Xfinity Plus 20V Battery System 1 Year Battery, 5 Year Tool Warranty
Xfinity Plus 20V Li-Ion battery 2.0 Ah $29.99
Xfinity Plus 20V Li-Ion battery 4.0 Ah $39.99
Xfinity Plus 20V charger $19.99
Drill Skin 10mm $49.99 $29.99
Line Trimmer Skin $59.99
Lawn Mower Skin $199
2 in 1 Pole Prunner/Hedger Skin $99.99
Compound Sliding Mitre Saw Skin $149
Can confirm it does indeed move lawn
Trims "Le Bush"
Considering my 36v struggles with wet and/or 15cm high grass I'd say better buying a petrol one for that price, unless you intend to use it for granny flat lawn and mow it every week.
really? my 36V bosch brushless powers through thick grass way better than my petrol one ever did.
depend how long between the mow, my eperience shows that if I leave it over 3 weeks in spring/summer time then some part of the lawn would cause the mower to stall if I cut it at the lowest setting, normally had to go over twice. That's for Melbourne, in Sydney probably have to cut it more frequently. My friend living up in Hunter Valley said he had to mow pretty much every weekend during summer.
In contrast I had one of the bosch corded one rated at 1600w and this little beast went through knee high lawn and never ever stalled, unless I deliberately went over thumb like gumtree branch, but that's another story.
My ryobi one isn't bad at all. As powerful as a cheap petrol and i can put the clippings into my worm farm etc.. cos they don't smell like petrol
I have never bought a lawn mover or mover skin, totally noob here. Do i just need to buy the mover skin + 2 battery + charger to getting start moving my lawn?
is this a better deal than all of the Bunnings currently offer?https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-range/garden/garden-power-tools/lawn-mowers/cordless
Can i return this if i am not satisfying with the mover skin, battery and charger?
sorry that i have so many question, i just hate to spend $300 on something i will regret. thanks for all the help
you're going to have a poor experience as a mower - it won't have the power.
yes that is all you need. You can always return it no questions asked to aldi if you don't like it. My guess is once you go Li, you won't ever go back.
I'm in the same boat as @stevelo. Also, does anyone know if Aldi sells the batteries year-round, or only in October? Thinking in case the battery fails, I don't want to have to wait months before I can buy a replacement battery to be able to mow the lawn again!
aldi is not a hardware store. its items come and go arbitrarily. If they don't work the store will not help you. you have to ring uncle ben's like when I bought their bed. It took 2 months to get a part. never again.
I bought ozito cordless but it costs $100 more ($400). it mows a 500sqm area in 2-3 mows.
you can return the mower if you don't like it. but don't expect great service from 'uncle ben's'.
Its posted further down, you can buy spare parts year round here…
https://varo-australia.myshopify.com/collections/all
Nice & cheap prices. Just note that 20v is kind of low for this kind of equipment. Don't expect it to have too much power.
(Voltage will tell you how "powerful" the item is - Ah or Amp Hours will tell you how long your battery will last in a single charge)
What these things fail to mention is the amount of current that can be drawn from the battery in the shortest time. 20v and 4Ah is only as good as it’s current draw ability. No good having 5000 litres if I have to drain it through a 1/8” port.
Voltage is similar to pressure. Ability to push the electricity.
Amp hour is similar to storage capacity, how much there is.
Current is similar to litres/min. Or how fast you can draw down on the storage source.
Watts is amout of work done, similar to horsepower.
I guess we would really need to know how many watt motor the battery is driving and the batteries ability to deliver it’s storage. The issue with it being gutless may be more to do with the wattage of the motor more than the voltage or storage capacity of the batteries. ie: my 240v mower has a 2300w motor. A cheaper mower could still be 240v but have a 1200w motor.
NB: It has been a long time since I was an auto electrician and had to use any of this knowledge in depth, so I could be a little wrong. I only play with radio controlled cars and quadcopters now. All I know now is that a 12v battery at 2000mAh and 20C has no were near the punch of a battery that is 12v, 2000mAh and 50C, where “C” is the ability to access the stored power in the battery and how fast I can get it out.
If its using decent cells like the 4 or 5Ah Ryobi one+ packs, then they can deliver 600W continuous. I have 2x packs rigged up to my bosch brushless 36V mower. so continuous power of 1.2kW. Instantaneous power I have no idea, but it should be a fair bit more.
