So far we've mowed our yard twice with this mower and are happy with it. It takes about two and a half charges to do the whole thing but it is definitely more than 3/4 of an acre! Plus, a significant portion of the mowing is the sand mound/leach field of the septic system, so a lot of slope! It does handle that slope incredibly well. If you are like me and thought battery powered mowers were just for golf course-like lawns, nope, this little fellow seems pretty rugged. It's also pretty light and agile so the flat (or sort of flat) parts of the yard, I release the self-propelled and just use it as a push mower. Hopefully that's giving me some extra battery life. As for the self propelled function, it has a nice little control on the handle so I can slow it down for thick spots, then speed it back up as the grass thins.
You can run the self-propelled function with the blades disengaged, wonderful when you're dragging your sweaty, exhausted self up the hill to the storage shed and not blasting up a ton of dust or launching rocks from your gravel driveway!!!!
Genuinely best mower I’ve ever owned. Easy to assemble. The size of the bag is nice. Battery has great life for the size of lawn I have. Can store it inside as well which I love.
My daughter recently purchased a new house. She needed a lawn mower because the grass had been allowed to get too long. The mulching cleaned up the yard in one pass and she completed the 1/3 acre 2 level yard with 25% battery left. She is relatively short, and the controls and handle easily adjusted to her.
I have only had this about a week. The problem I am having is grass clinging to the deck. I am mowing dense grass, and it seems like about every ten or so minutes, I must tip the mower up and clear the grass packed around the blades. Also, maybe I am not supposed to be using it this way, but I removed the plug, expecting rear discharge. It discharges some, but clogs quickly.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy Greenworks, June 1, 2026
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the clogging issues you are experiencing. In dense or damp grass conditions, buildup under the deck can occur more quickly, especially when cutting at a lower height setting or when the grass is taller than the recommended one-third blade removal per pass. For best performance, we recommend mowing when the grass is dry, raising the cutting height slightly, and making multiple passes rather than attempting to cut heavy growth in a single pass, as this significantly reduces material accumulation under the deck. It is also important to ensure the correct discharge configuration is used for your mowing mode; while rear discharge can be used on compatible setups, it is not intended to fully eliminate clogging in heavy or wet conditions, as airflow dynamics under the deck still rely on blade speed and deck clearance. Periodic deck cleaning during use is sometimes necessary in dense conditions, but frequent buildup may indicate cutting conditions that exceed optimal operating parameters for the mower. We appreciate the feedback on design performance and will share it with our product team for review. We hope you will find this information useful. If you require any additional support or have questions regarding a product, we recommend trying our Q&A section on products' page or Chat with us direct on our website or call 1-888-909-6757. We are here to help.