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Greenworks 60V 17″ Brushless (Push) Lawn Mower, 4.0Ah Battery and 3A Charger
Original price was: $399.99.$299.99Current price is: $299.99.
| Brand | Greenworks |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Material | Plastic |
| Color | Green and Black |
| Style | lawn mower |
| Item Weight | 37.47 Pounds |
| Cutting Width | 17 Inches |
| Number of Positions | 6 |
| Operation Mode | Automatic |
| Product Dimensions | 51.96″D x 19.09″W x 40.94″H |
82 reviews for Greenworks 60V 17″ Brushless (Push) Lawn Mower, 4.0Ah Battery and 3A Charger
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About this item
- 60V Powerful Cordless Mower: Experience the freedom of cordless mowing with this 60V push lawn mower, delivering up to 40 minutes of runtime on a fully charged 4.0Ah battery. Recharge quickly with a full charge time of just 80 minutes, ensuring your yard work is efficient and uninterrupted.
- Advanced Brushless Motor: The high-efficiency brushless motor provides superior power and extends the mower’s longevity. It ensures consistent performance, allowing you to tackle even the toughest mowing tasks with ease and reliability.
- Versatile Cutting Options: Achieve the perfect cut for any lawn with the single lever 6-position height adjustment, offering a cutting height range from 1.5″ to 3.15″. The 2-in-1 feature enhances versatility, allowing for both mulching and rear bagging, adapting to your lawn care needs in various environments.
- Lightweight and Durable Design: The 17″ rust-resistant deck is designed for easy maneuverability and long-lasting use. Its lightweight construction ensures effortless handling, making it perfect for navigating tight spaces and uneven terrain.
- Includes: Battery-operated lawn mower comes with mower, grass collection bag, 60V 4.0Ah battery, 60V 3A charger, and operator’s manual. It offers a 4-year tool and 4-year battery warranty
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Mower issue #1:
The mower keeps the "traditional" design of gasoline push mowers with two wheels forward, followed by the deck, then the following wheels. This means that it has the same issue that comes with gasoline powered push mowers where the forward two wheels crush down the grass before the blades can cut it. This is a problem with this mower in particular because of mower issue #3, below.
It's not clear why Greenworks chose to go this route. For a gasoline powered mower, the designer is pretty much stuck because the power source is a big hunk of iron that needs to be mounted in the middle of the deck to swing a big blade around, so the wheels naturally need to be placed on the four corners of the deck to keep the whole thing stable. Yes, I realize this is a bit of an oversimplification, but most gasoline powered mowers do it this way to keep costs down. The Greenworks mower, however, doesn't really have that set of problems. Placing the blades before the front wheels (very doable because "electric") would provide a much better cut and would eliminate issue #3.
Mower issue #2:
The mower achieves its 25" cut width by using two side-by-side blades under the deck. The blades are considerably further from the mower deck edge than any other mower I've owned over the years. As a result, the amount of uncut grass next to the mower deck is greater than with other mowers so I find myself trimming more than I had been.
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Mower issue #3:
As mentioned, the mower uses side-by-side blades. This implies, and is true in fact, that the blades are short. The short blades seem to have less of a vacuum effect to pick up grass that is lying down. Enter issue #1; the front wheels crush down the grass before the blades can get to it then the low vacuum isn't enough to pick the grass up completely so the grass along the wheel lines is a bit longer than elsewhere. When the grass eventually un-crushes itself, you end up with an uneven cut. At this point you either live with the uneven cut or you end up going over the lawn a second time to fix the issue. Which brings up the other issue with the side-by-side blades.
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Mower issue #4:
The dual blade design misses spots. I don't mean that there is a line where the blades miss cutting the grass, but rather that one will be cutting straight, look behind and see a random clump of uncut grass right in the middle of the pass you’re currently making. If you run over it a second time, it'll then be cut, but it's unclear why this happens. Playing with the self-propelled speed control, it seems that the uncut clumps are more prevalent when cutting slower. That's very counterintuitive, but testing it repeatedly, that really does seem to be the case.
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Mower issue #5:
For all of the reasons given in the previous issues, the default blade speed pretty much guarantees the need to mow the grass twice, either by making two passes every time or by mowing once, then going back and mowing a second time. Interestingly, Greenworks provided a "turbo" button to increase the blade speed. Increasing the blade speed does seem to mostly mitigate issues #1 through #4. After a lot of experimentation, it seems to be the case that running the mower in turbo mode, using the self-propel speed control to set the speed to ~3/4 results in an acceptable cut without the need to cut the grass twice.
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Mower issue #6:
The controls. Oh, the controls. How do I hate thee, let me count the ways...
The self-propel speed control is placed such that it's really easy to change using either thumb. You know what else can easily change that speed? EVERYTHING!!! Tight spot backing into a bush, speed change. Pull the mower towards yourself and touch the handle, speed change. Remove a hand from the handle to grab a low hanging branch, speed change. Sometimes I'm just walking along and the speed feels a bit off, look down and see the speed has changed. No idea how that happened... Clearly, nobody actually tested the mower prior to releasing it to the public as this was very noticeable within 10 minutes of using it.
