I am a single mom and a small business owner, mowing the grass is something I don't have time for. I hope my perspective can help potential buyers like me who don't love mowing. I was thrilled to find an electric mower with longer battery life for a large yard. The batteries charge quickly and swap out as many times as needed to get the whole yard done. Since I hate mowing I started on the lowest blade setting to cut the grass short, it left sorched earth. So start at a high setting and go down, it is simple to adjust. The mower is extremely light weight and quiet. I fell like I'm pushing a toy mower, yet it mows great. The bag picks up grass very well unless the bag gets too full or if the blade setting is low (probably too low). I love not inhaling the exhaust and be deafened by the motor of my old gas mower. This mower performs well, is environmentally friendly and so easy to operate, I will never go back to a gas mower!
Stronger than Ryobi 48v by far. Able to go thru thick grass, even in self-propel mode that would cause Ryobi to stall even tho it is not self-propelled. Excellent battery duration, even when using self-propel. Charges amazingly fast, 1 hr for 4-amp batt. Seems well designed & made. Nice soft-start and soft-self-propel features, no sudden dangerous motions. Durability unknown, have had only 1 month. Able to get spare blade promptly. Very pleased with purchase.
Pros: Quite, light, easy roll, easy turn, easy start, quick charge. Cons: Heavy and large battery, only cuts grass, no suction power, light clean up, small bagger.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy Greenworks, Greenworks Customer Care , June 25, 2021
Hello yard master,
We are glad that you are enjoying the overall performance of this edger and we greatly appreciate your honest feedback as it gives us a better understanding of where we need to improve moving forward. Do not hesitate to give us a call with any future questions, comments, or concerns at 1-888-909-6757.
Wow! I like to mow now! Maybe it's a phase, but i recently got into yard work and lawn care in this new home. We have a honda gas mower, but this was well worth the money! This is my 3rd greenworks product and I was a bit worried spending so much on an eletric mower, but the difference is drastic! The mower is super light. I also have the self-propelled version which is great for hills and just easier maneuvering overall. The mower is also very quiet. It literally sounds like turning on a fan. It cuts grass very well that my honda would struggle with. One little downside was the clip on the left bar that holds together the line/cable broke either during delivery or when I took out the mower from the box, but not a big enough deal for me to return/replace. I'll just use zip ties to hold the line to the bar. Has grass catcher on the back and a right side mulch spitter-outter attachment. I got the 80V 4 amps option. Has enough juice for my yard. And now I have a good battery for other 80v products. Very happy with this product so far.
4 stars because it is an electric mower that did a quality job of mowing a large yard for an hour and twenty five minutes straight without running out of battery. That is a cool feat, and the environmental benefits and also not having the noise and fumes of burning gas while mowing is great. Not 5 stars because the acceleration is poor on the self-propelled drive - top speed is good, but really when you're mowing you want it to take off quickly when you corner and it doesn't do that well.
After positive experiences with my Greenworks snowblower and leaf blower, it seemed like a good time to ditch my gas mower. So far so good with the 80v mower. It's light, quiet and cuts the grass with ease. Assembly was very easy, although the self propelled wire was not tight enough and needed some adjustment. Overall I'm very satisfied with the mower.