My girlfriend can't crank a gasoline lawnmower, that is the main reason we went to the Kobalt.

On our old Briggs and Stratton, there is a safety lever next to the handle. Let go of the handle to move a branch out of the way, and the mower shuts off. A good safety feature. But, a PITA. Every time the mower shuts off you have to re crank it. So I just wired the safety lever to the handle, so now there is no safety lever. Convenient, but dangerous.

The Kobalt has the same safety lever, so when you have to walk away from the machine for a minute, let go and it shuts off. Come back, depress the lever and it starts right back up. The girlfriend loves it. Now, I can sit on the porch and drink a beer and watch her mow the lawn.

It is powerful! And it runs about 90 minutes on a charge. I don't know about bagging, we don't use a bag.


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Nervous about mowing a steep embankment, because gasoline will run out of the machine? It could catch fire.
There is no gas.
Engine oil will run out, and you might blow the engine.
There is no oil.
Tired of cleaning air filters?
There is no air filter.