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#21 ·
No doubt. Would love not to invest in spare belts, oil and filters. And never buy gas again...home run! I got creamed today. Some lawns where easy 8-9" tall. Would love to see how it performs in spring conditions. And if that extra strain would turn it into 3 or 3.5 hours runtime.
 
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DMT29 said:
Amen. I think the only grass catcher they offer is the Accelerator. It's a nice catcher, but you are not doing any serious cleanup with it.
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This actually was pretty effective for fall clean up. Could back in trailer and dump without getting off.
I didn't leave it on when I didn't use it but I could raise it up and it didn't add much to length of mower. ‍♂

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That’s All homeownery grade stuff I was using in like 1980

my dad went that electric route before most of everyone here was born
The stuff isn’t really new
The tech is slightly more advanced, but honestly ... not really.

just an aside “omg only 4.5 hours of mow time?”
The average crew spends 20% of their day traveling and 10% loading/unloading
So that’s 2.4 hours your mower isn’t running.

then you have to trim and blow, which is usually about 30% of your day as well
Another 2.4 hours your mower is not running
Then there’s your half hour lunch
So 4.8 plus lunch is 5.3... add that to 4.5 for a total of 9.8 hours and yes, you could make it through an industry standard day on one charge.
Are there circumstances it wouldn’t work? sure
But on average it would.
Need a deeper cell battery ?
Buy the industrial model for a few grand more.

as far as those sweeper and collectors go... like I said
Was using that crap in the 80s
They’re bic pens
Do they work?
Kinda
For the first few months
You’ll wear the crap out of them fast
They’re not repairable worth a damn
Just buy a new one
Or... you know do what everyone else does and use the proper commercial equipment that’s out there.

a grass gobbler or accelerator does a better job faster than that tow behind sweeper
That’s why I stopped using those sweepers in the 80s

they do an awesome job on pine needles and cones tho!
Just don’t hold up
 
#27 ·
The Greener Side said:
How does the WB-33 perform for you? I'm almost completely battery operated at this point, with a solar panel system for my box truck in the works, but my biggest deck is the 25" Greenworks. The aforementioned Greenworks works great for most of the lawns I do (although they really need to raise the baseload RPM/tip speed even if it costs a bit of run time) but really high spring grass will push it to its limits especially on my biggest lawns. I've been reluctant to make a 10k investment on one mower, but I'll need to if I'm going to continue expanding further away from the city into bigger yards...
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Is this forum active? I am a happy EVO 74 owner...

Or has this thread moved elsewhere? Looking to compare notes with other Mean Green owners.
 
#28 ·
EVO74owner said:
Is this forum active? I am a happy EVO 74 owner...

Or has this thread moved elsewhere? Looking to compare notes with other Mean Green owners.
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Welcome to lawnsite
Not sure how active this thread is but there's some people running battery equipment around the forum
 
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hort101 said:
Welcome to lawnsite
Not sure how active this thread is but there's some people running battery equipment around the forum
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If anyone is listening... My 2-1/2 year old EVO 74 truly rocks for average grass cutting with almost zero maintenance, no fooling around with cans of gas nor anything else, just keep the blades sharp. The front Tweels took on a little flat-on-the-bottom looking appearance; I've no idea if that is normal or not for Tweels. Other than a couple loose armrest bolts, I've had no mechanical problems with it at all.

Mine has the largest battery they offer, advertised as good for an 8 hour day of constant cutting; I've haven't actually needed to run it 8 hours continuously for a long time, so if it has lost any of it's capacity, I've not noticed it. The battery warranty is rather meager, but I thought I'd take a chance anyway, and so far I'm glad I did.

In tall grass it doesn't do so well without having to slow it down drastically, especially if the grass has recently been soaked so it's still soggy, and being a rear discharge mulching mower, there's no grass catcher that's going to pick anything up.

Other than that, I highly recommend it. I'm surprised there aren't others here posting their experience with Mean Green mowers.
 
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EVO74owner said:
If anyone is listening... My 2-1/2 year old EVO 74 truly rocks for average grass cutting with almost zero maintenance, no fooling around with cans of gas nor anything else, just keep the blades sharp. The front Tweels took on a little flat-on-the-bottom looking appearance; I've no idea if that is normal or not for Tweels. Other than a couple loose armrest bolts, I've had no mechanical problems with it at all.

Mine has the largest battery they offer, advertised as good for an 8 hour day of constant cutting; I've haven't actually needed to run it 8 hours continuously for a long time, so if it has lost any of it's capacity, I've not noticed it. The battery warranty is rather meager, but I thought I'd take a chance anyway, and so far I'm glad I did.

In tall grass it doesn't do so well without having to slow it down drastically, especially if the grass has recently been soaked so it's still soggy, and being a rear discharge mulching mower, there's no grass catcher that's going to pick anything up.

Other than that, I highly recommend it. I'm surprised there aren't others here posting their experience with Mean Green mowers.
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What do you consider tall grass ?
And any pics of cut quality.
What size deck and what is total price tag on machine.
 
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MowDaddy said:
What do you consider tall grass ?
And any pics of cut quality.
What size deck and what is total price tag on machine.
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Good to hear from you!!

I've cut a wide range of very overgrown grass that challenged my EVO 74, bogging it down:
  • 30" - 40" tall, undesirable non-turfgrass type grasses that went to seed
  • mixed grass species varying from 8" - 12", which in itself wouldn't bog the EVO 47, except that the weather had been extremely wet, the soil was very rich, well drained, buy the sheer biomass was so great, I might as well been churning through 12" of cow manure.
I think the issue here was that this "rear discharge, mulching" design doesn't really discharge anything out the back like traditional side discharge mowers would throw things out the side.

