Stihl RMA 510

very hard to use, the lowest setting lifts the wheels off the ground, setting 2 still scrapes the ground and gets stuck on every little bump and cuts the grass far too long over an inch high, the blade design is shocking, sits up to high in the deck and doesn't cut properly, it also leaves grass behind and doesn't mulch properly, self propel doesn't release properly you have to push it forward to get it to release, the rubber flap at the back is stupid and gets stuck under mower, this mower needs to be redesigned and put some thought into its d...

The idea of a quiet electric mower is great but as far as this one is concerned, forget it. For the money I expected much better. Bogs down easily. Only useful (just) on very short grass. Forget the long, wet stuff.

Purchased the mower RMA 510 self propelled in October 2021 and have struggled since. I have the nearly the complete family of Still electric garden care tools. This was the last item I purchased. Had no doubt it was going to be great but was the opposite

Manoeuvring is impossible. Always need to stop and and stay for over a second to pull the Lawn mover back until the wheels unlock. As mentioned on another review, the body sinks in to the ground and the wheels spin. Number 1 cutting height is impossible to use. I think it is only there for a d...

I love Stihl products but this mower is way below their usual high standard. While it is very quiet and looks the part it bogs down and is very hard to push through even when the grass is short. The body drags and lifts the grass behind it. It is parked up in the shed and I am back to my old Honda.

I recently purchased this mower having gone into my local garden tool store to buy a newer Honda cordless mower. I had used a self-propelled Honda petrol mower for some years. It was an excellent mower but became far too heavy for me to manoeuvre. The Stihl MRA 510V has some of the features of the petrol Honda, such as variable speed self propelled, transport mode without the blade rotating and adjustable handle heights. But it is half its weight and the height of the mower can be adjusted by just one lever (the Honda had 4 levers and for me, t...

Will not mow lush grass.wheels sink in body drags on lawn ? Worst Still product ever owned.complete waste of $1000 blades set to high in frame Totally disappointing housing drags on lush lawn leaves it looking like??????

It’s a great lawn mower for flat ground,but if it’s uneven or very thick such as kikuyu it’s hopeless. Buy a petrol mower if you have thick lawn. But as I said if you have not very healthy or thin grass it will be great

The most expensive mower I ever brought at $1495 but given my past experience with Sthil gear I thought it would be worth it. In Auckland with Kikuyu grass & lots of rain the mower is just not up to the task with clogging and poor finish and of course the drive that will not release. Wheels sink into the grass mat preventing a close cut. Local Stihl Shop people great when selling but once you have a problem they are defensive, difficult and seem not to care about customer satisfaction. Latest event it is back at the dealer to have the height adjuster fixed & they say it will be 2 weeks before they can look at it. Expensive lesson learned!

This is not a typical Stihl product.
This must be designed and made in China. Nothing German about it.
It chokes itself with cut grass and does not fill the grass catcher.
It does the same without the grass catcher on and the side flap open.
Need to water blast underside every time I use it.
Sad Mr Stihl

I have a 200m2 shadeleaf buffalo lawn on a sloping site. The RMA510 with a 300S battery does it using only a half-charge, and that includes using self propulsion most of the time. Have read some complaints that the self propulsion doesn't disengage when you want to reverse. True, but by releasing the self propulsion about 1 metre before I want to turn or reverse seems to give it enough time to disengage. At any rate, I've never found it a problem and I'm totally happy with the product. I also use the same battery for the Stihl edge trimmer and hedge trimmer.

What a great mower. I’ve had petrol commercial grade self propelled in the past (Ariens and Honda) and used them in my business doing lawns. I’d never go back to them. Wish this was around back then. This thing is light to manoeuvre, gets great battery life. I get a couple of long lawns (large blocks) done on less than one charge. Quick to recharge (45mins) I don’t need to use the self propelled function, the mower is so light to use. The times Ive used the self propelled, it works well. No issues pulling back as some mentioned. Mulches really...

The drive doesn't disengage when trying to pull backwards, makes it very hard to use. Sthil retailer recommend releasing drive and cutter to release drive brake. For users cutting under trees and shrubs a very poor design. The blade to deck height means if you have kikuya or similar lawns the deck gets stuck at lower cutting settings, you will need to cut lawn at a higher setting to avoid this. Drive actuator quite uncomfortable for me. Have been mowing with a Honda self propelled for 30 year this is a backward step for a self propelled mover. Battery life is excellent.
I think the straight 510 would be a good mower but give the self propelled a miss.

So you have switched on to electric mowing. You have a domestic lawn to look after . You have made the right choice. Don't listen to these weekend Wally's who whine and whinge about pulling the mower backwards they small time. This is the best mower hands doen close the gate the battery lasts ages and the user friendly is spot on. I have used this mower 50 times and every time it amazes me on the run time. The CPU recognises the grass is lower and easier to cut N lowers the battery usage. Mulch all day and there's no clean up

The mower is heavy and difficult to maneuver. Pulling the mower back towards yourself is challenging some of the time as the wheels don’t seem to fully disengage from the drive. It does however cut well and the charge (I opted for the better battery) lasts a long time. The self drive has a variable speed but all things being equal I don’t think it was worth the premium I paid.

Absolute garbage and daylight robbery for$1000 what more can I say it’s a complete waste of money wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Aldi $299 is better value a real ripoff