&D seems reasonable. Will likely get a new blade for $25 and sharpen the old one as a spare, so let's say ~$170 to revitalize a 9 year old mower. I imagine battery mowers will continue to improve and hopefully I can buy myself another 5 years before I have to buy one. Thoughts? Any CMM1200 owners still happy with the unit or is everyone going Li-Ion?
~2500 square feet of grass. Already have B&D string trimmer/blower which is sufficient. Not going gas.
It's a 24v mower with 2 12v batteries connected together. Cheap Amazon battery is about $80, but review aren't the best. 1-2 years if I'm lucky and I have concerns with cheap (likely) Chinese batteries always plugged in and charging in the garage. I can source the original Panasonic battery from Mouser for about $180 shipped. Now we're getting up there in price for a 9 year old mower. Batteries Plus has a Duracell for ~$140 which is what I've decided I'd get if I were to buy batteries.
I see there are some newer cordless mowers. Ego gets the most press and has a 56v system. Greenworks/Kobalt have an 80v. The higher voltage mowers seem to be the best from an electronics standpoint and it seems Kobalt has the battery warranty and customer service (Go figure). I'm not much for store branded equipment, however as they usually are lower featured or quality than the name brand for obvious reasons.
This weekend is sale weekend so I poked around. HD doesn't seem to have the Ego on sale. Kobalts are $50 off or so. I didn't buy anything.
I'm leaning toward replacing the battery. Considering the mower was free in the first place, $140 to extend the life of the B&D seems reasonable. Will likely get a new blade for $25 and sharpen the old one as a spare, so let's say ~$170 to revitalize a 9 year old mower. I imagine battery mowers will continue to improve and hopefully I can buy myself another 5 years before I have to buy one. Thoughts? Any CMM1200 owners still happy with the unit or is everyone going Li-Ion?
~2500 square feet of grass. Already have B&D string trimmer/blower which is sufficient. Not going gas.