Best Black Friday Lawn Mower Deals (2026)

The best Black Friday lawn mower deal for most buyers is the Greenworks 40V 16-inch push mower with the 4.0 Ah battery and charger. Its 160 Wh pack covers roughly 5,000–6,000 sq ft of actual grass per charge, which is about what’s left of a typical suburban lot after you subtract the house, driveway, patio and beds — and it needs no extension cord, no fuel can and no oil change. It suits flat-to-gently-rolling yards under about 6,000 sq ft with a handful of obstacles to steer around.

If your grass is genuinely small — a townhouse patch, a courtyard, a strip along a driveway — the BLACK+DECKER 3-in-1 combo does mowing plus trimming and edging with one corded tool for the least money here. If you’re mowing closer to a third of an acre, the Greenworks 60V 21-inch self-propelled kit with two 4.0 Ah packs is the pick: a 21-inch deck plus 480 Wh of total capacity is the combination that finishes that job in one session.

Everything below is compared on cutting width, battery runtime, yard size, storage footprint and total seasonal cost, so you can match the machine to your lawn instead of to the biggest discount.

Quick Comparison

Price tiers are relative to the rest of this list, not to the wider market. Listing prices move daily during Black Friday week, so treat the tier as a guide to what you’re trading off rather than a number to hold anyone to.

How We Chose

This list is built from published manufacturer specifications, the category’s well-documented behaviour and the way these machines are actually used, not from any hands-on session. Every pick had to clear four filters.

Specs that change the job. Cutting width, motor amperage or battery voltage and capacity, deck material and bag volume are the numbers that decide whether a mower finishes your lawn or quits halfway. A 12-inch deck and a 21-inch deck are not “small” and “large” versions of the same task — they’re roughly a 2.5× difference in square feet per minute, which is why width is the first column in every table here.

Category fit. Corded, battery, gas and robotic mowers solve different problems. A corded mower with unlimited runtime is the wrong answer for a lawn that sits 140 feet from the nearest outdoor outlet; a battery mower is the wrong answer for a lawn that needs 70 minutes of continuous cutting on one charge. Each product below is placed where its power source is a genuine advantage rather than a compromise.

Use case and ergonomics. Handle design, self-propulsion, weight and folded footprint matter as much as power for anyone mowing a slope, storing a mower in a narrow shed, or pushing a machine up a hill in July.

Upgrade path. Battery platforms are ecosystems. A 20V, 40V or 60V mower is only a good deal if the packs also run a trimmer, blower or hedge cutter you’d otherwise buy separately, and if replacement packs stay available. Corded machines trade that flexibility for a lower purchase price and effectively zero battery-replacement cost, which is a legitimate long-term advantage.

1. BLACK+DECKER 3-in-1 Combo (12-Inch, 6.5 Amp) – Best for Tiny Yards and Edge Work

This is the smallest machine on the list and the only one that isn’t really a mower-first tool. BLACK+DECKER’s corded 3-in-1 combo bundles a 12-inch mower, a weed eater and an edger around a single 6.5-amp motor, which makes it the right answer for a courtyard, a townhouse patch, a strip of grass beside a driveway, or a property where the “lawn” is mostly edges.

At 6.5 amps and 120 volts, the motor draws roughly 780 watts. That’s less than half the draw of the 20-inch 13-amp machines further down this list, and it’s why the combo can run on a normal household circuit alongside a light load. It’s also why you shouldn’t expect it to chew through a thick, wet, overgrown lawn: 12 inches of cut and a modest motor means you take more passes and slower ones when the grass is long.

