I purchased this mower to replace my broken gas mower. I have St. Augustine grass, which is very spongy. I cut my lawn on the highest setting. When I cut the grass, the self-propelled function keeps stopping and the mower beeps. I have to remove the battery and plug it back in to get it working. The mower cuts the St. Augustine grass very nice, but the self-propelled system must give a bad signal and shuts it off. Very annoying.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy Greenworks, Greenworks Customer Care , June 30, 2021
Hello Otown,
Sorry to hear of the challenge you are experiencing. Normally a battery would beep to indicate that the battery needs to be charged or that there is an internal issue with the unit. If after verifying the charge of the battery you are still experiencing issues, we urge you to contact our customer care using the customer contact page on our website or give us a call at 1-888-909-6757 (1-888-90WORKS), and we will be happy to assist with the warranty claims process. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and look forward to making it right!
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.
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.