LawnMaster ME1218X Electric Lawn Mower 12AMP 19-Inch

I laughed hysterically telling my cousin and my ex about this lawnmower. I feel like I beat the system or found a loophole and won the lottery. To make sure you understand the conditions I’m dealing with, let me start it by telling you that I weigh 95 lbs, I’m 5” tall, I lift weights almost daily and usually run a few mikes at least twice a week, and I have a yard that’s 99 ft x101 ft (I think that’s just the back… I don’t think that’s either side or the front). I live in the NE of the US so our summers range from about 71°-101° F I think. I live on my own and don’t think I can afford to pay someone to now my lawn every week. Long story: When I first bought my house in 2008, my mom bought me a gas push lawnmower (not self-propelled). It was a bit of a workout to use, but what was challenging for me was the pull cord which always made my sides hurt after a while or made me have to get my boyfriend to start it. I also didn’t know what amounts of the necessary liquids had to go in it or how to prime it. He had to oversee all of that. That pump button didn’t have instructions on it. After we got married, my husband started paying a crew to mow the lawn and got a Ryobi self-propelled electric mower for when they weren’t available. After divorce, my husband sold the mower and moved out. I spent $400 on a Ryobi electric push lawnmower of my own (not self propelled). I did fine with it and had to use I think 2 batteries to cut the whole yard. I have three for when the grass gets too high because of too much rain, too much overtime, or too much homework (I’m in school and I work full time). It could be an extra workout pushing the lawnmower after running 7-26.2 miles or lifting weights for 3 hours, but usually a nap just before was all I needed. About a month ago, the mower stopped working. It didn’t matter which battery I put in it, it wouldn’t start or it would start but turn off after a few seconds or a few minutes. I put it in Home Depot’s repair shop and was told it would be a month and a half before they could even look at it. My brothers have let me borrow their Ego self-propelled mowers a couple times since then. They’re nice but they’re also $800 and they’re heavy, so yay for self-propelled mowers, but I can’t afford to buy my own and my brothers’ mowers are hard to get in and out of a car. I decided to buy another cheaper lawnmower. I wanted one that could cut at the same 4” height, fully electric since I seriously injured my psoas a few times over the past couple years (same place) and can’t be fooling with a pull cord now. I needed it to be cheap otherwise I might as well not bother with the repairs of the other mower. This mower came up in my search along with the Fiskars Stay Sharp 18” push reel mower. A friend suggested I go with this one thinking that even with my athletic lifestyle, a push reel mower might be too exhausting to use regularly on my size yard. When it arrived, I actually picked up the box with one hand! After opening the box, all I had to do was lift the push bar into place and screw the bolts to lock it in position. I bought a couple 12 gauge extension cords, plugged it in, and it started right up. Pushing this thing feels almost like vacuuming. It’s SO lightweight. It makes a grinding noise when I let the trigger go and it sounds like something got caught underneath, but the manual mentioned this so I know it’s normal. This mower cuts better than anything I’ve ever used. The yard looks like I used a laser to cut straight across the grass. My only disappointment is that I only have one outdoor plug on my little old house. I’ll need more extension cords until I can get my ex to come over and teach me how to put in more outdoor plugs (he’s an electrician). Aside from that, I LOVE this mower. No need to recharge batteries, haul on pull cords, mix and pour in fluids, or anything. Oh, I do have to keep moving the cord out of the way, but after getting all those don’ts, what’s one do? This mower was inexpensive and does the job better than my two previous mowers with less exhaustion on my part. Long story short: I highly recommend this mower. To everybody.

Okay, I bought this because my gas powered Husqvarna took a s***. So my grass has been growing like crazy after the hurricane, my yard is a quarter acre and has a drainage ditch in the front with about a 2-ft drop. I live in Florida so that's about a pretty standard size yard and standard size drainage ditch. The lawn mower showed up basically ready to use all's I had to do was to extend the arms and tighten down 4 the connectors. To lock the handle in place. Now let me be clear, I'm a plastics engineer. The plastic used to make all the components on this lawn mower are either polystyrene or polypropylene. Which are the absolute cheapest and easiest to use in making plastic components. They will work, but you cannot expect them to have a long lifespan. And you have to protect them from the sunlight. If not they will get brittle and shatter after 2 years. The day I got the lawn mower I was absolutely brutal with the use of it. My grass had grown because of the hurricane. But I was still able to mow my lawn with basically one hand while my other hand held the cord for the electric power . The mower seems to have plenty of power to mow tall grass and is very lightweight. I seem to remember that the website said it weighed 35 lb, but it does not seem to even weigh half that much. Which is a good thing. You're going to hate the power activation handle that the mower has. First of all again, it's made out of that cheap plastic and is going to break in a couple of years. In the meantime, you have to hold it constantly to keep the mower from shutting off. If I had my choice I would probably use a zip tie and lock it open but that's unsafe. And while I don't care, I'm sure that there are those that would. The mower actually made short work of my yard. I was very, very pleased with how it performed. Definitely worth the money.

This mower is poor quality I purchased it with hopes of it being better than the bad reviews. I should have listened first off the mower starter leveler is flimsy and will break over time, second the blade itself is attached to the motor shaft with a bolt a millimeter of plastic that the blade is seated to if the blade hits an object the blade will snap off the plastic guide and it will be useless, third the blade doesn’t spin freely has friction against the plastic shaft this will cause the motor to wear over time due to this poor design you will hear a grinding sound as the blade slows down when the power lever is released, lastly the blade scraped the cowling only after starting the machine for the first time and it doesn’t have grass clipping catcher. I have used several electric lawnmower over my lifetime from the time I was a kid mowing my parents lawn this mower is by far the worst I returned it the as soon as I could.DO NOT BUY THIS MOWER!!!

Great lawn mower light and easy to use. It works well for my 89 year old mother. Good price.

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Funciona muy bien, buena cortadora. Todo en orden.

If preference is for corded mower then the LawnMaster ME1218X gets full marks. It is powerfully efficient at 12 amps and 18 inch cutting path capable of breezing through 6 inch grass length shaved down to the cutting length height stop (1 1/2 inches). It is ergonomically constructed and lightweight enabling least effort to get the chore of cutting done. It is bagless therefore cuttings are dispersed back into nature. An included side chute is easily attachable however the strong point is mulching. Edit — After 2 uses a follow up evaluation is warranted. Still holding the 5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ yet a slight modification to the vinyl flap at the rear of the mower housing needs be removed. It is riveted therefore it needs be cut flush with underside of the deck. It serves no real functional purpose as to rotary action of the blade propels the cuttings forward. The detrimental positioning and cupping causes added drag when pushing forward. Ease of mowing is immediately noticeable when removed. Furthermore when pulling backwards and returning forward as often is required creates a cumbersome move with the flap dragging and folding. Therefore manufactures need rethink the placement and use of the flap. Not required IMO. Clean the small amount of residue mulch from the underside of deck immediately after cutting. A hand swiping is all that is required. If not removed and allowed to dry till next use then the mulch becomes almost plaster-like and needs be scraped and is time consuming. Needless to include — UPLUG!!! when hands are in such a vulnerable position as accidents are preventable yet happen when safety is cast to the wind. My opinion counters some of the negative reviews attached to this unit. Factory assembled handle is at the lengthiest option and consequently somewhat awkwardly high for persons of short stature. Therefore there is a secondary setting to shorten/slide down the length to a comfortable level. Without the adjustment the mower handle will feel disproportionally high. I'm almost 6 ft. in height and needed to lower the handle.

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