I’ve been a 2-stroke tool user since 1989. I started last season and made the switch to Stihl AK and AP battery equipment. In 2026, I will finish the switch, buyining a Stihl pro string cutter and a battery powered Kombi powerhead. I still have 2 gas mowers and a gas backpack blower. I’d like to switch to Stihl’s battery backpack blower, but it is just too $$.
I generally use the backpack blower for fall leaf cleanup and for knocking cicadas of the fruit trees multiple time per day in cicada season. Other than that, I use a handheld battery blower now. All Stihl’s battery tools work fine for me. Very happy with them and glad to get away from 2-stroke.
My gas lawnmowers are kinda new. When they die I will consider a battery mower. I had used a basic EGO battery mower that was on loan to me for almost 2 years. It was OK, doable, but was underpowered and ran out juice in the middle of the cut. I gave it back to the guy and replaced with a gas mower.
I have switched to Ego power tools for a few years now. Started off with the hedge trimmer, string trimmer and blower. The batteries are expensive and when they all died in 4-5 years I questioned my decision. A few years ago, the blade shaft of my trusty Craftsman mower (w/ Honda engine) snapped off. I hated the maintenance and the fact I couldn’t pause the blades from spinning while the engine ran.
I finally bought the Ego lawnmower with two large batteries. I have about 1200 ft.² of lawn which I need to mow and that’s more than enough for the ego to handle. Now I have more than enough juice in the batteries to mow and maintain my yard. I also keep all of the ego batteries inside the house and I think that contributed to the long life of the batteries. It’s been a few years now and I still have one extra battery which I haven’t even tapped into. Very pleased with my battery powered tools now.
My yard is too big to do a battery mower, at least, in current iterations. I am mowing about 3 acres. I use a Milwaukee string trimmer with very good success, caveat that the batteries are 8 amp/hour so last about an hour each. Milwaukee’s pole saw does not meet my needs because it is too short. I have a Dewalt pole saw which is a better overall tool. I don’t really like the Dewalt pole saw due to the way the extension and cutting head are connected. In other words, I would trade it in if I found one that gave similar reliability along with improved design. Yes, I’m very very picky about tools.
There are electric zero turns rated for up to 4 acres on a charge. There were some on slickdeals from Lowe’s on clearance (last year?) with batteries for a couple thousand dollars and I frantically searched for any nearby availability, but a few hours too late. I am seriously considering converting an old tractor to all electric both, for use as a farm tool and as a backup power system. I suppose I can convert my stationary bank to a tractor at some point, possibly even swappable like they had in the electric cars in New York City in the late 1800s.
Most all of our tools from chainsaw to leaf blower are Milwaukee m18 and we’ve been happy with them. It’s very easy to just put on a fresh battery and keep going. We don’t do a “lawn" so we’re mostly just clearing the driveways and paths and keeping things in some areas from getting covered or piled up by the house.
Zero turn, push mower, and obviously tractor are all gasoline/diesel. We looked at electric zero turns, but I weren’t really thrilled with what they had at the time. We have an Ego electric push mower, but my husband reaches for the gas one most days.
I have the ego zero turn (it’s the larger one with six large batteries, but mine is not the newest model) and I can get all of my approx 2.5 acres I mow. I’m sure I could get 3 acres. It was expensive but I didn’t have a mower at all so it wasn’t like “oh I could keep on with this gas mower…” I was going to be spending a pile anyways.
I’ve been really happy with it. I have some small gripes, but they about things I’d find annoying on any equipment, it doesn’t have to do with electric.
I have a bunch of other tools that run on the ego battery. I like the string trimmer a lot and the chainsaw. I have the “generator” which I put the batteries on in winter and is good for power outages (as long as they don’t last days!).
I’m about to buy a gas powered snow blower though - I really want a tracked model. I also don’t want to be worrying about the batteries if there’s a power outage and I want to get snow off my driveway.
Battery is the way to go. No wrenched shoulder trying to pull a starter rope, no gas smell on clothes, quieter, no gas cans to contend with, no fuel to buy, reliable. Once you make the switch , you’ll never go back to gasoline.
I have a few electric landscaping tools that I like but for mowing and wood chipping gas seems easier and cheaper for me. Also large batteries are too expensive. My mower is 15 yrs old and has never been repaired except for filter and blade changes. My 8hp wood chipper is over 25 yrs old. Engine still runs fine and starts with one pull.
I bought an 18” Greenworks chainsaw last year. I have been happy with it. I have two batteries with it and that can easily keep me busy until I’m ready to rest! I also have a Jovant extendable pole pruner which I have used quite a bit. The batteries are interchangeable with Makita.
Slowly…so far we have added an electric (battery) weed eater my wife uses, but the gas model I will continue to use until it blows up; then another electric for me. We also have a large yard to mow where I will continue with a nearly new riding gas mower. Our yard has steep hills on the edges that a rider cannot mow. I had a self-propelled gas mower for that. Last summer the transmission went out on the gas mower. Rather than spend $500 for a new transmission on a ten year old mower I went for a fairly expensive EGO self propelled. It came with one battery but our son-in-law gifted us another battery at Christmas. I have not mowed with the EGO yet so we will see if it can pull me up the steep banks like the gas powered did (when it worked).
I have a gas chain saw and an electric (corded) limb saw.
My forty year old gas rototiller still tills and so long as it does, great. After it dies I will go electric…unless there is a cheap rear tine tiller on marketplace. Switching to electric is difficult for this old guy who has had gas powered tools for all his life.
Very pleased with the Greenworks 40V ecosystem. As others have mentioned, that everything starts right away when you push the switch is soooo nice. No more pulling starter ropes, mixing fuel, or oil changes.
It’s unfortunate that every brand has its own battery geometry (so you can’t switch). Some of the 1-2 amp capacity batteries run out quickly but so do I The 4+amp batteries last fine!
I have been through 4 of them now (both battery and gas. And I have three non-electric.) I have one (of the four) that I don’t like as much but ends up getting used the most because I’m not constantly repairing it (which is the ego carbon fiber commercial model).
Well for the longest time we ran an Echo. It was my favorite pole saw. A 24.5cc unit. It finally died after many years of regular use. And we found a used Shindawai 24.5cc and it is performing very well. Just hopes it lasts like the Echo which we ran 7-8 seasons with just one cable snap. Which was really my fault. Got to lazy to go get the chainsaw.
I switched to a battery powered EGO leaf blower, perfect for the power and CFM I was looking for. During the time I bought mine they offered an extra battery for FREE.
I went through a lot of battery powered leaf blowers that had very poor CFM output.
The weed whipper ( string trimmer) I have been using is the Black & Decker 40 Volt battery version. I have tried many different companies 2 cycle and battery versions. I absolutely HATE these weed whippers that your have to use reels of string to refill. I spent 100X the amount of time redoing and straightening out the string that would either get caught under itself or spitting out more string than required. With the battery powered B&D the string comes in a pre-made string spool trimmer that has the autofeed feature. I have been happy with this version of the B&D line of string trimmers.
i do battery lawn mower and electric weed Wacker with a long ass extension cord. Id like to get more electric stuff since I already have a ton of batteries
I purchased an Ego chainsaw and string trimmer a couple of years ago, and I can’t imagine going back to a gas powered small chainsaw or string trimmer at this point. They use interchangeable batteries. By the time I’ve exhausted two batteries, I’m ready for an hour’s break.
The 4+amp batteries last fine!