The main handle is fine for taking the grass box on and off, but up-ending it and tipping the grass out would be easier with a second handle. Note to Cobra’s R&D department an extra handle or grip underneath the grass box would be useful. If you need to do a larger lawn, it might be worth buying an extra battery (£129.99) and charging both before you begin.
COBRA LIGHT MAGIC BATTERY FULL
In terms of battery life, a full charge lasted around 50 minutes, which was enough to do more than half of our lawn – I’d guestimate around 600-650 sq m. I was very impressed by how well I could push the Cobra MX41-40V up over some of the lumpier parts of the lawn, too (a year of diggers and cranes rumbling over it during renovations has taken its toll). There’s a small but steep slope at one end, which would have benefited from self-propelled drive, but I managed fine (get the MX46S-40V if your garden is seriously hilly). Our lawn is fairly flat and the Cobra MX41-40V was lightweight enough to push along without breaking a sweat. It doesn’t falter or slow when it meets thicker grass like some electric mowers do, instead you can hear the blades speed up when things get tougher going. What it’s like to use the Cobra MX41-40V lawn mowerĭespite its unpromising wheels, the Cobra MX41-40V was very easy to maneuver. Still, the whole process took no more than 30 minutes (my husband Nick would have done it in 15 or less) and, as the battery arrived almost fully charged and I at least had the good sense to put it charging before I tackled assembly, it was ready to go by the time I’d built the Cobra MX41-40V. In my defense, I had never put a lawn mower together before in my life when I did this review. It was only when one fell off as I repeatedly tried to clip the box on that I realized it even had cover caps. The instructions don’t say to remove the cover caps first. The only other hitch came when putting on the grass box. I’d have probably reached that conclusion, eventually, but the advantage of Googling a photo was I got to see which way up they should go! So, I did a quick Google to see what the Cobra MX41-40V is meant to look like fully assembled and realised I needed to use the quick-release lever handles (not pictured or mentioned anywhere in the instructions) supplied instead. The instructions said to use locking knobs (and the picture showed locking knobs) but there was only two supplied and I’d already used them to attach the handle onto the mower. The first was when attaching the folding handle. Unfortunately, they are not completely idiot proof as I hit a couple of stumbling blocks. The instructions were pretty clear and included handy (albeit blurry) photos alongside written directions.
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