I'm about to start the 5th season with the 5.2 mower, in North Texas. I wouldn't have anything else, & we've had a lot of gasoline mowers. We're about to give our current mower to our son, & buy a new one for ourselves. He has 3 children, & this way there won't be a potential problem with gasoline, & no maintenance problems. We don't have any qualms about giving them a 5-year old machine, because of the history of zero problems so far. The mower rates at least 9.9 out of 10. The trimmer part of the trimmer-edger only gets about 7.5. We're getting the new trimmer-edger, so it may be an improvement.

I own the Neuton 6.2 19" mower.

I first have to say that this mower is incredible.

I have mowed yards with gas powered push mowers since my early teens, and I can say that I am very tired of the routine of gas mowers. They are noisy, smelly, and the vibrations are very irritating to my hands. I also hate the constant maintenance required for gas mowers. I took shop class in high school, and I know how to repair a small gas engine from scratch, but it does not mean that I want to tinker with the engine on a gas mower each time I have to mow the yard.

I was skeptical about the Neuton's claims, but I recently fired my lawn service, and I decided to take matters into my own hands. Neuton offered the 6 month risk free trial, so I figured it was worth a shot.

Delivery took a while, but this was the first year for the 6.2 model. There was a shortage of them because of high demand, but mine came within 2 weeks. The first thing I did was charge up the battery, and then I tested it the next day.

The mower did all they promised. It started right away by turning the switch on and squeezing the handle. It was relatively quiet, and it is no louder than an electric fan. The mower is light, around 70 lbs., and it is easy to push through the grass. It makes clean cuts, and the yard looks great when I finished mowing the yard. The mower is very easy to clean up with a garden hose. The handle also easily folds down, which makes it easier to store in the garage. You can also stand it up on its end or hang it on the wall since it does not have any fluids to leak. The battery is easy to remove, and I always charge it in the house. The Florida heat is bad enough on car batteries, so I can imagine what it would do to the Neuton battery if I left it in the sweltering garage all summer. The battery is small enough to plug in and set aside out of the way in the house. The battery is sealed, so it should not leak under normal circumstances.

Later in the summer, I did noticed that I was pushing the battery to its limits. My yard is right at the edge of the recommended size for the 6.2 mower, and I live in Florida where we have thick, tall grass. I compensated for this by mowing the front yard one after work, charged the battery overnight, and then mowed the back yard the next day. Personally I did not care that it took me two days because it gets so hot in Florida that I needed a break anyway after 1 hour of mowing. Neuton typically offers free shipping for the "big items" in the spring, so I think I will just order a second battery for next season of yard mowing.

Over the summer season, I did notice a few things that I found negative about the mower. The wheels squeak when I roll over bumps in the yard. My yard is very uneven, so I get a lot of squeaks. I resolved that with lithium grease.
The mower also would bog down when the grass got too high, however my old gas mower used to bog down and my ex-lawn service guy's big mower used to bog down as well on the thick Florida grass. I compensated for this by just walking slower when I heard the motor slowing down.

I am cannot say if the Neuton is more cost effective than a gas mower. You can get a gas mower for less than $200 at your local big box home center, and the Neuton costs around $500 when it is not on sale. Gas is still relatively cheap, and gas mowers do not use a lot of gas for a typical residential yard. A second battery for the Neuton is around $100, and purchasing one will definitely make a Neuton more costly than a cheap gas mower. On the other hand, a top of the line gas mower costs around $400 to $500, so if you compare a major name brand mower to the Neuton, you may find the Neuton as a better deal.

Using a Neuton is freshing from the headaches of the typical gas mower. The mower is significantly quieter, and it has little to zero vibrations from the handle. The mower is light enough to push without power assist. I often found that the power assist was not helpful with my old gas mower, and depending on the design, the power assist on the gas mower would often wear down the mower wheels. I also did not mind pushing the mower myself, because it helped me get more exercise while performing a weekly task.

Neuton also claims that you can "smell the grass instead of the gas while mowing", and that claim is true. It is often refreshing to smell nature instead of smelling the exhaust fumes while mowing.

I would recommend the Neuton to anyone that has a yard within the range of the mower. Using the Neuton makes yard mowing an enjoyable way to pass some time during the week instead of a dreadful weekly chore.