Key specs

• Cutting width: 12 inches — the narrowest here
• Motor: 6.5 A corded, roughly 780 W at 120 V
• Functions: mower, weed eater and edger in one tool
• Power source: corded, so runtime is limited only by your reach
• Best grass area: under roughly 1,000 sq ft of actual lawn
• Storage: the smallest folded footprint of anything here, plus a cord reel

Strengths

The value proposition is the trimmer and edger. Most people who buy a small mower eventually buy a string trimmer too, and this tool replaces that separate purchase while adding an edger function that a standard mower can’t do at all. There’s no battery to charge, no pack to store at the right state of charge over winter, and no replacement battery cost in year four. For a renter, a first home with almost no grass, or anyone maintaining a small strip rather than a lawn, that’s a clean fit.

Because the deck is 12 inches, the tool also reaches places a full-size mower can’t — between raised beds, along a fence line, into a corner where you’d otherwise be on your knees with a trimmer.

Pros

• Three tools in one purchase — mower, trimmer and edger
• Lowest upfront cost on this list
• No battery, no fuel, no maintenance schedule
• Smallest storage footprint; easy to hang on a wall
• Genuinely useful for edges and tight corners, not just mowing

Cons

• 12-inch cut means a lot of passes on anything larger than a small patch
• 6.5 A motor bogs down in thick or wet growth
• Corded — you need an outdoor outlet and a suitable extension cord
• Not a realistic choice for a full suburban lawn

How it compares

The nearest alternative in this list is the LawnMaster MEB1114K, a 15-inch, 11-amp corded mower. The LawnMaster is a far more capable mower — a 15-inch deck covers about 25% more ground per pass than a 12-inch one, and the 11-amp motor has roughly 70% more power. But it can’t trim or edge, and it costs more. If your property has meaningful grass plus a lot of edges, the combo wins. If it has a modest but real lawn and you already own a trimmer, the LawnMaster is the better mower.

2. BLACK+DECKER BEMW472BH (15-Inch, 10 Amp, Bike Handle) – Best for Slopes and Awkward Small Yards

The BEMW472BH is a corded 15-inch mower with a 10-amp motor and, crucially, a bike-style handlebar rather than the usual single bar with a bail lever. That one design decision changes who should buy it: instead of pushing with your palms against a horizontal bar, you grip two handles the way you’d hold a bicycle, which lets you use your body weight more effectively on a slope and steer around obstacles with more control.

At 10 amps and 120 volts, the motor draws around 1,200 watts. That’s roughly 50% more power than the 6.5-amp combo and about 23% less than the 13-amp machines. On a 15-inch deck, that’s a sensible ratio — the deck is small enough that 1,200 W keeps blade speed up in normal grass, and you get unlimited runtime from the wall.

Key specs

• Cutting width: 15 inches
• Motor: 10 A corded, roughly 1,200 W at 120 V
• Handle: bike-style two-grip handlebar for better leverage and steering
• Power source: corded
• Best grass area: roughly 1,000–3,000 sq ft
• Storage: folding handlebar; compact for a full-size-deck machine

Strengths

The bike handle is the reason to pick this over the cheaper 15-inch machines. If your lawn has a grade, a couple of trees, or a narrow gap between a fence and a bed, the two-grip layout is noticeably less tiring and more precise than a standard bar. It also puts your hands in a more natural position if you’re tall — one of the quiet annoyances of a standard push bar is that it forces a stoop.

The 15-inch deck is the sweet spot for small-to-mid yards: wide enough to be meaningfully faster than a 12- or 13-inch cut, narrow enough to fit through gates and around plantings without three-point turns. And because it’s corded, there’s no battery degradation to budget for — the machine you buy in year one cuts the same in year ten, as long as the motor holds up.

Pros

• Bike-style handlebar gives real control advantages on slopes
• Unlimited runtime — no charge anxiety, no spare packs
• 15-inch deck balances speed and manoeuvrability
• No fuel, oil, spark plugs or battery replacement cost
• Folds down reasonably small for shed or garage storage

Cons

• Cord management around trees and beds is a genuine hassle
• 10 amps is adequate but not powerful in tall, wet grass
• Requires an outdoor outlet and a properly gauged cord
• Not enough deck for lawns much above 3,000 sq ft

How it compares

Against the BLACK+DECKER 20-inch, 13-amp corded models, this is the ergonomics-versus-throughput trade. The 20-inch machines cut about a third more ground per pass and have roughly 30% more motor power, but they’re heavier and use a conventional handlebar. If your limiting factor is time, go 20-inch. If your limiting factor is a slope, a narrow gate or your back, the BEMW472BH is the better tool.

