Electric mowers
How much lawn does a corded mower need to justify 40 cm?
Corded mowers are bought on width and power, and these two differ on both in the same direction. The interesting part is what each publishes instead: one states the area it is for, the other states what it weighs and what its catcher holds — and on a mains mower that is pushed by hand, weight is not a footnote.
| Compared on | MEB1840M-03 | LM3301E |
|---|---|---|
| Cutting width | 40 cm | 33 cm |
| Motor power | 1800 W with automatic torque adjustment | 1300 W at 3 600 rpm |
| Stated area | Up to 600 m² | Not published |
| Cutting heights | 20–70 mm, central lever, 6 steps | 25–65 mm, central adjustment, 5 steps |
| Catcher volume | Not published | 35 L with a level indicator and a carry handle |
| Guaranteed noise | Not published | Not published |
| Cable | Not published | Not published |
A tick means one listing published something the other did not, or published a better figure. It does not mean the product is better, and the column is not a score out of anything: a maker who says less loses lines here without losing a comparison. The two verdicts below are where the page is settled.
LawnMaster publishes a wider deck, more power, a wider height range with more steps, and the area it is designed for. The torque-control claim is the one that is hardest to check and the easiest to justify: a mains motor that raises its output when the grass thickens is a motor that does not stall in the damp patch, which is where corded mowers stop.
Hyundai publishes a 35 litre catcher with a level indicator and a carry handle, and its competitor publishes no catcher at all. On a mower used on a small lawn that is the part you interact with most — you empty it several times per cut, and knowing when it is full is the difference between collecting and spreading.
In a garden with things in it. A wider deck covers more ground per pass and turns in less space per square metre of lawn, so on a small plot full of beds, trees and corners the extra width spends itself on manoeuvring. Around 600 m² of reasonably open lawn is where it pays, which is the figure one of these publishes.
No. Both figures are input power drawn from the mains, not output at the blade, and the loss between them depends on the motor. It remains the only comparable number a corded mower listing gives, and 1800 W against 1300 W is a real difference in what the machine can pull through wet grass.
On this shelf, yes, and it is worth noting rather than ignoring. A guaranteed sound power level is a declared figure on most garden machinery and it is absent from both of these. Where both are silent this site records a tie, because the silence is a fact about the shelf.
40 cm, 1800 W with torque control, 6 steps 20–70 mm, 600 m²
The widest corded deck here, with a motor that holds blade speed in wet or long grass and six heights from 20 to 70 mm.
Best for: A large lawn near a socket, and particularly one that is usually cut a week later than it should be
33 cm, 1300 W, 3 600 rpm, 11.9 kg, 25–65 mm, 35 L
A 33 cm machine at a stated 11.9 kg and 3 600 rpm, with a lawn comb, a 35-litre box and a mulching function.
Best for: A small lawn that gets walked on, where the grass lies flat in the wheel tracks
The live figure beside a product went and asked the shop for it the moment this page opened; any amount written into the text has not moved since the sentence was drafted, and it is the first of the two that counts.
