Hello I'm Steve Copnall from Allett Mowers and today I'm going to be talking about the new
product into our Evolution range the Allett C27E. So this is the latest product into our battery
range it's a 27-inch interchangeable cartridge system so we've currently got the 8-blade
cartridge unit in there but we do have another range of cartridges that will interchange there so
not only will it give you a fine cut but you can also focus on other
cultivation options as well to get you the fine stripe lawns that you're after.
So our Evolution range; so that gives us battery technology.
We see no reason why these machines now have to be powered by petrol. Everything that's going on
with the world the environment, sustainability is something we can't we can't avoid right now
so we have the Evolution range which focuses on lithium-ion technology. This machine has three
lithium-ion batteries so as you can see it's very easy to interchange these batteries. So this mower
with three batteries will give us no emissions at the point of use so that's the fine particulate
matters of 2.5 that we breathe in from combustible engines every day and when you're working in this
area or even operating the machine you don't want to be breathing in those particulate matters.
Fuel costs as well and fuel storage, transport to and from the ground again that's a health
and safety risk and additional costs that we we just don't need in today's world.
Low noise as well when you are working especially in the school environment when the
schools are studying and the pupils are in the surrounding area you want to be as quiet as
possible. A lot of grounds where they are working in those environments have noise restrictions to
when they can actually cut this machine will give them flexibility throughout the day. Also with the
motors they are very well balanced so that gives you low hand arm vibration. A lot of our customers
using these now are really seeing the benefits of that low hand arm vibration particularly when
using the mower for most of the day. It is just like going through a wall for a walk and it's
very low maintenance and low impact on the body. So let's look at the mower in more detail
so we've got a large heavy duty plastic grass box with a handle at the top and a recess underneath
so it makes that very easy to lift on and off the machine. The reason for it being such a large area
grass box is when you've got particularly with the verticut and the scarifier you are going to
be taking a lot of light bulky material off so you don't want to be emptying the grass box regularly.
When you are using the cylinder you can get a lot of especially in the wet material you can get a
lot of weight in the grass box so you don't want to be filling that with wet clippings from the
grass so you want to be emptying it regularly when you are cutting with a cylinder so it's not going
to be affecting your height of cut. So very easy just to interchange that on and off the machine.
So the front roller on the Allett C27E; we have a grooved front roller section
that's a steel construction and we have a comb scraper bar as well to help keep that
grooved section clean. The benefits of the grooved roller is you're not rolling the grass completely
before you are cutting so you're getting a nice linear cut and that will help especially with
the ball speed as well in those sort of areas and giving you a more cleaner crisper stripe.
The height of cut range on the Allett C27E is eight millimetres to a height of 55 millimetres;
that's a tool-less change as well so very easily we turn these adjusters each side. Each click on
there is point two of a millimetre so we have a plus and a minus and we can raise and lower
that front roller depending on what height of cut we're after. So very easy to adjust if we've set
this height of cut range for example to 25 mil and we're cutting we want to go down slightly we can
just go down five clicks and that will take us down to 24 mil very simply without getting your
height bar back out just to make that quick change adjustment. The cartridges on the Allett C27E; we
have currently have the eight blade cylinder in so that's more of a fine cut we also have a six blade
option, we have a turf rake and we have a verticut cartridge, a sorrel roller and a powered brush.
Basically the setting of the cylinder we're after a scissor scissor like action
so we want to be able to cut paper with the the cylinder on there so we've got a fixed cylinder
and we raise and lower the bottom blade to make contact with the cylinder so it's that fine
paper cut scissor-cut action that we are after. We also have directional fins just above the cylinder
and that gives us a nice even consistent flow of grass material into the grass box.
So as we say the cartridges are interchangeable and again it's all tool-less adjustment we have
a hand wheel on the side which we unscrew, we have a kickstand just above the rear
roller which we lower that just stops the machine from tilting back when we take the
cartridge from the front of the mower, slide the unit out of engagement and then we simply
lift the cartridge out of the mower. Very simply we can just position the next cartridge
into the mower, line the engagement drive up and then we just lock that back into place.
So without any tools in less than a minute time
you can add the next cartridge into position. So now let's talk about the most exciting feature
on the the Evolution products so it's the lithium-ion technology so we use an 82-volt
lithium-ion system and that powers brushless drive motors for the rear roller and the cylinder drive.
That brushless motor there is no noise from that at all so we get a major reduction in the noise
that is emitted from these machines. Vibration as well so they are balanced motors much more than
what an engine would give you so that vibration is a big reduction and so the comfort improvements
is so vast and that's really what our operators are really picking up now and feeding back to us
is that comfort that this machine now gives you. It's very easy to interchange these batteries
so the reason we've gone for interchangeable batteries rather than a built-in one
is because once you have depleted that battery if you've got the built-in unit
your machine then is out of action then for three to four hours while it's on charge
but with these you can easily interchange them, have a spare set on charge so you can basically go
all day mowing so you have a set in the mower, a set on charge and you just interchange them as you
would as like when you're topping up with fuel. The cost to charge each battery is less than 10p
so with this mower with three batteries you've got a run time of about 2hr45. So compare that time to
fuel and you're talking at least three pounds so there's a big cost saving there to be made
so especially if you are using the mower every day over 12 months time you know you could be saving
over a thousand pounds which would easily pay for the full set of batteries so there is cost savings
there to to be made as well and also for storing of the fuel you haven't got those risks and fire
safety risks, traveling and collecting the fuel to and from the depot and storing it on site as well.
