Customer Reviews

Recharge Mower G1-RM10 27-Inch 36-Volt 38 amp Cordless Electric Rechargeable Riding Lawn Mower with Grass Catcher

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I rated this mower at five stars because it delivered all that it promised. I also went directly through the Company (sorry, Amazon) because my comfort-zone with the price suggested to me that I should by-pass the middleman. From day-one, the company courteously answered all my pre-purchase questions, walked me through shipping - assembly- and operations, including tips to use the mower more effectively.

Using my push mower, my suburban lawn used to take me almost three hours to do, and that with my wife's help. (I'm retired, i.e., well over 21.) Now I do it by myself in about one hour. After about eight mowings already, I am quite satisfied. Operationally, the twin blades cut well, and the bagger is superb. The power is more than adequate, both in chomping grass and rises in terrain with rider and full load of grass. I also tested the charging capacity. I did a couple of double-runs on one recharge, for a total of about two and three-quarters of an hour. It can do the promised three hour running time per charge.

It was refreshing, considering the cost of the machine, to have so many safeguards to protect the mower itself, as well as the obvious safety to operator and other wee critters nearby. For me, it is more agile that a conventional tractor-type. I appreciate not having bio-hazards in the garage, no odors, and almost nothing in maintenance. With an estimated 25-30 recharges per mowing season, I would anticipate a long, long time before needing to replace the battery pack.

If you have a normal suburban-sized lawn, and a noisy conventional gas riding mower does not excite you, I could recommend the Recharge Electric riding mower without reservation.

I received the rechargemower in about a week after ordering it . The delivery company put it right in my garage and I had it assembled in about 30 minutes. After charging it overnight I cut both my front and back lawn with plenty of power to spare. It takes time getting used to because you have to go slower then with a gas rider and it has a lot of safety switches on it. The things I like most about it is I just have to charge it once after using it and then unplug it and it is ready to go in a week when I'm set to mow again. Also it has a very even cut which I didn't get with my other mowers because I have a lot of uneven spots in my lawn.I can also use it as apower chair if I need to get something up at the store because with the 3 hour run time it makes it with ease. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it bogs down a little going up hill and doesn't do leaves and a week after I bought it amazon dropped the price by $300.

I've owned this mower for a full season and have about 1/2 an acre of grass on mostly flat terrain.

The mower was delivered promptly and I bought it directly from the manufacturer (Amazon didn't carry it yet). Set-up was easy and the mower cuts well, though the grass discharge at the back of the mower tends to leave clumps of grass. Gas riding mowers discharge to the side with more power and disperse the clippings better. If your grass is long, or wet, grass clumps will be a problem. Or just use the clipping bag attachment.

After about five uses, the mower stopped working. I called the help number and the president of the company called me back the same day. He scheduled a repair visit with a local shop who came to my house a few days later and replaced a faulty electronic part. It was their first warranty repair and they were quite intrigued by the mower. There was no charge for the service and the mower has run fine ever since. I was told there was a bad batch of parts on the early models.

Operating the speed of the mower takes a little getting used to because it is controlled by a knob on the steering panel. You also have to use two hands to operate (cut) and steer. The mower is less stable on traversing inclines because of it's width and tire size. If you have hills or your lawn is sloping, this mower is not a good choice.

No gas, no oil, no engine maintenance, easy to steer and operate, charges-up just fine, and it's quiet! You can't even tell the lawn is being mowed and I wish all my neighbors owned one. Perhaps the mower's greatest feature is my wife likes using it.

However, I decided to keep my Craftsman 42" mower for spring when the grass grows like crazy, and in the fall when I grind-up leaves.

I recently bought this mower in the spring of 2010 for $2200 and it is defective. The drive motor needs to be replaced. It has been weeks since I called to report this to the warranty company and I am really worried that it will take a very long time for this repair to be completed. There are many other parts that have been faulty for other owners of this model. I am presently waiting to have the following parts to be replaced: drive motor/rear axle assembly, control module [drives forward and backward], relay module [controls cutting blades], steering wheel, rake brackets, seat rod cotter pins.

I was so excited about this mower for so many reasons: small enough to fit through my gates, no gas or oil, no fumes and low noise. I am now so disappointed that I made this foolish decision on such an expensive purchase. Recharge Mower should send me a new mower. Instead they are replacing everything but the seat and tires.

There was another bad review of this mower very recently on Amazon. The owner was having several problems including it accelerating out of control. Now I notice that this negative review has been removed!!! I hope my review won't be censored.

This is a great concept, but I suggest you wait for the many defects to be worked out before purchasing.

Lawn mower is easy to use and does a great job. It gives you enough operating time to cut the front and back of the average mid western lawn. The only draw back for me is, I want to be able to adjust it to not cut my lawn so close. I wish it could adjust for people who want just a little taller grass.

Ready to go with very minimal assembly. Used it ONCE. Cuts grass wonderfully, and able to go up hills. Breaker tripped (for good) the next day, and won't stick back in "on" position. Therefore, the machine is dead. So, the $2000 is lost until I can get a local electrician to look at it. (Meanwhile, have an email into mower company.)

Other problem is delivery. Never had a problem with anything from Amazon before, and I order A LOT. Carrier called a few days after order and asked if someone would be able to help them take it off their truck! Since it weighs 300#, and I'm a woman who works all day, I said, "no." They transferred it to a carrier with a lift on their truck (duh). After that, it was phone tag, but they were finally able to leave it in my driveway, at my request.

We bought this mower a few weeks ago through Amazon - it was delivered a little bit slower than we thought but within the required delivery date. We also bought the garden cart to go with it. Let me just say that the assembly instructions for both the mower and *especially* for the garden cart might as well simply say "Put it together" because that is about as helpful as they were. The cart took my husband and I *4* days to put together and we had to make some modifications to get the pieces to fit without binding and had to make a run to the hardware store for some washers and a nut that were missing. (Missing parts for the cart probably dropped out of the box because it was very badly beaten up and nothing was intact inside or out when it was delivered by some surly Fed Ex employee.) Now that it is assembled, it certainly does appear to be sturdy but the company should hire someone else to write their manual and assembly instructions.
Then, when the mower was delivered it was on a pallette with no apparent way to get it off the pallette. I finally got it put together and charged it up for about 24 hours. When I started to mow the yard the breaker flipped off and would not allow the machine to re-engage not to mention that now one of the blades would not stop turning and the headlamp apparently got zapped with too much power and blew out too. I called and was told an easy to install module was on the way and would be here in a matter of days. Over a week later I got a package addressed to someone I never heard of containing two obviously used and beaten up parts that need to be heat sealed when they are installed. I would not say this is a do it yourself repair job. I called again and was accused of not having my husband look at it and told someone would be back in contact (they weren't) and so I called again and am waiting to see if the mower can be fixed or not. The only reason I still, in spite of all this, give the product a 3 star rating is that in the one and a half passes the mower made across the yard before it stopped I will admit it was delightful and did an excellent job of mowing. We are very attracted by the concept and have used zero emission lawn equipment for about 10 years so this was a real step up for us to have more power and a little less manual labor. I hope it can turn into a more positive experience.

I have been waiting 2 months for a part that was already replaced once..I bought 4 months ago...need to replace same part but they won't send it again? Said he had to talk to his boss?? they made me give it a star..

I recently purchased the Recharge Mower for my 87-year-old father. It was very well packaged and required minimal assembly. The battery even had a full charge. The mower had one small warranty defect which was rectified by Recharge Mower immediately after calling the company rather than the service center. The owner of the company even answered the phone!
This mower does everything as advertised, is well-built and is very simple to operate. My dad LOVES his new Recharge Mower!