 EASY TO USE AND BETTER THAN BLACK |
| Review Date: July 17, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Steven C. Glode, Los Angeles, CA |
I'll try to keep this short and simple... Before I got the Worx mower I purchased the Black & Decker MM875 19" Lawn Hog (corded) - used it once - and returned it the next day. Not what I was expecting or hoping for... I purchased the Worx 13-amp 16-Inch Electric Lawn Mower #WG712 on Amazon. Right out of the box when compared to the Black & Decker it is better looking machine. The Worx is lighter and smaller making it a lot easier to use and maneuver. Yeah, it is only a 16 inch blade, but combine that with 13 amps (instead of the Black & Decker 12 amp motor on a 19" blade) and you get plenty of cutting power. I figure because it was so easy to maneuver around various landscape boulders and such, it ended up being just as quick as a larger machine.
The Worx height adjustment was well sprung and easier to use since it had a large knob that was right on top of the machine - and it is numbered - unlike the Black & Decker. In general I thought the Black & Decker was bigger and heavier than it needs to be making it harder to maneuver. The Black & Decker's height adjustment on the front side wheel wasn't very convenient and it wasn't numbered. Further, the Black & Decker didn't cut as short as I'd like. The Worx cuts down to ¾ ". At 12 amps the Black & Decker appeared to have sufficient power - but did slow down on a number of areas on my lawn.
Looking at both machines from underneath, the Worx has a double-lined body that covers the blade area - the Black & Decker did not. If something was to go really wrong with one of these two machines, the Worx appears to have a stronger/safer build to stop debris from cracking the body or making its way through.
Another big difference between the two is the grass hopper. On the Worx it is hard plastic and hangs above the ground behind the mower - It does not drag on the ground. Pull up and back and it's off the mower. Dump the grass into a bag or trash can - bang on it to get all the all grass out, snap back on. It even has a little window so you can see how full it is. Very easy to take off, dump and put back on. The Black & Decker has a mesh bag that I found harder to use - just taking off and putting back on. Also, because it's a mesh bag when I went to empty the thing it tended to collapse as I tried to dump out the grass. Not like I can bang on it to get out all the grass, so you gotta' shake it out. Further the Black & Decker bag tended to drag while attached to the mower and based on the label sewn to the bag - it's expected that it will wear out and need to be replaced - The Worx hard plastic hopper looked like it would never wear out.
Overall cut quality is fine on both machines, but hands down the Worx is a much better machine for me. The Worx is lighter, more powerful, well built and easy to push and adjust - just easier to use, plus I'm helping the environment.
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Worx Works, plain and simple
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| Review Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Reviewer: D. Merchant, Ruston, LA USA |
I was hesitant to buy this, as I have a 0.65 acre lawn, and thick grass. But I liked that with a Worx one didn't have to buy gas and oil, didn't have to worry about being a loud noisy neighbor, and didn't have to worry about yanking, yanking and yanking to start a mower up (even those "easy to start" mowers - I've always had to yank several times to start - maybe my method/style of pulling that cord isn't "proper."). I read reviews of battery operated mowers and corded electric mowers and decided on the corded version.
So I bought the Worx 13.
It mows like a dream. Even with thick, tall (a bout a foot tall), damp grass. In fact there were several times in the thick grass that I know if I had a gas mower it would've stalled and I would be out there pulling on its cord to get it going. The Worx never stalled - oh it strained a few times, but it cut and mulched that thick, tall, damp grass nonetheless. With one pass. One reason I went for the Worx 13 is that it had the most power, and I'm glad I did.
It's lightweight. The heaviest weight is the 100' cord I am dragging behind me!
For those that complain about the dead man switch (you have to hold the bar down for the mower to stay working), I love that it has such a safety feature. Plus, it isn't all that hard to hold down, you got to grip the handle to move the mower anyway, and you only need one hand to hold down the bar - I switch off which hand is holding the bar down to keep from getting tired, not that it takes a strong grip to hold it down in the first place.