3. MZK 20V 13-Inch Compact Brushless – Best for Cordless Convenience on a Postage-Stamp Lawn

MZK’s 20V 13-inch mower is a compact brushless cordless machine, and it exists for one specific person: someone with a very small lawn who is tired of dragging a cord across it. The 13-inch deck and 20V battery platform put it firmly in the light-duty class, but the brushless motor is a real technical advantage at this size.

Here’s the arithmetic that matters, and it’s the same arithmetic for every cordless mower. A 20V platform with a 2.0 Ah pack stores 40 Wh (20 × 2.0); with a 4.0 Ah pack it stores 80 Wh. A 13-inch deck cutting light, dry grass typically draws somewhere in the 250–350 W range. Divide: 40 Wh ÷ 300 W ≈ 0.13 hours, or about 8 minutes. 80 Wh ÷ 300 W ≈ 16 minutes. If your lawn takes longer than that, you need either a bigger pack or a different class of machine — and that’s the honest limitation of every compact 20V mower.

Key specs

• Cutting width: 13 inches
• Motor: brushless — more efficient and longer-lived than a brushed equivalent
• Platform: 20V battery, shared with other tools in the same line
• Form factor: compact, red housing, small storage footprint
• Best grass area: roughly 800–1,500 sq ft per charge, depending on pack size
• Storage: among the smallest of the cordless options

Strengths

Brushless motors are the reason this class works at all. A brushed motor loses energy to friction at the brushes and wears them down; a brushless design converts more of the pack’s energy into blade rotation and typically lasts considerably longer. On a 40–80 Wh budget, that efficiency difference is the gap between finishing the lawn and not.

The bigger practical win is the absence of a cord. For a courtyard, a front patch beside a walkway, or a lawn that has no convenient outdoor outlet, a compact cordless mower removes the single most annoying part of the job. If you already own tools on the same 20V platform, the marginal cost is even lower.

Pros

• Brushless motor — better efficiency and durability at this size
• No cord to manage and no outdoor outlet required
• Very compact for storage
• Quiet compared with gas and noticeably lighter than a 20-inch machine
• Likely shares batteries with other tools on the same platform

Cons

• 13-inch cut means many passes on anything but a tiny lawn
• Runtime is measured in minutes, not tens of minutes
• Small 20V packs are the bottleneck — larger packs help, but only so much
• Battery replacement is an eventual cost a corded mower never has

How it compares

The obvious alternative is the MZK 40V 16-inch brushless further down this list. Doubling voltage to 40V and moving to a 16-inch deck doesn’t just make it bigger — it roughly triples the useful work per charge, because a 40V 4.0 Ah pack holds 160 Wh versus 80 Wh for a 20V 4.0 Ah pack, and the wider deck covers ground faster. If your lawn is genuinely postage-stamp sized, the 20V model is lighter, cheaper and easier to store. If it’s anything more, the 40V version is the better buy.

4. BLACK+DECKER 20-Inch Corded, 13-Amp Ultra Light – Best for Big Lawns a Cord Can Still Reach

This is the classic answer to “I have a real lawn and I don’t want to think about batteries.” A 20-inch 3-in-1 deck driven by a 13-amp motor, in a body BLACK+DECKER builds to be unusually light for its size. If you have a large flat lawn and an outdoor outlet within reach of a good extension cord, this machine gives you full-size cutting capacity with none of the runtime math that cordless buyers have to do.

