CRAFTSMAN Electric Lawn Mower, 20-Inch, Corded, 13-Ah (CMEMW213)

I’ve owned this for almost a year. Bought this as I’m a single gal trying to be self sufficient. Already had an older, heavier, gas mower that was leaking gas but still worked. I just need a small mower for a small enclosed area where my pets enjoy the outdoors. Considered this brand cuz I already owned a weed wacker & leaf blower of this brand, both battery operated (with interchangeable batteries). Reviews on btty one were a bit weak so went with electric one. And soooo easy to start…no cord to pull! Lite weight too. Takes a bit to get used to the cord, but not bad. I run it approx 30 minutes & the cord has never gotten hot. Easy to put together, few parts. It’s soooo much plastic & the sound of it (not running) sounds like a kids toy…lol. But the power of it is very impressive both for cutting grass & mulching leaves/clippings). Not as noisy either. Yea it’s plastic, but I expect I’ll get my money out of it. And having it delivered to my front door versus loading one up in my car from a box store was a big win too.

I purchesed the same mower 10 years ago, it was a great mower.All that was wrong was the base, If they would use a stainless steel base instead of the cheep metal as are still used on most mowers , it would be like new. The new one has a problem with storage. You can’t fold away the handle , the front wheels are too small and light, hard to push the mower, even as I cut the grass a week ago with my old Craftsman.
The old handle with power connection was fine, why make it bad?
This mower is light and I wonder howit works over time.

Just finished assembling my new Craftsman lawnmower and it took me only about 45 minutes. My son is an experienced handyman and probably could have done it in ten or less! I was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t have to put the wheels on and was able to roll it out of the delivery crate. The box was badly crumpled on one side which made me a little nervous but there didn’t seem to be any damage to the mower inside. It arrived very quickly for the regular free shipping, taking about 48 hours from putting the order in. You don’t need to pay extra substantial fees to get faster delivery in all probability.

The assembly instructions were relatively clear but most of it was common-sense [25%] assuming you have ever assembled anything and the rest was the politically-correct nonsense mandated by insurance companies for the mechanically-disinclined. I was really pleased to see, that unlike most modern products these days, the instructions were in English that was coherent and easy to read.

I now see what some of the reviewers meant about the plastic construction [even the wheels] making it seem ‘cheap’ compared to the units I had twenty years ago though, to be fair, it certainly doesn’t look or feel flimsy like a toy would. It helped that my son is a licensed mechanic and had told me, after I had read a lot of reviews before ordering, that modern industrial plastics are often as durable as cheaper grades of metal.

Speaking of light construction; it has a carrying handle and I was able to use that to lift it fairly easily down to the pavement so that was nice for this old fellow. I don’t think it weighs much more than about 30 lbs and the carrying handle is actually at a balance point for lifting purposes. Also nice that you can adjust the height of the cut with a lever on the side instead of the old style machines that needed you to turn it upside down and use pliers on nuts and bolts and make sure both sides were plumb.

Too early to review it’s quality as an actually grass mower but I’m ready to save a little money this year instead of hiring a lawn cutting service as I have done for the last few years. I may update this review after I have used it but wanted to put this in early in case other senior citizens were wondering about weight and assembly issues.

Perfect size mower for a small to medium sized lawn. Avoid the hassles of li-ion batteries and just choose a plug in mower. Choose the 100 foot extension cord that Amazon notes is most often bought together with the mower. Excellent design, with new safety features. Mower is relatively quiet and leaves your lawn with a golf-course smooth appearance because it’s so light weight. Takes about 20 minutes to assemble.

My Greenworks mower stopped working yesterday for the umpteenth time in 3 years. (Starter issue that I have fixed many times, even replacing the starter assembly 6 months ago, but is a royal pain and I’m done.) After a day of reading reviews of different brands at Amazon and Home Depot, I decided to go with the Craftsman due to reputation and next day delivery instead of a week or 10 days – my grass is growing fast due to recent rains. I figured it would come too late today to mow given that I ordered in the afternoon, but it arrived mid morning! I attached the upper handle, plugged it in and mowed by back yard, and it’s not even noon! Fingers crossed this is as reliable as other Craftsman products I’ve had in the past.

It’s perfect for my 1/4 acre yard. Cuts very fast and its maneuverable due to its light weight. I have a B&D, which just burnt and so far, I was not able to repair it. It may have the same mechanism as Craftsman- same company, but it is heavier. There was some misunderstanding because of manual’s vagueness about “safety shield”, which is actually a deflector for side discharge. Of course, you don’t have to use it if you just mulch the grass. It took some time to get used to the folding of handles, especially the lower one – all plastic. The rear door with a pouch is a new concept – it works well and obviates the necessity of using a mulch insert (B&D). The design is nice and sporty. It was a good buy and hopefully it will last longer than it’s B&D counterpart.

Mower went together easy, I bought a heaver cord for it and the mower works great, I have used it three times so far with no problems, I recommend this mower and I would buy again if needed.