I am starting up my second season with the Neuton, and I will post any new commentary from my experiences with the Neuton.

A battery powered mower, it sounded like exactly what I needed for my small yard.
Wrong! I have actually had two bad experiences with the Neuton mowers. The first mower I had, the 5.2, was just to small, 14" cut, and not very powerful. It bogged down even in moderately thick grass. So when the 6.2 came along I thought it would be perfect. But it kept cutting out, off and on. Come to find out, where the safety key plugged in was defective. The tech said I could fix it myself, but since the mower was over $400, I didn't think I should have to fix it. When I informed the tech that I wanted a new mower, or my money back, he became very rude. He even had the nerve to ask me to pay for the return shipping.

I received my Neuton CE6.2 mower this spring and have been using it for about 5 months. This week I'm trashing the very durable shipping carton which I saved in case I wanted to take advantage of their 6 month free trial. It won't be going back any time soon.
PRO: 1. Simpler to operate and maintain. No back wrenching rope pulls with a balky internal combustion engine on cool spring days.
Last year I had a back injury and couldn't even USE my Toro mower cause I couldn't pull the rope starter.
2. Easy to clean and maintain. The plastic body is easy to power wash underneath. With the battery removed you can turn it any way you want to wash it. Try that with your gas mower and you'll have gas and oil leaking all over.
3. Not quite as noisy as a gas mower. But it isn't silent, either and since there's only one speed (ON) you can't throttle it back when you're mowing under the neighbor's dining room window!
4. There's no running out of gas at the wrong time which seems to be always with me. No leftover gas to store or dispose of in the fall. None of this winter gas additive or draining the tank.
5. The battery life is plenty for my front and back lawn. I should try it on a couple of my neighbors lawns to see how long it will operate.
CON:
1. It's not self-propelled and for a 62 y/o that is a consideration. While it's a bit lighter than my Toro, pushing it is as hard as guiding the Toro.
2. It seems LONG...I measured it against my Toro and they're about the same....maybe because it is narrower the length makes it seem unwieldy.
3. It cuts and bags very well but I would not put this in the category of my 15 year old Toro for mulching. Maybe 1.5" but any longer it chokes on the accumulating grass.
4. Though it's made of modern plastic I"m not sure what it will look like in 15 years(my Toro is still steady) For that matter I'm not sure what I will look like in 15 years.
5. I'll reserve judgment on the battery life. I hope for 3-5 years. I plug it in and charge it after every use.
PS:I haven't purchased the optional edger or the optional lawn pattern roller.
Shipping was VERY prompt, very well packed and easy to assemble. Even an adult can do it!
I GIVE THE NEUTON CE6.2 FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS.

I live in Bluffton SC. I received my Neuton CE 6.2 (19” cut) on April 2, 2008, and the edger package about 3 weeks later. Positives include quietness (similar to an electric edger), already assembled when received (only added the mulching plug), the voltage meter on the handle seems to be accurate, I can mow my whole yard without running out of power, one lever to change the height of the cut, the lack of gas/oil/sparkplug/filter, etc, and the ease of starting. However, I have several concerns about this product after several weeks of use.

First, the mower did only a fair job cutting grass. It failed to mulch properly in longer grass (1" cut). There may have been an electrical connection problem: sometimes when I moved the handle up and down, the motor went on and off. I have questions about durability; the body is made of plastic and hub caps fell off while in use. The CE 6.2 (at 69 pounds including battery) was nearly as heavy as a gas mower, so it took as much force to push it through grass. The electric system was susceptible to high temperatures; when I attempted to mow on a 90-degree day, the power cut off and I had to place the mower in shade to cool it off before finishing the job. I paid $484 for the mower alone. At that rate, I could get a top-of-the-line gas mower. In my opinion, the overall quality and performance did not justify the cost.

Second, the edger attachment did a poor job on straight line cuts, and was impossible to edge around curves. Using the edger exhausted a fully charged battery in 10 to 15 minutes. I usually had to follow up with a hand-held edger to cut edges missed by the Neuton. Overall, the edger attachment was unacceptable.

I finally decided to return the product for a full refund. When I called, they told me to package up the items as I had received them, and DR arranged for a UPS pick up which took about 8 days. The items arrived back at the factory a few days later, but it took 6 weeks after that for my full refund to show up on my credit account. One good point: I did not have to pay for any shipping.

