The RMA 453 PV from STIHL is a battery-powered lawn mower with variable speed drive, designed for users looking to cut large lawns. This 4 Series battery-powered lawn mower is quiet and packs plenty of power – making it the ideal choice for gardeners.
- Cordless lawn mower with 51 cm cutting width and Vario wheel drive
- Individual tool without battery and without charger
- For medium-sized areas of lawn
- Sequential battery discharge with automatic switchover feature
- Cutting height can be adjusted from 20 mm to 100 mm
- Fitted with 55-litre grass collection box with fill-level display
This lawn mower is built with a rugged polymer deck that is lightweight, rust proof and double layered for additional stability. It’s UV resistant, has a 51 cm cutting width and single point height adjustment that is adjustable between 20 – 100 mm. The RMA 453 PV is part of the AP System range of tools and is powered by an AP 300 S battery that is interchangeable with other machines across the range. This lawn mower is fitted with sequential battery discharge, which means the lawn mower has an automatic switchover feature – so when one battery runs out of power, it will automatically switch over to the next one. On a full charge with the recommended AP 300 S battery you will be able to mow lawns up to 450 m2, which becomes 900 m2 when the lawn mower is used with two AP 300 S batteries.
The RMA 453 PV has 4 different ways of mowing. No additional tools are required but we do recommend you refer to the owner’s manual before working. You can either:
- Cut & collect with the grass catcher box fitted
- Cut & drop by removing the grass catcher box
- Side discharge with the flap that is integrated into the deck
- Mulch with the multi-blade and mulching attachment
The RMA 453 PV has a built-in electronic interface on the mono-handlebar which shows useful information such as the battery charge, the ability to switch between mowing modes and adjust the motor speed levels. The comfort mono-handlebar allows easy access to the grass catcher box, making it easier to remove and empty when it’s full – plus, thanks to the fill level indicator on the grass catcher box you’ll know exactly when to empty the box too! The 55-litre grass catcher box is ergonomically designed and easy to fully open for fast emptying. The sturdy mono-handlebar is height adjustable and foldable for compact storage after use.
5 Year Warranty
This mower comes with a 5 Year Warranty, subject to product registration. Full warranty terms available on the Stihl GB website.
Specifications
| Cutting width |
51 cm |
| Cutting height |
20 – 100 mm |
| Cutting height adjustment |
AP |
| Grass catcher box volume |
55 l |
| Speed |
2,0 – 4,5 km/h |
| Rated power |
1600 W |
| Weight |
29 kg |
| Guaranteed sound power level |
94 dB(A) |
| Measured sound pressure level |
79 dB(A) |
| Sound pressure level uncertainty factor |
2 dB(A) |
| Vibration level ahw |
1.8 m/s² |
| Uncertainty factor |
0.9 m/s² |
| Cordless power system |
AP |
David Lewis (verified owner) –
The Stihl RMA 453.3 lawnmower turns out to be an excellent machine, as I had hoped. Stihl’s product descriptions are not the best and a couple of concerns I had in advance have proved to be unfounded. Having seen a machine ‘in the plastic’ I noticed that it has TWO battery bays for Stihl AP batteries and I was worried that these would need to be filled with two fully-charged AP batteries at all times. This is not the case. The bays are marked ‘1’ and ‘2’ and only bay 1 needs to be loaded. Clearly, if you have a large area of lawn, loading both bays with charged batteries will provide much better endurance.
I was also concerned that my two AP 300 batteries, bought previously with/for other devices, would be woefully underpowered/not work at all with the lawnmower, as the literature advises an AP 300 S. In fact, they work perfectly well. With my newly-acquired AP 300 S battery, mowing my large lawn uses up only half the charge, which is impressive.
A pity that Stihl is taking the mickey with the battery prices – AP 300 S costs £240 minimum. Considering its fairly rudimentary components, this item is probably over-priced by a factor of two.