Toro eS3000 75500

I have had this mower for 4 years, and lately it's barely cutting through 20% of the yard as the battery life of the lead-acid batteries is now seeing its final signs of life. Saw a comment from Paul L (Thanks), who suggested a Lithium upgrade where he built the battery himself. After doing some research, I found a battery wholesaler that has a… Read more

40ah lithium battery that can handle the rated load and that will fit into the existing housing under the seat. The upgrade from 24Ah lead acid to 40Ah lithium is unreal, definitely worth the upgrade I can mow my yard many times over on one charge and even cutting thicker grass. Measured a max current draw of 50amps when cutting thick grass with the new battery eating it up. All parts used were off the shelf at under $900 total with a 1 hour install time. Hit me up and I can send you some links for the products used. Definitely worth the upgrade, this mower will continue to slay for years to come and much cheaper then a OEM lead acid battery replacement would 100% recommended if out of warranty.

Brilliant Little Mower. Got mine 4 yrs ago from my local honda dealer. They hand delivered it to my house and drove it in my driveway for me. Fits thru your standard size garden gate. Still on the original batteries. They dont hold charge as long,… Read more

which is to be expected, but still cuts no problemo. Ive changed the blades once, thats all ive done to it during my ownership. I mow my quarter acre block and the old fellas next door on a full charge. Been reading a few negative reviews on this machine from other users, well let me tell you that has not been my experince, just the opposite in fact. I can only say those users are maybe using this mower outside of its design brief. Its meant for small easy yards and lawns that are kept maintained, its meant to be a replacement for a push mower, to make the job less of a chore, not to mow large acres of out of control grass, thats a slashers domain. I used to do my yard with a push mower, then a back injury made the job that much harder, hence the toro ride-on. In summary, i would recommend this mower in lieu of a petrol push mower any day.

These mowers will cause significant injury or death one day. As they age, they get strange unpredictable fault, a "ghost acceleration fault" where the mower suddenly emits a long beep while going full throttle without notice. Reported to Toro and the Toro dealer, the Dealer was nice and responsive but after having the mower at their service agent… Read more

for a while they declared that they don’t have the area/terrain to test it properly and no follow up from Toro AU. Batteries have been replaced, second set now only hold charge for 20 min or so, motor controller was also replaced. These junk machines should be recalled and all transactions refunded. This is a safety issue, mark my words, someone will get seriously hurt as your machine could develop this “ghost acceleration fault” at any moment. See the videos.

Good mower now its got a 40AH lithium battery in it . Before it was pretty crappy and lacked any power. Now i can mow thick grass and a whole acre and still have 50% charge left. The blue change top LED indicator is yet to go out :). For those that can build the battery its a 21S 14P with 2700ma 18650 with a decent BMS (ant) 50A . peak currents… Read more

for the mower are 35A with normal cutting around 15 to 20 A. Fit a lithium battery if your warrantee has run out you wont regret it.

Toro electric ride on mower – Had mine just under 3 Years and the Batteries finally gave up . I have a 800mts house block and can cut front and back with no issue . Until now. Contacted agent and no issue getting a new set of batteries under the 3 year warranty. (Was 17 Days under , So lucky ) Hopefully the replacement batteries are better quality. Still have product warranty… Read more

on them so lets hope Love how quiet and easy it cuts my lawn. I always put it back on charge when finished and leave it on over night. Best lawn mower i have ever owned.

Good for small blocks, not acreage – I've just sold our acreage where I had a 23hp Redmax mower with a 48 inch cut and so was not expecting anywhere near the same performance but I did not like the idea of pushing a mower around. I now have a 900 sq metres block of which about 600 sq metres is buffalo grass which was quite thatched. The mower works fine for this sized block and uses… Read more ·  1

about half the battery power when finished. The mulching function is perfect if you keep the cut on level 4 and do it often.

It does take some getting used to the lag in control response but you get used to it. I would not recommend it for steep blocks or continued use for long long grass. The batteries are AGM and not lithium so running them lower than 50% will shorten their life but it is a 72 volt mower so it should perform a lot better than the many 48v mowers that compete with it. Build quality seems OK and it will cut in reverse. Seat is adjustable and very comfortable. They used to have a tow hitch but the dealer says it was deleted as people were overloading it.

In summary it makes short work of a residential lawn with good results and minimum effort from the operator. It's not a substitute for a decent petrol ride on mower unless you are comparing it with something around 8 hp but does your lawn in around 15 minutes without a sweat.

Edit: I've had the mower for almost 2 years now. It's been very reliable and has had no repairs. It cuts very well and I'm happy with the product. It's not a slasher but is suitable for maintains a lawn on a larger residential block. I use it in mulching mode and it leaves the lawn looking good without grass clumps.

Good ride on but the charger is crap if you colour blind with red/green led – The mower is good for a small to any size depending on time, 2 acres on one charge is possible. The biggest problem is that the battery charger has no information on what the red/green led light means Just plug it in and green when charged. The mower won't fully charge after 2nd and use 24 hours charging Found a small bit of packing plastic in… Read more ·  1

the connector, pays to check even the smallest thing. The service department was helpful with a second charger just confirm all is good. Now 2 weeks later the on mower battery monitor is stuck on blue but will fully charge still just don't know how low the level is when mowing. Waiting on a reply from TORO AUS.

Just perfect for our area! – We live out of town but have about roughly 1 acre of lawn in the house yard. We wanted to go battery powered as I am not very mechanical. Really glad I did. The first mow my grass was quiet long and thick and it did struggle in patches it even cut out with the overload protection twice which made me very nervous. After the first cut though it does… Read more

it easy. I mostly use the built in mulcher but if I go away or get a bit lazy and it gets a bit long I find it's better to throw it out the side. I have not run it flat yet as it always mows my house yard on one charge. A few reasons I went with the Toro over the other battery ride on mower I was looking at are, it cuts in reverse and I had a local dealer who had one on the floor so I got to try one first and assembled it and delivered it for free. Some little odd things I have found are the battery full indicator always shows fully charged until you engage the blades. So you turn the key on it says fully charged then when you start the blades it shows you how much charge it really has. It has a usb charging port, I don't think I will ever have a need to charge my phone while mowing! Overall very happy with it and feel a bit more confident going forward knowing I can get blades (the mower will stand on it's bum so it is easy to get to the blades)and any warranty repairs at my local dealer in town. I was hoping to mow some fire breaks around my boundary out in the paddock but my dealer gave me a stern no to that. His words "It's a LAWN mower". Maybe that would be asking too much of the little beast.