None of this is an issue, however, even for taller grass, so long as it is relatively sparse with lots of air spaces so it never bogs down.

And this is certainly not an issue for regularly manicured lawns mowed every week or so; my conditions are mowing a local estate whenever time allows, and often it gets way ahead of us.

No photos, I'll try to take some next time I mow anything significant.

See this electric 74" Zero-Turn mower on this link. I paid over $40,000 for mine, and I have no regrets.

That being said, I was really hoping a large commercial user with a dozen mowers might chime in with solid data to make a business case (or not, as the case may be) for buying one of these. Take what I'm saying with a grain of salt, as I haven't used any other Zero Turn mower this size, so arguably haven't got the best basis for comparison. All I know is I'm happy with mine so far, and I suggest you give it a fair shake.

My recommendation is get your hands on a demo EVO 74 mower and try it for yourself.
 
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Salesman?
 
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EVO74owner said:
Good to hear from you!!

I've cut a wide range of very overgrown grass that challenged my EVO 74, bogging it down:
  • 30" - 40" tall, undesirable non-turfgrass type grasses that went to seed
  • mixed grass species varying from 8" - 12", which in itself wouldn't bog the EVO 47, except that the weather had been extremely wet, the soil was very rich, well drained, buy the sheer biomass was so great, I might as well been churning through 12" of cow manure.
I think the issue here was that this "rear discharge, mulching" design doesn't really discharge anything out the back like traditional side discharge mowers would throw things out the side.

None of this is an issue, however, even for taller grass, so long as it is relatively sparse with lots of air spaces so it never bogs down.

And this is certainly not an issue for regularly manicured lawns mowed every week or so; my conditions are mowing a local estate whenever time allows, and often it gets way ahead of us.

No photos, I'll try to take some next time I mow anything significant.

See this electric 74" Zero-Turn mower on this link. I paid over $40,000 for mine, and I have no regrets.

That being said, I was really hoping a large commercial user with a dozen mowers might chime in with solid data to make a business case (or not, as the case may be) for a solid business case for buying one of these. Take what I'm saying with a grain of salt, as I haven't used any other Zero Turn mower this size, so arguably haven't got the best basis for comparison.

My recommendation is get your hands on a demo EVO 74 mower and try it for yourself.
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Salesman?
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I bought mine from this dealer, there's surely one closer to you in Kansas.:
 
#34 ·
Have no need for one
 
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EVO74owner said:
Good to hear from you!!

I've cut a wide range of very overgrown grass that challenged my EVO 74, bogging it down:
  • 30" - 40" tall, undesirable non-turfgrass type grasses that went to seed
  • mixed grass species varying from 8" - 12", which in itself wouldn't bog the EVO 47, except that the weather had been extremely wet, the soil was very rich, well drained, buy the sheer biomass was so great, I might as well been churning through 12" of cow manure.
I think the issue here was that this "rear discharge, mulching" design doesn't really discharge anything out the back like traditional side discharge mowers would throw things out the side.

None of this is an issue, however, even for taller grass, so long as it is relatively sparse with lots of air spaces so it never bogs down.

And this is certainly not an issue for regularly manicured lawns mowed every week or so; my conditions are mowing a local estate whenever time allows, and often it gets way ahead of us.

No photos, I'll try to take some next time I mow anything significant.

See this electric 74" Zero-Turn mower on this link. I paid over $40,000 for mine, and I have no regrets.

That being said, I was really hoping a large commercial user with a dozen mowers might chime in with solid data to make a business case (or not, as the case may be) for buying one of these. Take what I'm saying with a grain of salt, as I haven't used any other Zero Turn mower this size, so arguably haven't got the best basis for comparison. All I know is I'm happy with mine so far, and I suggest you give it a fair shake.

My recommendation is get your hands on a demo EVO 74 mower and try it for yourself.
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Good solid reply. But no way I could justify $40k for one 74" mower. It's a shame they didn't make it a 72" deck so it would fit on 6 foot trailer.
Any clue on life expectancy of that mower ? And battery packs?
I typically look at $10 an hr for my 72" Gravely for replacement cost. That will give me $20,000. To purchase a replacement at 2,000 hrs. If need be.
On a 40k mower that cost would double.
Serious question.
Could you picture that mower mowing upto 20 acres every day 5 days per week? Or more?
What is it's weight
 
#37 ·
MowDaddy said:
Good solid reply. But no way I could justify $40k for one 74" mower. It's a shame they didn't make it a 72" deck so it would fit on 6 foot trailer.
Any clue on life expectancy of that mower ? And battery packs?
I typically look at $10 an hr for my 72" Gravely for replacement cost. That will give me $20,000. To purchase a replacement at 2,000 hrs. If need be.
On a 40k mower that cost would double.
Serious question.
Could you picture that mower mowing upto 20 acres every day 5 days per week? Or more?
What is it's weight
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The greenworks Optimus z with 24kWh LFP battery seems to be the better buy, 5 year 2000 hour warranty on the battery, pricing around $27k with 30% tax credit bringing it down around $18.5k. 16mph for those flat out fields. The evo 74 has a 35kWh battery but it doesn't mention LFP so I'm thinking its a standard NCM lithium ion battery with associated fire risk and limited battery cycles
 
#39 ·
I recently bought one of these for use on our property.
I can attest that it's quiet. I can also tell you that support from Mean Green, or DR Power, since apparently purchased them, is pretty thin. I'd avoid them if I was a pro relying on them for income.
 
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