Norm, I was in bunnings today and looked at these - no way would i do swingbacks. They blade is wafer fin - I could just about bend it 90 deg by hand if I wanted to. The bolts would just shear the blade off

I'm looking at it from the perspective if those tree nuts are stuffing the blade up so quickly, how long before the plastic deck going to end up completely obliterated.

I know ego is too expensive at over $1k, but could you push budget to $650?

https://masport.com.au/outdoor-gard...ch-battery-mowers/200-st-2-n1-58v-0-75kw

I've had a good look into these and used one - they have the same deck as the 16in petrol mowers and proper swing blades and actually cuts and catches like a petrol mower