Thirteen amps at 120 volts is about 1,560 watts. That’s the highest draw in this list alongside the other 13-amp model, and it’s why you should think about your circuit before you buy: a standard 15-amp household circuit shouldn’t be asked to run much else while this mower is going. More on cord gauge and voltage drop in the How to Choose section — it matters more with a 13-amp motor than with any other machine here.

Key specs

• Cutting width: 20 inches — full-size class
• Motor: 13 A corded, roughly 1,560 W at 120 V
• Deck: 3-in-1 — mulch, bag and side discharge
• Weight: deliberately light for a 20-inch machine, which helps on soft ground
• Power source: corded, effectively unlimited runtime
• Best grass area: roughly 5,000–10,000 sq ft, subject to cord reach

Strengths

Twenty inches of cut is a genuine step change. At a normal walking pace of about 2.5 mph — roughly 220 feet per minute — a 20-inch deck sweeps around 1.75 feet × 220 = 385 sq ft per minute before overlap. Allow a realistic 15% overlap factor and you’re at about 325 sq ft per minute. A 15-inch deck at the same pace gives you roughly 245 sq ft per minute after overlap. Over a 6,000 sq ft lawn, that’s about 18 minutes versus about 24 minutes — a six-minute difference every single mow, and more than that if you’re doing multiple passes in long grass.

The 3-in-1 deck also means you can mulch in summer and bag in spring without owning two machines. And the low weight matters more than the spec sheet suggests: a lighter mower is easier to push across soft, damp ground without sinking, and easier to lift into a shed.

Pros

• Full 20-inch cutting width at a light weight
• 13-amp motor handles thicker grass than 10- or 11-amp machines
• 3-in-1 deck — mulch, bag or discharge depending on season
• No battery cost, ever; no fuel, oil or winterizing
• Very low running cost — a fraction of a cent per mow in electricity

Cons

• Cord management on a big lawn gets old fast
• Needs a 12-gauge cord for longer runs and a circuit that isn’t shared
• 13 amps leaves little headroom on a 15-amp circuit
• Not suitable for lawns beyond realistic cord reach

How it compares

The closest sibling is the BLACK+DECKER 13-amp 20-inch with 6-setting height adjustment. Both are 20-inch, 13-amp corded machines, so the difference is features rather than capability: the six-position height adjustment on that model gives you finer control over cut height, which matters if you mow cool-season grass at 3–3.5 inches in summer and drop lower in autumn. If you want the lightest possible 20-inch machine, this one is the pick. If you want more control over cut height, the other model is worth the extra.

5. Greenworks 40V 16-Inch Push Mower (4.0 Ah + Charger) – Best Overall for Medium Suburban Yards

This is the best overall pick in this roundup because it hits the widest useful middle. A 16-inch deck is wide enough to be efficient on a real lawn, narrow enough to fit through a standard gate, and a 40V 4.0 Ah battery with the charger included means you’re buying a complete, working machine rather than a body that needs a pack you don’t own.

The runtime arithmetic is worth doing properly, because it tells you exactly which lawns this mower is for. A 40V 4.0 Ah pack stores 40 × 4.0 = 160 Wh. A 16-inch deck in normal suburban grass typically draws in the 400–500 W range under load. 160 Wh ÷ 450 W ≈ 0.36 hours, or about 21 minutes of cutting. Now convert that to area: a 16-inch deck is 1.33 feet wide, so at 220 ft/min you sweep about 293 sq ft per minute before overlap, or roughly 250 sq ft per minute after a 15% overlap allowance. Twenty-one minutes × 250 sq ft ≈ 5,250 sq ft. That’s the honest answer: this mower covers roughly 5,000–6,000 sq ft of actual grass per charge, which is exactly the real grass area on a typical quarter-acre suburban lot.