This is a comment on the newer 6.2 model, which is meant to be more powerful than the 5.2. First, let me say that customer support was excellent, and I am able to return the unit at no charge by leaving it for UPS pickup. I have no complaint there. However, the 6.2 has several significant flaws, especially considering how expensive a Neuton is compared to a gas mower. First, the slot that receives the "safety key" without which the mower will operate arrived damaged--apparently, this is not all that unusual; it is quite flimsy. I was to receive a replacement circuit board that I could supposedly install myself, but meanwhile I was able to bend the prongs back in shape enough to be used meanwhile. However, I then found that the battery would not charge. Once the factory charge drained, that was it. After another phone call to tech support, I was told that damage to the battery's recharge circuit can easily occur, either in shipping or by happening to first plug the charger into the battery and then into the wall. I did operate the mower for a while before the battery died and found that it does no better in tall grass than any other mower, and is actually very noisy despite claims to the contrary. It's a shame. The world needs to get rid of gas guzzlers.

A previous owner broke in my newly acquired Neuton 5.2 mower. When she demonstrated its operation, I could hardly believe how quietly it ran. It sounded like a brand new, quietly whirring fan, that is to say, I could hardly hear it. It mowed swaths of grass evenly, though with her setup it strew clippings all over the sidewalk. I will not be using the mower around such surfaces, and if I were, I would attach the grass catcher.

Though she thought the battery would be dead, she gave it an hour's charge before I came over, and the mower started right up. According to the instruction book, I will need to fully recharge that battery before starting the mower with it again to prevent further drain of power. I don't look forward to spending $85 on a new battery and hope that one of the disgruntled users who has posted here will have one like-new to sell to me.

I didn't make an extensive survey but wonder if women might generally be happier with the weight and performance of the mower. Sorry if I'm stereotyping. I love the fact that I can remove the battery easily and lift the mower in an out of the van. Also, I am not a fan of a perfectly manicured lawn. I prefer the look of native plants that attract butterflies, worms, and other critters but give a mown lawn a varied texture. Trying to start a gas mower is is simply out of the question for me.

When my reel to reel mower proved to under perform, I hired a lawn service (thereby paying them to pollute rather than doing it myself.) I am so happy that I will be able to mow my own lawn again, get badly needed exercise, and feel as if I am not terribly polluting the earth with the 95% recyclable batteries I have to replace.

I noticed my Neuton has a weak cutting ability to handle tall grass. It starts up fine but it is quite weak on tall grass; in fact it isn't very tall if you look at the grass. I called Neuton as they didn't inform me before I purchased the mower that it cannot handle tall grass. If the battery last 45 minutes on tall grass I would say it will last about 30 minutes and it dies right after. Thoroughly disappointed in the unit and their customer service staff. I asked to return the unit back but they said they would not pay for the shipping nor did they have a second solution to resolve the issue with me. It would be easier if they had a store so I could drive it in and show them how bad it cuts grass but I can’t do that. I will put a Youtube video together and show people how poorly the mower works as I don’t recommend it for tall grass.

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I got my Neuton through the mower exchange and after the first mow; I wish I never traded my gas mower in. Sure the Neuton cuts but not close to a gas mower. Once I owned the Neuton, I started looking for another gas mower but also other cordless mowers. I shopped and read good reviews on Craftsman's cordless mower and the Remington cordless mower; both succeeded better than the Neuton than excepted. I think on a personal best Craftsman looks and feels like a real lawn mower where the Remington offers more power and the cord if you need it. Neuton is too light and is about 100% plastic other than the mental blade also being made in Taiwan, didn't impress me much either.

What I didn't like about the Neuton mover was their customer service, no store locations, also them not being open long hours. Craftsman is everywhere, so I can trust on it if anything goes wrong with it. I also thought Black & Decker was near or close to the Craftsman but also it was rated the highest in consumer reports. Neuton has some negatives such as the battery; you have to take it out to charge it, not so fun. On a full charge, it will last about 45 minutes, less than what they say, also you have to charge it each time for 10 hours even if you only used it for 10 minutes. It will not handle tall grass very well or does the bag hold enough grass or does it roll smoothly.