The mower claims to be "2 x 20v", however it is not clear whether this is for greater runtime or whether it will operate at twice the battery voltage of a single battery a la Makita's 18x2 (36v) tools.
yeah I want to know this as well. I'm guessing its still 18V and just increases runtime, otherwise how could you run it on just one pack like it implies you can.
Is the mower using series or paralleling the batteries? I would imagine it would be in parallel to give for example, 8Ah of run time. As I don't think that the mower would need that many more volts/amps to run the motor, as they would be looking for it to last longer than 5 mins, so it could possibly be more for capacity than wattage?
I would think same as Makita and has both in series. This voltage is just a little weak at chewing through grass with a single battery (I have 18V Ryobi) and whether in series or parallel it will double the run time but series give more cutting grunt.
The 2nd linked page says "for maximum running duration, use 2x4.0Ah batteries." So the batteries are parallel.
Yeah ok I guess so. As well as duration it should still theoretically have twice the grunt too when running 2x packs in parallel. But it depends entirely on the motor/controller/wiring - if it can take advantage of twice the current available from the packs. The reason Series (ie. 36V) would be better is because the current remains the same for twice the power.
@stumo: If by grunt you mean torque to turn the blades, then the batteries needs to be in series. If in parallel, it would be less torque.
@amts:
Thats not true. It all depends on the motor, controller and wiring. The maximum theoretical power (and hence torque) is identical in each case - ohms law - P=IxV. Double the current (Parallel packs) you double the power, Double the voltage (series packs) you double the power. The advantage of series in this case is that the current is half what the parallel one is, so wiring and controller don't have to be beefed up so its cheaper to manufacture, because current is where resistance/switching losses are incurred. But if the wiring and controller are built to handle that current then they will be pretty much the same power.
I think you're misinterpreting it. It's suggesting "2 x 4.0 Ah batteries" as opposed to "2 x 3.0 Ah batteries" for longer run-time. I've never seen a 2 x battery mower connected in parallel (not to say they don't exist).
The Aldi version looks like a rebranding (with modification) of these 40v (single battery) mowers.
https://www.parklandspowerproducts.com.au/products/lawn-mowe…
Makes sense to keep all the workings identical by using 2 x 20v batteries in series.
A review: https://gardeningproductsreview.com/redback-40v-lithium-ion-…
The Ozitos at Bunnings are rebranded Einhells. Some reviews here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Einhell-X-Change-Lithium-Cordless-L…
Hope this helps.
Been waiting for the pole pruner to be in special buys. Will see if bunnings put the ozito one on special as well as don't mind ozito
Given I don't have much of a lawn and assuming Bunnings match the prices, I wonder if I can just get away with the line trimmer (not that much lawn) or shell out for the mower …
As a side note, I believe that the 4.0Ah battery marks the the first time that Aldi has released an xfinity battery greater than 2.0Ah which is good news. I do however hesitate at buying too far into a system where the tools are only in stock sporadically, but it is possible to get hold of extra batteries and chargers when required through the following website;
Good timing, im about to buy a whole heap of the 18v ozito x-change skins/tools from bunnings. When Aldi does these deals, Bunnings usually temporarily drop their prices to squash the competition for a week or so. Ozito ones are better option because you'll probably never find skins to match these Aldi ones after the sale I would assume…
bingo. Hoping a couple of Ryobi ones end up on special where there is no ozito equivalent. They did this once in the past and i bought a bunch of stuff
Me too!
which is a better ones between ozito and ryobi ?
Not sure, but someone did mention the new ozito xchange is rebrand of german brand einhell which are pretty well regarded.
Ozito mowers take 2x 18v batteries, so 36v but use the same batteries. I think the Ryobi take a single 36v battery so its not interchangable with their other ryobi one+ skins, which for me is a deal breaker. My only concerns are I buy into the ozito x-change eco system and they change the batteries or skin sizes, which is probably less of an issue with ryobi I guess.
Ive had/have ozito stuff and for the weekend warrior, its perfectly fine. I bought a cheap 14v impact/driver (green) kit about 6 years ago for a reno thinking it'll be a throwaway after, but its still going.
@Matt P:
They also have the single 18v model, just bought it lastweek and did good job mowing my small lawn.
They also have a heap more stock, and some stores will let you place a backorder at the same price.