Key specs

• Cutting width: 16 inches
• Battery: 40V 4.0 Ah, 160 Wh, charger included
• Estimated runtime: about 20–25 minutes under normal load
• Estimated coverage: roughly 5,000–6,000 sq ft per charge
• Type: push mower, no self-propulsion
• Storage: folds for vertical storage; battery and charger live on a shelf

Strengths

The single biggest advantage is that it’s cord-free without being runtime-starved. Twenty minutes doesn’t sound like much until you realise most suburban lawns are mowed in one 15–20 minute session, and the rest of the time the machine is sitting in a shed. You also skip the entire cord routine: no unspooling, no running over the cord, no figuring out which way to turn so the cord ends up behind you.

The 40V platform is also the most useful battery size for a homeowner. Packs in this class are shared across trimmers, blowers and hedge cutters, and they’re large enough to be useful in those tools without being absurdly heavy. Buying the mower as a kit with the battery and charger means the second tool you buy can be a bare tool, which is where the platform economics start working in your favour.

Pros

• Complete kit — battery and charger included
• 16-inch deck is the practical sweet spot for suburban lawns
• No cord, no fuel, no oil, minimal maintenance
• Very cheap to run — a charge costs a few cents
• 40V platform extends to trimmers, blowers and other tools

Cons

• 20-ish minutes of runtime is a hard limit; long grass cuts it shorter
• Push-only, so slopes and large lawns are tiring
• Battery replacement is a real cost every few seasons
• One battery means no hot-swap if you run out mid-lawn

How it compares

The nearest alternative is the MZK 40V 16-inch 2-in-1 brushless. Both are 40V, 16-inch push mowers, so the comparison comes down to motor type and bundle. MZK’s brushless motor should convert more of the pack’s energy into blade speed, which helps in thicker grass and can stretch runtime slightly. Greenworks counters with a complete kit — battery and charger in the box — and a well-established battery platform with wide pack availability. If you want a bare tool and already own 40V packs, MZK makes sense. If you want one box that mows tomorrow, Greenworks is the safer buy.

6. LawnMaster MEB1114K (15-Inch, 11 Amp) – Best Budget Corded Mower for Simple Flat Lawns

The LawnMaster MEB1114K is a corded 15-inch mower with an 11-amp motor and multi-position height adjustment, and it’s one of the two budget-tier corded mowers here that are actually mowers rather than hybrids. It’s aimed at the person who has a straightforward, flat, unremarkable lawn and wants to spend as little as possible to keep it tidy.

Eleven amps at 120 volts is about 1,320 watts — a useful middle ground. It’s 65% more power than the 6.5-amp combo, and about 10% more than the 10-amp bike-handle model, on the same 15-inch deck. In practice that means the MEB1114K has a little more headroom in damp or slightly overgrown grass than the 10-amp machine, without drawing so much that you need to worry about your circuit the way you would with a 13-amp mower.

Key specs

• Cutting width: 15 inches
• Motor: 11 A corded, roughly 1,320 W at 120 V
• Height adjustment: multi-position, for seasonal cut-height changes
• Power source: corded, unlimited runtime
• Best grass area: roughly 1,500–4,000 sq ft
• Storage: folding handle, compact for a 15-inch machine

Strengths

The value is straightforward: 15 inches of cut and 1,320 watts for the least money you can spend on a real mower. There’s no battery to age out, no fuel system to gum up over winter, and no oil to change. Over a five-year horizon the running cost is a rounding error — a 13-amp mower uses about 0.78 kWh in a 30-minute session, and an 11-amp machine uses roughly 0.66 kWh, which at typical residential rates is somewhere around ten cents a mow.

The multi-position height adjustment is worth calling out at this price. Being able to raise the deck in summer heat and lower it in autumn is the difference between a lawn that survives August and one that scorches.