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We have had both Black & Decker battery-operated mowers and a Neuton (for 3 years). Neuton has good customer service and value. The batteries with the Neuton last much longer than the Black & Decker. I find the handle easy to use and ergonomic. My one complaint is that our Neuton is less wide than the B&D and thus it takes more passes to complete the mowing. On the other hand, this problem appears to have been corrected with the 6 series, which is wider.

I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to have a battery-operated mower.

I just used my 5.2 14 inch Neuton mower for the first time. I love it. I got the mower mostly for trimming, but I had no problem mowing either. Some of the grass was a couple of feet tall and it did just fine. The mower works wonderfully and it's so easy to use. No more ruining my shoulder trying to pull the cord to start the gas mower.

I also like the trimmer attachment. My carpal tunnel prevents me from using a regular weed trimmer for more than just a few minutes. This mower solves my problem.

I have been trying very hard to purchase a new Neuton mower. The salesman did a great job of selling me on all of the benefits and working through all of the detail. Unfortunately that was the end of the good experience with this company. Their customer service department is among the worst I have ever dealt with. I received a series of excuses from a succession of people about why my mower had not been sent nearly a week after the UPS tracking site showed that it was ready for pick up. I got everything from that UPS headquarters were under water to the Iowa floods to the fires in California were causing a delay in shipping from Vermont to Ohio. Finally after over a hour of fighting through their system I got through to the Customer Service Manager who admiitted to me that they had a hold on all shipments of the 6.2 model because too many of them were arriving damaged due to poor packaging. Of course sales did not have this information as they did not need to know according to the CS Manager. Through it all they never seemed to know what I ordered and where it was being shipped from. You see, they ship most of them from Oregon since they are made in China. That's another little thing they try to hide from you.

And don't try to talk to someone in the management area. Customer service will NOT forward you and the corporate number is unlisted. (It is 802-877-1200 and the President is Joe Perrotto on extension 1108) But he doesn't return calls either.

The customer service manager promised to call me yesterday afternoon to let me know if they are finally ready to ship my mower. He did not call so I tried this morning. Of course he is not in and no one else knows anything about whether they are shipping mowers yet.

I ordered my CE6.2 NEUTON 05/11/2008 I got it via UPS on on 5/27/2008. I charged the battery up it takes me about 55 minutes to cut my yard and the battery is still in the green when I finish. I use the mulch plug and find it to work pretty well. The mower is fairly quiet. I also ordered the Neuton Mower Premier Accessories Package CE6.2 at the time I ordered the mower but that hasn't been shipped as of this date. I've used the mower about 8 times to date and I'm very pleased so far, like one of the other posters said time will tell just how I wail rate this mower ina few years. The only thing I wasn't happy about is the fact the mower is Made In Taiwan and I feel they should have posted it the website which they don't.

Used my Neuton 19" for the first time today.

Must say I am pleased so far. It is easy to handle, moves smoothly and cuts fine from what I can tell. The procedure for starting is simple and impressive, it's all in the handle. Height adjustment is an easy one step adjustment that adjusts the entire height of the mower with one lever. It is fairly quiet, not as quiet as one might expect with 2008 technology but quiet enough to hear my cell phone ringing in my pocket while mowing.

The true test for a battery powered mower is time. If one follows the manufacturers suggested care the battery should last 5 years. that will be the ultimate judge of this product, so far I am happy and look forward to using this product for a long time.

Neuton is not America’s #1 Selling Battery-Powered Mower! It also is not American too if it is made in Taiwan. Remington, Black & Decker and Craftsman by far better cordless mowers.

Here’s what I have to say about my Neuton experience; I wasn't impressed with the Neuton mower as I feel it was very poorly made design and is not better than the other competitors cordless mowers such as Craftsman, Black & Decker, Remington and etc. The Neuton to me was very weak on tall grass where my other mower a Remington can handle everything with its 60 volt battery without the cord or with cord. What I experienced from Remington was they answered the phone for me at 4am in the morning when I was looking for a better cordless mower which they answered here in USA (not in India) asking my questions 24 hours a day. I ordered it, I received it less than 2 days, they paid for the shipping and they sent me extra wheels, bolts and washers. When it arrived, I still had the Neuton, so I compared the 2 together in a test; the Remington blew the doors off the Neuton by far. I charged both mowers on a full charge, then ran both of them side by side for as long as they could go (taping the handles together so I could see which was longer), the Neuton ran about 52 minutes, the Remington lasted about 118 minutes. I charged the Neuton in one hour after my first test and did the same with the Remington; the Neuton ran for about 5 to 6 minutes, the Remington ran for 18 minutes. The Remington can fully charge almost in 4 to 5 hours, the Neuton needs 8 to 10 hours but Neuton requires taking out the battery, the Remington, just plug it in (and even mow & charge at the same time) and you can leave it there as long as you want without any issue (for months as the charger shuts itself off after a full charge).

