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Well that was a beotch. Grass still damp and too darn tall. Mower kept red lighting on me when pushed. Used the "mulch plug" and there's grass everywhere. Had to stop and charge my 7.5 battery midway. (Usually does both front and back with power to spare.
I'm a real ego fan and have had nothing but good to say about their mowers, but today I wished I still had my Honda to do that first mow thing.
Ease of mowing is probably the primary draw of this mower, but today was NOT easy.
Leaves everywhere, and I'm about to drop an F-Bomb on this High Lift Blade THEY KEEP PROMISING EARLY SPRING. WTF????? I really needed it today because me and my son had to go over the whole back lawn and pick up leaves that were below the tips of the grass,.
WHERE IS IT EGO?????????????????????????????????????????????????
New products coming out, how about taking care of the ones we already have??? I'm far from the only person disappointed in lack of lift - that part of this mower in a huge disappointment - why don't you fix that by putting out the blade they've had in Europe for a long time???
This is ridiculous!
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The few times I've tried to mow damp/wet grass has been frustrating, and a mess. I usually wait until a nice sunny day, if nothing else, it makes post-mow clean-up much easier.
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Well I wouldn't even have to discuss sharpening the blade - IF I HAD A NEW BLADE!!!
As in, the one we're all waiting for
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David HD, Champion
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Mowerror = means error in the way you mow your grass
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High, damp grass is the biggest challenge we can face, especially if damp leaves are mixed in. Unfortunately, I don't think a high lift blade would have made a big diff under those conditions. I would rake up the damp leaves first, then cut on high, then cut again a notch lower, bagging all the way. I would only mulch in dry conditions when not cutting move than 1" of the grass blade. Also, best to rake up those leaves as soon as possible in the fall so that they don't smother the grass over winter. I am interested to see how the high lift blade performs for bagging purposes but I am really looking forward to a new improved 21" mower that can mulch as well as the original 20". Maybe next year?
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The experts say you shouldn't cut more than a third of the length of the grass blades. If you've got a shaggy lawn, much less one that's wet, you need to set the deck higher.
And as far as sharpening the blade, I don't think you need to sharpen as often as Jacob does, but you probably ought to touch it up every month or so. With an Ego mower you don't really even need to take the blade off to do it because you can stand the mower up on end.
This is the sharpener I use: https://www.amazon.com/Smiths-50603-Mower-Blade-Sharpener/dp/B00VTO5N2G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1...
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Ego's blades do seem to be made of a softer metal than some other blades, and they're relatively dull right out of the box. Sharpening them up even a little bit makes a big difference. And the sharpener I linked to above is really easy. You just draw it down each side of the blade a few times and you're good to go.
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Not having to remove the blade makes the whole difference
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FYI, I just use the finger across the middle. If it stays balanced, good enough for me. Been going that all of my life without a problem. And I have to do a lot of grinding to my blades at times because of all of the small stuff it grinds up. :). In the spring it sometimes sounds like a chipper/vac under there.
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OK we've established that sharpening helps, but steering the topic drift back on course.....
WHERE IS THAT DAMN HIGH LIFT BLADE, EGO??????????
HELLO? ANYBODY HOME???
To reiterate - this is ridiculous.
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