LawnMaster ME1218X Electric Lawn Mower 12AMP 19-Inch

I laughed hysterically telling my cousin and my ex about this lawnmower. I feel like I beat the system or found a loophole and won the lottery. To make sure you understand the conditions I’m dealing with, let me start it by telling you that I weigh 95 lbs, I’m 5” tall, I lift weights almost daily and usually run a few mikes at least twice a week, and I have a yard that’s 99 ft x101 ft (I think that’s just the back… I don’t think that’s either side or the front). I live in the NE of the US so our summers range from about 71°-101° F I think. I live on my own and don’t think I can afford to pay someone to now my lawn every week. Long story: When I first bought my house in 2008, my mom bought me a gas push lawnmower (not self-propelled). It was a bit of a workout to use, but what was challenging for me was the pull cord which always made my sides hurt after a while or made me have to get my boyfriend to start it. I also didn’t know what amounts of the necessary liquids had to go in it or how to prime it. He had to oversee all of that. That pump button didn’t have instructions on it. After we got married, my husband started paying a crew to mow the lawn and got a Ryobi self-propelled electric mower for when they weren’t available. After divorce, my husband sold the mower and moved out. I spent $400 on a Ryobi electric push lawnmower of my own (not self propelled). I did fine with it and had to use I think 2 batteries to cut the whole yard. I have three for when the grass gets too high because of too much rain, too much overtime, or too much homework (I’m in school and I work full time). It could be an extra workout pushing the lawnmower after running 7-26.2 miles or lifting weights for 3 hours, but usually a nap just before was all I needed. About a month ago, the mower stopped working. It didn’t matter which battery I put in it, it wouldn’t start or it would start but turn off after a few seconds or a few minutes. I put it in Home Depot’s repair shop and was told it would be a month and a half before they could even look at it. My brothers have let me borrow their Ego self-propelled mowers a couple times since then. They’re nice but they’re also $800 and they’re heavy, so yay for self-propelled mowers, but I can’t afford to buy my own and my brothers’ mowers are hard to get in and out of a car. I decided to buy another cheaper lawnmower. I wanted one that could cut at the same 4” height, fully electric since I seriously injured my psoas a few times over the past couple years (same place) and can’t be fooling with a pull cord now. I needed it to be cheap otherwise I might as well not bother with the repairs of the other mower. This mower came up in my search along with the Fiskars Stay Sharp 18” push reel mower. A friend suggested I go with this one thinking that even with my athletic lifestyle, a push reel mower might be too exhausting to use regularly on my size yard. When it arrived, I actually picked up the box with one hand! After opening the box, all I had to do was lift the push bar into place and screw the bolts to lock it in position. I bought a couple 12 gauge extension cords, plugged it in, and it started right up. Pushing this thing feels almost like vacuuming. It’s SO lightweight. It makes a grinding noise when I let the trigger go and it sounds like something got caught underneath, but the manual mentioned this so I know it’s normal. This mower cuts better than anything I’ve ever used. The yard looks like I used a laser to cut straight across the grass. My only disappointment is that I only have one outdoor plug on my little old house. I’ll need more extension cords until I can get my ex to come over and teach me how to put in more outdoor plugs (he’s an electrician). Aside from that, I LOVE this mower. No need to recharge batteries, haul on pull cords, mix and pour in fluids, or anything. Oh, I do have to keep moving the cord out of the way, but after getting all those don’ts, what’s one do? This mower was inexpensive and does the job better than my two previous mowers with less exhaustion on my part. Long story short: I highly recommend this mower. To everybody.