Pros

• One of the lowest purchase prices for a genuine 15-inch mower
• 11-amp motor gives useful headroom over 10-amp rivals
• Multi-position height adjustment
• Zero fuel and essentially zero maintenance
• Unlimited runtime — no battery anxiety

Cons

• Corded, so you need an outlet and cord discipline
• 15-inch deck is slow on larger lawns
• No self-propulsion
• Fewer premium features than the BLACK+DECKER corded models

How it compares

Against the BILT HARD 15-inch corded, this is nearly a dead heat on paper: both are 15-inch, both are 11 amps, both are budget tier. The differences are the details — BILT HARD specifies a 3,300 RPM blade speed, a 35-litre grass bag (essentially one bushel) and five height settings, which makes it the better pick if you plan to bag clippings rather than mulch. The LawnMaster is the better pick if you mainly mulch and want the simpler, cheaper machine. Against the AMERISUN 14-inch, the LawnMaster wins on cutting width but loses on bag volume — the AMERISUN’s 10-gallon bag is slightly larger than BILT HARD’s 35-litre one, despite the smaller deck.

7. BLACK+DECKER 13-Amp 20-Inch with 6-Setting Height Adjustment – Best for Large Lawns and Precise Cut Height

This is the second of the two 20-inch, 13-amp corded machines here, and the six-position height adjustment is what separates it from its sibling. If you’re managing a large lawn and you care about cut height — which you should, because cut height is the single most important variable in lawn health — six distinct settings give you far more room to work with than a three-position lever.

Same power story as the other 13-amp machine: about 1,560 watts, the highest draw in this list. Same 20-inch deck, which at a 2.5 mph walking pace sweeps roughly 325 sq ft per minute after a realistic overlap allowance. On a 10,000 sq ft lawn that’s around 31 minutes of actual cutting — a job a 15-inch deck would stretch to about 41 minutes. That ten-minute gap, repeated 25 times a season, is more than four hours of your life back.

Key specs

• Cutting width: 20 inches
• Motor: 13 A corded, roughly 1,560 W at 120 V
• Height adjustment: 6 positions — the finest control in this roundup
• Power source: corded, unlimited runtime
• Best grass area: roughly 6,000–12,000 sq ft within cord reach
• Storage: folding handle; the deck is the bulkiest item here

Strengths

Six height settings let you follow the one-third rule properly: never remove more than a third of the blade height in a single mow. With only three settings, you often end up cutting more aggressively than you should because the middle position is too low and the top one is too high. Being able to step from 3.5 inches down to 3 inches, then 2.5, gives you a much healthier lawn through a hot summer.

Combined with the 13-amp motor and 20-inch deck, this is the most capable corded machine here for a genuinely large lawn — as long as the cord reaches. It also mulches well, which returns nitrogen to the soil and saves you the bagging routine entirely.

Pros

• Six height positions — the most precise cut-height control here
• 20-inch deck and 13-amp motor handle large lawns quickly
• Unlimited runtime from the wall
• No battery, no fuel, negligible running cost
• Mulching-friendly, which reduces bagging work

Cons

• Heaviest and bulkiest machine in this roundup to store and move
• 13 amps demands attention to circuit load and cord gauge
• Cord management becomes the real bottleneck on a big lawn
• Overkill if your lawn is under 3,000 sq ft

How it compares

Its twin is the BLACK+DECKER 20-inch 13-amp Ultra Light. Both are 20-inch, 13-amp corded mowers, so this is a feature-versus-weight decision. The Ultra Light is easier to push and lift, which matters on soft ground and for anyone with a bad back. This model gives you six height settings instead of a basic adjustment, which matters more for lawn health than a few pounds of weight. If your lawn is large and you mow it properly, take the height settings. If it’s large and you just want it done, take the lighter machine.

8. BLACK+DECKER BEMW482BH – Best Mid-Range Corded Mower for Mid-Size Yards

The BEMW482BH sits in the middle of BLACK+DECKER’s corded range — above the compact 15-inch bike-handle model and below the full 20-inch machines. That positioning is the whole point of it: a deck and motor sized for someone whose lawn is too big for a 15-inch machine to feel efficient but not big enough to justify the weight and bulk of a 20-inch deck.

