Kobalt 40v Max Covenience Kit

Struggles with mulching

The mower is light weight and overall is nice, but seems to struggle with mulching. It is like it needs to kick into a higher gear in thicker grass but does not have that option so it dies

Self Propelled hurts Battery Runtime

I have now used the mower twice. I have a 0.3 Acre yard of Burmuda Grass. Usually takes me ~ 45 min to mow using gas self propelled mower. The first mow of the season, I usually step down the height 1 step to cut the brown tops off last year's mow, so that when the new grass grows, the height I mow, mostly the green will be visible most of the year. After I figured out the height comparison between my old gas and this mower, set the height one step down from my last mow, and I started on a w...

★☆☆☆☆ Stay Away from Kobalt – Worst Customer Servi

Follow-Up: Kobalt’s Response Proves They Don’t Care About Customers Kobalt replied to my original review with the same empty line: “We’re sorry you had an issue. Please contact customer service.” Let me be clear — I already did. I spent hours visiting five Lowe’s stores, speaking to multiple managers, and calling customer service, only to be told that the replacement blade is out of stock with no information on if or when it will ever be available again. Their only advice? Buy a new mower. Ex...

The Gen4 40-volt, 20-in Battery Mower!

At the store I used the drive thru pick-up and was pleasantly surprised how easy it was. The large box fit easily in to the back of my Prius. The unboxing was simple and the only assembly was attaching the handlebars which was simple even for me. Someone with no mechanical ability at all. I charged the battery which was the most time consuming part of getting the mower ready. The instructions for operating the mower were easy to follow and within 5 minutes I was ready to start mowing. I chose to...

40V must be better than 28V....or so I thought

There are some nice attributes about this mower that I like how easy it is to change the ride height of the mower and the adjustment for extending the handle, but the most important feature of a lawn mower is power. I have a very small lawn to mow (~600 sq ft), so I chose the 40V self propelled model. Now I haven't mowed my yard for a couple of months because I needed to replace my mower, but it's late fall so there hasn't been a lot of growth. So I unpacked the mower and assembled the grass ...

Small well maintained lawns only

The mower performs so-so. If one is used to a 3-1/2 hp gas mower, this unit might be a disappointment. The 6 Amp Hour battery might not be enough juice to complete a full front or full back yard in a suburban home without multiple recharge sessions (lasting hours in-between). A twenty by forty sq foot yard is around what the battery can mow on one charge The mower is not strong enough to mow overgrown grass (> 8 inches tall or thick) without some extra careful maneuvers (tilting up front of m...

BEWARE - no replacecement parts

I’ve owned my Kobalt lawnmower for just three years, and it’s already obsolete simply because I can’t buy a replacement blade. After visiting five different Lowe’s locations, speaking to multiple employees and managers, and even calling Lowe’s customer service, I still got nowhere. Eventually, I contacted Kobalt customer service directly—what a joke. They kept insisting the blade was available at Lowe’s until I asked them to send me the actual link. The link they provided clearly showed “NOT AV...

No Regrets!

I have no regrets whatsoever over this purchase. In fact, I'm not sure why I waited so long to get one. Maybe it was due to a few of the bad reviews that I read on here, but they have all proven wrong. Like the guy who said he was "too tall to use this short mower." He obviously didn't raise the mower for his height, which is a 10-second adjustment! Or how about the people that said it bogged down too much? I didn't have one bog during my first use on my ¼ acre lawn that hasn't been mowed for th...

One of the worst purchases I have ever made

This mower was purchased not even five months ago. As an owner of many Kobalt 40v tools, I was excited to get this mower to cut my small yard. It never made it through the whole yard. Not. One. Time. I haven't even used the self-propelled function since the 3rd use because it drains the battery so fast. My last time cutting the yard, I used all six 40v batteries to own to finally finish the yard. The 6Ah battery is a terrible product. You cannot purchase a replacement battery. It runs the mower ...

Worst Purchase I've Ever Made

If your yard is the size of a dog kennel, this may be for you. But an 1/8 of an acre suburban lot with more concrete than grass is FAR TOO LARGE A TASK! I purchased this mower not quite five months ago. I did find it odd that you couldn't buy an extra battery like the one sold with it (6Ah 40v). I no longer find it odd. I have been an owner of Kobalt 40v tools for years. I own a trimmer, hedge clipper, pole saw, edger, and two blowers. I already had several 40v batteries from 2Ah to 4Ah. Any of ...