THE NEWER MODEL ISN'T NEWER...
This mower is IDENTICAL to the newer 50120 model. The only difference is the higher price. You will see that the descriptions list all the same features, and Amazon is actually using the same exact image for both listings!
THE CORD PROBLEM THAT NEVER WAS...
The question on everyone's mind is "What about that cord?" Well, it's just NOT an issue. You start up close to the outlet and go back and forth as you move away from it, SIMPLE. Once you learn the technique, you'll forget about it.
SIMPLICITY ITSELF...
1, flip the switch and off you go.
2, no gas, oil, filters etc.
3, NO MAINTENANCE, and they never break down.
4, lighter weight.
5, much quieter.
TORQUE vs. HORSEPOWER...
Gas engines have lots of HP, but only at the perfect RPM/speed (called the "power band"). Electric motors have HUGE amounts of torque, even when spinning very slowly, so they don't lose power and NEVER STALL when you hit the heavy stuff. Horsepower is fun and exciting, but torque is what really gets the job done.
12 Amps (this mower) at 115 Volts (house power) equals just under 2 horsepower.
PERFORMANCE IS EVERYTHING...
I usually let my grass get over a foot tall or more before I mow it ('cuz I'm lazy). This mower not only gets through it BETTER than my old 4 HP gas mower, but I'm able to use mulching mode which chops all the clippings down to nothing. Doing this every other week in the Florida heat quite literally destroyed my gas mower, but this one eats it up like candy!
As you can see, I can't say enough. My extensive research and hands-on testing says that electric mowers are just plain better, and this unit seems to be the best one at any price. It's well designed from quality materials, built to last, has all the good features, is a snap to operate, does the job better than ANY mower I've ever owned, is made in America, and keeps the air clean; what more could you want?
The only down side that I can think of is that the company, "American Lawn Mower Company" [...] , is a little hard to track down. They seem to have either discontinued the Earthwise line or sold it, because their site no longer has info on the brand, and most searches just point back here to Amazon. I think Earthwise is owned by Homelite because the mowers are identical, but I'm not worried about it because I suspect this mower will last a very long time, and besides I bought it directly from Amazon and they take good care of us.
I'm expecting my
Earthwise ST00011 11-Inch 3.75 Amp Electric String Trimmer
to arrive in the next few days. I'll let you know how it goes.
EDIT (April 1, 2014):
Shortly after I wrote this review, a user who will not be named here "accidentally" overheated the motor in this mower, burning it out. I looked up the part number and found one for $20 plus shipping. It took 15 minutes to change it out, and the mower has worked great since then. I would not have thought such a cheap and perfect repair possible. I'm even more pleased with this mower now.
The Earthwise trimmer was just terrible; see that review.
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