Victa 82V 21" Wide Cut Mower

A fearsome beast but heavy for older folk – Owned my new Victa battery powered lawnmower 21'' for under a week. Got off to a bad start, literally speaking, because one of the batteries was a complete dud that not even Bunnings could get to charge. Bunnings replaced it. Mower seems to have power in abundance especially compared to my Victa enviromower. But I found the mower heavy especially… Read more ·  5

with a heavier longer-charge battery so it means using the lighter shorter-charge battery on the hilly bits.

Big catcher. Battery re-charge time seems under 30 mins (haven't calculated) which gives me enormous flexibility over the environmower's overnight charge and a bit battery.

So ... so far so good. Biggest thing the mower seems to have going for it is the power.

PS it's much noisier than the environmower.

Very good, with one flaw – The complaints about the skirt dragging on the ground/grass on the lowest 2 settings are valid and they make the mower heavy to push at those settings especially if the grass is 'spongy'. It doesn't happen if you don't cut the grass short but it would affect most people at the height they mow a nice lawn. I fixed it by altering the blade mount to… Read more

induce a slight bend in the blade to lower the blade tips by about 1/2". This isn't good for the public to do because of possible safety risk of messing with blade mount. Other than that its a fantastic mower, quiet, powerful, wide clean cut, good run time on battery. I never use the catcher because it mulches well and doesn't leave much visible grass on the surface. Oh, gripping the thin bar under the handgrip (needed to keep motor running) isn't comfortable on the fingers, but fixed by slipping some rubber tube over it to make it fatter. Listen up Victa! EDIT 4 1/2yrs later: One of the batteries it came with has just died which is too soon because although it's done 4 seasons the original blades are showing very little wear. It still had one of the 4 charge level lights left but the charger ignores it while the other battery charges fine. The batteries are 82Volt Briggs & Stratton brand with replacements advertised as $300 to $500 each.

Good battery powered mower – I bought the 18" cutting area so the battery wouldn't be overloaded trying to cut too much grass in one run. I use a 50% overlap of the previous mowed area. The engine definitely picks up pace when the going gets heavy and then reverts to a slower pace when not required, very clever! The metal cutting rim is much better than the previous plastic… Read more

rim of the old mower, cut grass doesn't stick to it as much. I have very large grassed areas so need to do a recharge to finish. Recharging is very fast and only needs an hour before I can do the second half. Time for a cup of tea and a biscuit. My biggest gripe is the round safety handle and it still feels uncomfortable after 6 months of use. Basic design rules would say to have an inset into the sponge wrap around the handle or have the safety handle flat where it requires you to hold it. The mulching does so well I don't use the catcher at all. Like someone reported earlier, it could do with a lower height notch.

Just Bought – I have been thinking about purchasing the 21inch 82v Victa mower over the past 18months as I have the hedger, blower and line timmer which I like. But I have good 21 inch petrol mower and so have been hesitant about buying it. Any way the day before I bought it, I had mowed all of my lawn, impulse buy. But after getting it home I still wanted to… Read more

test it as some of the reviews stated that the mower did not mow lower enough and I also wanted to see how much of my lawn I could mow on one battery. Putting the mower together did not take much and as I had batteries already charged, I tested it on a day old mowed lawn. As it is summer now I never mow to low anyway. My lawn is approximately 400 sqm and a combination of buffalo, couch, kikuyu and weeds, quite thick in some places. So I placed a fully charged battery in the mower, and firstly mowed with a height setting of 3. This just took the tips off my day old mowed lawn. So that surprised me from what I heard from some of the other reviews of not mowing low enough. Height setting 2, mowed a little too low for me but I re did the whole lawn again to test the battery time, hoping we would not get a blast of hot weather for the next few days. I did not test the catcher of this mower. I have sandy soil so I mulch. Findings; When removing the battery out of any of the victa 82v appliances, pushing the battery in against the springs in the battery compartment and then pushing the battery retaining switch in, releases the holding pressure on the switch, so makes it easier to push the battery retaining switch in. One Battery lasted about 20 minutes. I did my whole lawn using two batteries. On height setting 2, the mower body does scrap the lawn and so makes it harder to push, but I will be probably using height setting 3 most of the time. As mentioned by other reviewers, the blade height needs to be made lower when compared to the lower body of the mower. The mower does not mulch very well compared to my petrol mower, but I will be able to compare this once my lawn grows again and I recut. My lawn was dry at the time of mowing but the mower had to deal with the clippings cut the day before and the new clippings cut. The mower is lighter than my petrol but when using the lower height settings, the mower is just as hard to push as my petrol mower. The mower is quieter than my petrol mower. At this point in time I will not be getting rid of my petrol mower. More testing is needed.