The other issue is the Neuton handles are not very strong, they feel like a beach toy, the Remington, Black & Decker & Craftsman handles are solid steel or feel more metal like than the Neuton does, this means when you have to turn it or lift it for mowing corners, you need strong durable handles. Neuton feels really weak as they flex too much. The idea of a cordless mower is to have the same strength and durability like a gas mower as the cordless are lighter but to have the same close professional cut and feel like a real mower. Neuton feels really less than a lawn mower when compared to a Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman. I felt the Neuton is like a trimmer more than a lawn mower because it was so light, floppy handles and an uneven cut.

Customer service, Neuton is not open 24 hours, in fact it is only Monday through Friday Eastern Time only, Remington is 7 days a week. Black & Decker, Craftsman have 24 hour customer service but Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays. Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman were also rated higher in May 2008 Consumer Report magazine and was far better than the Neuton. Neuton was the second to the bottom of the list, Black & Decker is the first cordless mower invented and also was the best rated, second best is Craftsman but Remington is the strongest most powerful cordless & corded mower on the market and also it is the easiest to use. Neuton can’t cut as well next to Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman but I really like the Remington the best simply because the power, length of the battery, faster charging time, solid handles, more speed options, the design and by far better customer service.

Also what I like about Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman too is they are USA made mowers, Neuton is made in Taiwan. Wages in Taiwan are about $.25 to $.55 cents an hour compared to the US; which is $6.00 to $8.00 dollars an hour in the United States. What amazes me, Neuton is based in Vermont but their mowers are made in Taiwan but their prices are the same price as Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman anyway, so they are using cheap labor versing US made mowers when they have a more expensive overhead on paying more on minimum wages in the US but they sell the mowers about the same price or cheaper than a Neuton but the Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman are better mowers anyway.

I also noticed that Black & Decker was the first company who invented the cordless mower, they also were the first who started the gas mower exchange program too but Neuton has used their philosophy taking their version idea as if it was they’re idea instead of Black & Decker’s. I read several forum sites and noticed Black & Decker goes way back on history on the gas exchange programs before Neuton did. I also noticed that Remington, Black & Decker, Earthwise and Craftsman also do exchange programs together not based on only one exchange product mower, they allow each other to have people try them out at the gas mower exchanges by giving people a choice to pick and choose but Neuton is trying to only sell itself, not with other cordless mower products at these exchanges, that isn’t fair and says it isn’t all about being green, is it?

Also Neuton doesn’t admit nor do they tell you that their mowers can cut everything, they don’t (they say 60 to 45 minutes). You have to buy the product first to decide if you don’t like it or not and if you don’t like it, you have to pay the shipping fee to return it, sure you get 6 months to use it but that they don’t tell you its limitations or compared to from gas or even electric. Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman don’t charge you a dime if you don’t like their mowers, so they offer a better guarantee than Neuton does as they charge you to return it. Remington also offers free parts on several things on their mowers without a charge and also they listen to their customers too. They improve there service and their products by any complaints reported sending feedback to their engineers by making things better. Sure this is common but Neuton is only a 2 model mower company; Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman are bigger and more reliable companies making all sorts of products besides mowers.