Okay, I bought this because my gas powered Husqvarna took a s***. So my grass has been growing like crazy after the hurricane, my yard is a quarter acre and has a drainage ditch in the front with about a 2-ft drop. I live in Florida so that's about a pretty standard size yard and standard size drainage ditch. The lawn mower showed up basically ready to use all's I had to do was to extend the arms and tighten down 4 the connectors. To lock the handle in place. Now let me be clear, I'm a plastics engineer. The plastic used to make all the components on this lawn mower are either polystyrene or polypropylene. Which are the absolute cheapest and easiest to use in making plastic components. They will work, but you cannot expect them to have a long lifespan. And you have to protect them from the sunlight. If not they will get brittle and shatter after 2 years. The day I got the lawn mower I was absolutely brutal with the use of it. My grass had grown because of the hurricane. But I was still able to mow my lawn with basically one hand while my other hand held the cord for the electric power . The mower seems to have plenty of power to mow tall grass and is very lightweight. I seem to remember that the website said it weighed 35 lb, but it does not seem to even weigh half that much. Which is a good thing. You're going to hate the power activation handle that the mower has. First of all again, it's made out of that cheap plastic and is going to break in a couple of years. In the meantime, you have to hold it constantly to keep the mower from shutting off. If I had my choice I would probably use a zip tie and lock it open but that's unsafe. And while I don't care, I'm sure that there are those that would. The mower actually made short work of my yard. I was very, very pleased with how it performed. Definitely worth the money.

This mower is poor quality I purchased it with hopes of it being better than the bad reviews. I should have listened first off the mower starter leveler is flimsy and will break over time, second the blade itself is attached to the motor shaft with a bolt a millimeter of plastic that the blade is seated to if the blade hits an object the blade will snap off the plastic guide and it will be useless, third the blade doesn’t spin freely has friction against the plastic shaft this will cause the motor to wear over time due to this poor design you will hear a grinding sound as the blade slows down when the power lever is released, lastly the blade scraped the cowling only after starting the machine for the first time and it doesn’t have grass clipping catcher. I have used several electric lawnmower over my lifetime from the time I was a kid mowing my parents lawn this mower is by far the worst I returned it the as soon as I could.DO NOT BUY THIS MOWER!!!

Hi everyone. So it arrived and so excited. Let me begin by informing you that my front lawn is small like 45 feet wide and 15 feet deep. My grass type is St Augustine and I’m located south west Florida. The grass was approx 7 inches tall with some bald spots due to the HOA landscaper cutting my grass like 1 inch high which burned parts of my lawn creating burn spots 😤 which is a big no no with this type of grass. You’d think being a professional landscapers they should know better. They also like to cheat and use the weed waker and getting it to almost to the root 😡 Why you ask? My guess is the shorter the grass the less they need to cut. Florida with the rain we get this time of year the grass grows so fast which means if they cut it at the correct hight for this season would mean cutting it more than once a week. That’s to keep it looking pretty and manicured. So this is why in saving my lawn I purchased this lawn mower. I like my grass thick and cut even so I like it cut about 4-5 inches tall in the summer time so that my grass runners can spread and continue to build it up nice like carpet lol. Now back to this lawn mower performance - My front lawn is 45 feet wide and 15 feet deep. Mowed it with no issues at all in one pass no carpet vacuuming motions needed. It’s light and handles nicely. Sound is pretty quiet which I’m impressed by because I can mow my lawn at night without bothering my neighbors. Impressive performance since my grass type is St Augustine which it’s a thick type of grass. I’m located south west Florida. The grass before mowing was approx 7 inches tall and I used the #5 setting which should be 5 inch hight. The grass looks great. It took me like maybe 10 minutes? Turned it off and headed to my backyard. My back lawn is like a strip is best way to describe it. It’s like 45 feet wide and 5 feet deep. Same type of grass St Augustine. The before hight was much lower like 3 inches because they just chopped up this back lawn. Anyways I plugged it in and right away the sound was different this time it sounded like it was spinning a lot slower. Started mowing reaching my 45 feet and bamb just stops. Tried to restart it and started but the sound I could tell it was weak in spinning power. The best way to describe it is if your using a battery pack tool and the power is low that the tool just doesn’t have the juice and you try to use it anyways and it just dies. It’s like that. Now it’s hot as F—- right now but I had to try it out and I couldn’t stand to look at my lawn that was getting way to long with these bald spots that are now even more noticeable 🤢. Plus I don’t want HOA to complain 😝 The temperature outside is 90 degrees feels like 104 degrees as per my weather person. Time is 3:45 pm in the afternoon. Oh yes this is our peak time here in Florida. My guess reading some of the reviews the mower gets over heated? So I’m going to wait for tonight and see what it does. If it doesn’t work it’s going back. I really do not want to get a gas mower. I’ll provide you with an update.