This machine really help me to get the job done faster, and it gives a really clean, even cut. I also like that it’s not crazy loud like petrol mowers. I can mow early without waking up the whole street lol. What I didn’t expect was how light and easy it is to push around. Even on slightly uneven ground, it glides pretty well. No fumes, no messy fuel, and barely any maintenance. Show details

Great battery and build quality ...BUT – This mower feels built to last. The battery life is amazing. The power of the cut is amazing. BUT as other have said , the front section of the mower hangs too low and you are practically bulldozing grass as you struggle to push the mower. its only really good at a light cut as a result. I ended up buying a Makita mower but it is too gutless with its 36V. Show details

Uneven cut; batteries are rubbish – I bought one of these based on review. My experience is that it is heavy, digs in at the front, cuts unevenly and the batteries fail. I replaced two batteries in the warranty period because they loss cells and started to stop intermittently and only ran for 10 minutes. In comparison to Ego batteries they are far inferior. I reverted to an Ozito electric. So much lighter and cuts evenly. Show details

Suboptimal – I purchased a secondhand mower, a few years old. The batteries have held up reasonably well given the age but only getting about 15 mins run time per battery which means I change four times to do my yard. It's the quietest mower I have ever owned and the large wheels are easy to move. I bought this mower thinking it would be lighter than my 15… Read more

year old Honda petrol mower but it weighs about the same, as another reviewer said the body design is terrbile, the blade sits too high inside the body and is too small meaning the cut width is only probably 19 inch. It's a bit under powered compared to my old petrol mower and needs to be pushed slowly to get a decent cut. Overall this mower is a step backwards from my tired old Honda.

Mower is excellent 9, catcher gets a -4 – As a mower it's really good, I got the blower as well which is excellent so I have two batteries which is handy if you forget to charge one when finished. The mower senses when it is working harder and picks up the revs, good feature. Batteries charge very quickly. It's fine if you want to mulch, but the catcher let's this whole set up down… Read more

completely. It will never fill more than about 10% before the shoot is blocked. Makes the whole thing a fail for me, could not recommend at all. Throw in the fact that the batteries are outrageously expensive - and from other reviews seem prone to failure, you'll pretty much be throwing the mower away when they die, it just would not be worth buying another one, let alone two batteries.

Not designed to turn cut grass into Lawn – The Briggs and Stratton electric motor is performs better than any of of the 4-stroke mower versions that I have used in the past. It will cut grass, and it is easy to maneuver on the showroom floor. However; the long nose at the front of the mower digs into the grass making difficult to push when mowing buffalo grass or grass that has horizontal… Read more

shoots, and it is no good in corners. The blade is too small for the frame and the wheels are wider than the frame, so it cannot cut close to edges The height adjustment on the handle is not designed to be used on the fly, and is difficult to adjust The nuts holding the handle together are on the outside of the handle so they catch on shrubs and fences. Put bluntly, my next mower will be a cheap chinese one like the Ozito

If only the battery didn't die after 8 months – Initially I loved this mower as it was light with a steel chassis. After 8 months the battery wouldn't fully charge. It would charge to 3 blue lights on the battery indicator only giving me 5 minutes mowing time. A replacement battery costs between $250-$370 according to whether you go the 2 or 4 amp version which I was not willing to risk… Read more

spending more money and getting the same problem so I took it back to Bunnings and swapped it for a petrol lawn mower.

Poor quality, already falling apart – Its now just a "Vic"...because the "ta" fell off. Runs well enough but doesn't pick up the grass and bogs down easily. We live in Nth QLD, it was great in winter when the grass grew slowly but now in summer it can't get through the lawn, even on a high cut setting, I hade to break out my 23 year old Honda to get the job done so its a "winter only"… Read more

Mower. Disappointing from a Aussie product, but when you see the "made in China" stickers on the mower itself you understand why its cheap and rubbish. Should have bought a Stihl :(

Update.. Within six months of purchase the batteries were useless, wouldn't run the mower for more than 5 minutes. Returned it to Bunnings for a refund and I bought another Honda.