Even though I agree with Neuton, going green is important but gas mowers still have a place in the market just like Hybrid cars, there are gas efficient mowers too. We can’t count those gas mowers out, many of these gas mower companies are USA made mowers which doesn’t help good old USA if you bash them out completely by swapping products made in China & Taiwan instead. When it comes to mowing, cordless mowers are not the best, Remington, Black & Decker, and Craftsman will admit that their customers that battery mowers can’t cut all their needs but Neuton, doesn’t always tell you that. If anything were second best to the power of gas mowers, it’s electric. No cordless mower can beat 120 or 220 volts. Electric mowers have been around for years (90 years), so if going green were the answer and saving money, cords beat the batteries any day. If you go cordless you have to replace batteries, electrics you don’t, that’s means corded are more green than battery because batteries wear out as you need to be dispose them & which also requires more manufacturing making more batteries. So if you want to use the Remington mower and your battery needs replacing, you can run on the cord as long as you like as batteries are expensive where you may never need a battery again. Also some people may not use very much gas anyway, so if you divide $100.00 for a 5 year battery, depending how much gas you need, gas may be just as efficient as a battery mower. Let’s say you spend about $10.00 a year filling your gas mower which if you mow about every 2 to 3 weeks lets say 1,000 square feet or less than 3,000 square feet, your gas mower would be cheaper to own. If you own a 1980’s gas mower but it still runs, you have to spend $300.00 to $400.00 on a battery mower and also replacing the battery in 2 to 5 years, you ending spending way more money for nothing. So spending more money than you would like as if gas is bad for the environment, so is manufacturing new mowers as it requires more fuel to make batteries & cordless mowers than gas mowers anyway. If people don’t need to replace them, it is also bad for the environment making more cordless mowers too. There are a lot of people who may use their gas mower seldom and may not need battery mowers anyway. What exchanges do is they make people spend money to exchange something they really may not need to exchange for or may not save the environment as environmentalist predict. How does Neuton know how much people use their gas mowers to pollute the environment? It is only an estimation, so trading or buying a battery mower may not equal its use to manufacturing more mowers to add to the problem by making more unnecessary mowers polluting the environment even more, that is a fact. Selling green and going green is a marketing tactic, so I don’t believe everyone should go buy a battery mower. Oil leaks or etc is a hair of the issue than using oil to manufacture machinery to produce more mowers by the thousands even the hundreds is actually worse. Personally cutting grass is less healthy than letting grass grow if the environment is an issue, same with like cutting trees, we don’t need to cut trees if we can save our old furniture and continue using it than cutting tree to make more furniture; same fact.

However let me make my statement and say that the Neuton mower is not the best cordless mower product on the market (there are plus’s & negatives in all products) and it is not helping the US economy with outsourcing Japanese labor for US jobs nor is it really saving the environment if people are spending unnecessary money to produce more mowers if they are not needed; that creates more green house gases and air pollution. When you manufacture new mowers, you also pollute the environment by making them for unnecessary reasons as stated above. Sure the issue of going green is good but also saving US jobs to manufacture mowers here instead of Taiwan and making mowers with options without making more batteries or reasons to spend more money 3 to 5 years later, then making different mowers later on the market to sell something else. Again another marketing tactic to make money versing the real need to save the environment from pollution. I will admit, all companies want to make money by making more products by upgrading or changing ideas which also means buying again later when they don’t need to. You know the saying if it isn’t broken don’t fix it? That is so true!

So my point is, Neuton will be a better product if you have ideas to make a product that doesn’t require changing, upgrading or purchasing something later if it doesn’t need to. Sell it once, let it last the customer 20 to 30 years without manufacturing more and make it in the United States where your company is located. If I owned an electric Lawn Boy mower and it was 30 years old or even a gas mower which if I use it less than 4 to 10 times a year, still works, not all people should be sold on going green if it not really necessary for everybody. Keep the old mower then, don’t try to sell them something if they don’t need it. If people buy and buy things they don’t need it, that is just as bad for the environment than trying to save it by doing something else.

Lastly to Tom Hughes from Neuton, start making your mowers in the United States, get out of Taiwan and help Americans by making your product here in this country, sell your product with a USA made label idea. That will sell your company with a good intention for pride in America but also make a product that doesn’t need any replacing or more manufacturing for the years to come. Make a corded mower or even a hybrid gas mower or a hydrogen mower which uses water instead of battery acid and also work with other USA made cordless mower companies so people have a choice to pick what they want.

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I have had the small 14" mower for over 4 years and am very pleased. Yes, you have to very slightly overlap your path, but it does a good job on St. Augustine. No problems with the batteries (mine came with 2) or charging. You must remove the key when finished or it will deplete the battery. I returned the edger attachment for partial credit as it does not work on curves, only on a straight line. Very quiet, easy to start, no gas or oil, no filter, no pollution. It paid for itself the first year. Customer service reliable and very helpful. Good company, good product.