In this class, the practical specification questions are deck width, motor amperage, whether the deck mulches and bags, and how the handle folds. The BEMW482BH’s advantage is that it inherits the standard BLACK+DECKER handle-fold design, which lets the machine stand vertically against a garage wall — a genuine benefit if your storage is a narrow shed rather than a double garage.

Key specs

• Class: corded electric push mower, mid-size deck
• Positioning: between the 15-inch compact models and the 20-inch full-size decks
• Power source: corded — unlimited runtime
• Deck: mulching and bagging capability typical of the BEMW family
• Best grass area: roughly 3,000–6,000 sq ft
• Storage: vertical folding handle; a good fit for tight storage

Strengths

The value here is proportionality. A 20-inch machine on a 3,500 sq ft lawn is more weight and bulk than you need for a job that takes 12 minutes. A 15-inch machine on the same lawn means noticeably more passes. The BEMW482BH splits that difference, and because it’s corded it has no runtime ceiling — you can stop halfway, go inside, and come back without worrying about a battery sitting at 40%.

It also inherits the platform’s low running cost. Electricity for a mid-size corded mower works out to roughly a dime per mow at typical residential rates, and there’s no battery to replace in year four, no oil, no spark plug, no fuel stabilizer. Over a five-season horizon that’s the cheapest ownership proposition in this entire roundup.

Pros

• Deck size matched to mid-size lawns — fewer passes than a 15-inch, less bulk than a 20-inch
• Unlimited runtime; no battery degradation or replacement cost
• Vertical storage fold suits narrow sheds and garages
• Mulching and bagging capability
• Very low cost per mow

Cons

• Still corded — you need outdoor power and cord management
• Not a match for lawns over about 6,000 sq ft
• Less powerful than the 13-amp 20-inch machines
• Fewer standout features than the models at either end of the range

How it compares

The closest alternative is the BLACK+DECKER BEMW472BH, the 15-inch bike-handle model. The BEMW482BH gives you a larger deck and therefore faster mowing; the BEMW472BH gives you the two-grip bike handlebar, which is better on slopes and for anyone who finds a standard bar uncomfortable. If your lawn is flat and mid-sized, take the bigger deck. If it slopes or you’re tall, take the bike handle.

9. BILT HARD 15-Inch Corded (11A, 3300 RPM, 35L Bag) – Best Budget Bagging Mower

BILT HARD’s 15-inch corded mower is specified more precisely than most budget machines: an 11-amp motor running the blade at 3,300 RPM, a 35-litre grass bag and five height adjustments. Those are the numbers that matter, and together they make this the budget pick for anyone who bags clippings rather than mulching.

The 35-litre bag is worth translating, because “litres” hides how much grass it actually holds. One US bushel is 35.24 litres, so a 35 L bag is essentially a one-bushel catcher. In practical terms that’s roughly 20–25 minutes of cutting on a normal lawn before you empty it, or considerably less in spring when growth is fast. That’s a reasonable cadence — not so small that you’re emptying constantly, not so large that the bag becomes heavy and awkward.

Key specs

• Cutting width: 15 inches
• Motor: 11 A corded, roughly 1,320 W at 120 V
• Blade speed: 3,300 RPM — specified, which is more than most budget listings give you
• Grass bag: 35 L, approximately one bushel
• Height adjustment: 5 positions
• Best grass area: roughly 1,500–4,000 sq ft

Strengths

The 3,300 RPM blade speed is the standout specification. Higher blade speed produces a cleaner cut, because the blade slices through the grass rather than tearing it, and a clean cut means less browning at the tips and less disease entry. Budget mowers often don’t publish blade RPM at all, so seeing it specified is a reasonable signal that the manufacturer expects it to be a selling point.

Five height settings also beats the typical three-position lever at this price, and the combination of bagging and