My son recommended greenworks when he learned that I was looking. There was a sale going on and the 25” with 2 batteries and charger caught my eye. I read reviews and looked at a YouTube video and made the purchase. I am SOO pleased. My yard with St Augustine is healthier than ever this time of year with the rain we have had and the mower just plows right through. I choose to pick up the cuttings which makes for a beautiful lawn. I roll a medium size garbage can in proximity I am cutting and empty collected cuttings in garbage can with trash bag. It takes two bags filled. Half to 3/4. Easy peasy! Strongly recommend!
The battery life is better than I had expected. The mow quality is not as good as gas IMO. Overall I am not thrilled with it but it is ok.
Would have returned it if there was an easier return but you must pay return shipping so I kept it.
The power and speed seem adequate.
The best thing about this is the width, seems to make it slightly faster to complete the job.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy Greenworks, Greenworks Customer Support, August 1, 2022
Hello CBD1,
Thank you for your honest review! We are pleased to hear that you are ultimately enjoying this product. As for the cut quality, we would like to provide some tips below that may help!
1) When cutting thick grass, reduce walking speed in order to allow for a more effective cut and a proper discharge of the clippings. 2) Only mow 1/3 of the total grass length at a time - no more. For a healthy lawn, always cut off one-third or less of the total length of the grass. The average lawn should be approximately 1 1/2 to 2” (3.8 to 5 cm) long during cool months, and between 2" to 3 1/4" (5 cm to 8.3 cm) long during hot months. 3) Mow when the grass is dry. As this is an electric unit, mowing wet/damp grass is a safety issue. However, ensuring the grass is dry will also help the grass cut cleanly and discharge appropriately. Wet/damp grass carries more weight and will mostly stick to the blade/motor shaft and will not appropriately discharge or cut easily.
For further discussion, please feel welcome to contact us at 1-888-909-6757 (1-888-90WORKS).
I've used the mower several times, now, and I'm still very happy with my purchase. More every time. I mow about 3/4 acre, the larger, hillier and thicker back yard weekly and the slower growing flat front less often. When I do the back it is much quicker than with my aging 21" gas push mower. A few less passes and the uphill part is much easier. I do give it a slight push up but I'm not sure it's necessary, just a bit easier for the matching. It doesn't switch to the second battery until just as I'm about to finish. The front is just easy and fast. A smooth cut, too. A nice feature is doing something I could never do with a gas mower; stand it up on end for cleaning and compact storage. I can't wait for next spring when I DON'T need to change the oil and air cleaner. All this and quiet, too. I'm very happy with the product.
This law mower is awesome! I have had a good self propelled gas law mower but this one in comparison feels luxurious.
The two battery charger shut off automatically when it topped off the batteries which I assume to prevent over charging.
There is a speed gage of how fast you want your lawn mower to go.
The battery change over allows me to mow my .2 acre with a lot of battery to spare. I'd recommend this for lawns up to .3 or more if you have extra batteries.