I bought the Neuton mower in 2007 for two reasons - to do my part for the environment and because the gas mower was much too heavy for me after having some serious health problems.

I have been so pleased with the mower. It's so light that it doesn't wear me out, which I love. And it cuts just as well as the gas mowers we've owned, though the swath it cuts is not as wide. I suppose that if I had a few acres to do, that might be a problem, but I don't. Our yard is less than a half acre, and for that, the mower works beautifully.

I would recommend this mower to anyone, and have been doing that.

Just received the Neuton 6.2 (19" cut) and did my first mowing. The biggest positives are quietness (about like an electric weed whacker), very nice cut and mulching, already assembled when received (only added the mulching plug), the voltage meter on the handle seems accurate, one lever to change the height of the cut, the lack of gas/oil/sparkplug/filter, etc, and the ease of starting. The couple of negatives is that at 69 lbs (incl 23 lb battery), it is no longer a light mower...it is basically equivalent to a gasoline push mower in weight and requires the same effort to push it. And the handle/running handle is thick...about double the size of the ones on gasoline mower. I will use ties or velcro so that I don't have to hold them to keep them running.

Anyway, the charging of the battery is easy, taking the battery in/out is easy, and a nice feature is that voltmeter. To check the charge of the battery, just put the battery in the mower, put in the start key, and move the switch to "mower" and it gives the charge in the battery (red, yellow, green scale)...you don't even have to actually start the mower. The mower looks cheap (most polyurothene), but I think it is going to hold up and the new larger motor and battery seems to give the mower enough power to cut through short stretches of tall weeds and a St. Augustine lawn. Just be aware that the mower now weighs 69 pounds and not 47 pounds!

Probably like many folks, I was skeptical as to whether a battery mower would have enough power (and running time) to handle my mowing. Boy have I been pleasantly surprised by the Neuton mower I purchased last year. It's everything it's advertised -- quiet, light, and very easy to maneuver.

I ordered it on-line and it arrived within a few days. It was almost fully assembled, and after charging the battery I was mowing the next day. I can't stress just how pleasant it is to mow with something this quiet, and you don't realize how much exhaust you're snorting with a gas mower until you actually mow with one of these. In fact I have been able to mow early on a Sunday morning without any fear of waking the neighbors, and it's sure nice to be able to get the chore done before the day is half over.

The model I bought is a little narrow (I see that Neuton sells a wider model now) but the light weight is a fair trade off. My lawn is fairly small, so I just view the few extra passes as an excuse to have a little snack when I finish!

I did have a problem with a loose hubcap, but I contacted the company (believe it or not I reached a live person on a Saturday who was actually in Vermont (not India) AND sounded happy to help me!) and they sent out a new one, gratis.

Anyway, I'm very pleased with my purchase, and although I spent a little more than I expected, I figure that I'll make it up in no gas or tune-ups over the next few years. And while I did not buy it simply to be "green", it sure feels good to know that I'm doing something positive in that regard.

My reconditioned demo neuton mower arrived today, 9/19/07. Ordering was simple and the company delivered in a timely manner. Two small lock washers were missing and I'll get those tomorrow at our local hardware. No big deal. I'm anxious to try the mower on our third of an acre of St. Augustine grass - northeast Florida - and the six-month trial period will give me a good window to experiment. I'll hang onto the gas Toro just in case although I want to do our part to reduce excess harmful emissions. It took me about 45 minutes to assemble; another 5 minutes to change to a mulching blade. I'm a bit apprehensive about the 14-inch cutting width as opposed to 21 inches for the gas mower but I look at mowing the lawn as exercise; hope that compensates.

I traded a gas mower I had had for 27 years and which I knew how to keep in operation for this electric mower..I wanted to go "green". One month after I got it the red light went out on the battery box, so I didn't know if it was charging or not..I was told by service to get a voltmeter. It is now four months since I traded and I have a half-mowed lawn and the mower won't go. The green light is on and it had been charging for about four days prior, so I don't know what is wrong. I have read the troubleshooting page in manual and have checked the blade..it seems tight and okay... so, here I am with the lawn growing and no idea what to do next. The dealership for this mower is in the next town... so, I guess a trip there is necessary to get a new battery and see if that is it, though it started right up this morning when I tried it again.. then just died with the green light on. I am not too happy about this.

