Customer Reviews for Greenworks - 60V 17" Brushless Cordless Push Lawn Mower, 2-in-1 Mulching/Bagging, 4Ah Battery and 3A Charger - Green
Customer Rating
4
Works well for our yard
on September 11, 2020
Posted by: Fatherof5
from Grand Rapids, MI
Gender:Male
I bought this mower a few weeks ago and have used it 4 or 5 times so far. We have a small lawn, but with a fairly significant hill, which is why I chose the self-propelled model. It moves it up the hill with no problem, sometimes a little too quickly and I have to drop the speed a bit. The battery life is great for our yard. It only uses about half the battery. The grass catcher is a bit small. I usually have to empty it twice and it seems like for the size of our lawn I would only need to empty it once. I love how it folds and sits upright for storing in the garage. The quick folding handle was one of the selling points for me. If feels very well made, doesn't feel like it's going to break anytime soon. And I like how it looks like a gas mower. The self-propelled levers take some getting used to. It's not exactly like using a self-propelled gas mower with the bar you squeeze. This one has a lever on each side of the handle that you squeeze and you only have to squeeze one.
I just bought this model for the new home I just moved into. I let my lawn grow a little overgrown waiting for this mower to be delivered. But once it arrived, it powered through my lawn (1/3 acre) with no problems at all.
I like that has the widest cutting deck of any electric mower on the market (that I know of).
The two included batteries were both almost empty by the time I finished my lawn, so these batteries together are enough for about 1/3 of an acre, maybe a little bit more. Greenworks sells individual batteries in larger capacities, so you could get larger batteries if your lawn is larger.
Setup is easy. When you open the box, you just have to attach the two handles, screw one bolt into each handle, charge the batteries, then plug the batteries in. That's it. No other assembly required. At some point in the future, you presumably have to sharpen or replace the blades.
It's also easy to switch between the mulcher and the bag.
I cannot comment on the long-term durability, since I hadn't owned it long enough. But so far, it's been easy to use, quiet, convenient, and less messy than a gas mower.
Picked this up as I don't want to deal with gas anymore. I have a slight hill in my backyard and a decent hill in the front, but the property is under .3 acre with a decent sized house and/patio/3 car garage so not a lot of grass. I have to use 2 batteries to get though the cut as well as not using the self propel feature a lot of the time. Cutting/mulch is great, but I bought the self propel so I don't have to push, but if I use that I will drain the battery just cutting the back.
My neighbors are thrilled with the quiet operation and I like not wearing earplugs. My yard takes about 2 hours so I can get about half done on a charge of the 5 amp battery. Bought a 2 amp extra but leave it out of the second port so I can charge the other when it goes dead. The 2 amp is hardly worth buying but it was the only one available at the time. The cutting swath doesn't reach the tire path so you end up with about 18 inch swath. In hindsight I should have went with the 25". I love not pulling that darn cord and smelling gas. Highly recommend this all things considered.
Never have to change oil, fill with gas, or struggling with pulling a cord to start. These electric mowers are the present and future, and the purchase couldn't have happen any sooner! Exactly what I was looking for.