It's relatively quiet. I don't worry about hearing loss. I don't worry about the neighbors being disturbed. I can actually hear myself think, or my cellphone going off. I can hear the train in the distance. I can even hear near-by birds. Try doing all that with a gas mower.
It cuts close to the edge - not like the battery operated models where the blade is actually an inch to a few inches away from the edge of the mower. I can mow right up against the brick wall of our patio, leaving very little grass uncut right against the wall(sometimes it gets all of the grass, even the grass growing right up against the wall). Reduces time with weedeater.
You don't have to breathe in toxic fumes. Or buy gas. Or oil. You can mow without wondering if you have enough gas in the tank to finish the job. You just mow until you are done. And if you need to stop, it's a breeze to start up again.
I use it to mow 0.65 acres, it does the job - a better than the gas mower I used before.
True, you need to start near the outlet and mow outward so as to not mow over your cord. True, I had to search just a little bit at Walmart to find a 100' electric outdoor cord that was rated high enough for the mower (get one rated for 15 amps, NOT 10 amps) - took me an extra 5 minutes to find the right cord as most were only rated for 10 amps. True, I needed to use a bungee cord to help keep the extension cord plugged into the Worx 13's plug. That's my biggest complaint. Hey Worx - you all need to design some simple way to help folk keep their extension cord hooked to the Worx! There is some silly little plastic thingie on the Wrox that is theoretically there to help, but it's of little use. But the small bungee cord works great. I have entire mowing sessions where I have no problem at all (a few sessions I do have the extension cord unplug from the Worx cord - when I am stretching the cord to its limit). But compare to the cons of a gas mower - at least for me, the Worx 13 is better, I much rather mow with it.
Addendum, November 2009. It has been almost 2 years, and my Worx Electric Lawn Mover still mows like a dream. Not too often in today's world with companies apparently abandoning quality control left and right to buy something of quality, and to have it still working two years later (oh, that all could be like my Signature TV - still working fine after almost 25 years). Increasingly I am opening boxes to items D.O.A., or which cease functioning after only a few months. Over two years and the Worx works. No issues. No problems. Just works. I wish I could give this more stars. |
Amazing Mower
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| Review Date: November 19, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Selyts, TEXAS |
Wow. What can I say? This amazing mower works extremely well. I researched this mower for a couple of months and read multiple reviews. I wanted to purchase the Bosch lithium mower or the RoboMower but the Bosch is not for sale in the states yet and the RoboMower is very expensive. I was skeptical at first because the reviews suggested this mower for small yards. Regardless, I took a chance and bought a 100' 12 gauge, 13 amp extension cord. My lot is over 8000 square feet and has a large front yard with an even larger backyard and multiple trees throughout. On top of that, the grass had not been cut for over two months. A true test for a little 16 incher. It cut the grass, twigs, and weeds with ease and the grass box made the whole job a breeze.
It's light weight makes it very manuverable and the push button start up is fantastic.
The lack of fumes,gas,cord pulling, and loud noise levels make this mower extremely efficient and dare I say...fun.
My Father was very skeptical against an electric mower. He came by, saw it in action and left extremely impressed.
Yes it has a cord but if you can handle a vacuum cleaner, you can handle the Worx.
Not only does it perform it's job but it's a bad looking little M.F. as well. :)
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Electric Lawn Mower
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| Review Date: May 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Daniel J. Mutschler, Scottsdale, AZ |
| The Electric lawn mower from Worx was very easy to assemble. It cuts the grass very well and is very easy to adjust the height. I highly recommend this product. |
The perfect mower
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| Review Date: June 9, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Darlene K. Bogle, San Jose, Calif |
| I am a woman over 60 who lives in a mobile home. This 16 inch mower is perfect! It stores nicely, but the ease with which it cuts is amazing. I love the basket to catch grass. It was a bit difficult to snap together, but a neighborman helped and now I can cut my lawn with little effort. Great product. |
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