I bought the Neuton mower in 2004 in the interest of "being green." There are some attractive features - quiet operation and very easy to start. However, they are significantly outweighed by the negative. The cutting path is miniscule and because the blade is not as wide as the mower, if you follow your wheel tracks you will leave a portion of your grass uncut. Due to this poor design you also can not do any close trimming with this mower.

You really don't realize how narrow a 14 inch cutting path is until you actually use the mower. A small gas powered mower has a cutting width of 21 or 22 inches. Therefore, it is going to take you at least 30 percent more time to mow your lawn, assuming the mowers have similar power, just due to the smaller cutting path. However, the Neuton does not have sufficient power to cut a thick, healthy lawn moving at a normal walk speed, so you have to walk slowly or mow the lawn twice. I found that mowing the lawn twice in a cross hatch pattern was the only way I could get my lawn to look the way I wanted it.

A lawn that I could mow in twenty minutes with a conventional gas mower takes about an hour with my Neuton, and then I have to do additional hand trimming, which would normally not be required.

After the first year, my Neuton would not start and I had to replace a part, which DR Power Equipment did ship to me for free. After two years of ownership, when I started cutting my lawn this year the battery, which I have religiously kept charged as recommended, had such little life it would only run for 30 minutes. The replacement cost of a new battery every two years exceeds what it cost me in gas to run a conventional mower, which did a dramatically better job in less than half the time. I wish this was a better product because the idea is great, but unfortunately, I can not recommend it based on my experience.

I bought the Neuton battery-powered mower in the Spring of 2006, and I've been really happy with it. The only maintenance I expect to do is to keep the blade sharp once a season. I am going to buy a second battery this season, because I have a tendency to let our thick lawn grow a bit long, and I was always anxious that it would run out of power before I finished. I only actually lost power once, but I figure a second battery will gain me some peace of mind.

Pros: no gasoline, quiet operation, light weight, good battery life

Cons: narrow cutting path (wouldn't recommend it for large lawns), small bag if you use that option (obviously - small mower = small bag), mulching blade sometimes requires multiple passes, if grass is long to begin with.

Most of my problems have been when I neglected my fast-growing lawn, so they're mainly my fault, but it's true that it doesn't have the power to blast through thick stuff like a gas-powered mower. If you don't really need that, though, this is a great mower.

In 2005, I ordered the company's battery-powered mower and accessory package (extra battery, mulching blade, clippings collector bag and string-trimmer add-on) to use in my small, city lot. I received all the order in a timely fashion.

This product has been a godsend.

Not only do I feel better about creating less pollution (and not having to breathe in fumes), but I also love the low-noise operation of the mower and the quality of lawn cutting. It's also nice not having to gas up the mower, both for safety reasons (I don't want to store hazardous liquids in the garage) and cost reasons (do I really want to plunk down $3 per gallon of gas to cut my lawn? No way.)

The mower was easy to assemble; it took me about 45 minutes to an hour, and I didn't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the assembly directions.

It also is easy to operate -- no pulling of a cord 5 million times to get it to start. Instead, you just pull back on a bar on the handle to start it up. The mower automatically shuts off when the bar is released, a much-appreciated safety feature, especially if kids are around or if I have to stop and move something out of the mowing path. I'm also happy it is battery-powered, instead of like some low-emission mowers that have a power cord you must drag around.

The string trimmer attaches to the front of the mower, so you don't have to have a separate item with a power cord to finish lawn chores.

All in all, a quality product. I hope Neuton Mowers creates more battery-powered products. A lightweight garden tiller would be an excellent idea to develop (hey Neuton -- hint, hint).

Though the product is pricier than buying a cheapie gas mower, I believe it is a worthwhile investment that will last many years and the overall cost will be less in the long run than having a gasoline mower.

I ordered the Neuton rechargeable electric mower a couple of months ago. I have been using it with the mulching option. I am really happy with it. Lightweight, quiet, no gas smell, no maintenance, and better for the environment than a gas mower. It takes me 1-1.5 hours to mow my lawn (Bermuda and Fescue), and I've never yet needed to recharge before I'm done. You can leave it plugged in to recharge between uses. I used it during my first mow of the season, when the Fescue (and the weeds) were at least 6-8 inches high, and the mower gave me no trouble. It was delivered about a week after I ordered it, and it arrived in good condition. There was a little assembly required, but nothing tricky.