I think you will find with the power x change range that there will pretty much always be an Ozito equivalent, doubt we will see any Ryobi price matches to Aldi prices again.
You're in luck. Looks like Bunnings has start dropping the prices on their Ozito Power X Charge 18V 4.0Ah Li-Ion Battery
Important detail, the mower is brushless!
where did you see this new info?
EDIT: OIC fineprint at the bottom of page1
Actually that fineprint seems to suggest it ONLY works with 2x Batteries. Which is potentially contradicted on page 2.
Being brushless makes it a even better deal. Good spot
The mower sounds tempting for $300 with 2 batteries and a charger. Only issue is it seems a bit small compared to the Ego (37cm vs 49cm and 40L vs 60L). Probably good for a small yard. 60 Day aldi return policy and 5 year warranty too.
The Egos are big mowers, particularly in length. Mine works okay for my yard but in the small patch of grass at my in-laws it is difficult to maneuver. I recommended that they get a little Ryobi 18v mower since my father-in-law already has other Ryobi 18v tools, batteries and chargers.
A big worry is the voltage is too low for anything but ideal conditions - which is pretty rare.
wonder what they do with the returned mower
Q1. Wondering if my ozito 18 V batteries are interchangeable with these ones?
Xfinity Plus 20V Battery System 1 Year Battery, 5 Year Tool Warranty
Xfinity Plus 20V Li-Ion battery 2.0 Ah $29.99
Xfinity Plus 20V Li-Ion battery 4.0 Ah $39.99
Q2 the ozito battery system uses 2Ah I think.
Will the aldi batteries work with them?
Xfinity Plus 20V charger $19.99
Lawn Mower Skin $199
Q4 the ozito cost $400 including the batteries and chargers.
aldi seems to be $200+ 30+30+20+20 = $300 - 5 = $295 so a saving of $100.
not sure how good aldi garden tools like this are.
Drill is $29.99 in attached photo, not $49.99 as listed in OP's text.
Last time Aldi had a drill for $50 it was brushless! This one is not :(
Is anyone getting a mower? Like to hear what you think of it after first use?
Same. Wondering build quality. For the price it seems like a decent buy if it’s brushless
I can confirm it's a 40V setup. Mentions it in the manual.
Has anyone bought one yet?
Yes I have purchased one and mowed this morning. It's perhaps a little better than my bosh corded unit from Bunnings. Has no trouble with my grass but it's quite fine grass. I think it would struggle on long thick grass. Battery life is impressive, was 76% remaining after ~100m2.
Also purchased one assembled and mowed lawns (3) approx 200M2 today. very impressed. The only slight negative is that it will not cut as close as my previous Victa mower (done 43 good years!). Also would appreciate if anyone else can advise what the metal piece attached to the centre column on the handle is for? Small L shaped piece attached by rubber strap.
It's for holding the folded handle in place when storing the mower on its tail.
There's a hole underneath the nose of the mower to take the clip, checkout the video at the 1:17 mark of the Redback Mower which is essentially the same unit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5pOwkVxvx4
At $200 the Aldi Gardenline mower is excellent value as the $300 Redback gets great reviews.
Where’s the reviews?
i forgot to buy it yesterday, will it be the same price tomorrow?
Decided to get one!
And two battys
Haven’t tried it yet tho
What’s interesting is the battery’s insert into an adaptor which slots into the mower
So I reckon the 40v Redbackpower batty may also fit
However cost of them is a lot more then two ALDI battys lol
In any case
Secondly cannot for the life of me find any reference to “brushless” on the box or manual
Only this was mentioned in the catalogue??
Anyone find this reference to brushless as legit?
with the mower turned off, tip it over and turn the blade with your hand. If the blade turns smoothly and continuously it is brushed. If it tuns in distinct steps (IDK maybe something like 8 steps per rev), then its brushless.
ok thanks will check it out.
I would assume its brushless as that what was stated on the catalogue
however i'm blond to find "brushless" printed anywhere on the unit, box or manual.
anyways so far i;ve used it a couple of times and works great, still have 50-60% battery left.
i;ve only got a smallish yard (405 block) probably 100-120sqm of grass to mow all up including nature strip.
OK just went and tried mine, felt distinct steps as the blade turned so yeah it's brushless, good news.
yeh same :)
anyone has experience on the lawn mover?