I recently started using the LawnMaster ME1218X electric mower — and I’m very impressed with how well it works. Right away I noticed how lightweight and easy to push it is; even without any self‑propelled drive, it maneuvers smoothly across my yard, and doesn’t feel heavy or difficult to control. The cut quality is excellent — the 19‑inch cutting deck and 12 AMP motor give plenty of power, even on moderately thick grass, and the cut is clean and even. I also like the flexibility of the multiple cutting-height settings (from short to taller grass), which lets me adjust based on season or lawn‑condition easily. Another big plus is convenience — because it’s electric, there’s no gas, oil, or pull‑starter hassle. I just plug it in and go. The mower also stores compactly thanks to its foldable handle, which is great for my storage space. Overall, this mower makes lawn maintenance simpler, faster, and less of a chore. For small to medium lawns (like mine), it’s a solid, dependable choice that gets the job done without a fuss. Highly recommend.

I really wanted to give it a higher rating - but it only lasted for less than a year. The corded mower it replaced lasted a little less than 7 years. And the others before that lasted 3 and 2. That being said, I really liked it, before it started discharging white smoke and finally stopped working. I was using it in 2 hour sessions (it gets really hot in SE Texas) over 3-4 days every couple of weeks during the spring and summer. So I'd say the unit was pulling light to medium duty. The pluses. It's really light - so even though it's not the most maneuverable - you can pretty much man-handle it around any tricky spots. I thought that the plastic deck would be an issue (little rocks and wood chips getting thru to hit me) - not so - I heard a few solid thunks during my brief time with the equipment, with no visible damage to the deck, and more importantly, me. The height adjustment actually seemed to have some discernable effect on how high/low the grass ended up. It's reasonably quiet. It really cuts well and uniformly. The minuses. The trigger need to be held down firmly. You can actually hear the motor rev down as your hand eases. You'd think this would be a minor quibble. Not so in my experience. After awhile my hand did start to cramp up. On the second day of use, the unit stopped working - I was pretty miffed. But as I was cleaning up the unit to put it back in the garage I noticed the plastic cowling was extremely hot and the vents were sort of clogged up with dust and grass clippings. Cleaned that up as best as I could. And next day the unit was working again. The unit would stop working a couple more times over the course of time. Cleaning the vents and letting it cool off seemed to fix the issue. Using the mower in situations where its dusty or if a lot of debris gets kicked up - seems to be its kryptonite. The manufacturer probably should see if the vents could be redesigned - they're tiny and hard to clean. All in all, I really liked to mower - if only it lasted for more than a year.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: This Lawnmaster 19" corded mower has been a great addition to my gardening tools. Over the past two months, I've used it multiple times on my 1/5 acre yard, tackling 8" grass and 12" weeds effortlessly. The 2" cutting height works best for my uneven terrain, while the rubber flap effectively prevents grass from flying towards me. The sturdiness of the orange plastic lever was a pleasant surprise, requiring a tight squeeze but no issues encountered, especially when wearing gloves.One of the standout features is its lightweight design, which makes maneuvering around tricky areas a breeze. I appreciate the easy maintenance routine of clearing grass debris after each use to prevent blockages. However, mowing in a back-and-forth motion requires caution for optimal safety.Overall, the Lawnmaster corded mower delivers clean cuts and convenience, perfect for small yards. I am delighted with its performance and would definitely recommend it to others.

This LawnMaster corded electric mower is a fine choice for any size lawn, provided you have an extension cord long enough. It's easy to assemble and handled my overgrown lawn (taller than knee-high) with no problems on the first use. While it doesn't boast the features of some older models, like the pivoting handle on my grandma's trusty 30+ year-old corded electric mower (which sadly, they don't seem to make anymore), this LawnMaster is a solid and dependable option. Pros: Easy to assemble - A plus for those who aren't handy. Handled tall grass well - Even on my neglected lawn, the mower performed well. Seems durable - Based on initial impressions, the mower feels like it will last a long time with proper care. Affordable - I would be willing to pay $150-$200 range. Cons: Plastic body - I would prefer a metal body for durability. Non-pivoting handle - The handle doesn't pivot in the middle, making maneuvering a little cumbersome. This was a feature I particularly appreciate on my grandma's mower, which has a handle that will pivot in the middle, allowing for easy direction changes without worrying about running over the cord. Foam grip - Foam grips tend to deteriorate over time and become sticky. Additional Notes: I've only used the mower once, so long-term durability is yet to be determined.