DeWalt 2x 18V XR Brushless Mower Kit DCMW564T2-XE

I bought this lawn mower in March 2021 because I have an aversion to the unnecessary burning of petrol. I also already had a bunch of DeWalt tools (and batteries). We were moving to a country property with plenty of lawn to mow, and I wanted to use it instead of the capable but petrol-powered Deutscher slasher that we already had on the property.The mower does the job, and I do indeed mow the whole lawn with it, but it didn’t meet the high standard I’ve come to expect for DeWalt tools. Its main drawbacks are a lack of power/torque and run-time. It’s also not cheap, which I wouldn’t mind if it had the equivalently high performance - but unfortunately, it doesn’t.I don’t even bother running it on my 5 Ah batteries because they achieve such poor run-time and power. ... MoreI bought this lawn mower in March 2021 because I have an aversion to the unnecessary burning of petrol. I also already had a bunch of DeWalt tools (and batteries). We were moving to a country property with plenty of lawn to mow, and I wanted to use it instead of the capable but petrol-powered Deutscher slasher that we already had on the property.The mower does the job, and I do indeed mow the whole lawn with it, but it didn’t meet the high standard I’ve come to expect for DeWalt tools. Its main drawbacks are a lack of power/torque and run-time. It’s also not cheap, which I wouldn’t mind if it had the equivalently high performance - but unfortunately, it doesn’t.I don’t even bother running it on my 5 Ah batteries because they achieve such poor run-time and power. It performs better on the Flexvolt 6 Ah batteries (which mine came with), though it doesn’t hesitate to cut the motor as soon as it hits any moderate length of grass at any moderate sort of speed. It performs moderately better with the 9 Ah batteries and substantially better with the 12 Ah batteries. For this reason I generally use it with my 12 Ah batteries, because it cuts out less and run-time is decent. I’ve only got two 12 Ah batteries though, so I usually mow the lawn in blocks, rotating over days or weeks, so that I can recharge the 12 Ah batteries and run it only on those.I was initially reluctant to buy this mower because I wanted a higher-powered one running at 54V and was hoping DeWalt would soon release one. However when I called DeWalt to ask about it, I was told no such mower was on the cards, and that this mower was actually well-rated by customers. Having used it though, I think a 54V version is indeed needed, though I presume it’d have to run with the larger batteries to achieve reasonable runtime (12 Ah or 15 Ah). Or maybe running two 54V batteries in series to provide 108V would be the way to go? I hope the engineers are working on it.I don’t use my mower with a catcher as I like to leave the cut grass on the lawn to compost down. However, leaving the catcher off means the rear flap stays down and the cut grass can’t escape easily through the rear hatch, even though the flap is shaped in a way that can’t be fully closed. This tends to clog up the hatch and blades and stop them from turning. I’ve therefore had to improvise with a stick and string to hold the flap up at 45 degrees and allow the cut grass to freely escape through the rear hatch. Even then though, it doesn’t take much for the grass to clog up the rear hatch.My mower also broke down after not a lot of use, which was disappointing. I was mowing the lawn as per normal, and the motor cut out upon hitting a moderately sized tuft of grass (also normal), yet it wouldn’t start again (not normal). I tried swapping the batteries over, putting in freshly charged batteries, unplugging and replugging the key, etc, but nothing I tried enabled it to restart. I had to return it under warranty to where I bought it.I had to wait 2-3 months to get it back, from memory, which was rather inconvenient, and the Deutscher was put back to work. Allegedly they fixed the fault, then tested it, but upon testing the drive-belt gave up. This surprised me, given I’d only used the mower a handful of times, and it didn’t inspire confidence in the mower's robustness. And it meant I had to wait longer for DeWalt to get the parts in and repair it. I also enquired a few times as to what the original fault was, and was promised a call back but never received one.There are some things I like about the mower. The main body is made of steel, which should make it more durable than plastic, though this comes at the cost of extra weight. It’s also pretty quick and easy to fold up the handle, and has a couple of handles, so it’s quite transportable, albeit fairly heavy at 26 kg. I notice that other reviewers have criticised it’s manoeuvrability, though I find it okay. It’s easy to change the cutting height, and the available heights are okay (I usually cut on level 2 or 3). And of course you’ve got the usual advantages over a petrol tool: no fossil fuel consumption, no fumes, no greenhouse gas emissions, quieter operation, easier start.Overall, I’m glad I have a tool that enables me to mow our large lawn without burning fossil fuels, but I’m a little disappointed with the mower's performance. I’m not sure I can recommend it. I hope DeWalt will develop an improved model.

High quality mower, but it's only designed for small or medium lawn. Two 6Ah batteries will last around 20 mins. If you have a bigger lawn, there is no electric mower that can handle it. Unless you have a number of batteries. It's good for our lawn though. In addition, I use the batteries for other DeWalt tools.

Overall its just not suitable for more than low/medium use and when it failed I had too many issues getting service. I have a lot of DeWalt gear and would have loved this to be better than it turned out to be as it was super convenient to not have to get fuel etc and just use my existing 54V batteries. I have one fairly standard 1000 sqm block (1/4 acre) and if it was heavy it took three pair of batteries to get it done.