To help justify the cost of extra batteries as well you can use these batteries in other
Evolution products and also the Cramer range as well.They have a commercial range of products such
as leaf trimmers, reach saws, chainsaws and this battery will work in their 82 volt range as well.
They are bluetooth compatible as well so you can link them to your your phone and from
there you can monitor the charge time, charge capacity and also location as well on there.
So with the battery to actually monitor the charging capacity there is a button indicator
on there and that will illuminate a series of led's just to let you know what voltage
percentage is left in the battery. Charging time as well so it's a 90
minute charge time per battery and they do mount into a separate docking station
and and there's also a dual charger docking station available as well so with the dual
docking station it will charge one battery and then automatically switch over to the next.
So we've got no engine so there's a big reduction there in actual service costs
as well so that's another additional benefit to consider for cost savings over the season.
So you've got no fuel servicing no air filters etc it's all something extra just to think about.
So on the C27E rear roller we have a steel construction so very heavy duty with a rubberised
coating so that's ideal for when going across various different terrains such as concrete,
gravel even up ramps it gives you the traction and the power to get to those areas and with it being
a rubberised coating as well it reduces the noise which is something that the battery mower really
focuses on so we need to reduce as much noise as possible and the rear roller really helps achieve
that. We also have rounded edges so we get less marking when we are turning the machine in dry
wet conditions and the weight of the rear roller construction and the coating really helps us get
those defined Allett stripes that we're after. So the weight of this mower is 154 kilos so the split
rear roller really helps move this machine round so it makes it a lot easier especially with the
wide handlebars it makes that very easy to turn without scuffing the ground. So let's talk about
the handlebars so we have the wide handlebars with it being a wide machine and also 154 kilos we need
to be able to manoeuvre the machine comfortably and having this wide grip really helps us to
achieve that with this mower and it's very nicely balanced as well making this easy for the operator
to manoeuvre. We have comfort plastic moulded grips here which are recessed as well to take the
bale bars so we haven't got a bulky bar to hold or any tension there from any drive belts which
really pulls on your hands especially when you are using it for most of the day.
So we have a key switch to operate the motors and engage the battery system,
we then have a variable speed for our cylinder and so with the six blade cartridge we have
70 clip rate up to 140 which we can vary on this controller here. With the eight blade
we're getting 95 to 190 clips per metre. We have a two-stag operator presence to engage the
the cylinder drive or the cartridge drive. We press and hold the green button
we bring in the front bale bar and then that engages our drive system for the cartridge.
The rear bale bar there will be a slight delay and then the take-up speed will begin for our
forward drive. We have a forward speed on the side here with speed options one to six we also have
a slow speed button which the feedback on this is fantastic that the groundsmen are really finding
this an additional benefit so if you are setting the forward drive to a comfortable walking pace
when you come to the end of your run and you want to make your turn you press the slow speed button
in that slows your forward speed down by 60 percent. So once you've made your manoeuvre and
you're back on your straight line you literally press the button again and that picks up your
previous speed setting so you can always keep your hands on the handlebar in that comfortable
position rather than trying to slow down using the speed adjustment. So very easy just to press
the thumb switch in in and out just to change that forward speed. Also if you've got obstacles such
as trees or lawn edging you can just use that nice and easily just to to control the mower as soon as
you let go of the handlebars the drives will shut down. The mower also has a parking brake which we
would engage if we were parking the machine on a slope or traveling the mower on a trailer.
Handlebar height position as well is also fully adjustable so you can slacken the two fixings
off at the bottom connection points and we can raise and lower that and lock that into place
depending on height of user and operator. We also have mid-way adjustment as well just to
raise and lower the height of the handlebars. One of the beauties of the electric mower is we
can really design features in that really help the groundsman such as the slow speed button
but also we have an option for the back-lapping unit. So back-lapping for the in-season
cartridge maintenance just to keep that the edges clean on the cutting cartridge.
We basically have an option for a kit which we plug into the rear of the mower
so we simply connect that to the port at the back, we make sure the key is switched on and then as
soon as we press the button on the controller it spins the cylinder in reverse at 300 rpm,
we let go so and then again so it's a much safer option and simpler as well so you haven't got to
take any drive covers off or adapt any belts or adapt any additional motors to drive that cylinder
in reverse. So again just another key feature that will make the job a lot easier for the groundsman.
So the first things you notice about the C27E is the reduction in noise and vibration and
especially the ground we're at today it is surrounded by houses and but while we're
operating this mower you'll clearly see that we're not impacting those residents at all.
Thank you for watching this video hopefully it's given you a good insight into the C27E but also
how Allett mowers are striving now towards getting more environmentally friendly products available
for groundsmen around the world. We hope and that you also look at our youtube videos we have many
of the videos on there on our other products and also other maintenance areas as well with our
machines. We also have a great following on our social media platforms as well so please look at
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