Never again sorry – Had high hope for this mower but was greatly disappointed. The positives are plenty of power, light weight, good battery run time. The negatives are the lowest setting the mower drags on the ground making pushing very demanding. The next setting the cut is to high. The worst of all is the refusal to pick up clippings even when very dry, just… Read more

leaves it behind like with a mulching plug in. You would think the manufacturer would have done a bit more field research before releasing a dud. No way I be tempted to buy another electric mower again

Pretty good. better than expected – We've had ours about 2 years. The missus loves the fact that she doesn't have to be a 2 stroke whisperer to get it started. Mows our tough Queensland lawn pretty well. Will do about 120m2 before it conks out. That's most of our lawn. Have a cold drink and finish it off later. We'll invest in the whipper snipper one day, but the batteries are expensive. Batteries + electric motor are definitely the future. They'll only get better. Show details ·  1

Pretty good – Replaced an old Enviromower, which required two batteries to get around the lawn, this does front & back (about 350sq,m) on one charge. We mulch always so catcher not used ever. No probs with cutting height but we do use the lowest. Noisier than the old one, but more powerful and maybe 30% wider cut? so faster. Build quality is average, handle flexes a bit but doesn't really affect it in use. Show details

Love the battery power – Love the concept and the battery life. Does a good mow but I find it hard to push through lush buffalo that is fairly short. Also the height adjustment seemed to be reversed so there was little adjustment at the lower end with multiples at the top end. I had to file a notch for the preferred height. All in all good exercise. Show details

One year on! – First review of this mower - see Feb 2018... Still very pleased with this mower, but had an issue with it starting this morning! It has been standing for six months unused due to the drought taking it's toll and not having much grass to cut. I decided to give it a run in any case, but it would not tick over when I tried to start it. The battery… Read more

was fully charged and I soon discovered the problem was the 'KEY' - which required it to be wriggled a little it more than I had been doing - to make a better connection in the terminal chamber......A simple answer to the problem it would appear and this review may help others who experience a similar issue..

It probably means the key terminals both inside and out need cleaning off somewhat if the mower is left standing for an extended period of time. Better still - remove the key altogether, but don't forget where you store it!

Going back to petrol – The Good: The battery life and charge time are impressive. It's very quiet and easy to use. It does an acceptable job if your lawn is short, dry and doesn't have too many bumps. I'm in Melbourne and it worked OK during summer when I bought it. The Bad: As other reviewers have already stated the lowest blade height is WAY too high. It barely… Read more

cuts any grass unless it's really long. The front of the mower is also too low which might be okay for a golf green, but it gets stuck on bumps if your lawn is not perfectly flat. The biggest flaw is that the catcher doesn't work if the grass is very lush or slightly moist. Grass builds up around the blade and causes the motor to trip out under the load. The same thing happens when the mulcher is installed. This makes it impossible to mow during autumn to spring in Melbourne. Spring growth is the most difficult.

I'd like to take the mower back for a refund but I don't think it's faulty, it's just very poorly designed. It's time to get my old petrol Victa serviced and pressed back into action.

Works well enough, but it needs tweaks and improvements – The electric Victa 80v mower model number 1696788, my old was Victa petrol. I hate the smell of petrol, mixing two stroke, check the oil, noise, pull start. And with all the things I don't like about the petrol mower I did expect some things not to be as good as I would like. And I was right. Issues with it 1. the front of the mover is way to… Read more

low, therefore gets stack on the grass in front of it, (they trying to make it too safe I think, C'mon Victa give us some credit) 2. the blades do not flick the cut grass hard enough to get to the catcher, so it works like a mulching. looking under, the grass gets stuck on the front and the sides rather than flow to the catcher. The patrol blades are better design. Victa is cost cutting here, and should be penalized. 3. cuts very high. about 25mm higher than the petrol one.

That said, it is still a decent mower if you cut the grass more often, Battery would last for my front and back yard about 12x20m I use a trimmer beforehand so after trimmer I have to recharge to last the cut. All the issues are fixable which I did on my mower but it would void your warranty. The harder

Dissapointing – Victa 82V 2Ah battery. Missleading cutting height advertised. (Measured from body not blade) Have prox 350 sq mtr yard, will not do in one go without recharge. Grass catcher is very poor unless cut very high and mow again may catch most clippings. (dont attempt if slighty damp) Research of Catcher; Suggests will not last. After 2-3 years will… Read more

need to start patching up. I have looked at a petrol Victa catcher (same as mine) prox 3years old had duct tape all over it plugging holes and seams splitting. If you have well manicured lawn that is done often, this may be ok for you. If you (like me) do the lawn when it starts to look a bit scruffy, expect up to double labour for a good job. My first try on electric mowers & considering the extra price and performance, I think I will go back to petrol.

Much better than expected – Wasn't sure how this would go but had it for just over two and a half years now and never use my Honda 4 stroke .... I bought the Victa initially because my old dog would get over excited when I dragged the petrol mower out (or even mentioned it).... The Victa being quiet and fume free etc didn't excite her at all... All good... She's long passed… Read more

now but I still use the Victa every week to do my lawn and my neighbours front lawn (keeps the street scape lookig good)... The Victa does both properties on just over one battery charge - mine came with two 2amp hour batteries so no problem. Plenty of power, ... quiet,... clean, .... very happy.