Which brings me to the self-propel engagement control. These are two little paddles towards the user behind the troublesome speed control. When you pull the mower towards yourself to, you know, mow like a normal human, guess what bumps into you before the handle? If you said the self-propel engagement control, you would be correct! If residential lots are perfectly flat, this would probably never be an issue, but where I live there is very little flat land. Try mowing a ditch or a steep bank and *not* come into contact with the handle. It's extremely annoying because you're pulling the mower up the bank and suddenly the thing jumps forward and locks the wheels so that you can only go forward.
Clearly some thought was given into control accessibility, but how about expending some thought to protecting those controls from issues that come with normal use.
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Mower issue #7:
Well, I say issue, but it’s really about a design choice. The mower has two batteries. It uses these serially, meaning first one, then the other. It’s clear that the mower is aware of its batteries as it queries them for their status and is happy to run with only one battery installed. The problem with this choice has to do with the physics of batteries. By running the batteries serially, that places maximum load on first one, then the other battery. Battery physics says that the higher the load, the more energy is wasted. It’s easy to see: take a battery and discharge it over one hour, then use the current draw to come up with an amp hour rating. Do the same thing over 10 hours and calculate that amp hour rating. The second one will be significantly higher than the first. Convert each to watt hours and you have energy, with the latter having provided much more than the former for the exact same battery. You’ll also have stressed the battery a lot less in the second case.
Using its batteries in parallel would result in half the load on each battery resulting in improved runtime and less wear on each battery.
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I know that all those issues sounds like a lot, but overall it really is a pretty decent mower. Here are a couple of bonus tips for things that were not obvious to me when I made the switch to electric.
Tip #1:
It hadn’t occurred to me how much the fumes from my old gasoline powered mower were keeping away insects. I very quickly found a cloud of insects forming around my face with the new mower. Taking a page from my old hiking days, get yourself a broad brimmed hat (good idea to keep the sun off you anyway), and spray the brim with DEET (ASIN : B0738NCJMH). This keeps most insects away from your face without needing to slather chemicals on your skin.
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Tip #2:
Use hearing protection! I’d thought that without an explosion engine running that hearing protection wouldn’t be necessary. Engine/motor-wise, this is true. What I didn’t recognize initially is how loud things like small sticks, pine cones, etc. slamming into the deck would be. If you have none of these things in your yard, the mower is pretty quiet, but otherwise hearing protection is a must.
I have acre of slopes and hills with a courtyard. This mower is magical. The 25 inch cutting deck is impressive. The mower is so smooth, the pull speed is slow to fast and even has a turbo (blade speed) option for thicker grass/leaf areas. I used the mulching option for the initial cut. I couldn't be happier with this purchase. The battery life lasted longer than I thought it would. I was out there on a full charge well over an hour... and some of that time was me playing around figuring things out. The battery indicator flashes as it's getting low on juice... even then it gave me another 20 mins before a loud beep and shutting off. The battery charger is louder than the mower (that's how smooth this thing runs)
But charges pretty quick
I was on the fence for years about getting a non gas mower. I'm so happy
And the support team when I asked a question responded very quickly
I am just a homeowner like you looking for a good lawnmower. I highly recommend it.
I don’t have any pictures right now, but I will post them a little bit later
Again, I highly recommend it and I’m not paid to say this
A little background information I live on a US highway. The state comes and mows the front about once a year, it’s common for me to have snakes around my mailbox, so I felt like I needed something that was easy for an older lady to push next to a highway.
Pros
The price is very good for the product.
It was easy to get out of the box.
It is easy to push and I’m working on a hill
It definitely cuts the grass in a uniform height.
There is a quick start guide for how to put it together
You don’t need a screwdriver or any a tools to put it together.
It’s easy to push it even up a hill.
20 minutes charging the battery allowed me to test out the mower on my hill.
Cons
It was difficult figuring out how to put it together, even with a quick start guide
It took watching three or four videos on YouTube to figure it out.
Two of the cam locks absolutely will not bend and lock in place. However, the bolts are easy to tighten
Best practice would have been to have two people here - one to hold the handle and the other one to screw it in, doing it as one person I have now hurt my back.
There is really no instruction on how to change the cutting height that took another search through YouTube to find it.
It appears very easily to scratch it, but that is not going to have anything to do with it use.
I would recommend if you’re going to buy it to have a friend hold the handle while you tighten the bolts rather than doing it alone. I would also recommend that you search YouTube videos so that you can learn how to change the height of the cutting blade.
I had read on a review of this mower that the battery charger is loud. It is not incredibly loud. It’s not a scary sound.
I think it’s a good mower for the price and a very nice first battery operated mower. I would recommend it for a small yard although it does quite well on a hill. Once you get used to using it, you might move onto something with two batteries in it or something more expensive But for a small yard I think this is a good product.
I have not fully charged the battery to see how long it lasts so I may update this review after I have done that.
I upgraded to this mower from an older 60V Greenworks mower that had a 22" deck and one battery compartment, with a single blade. The dual blade design and dual battery compartment makes this mower incredibly efficient because it doesn't use as much battery power to cut the grass. I used to need three 5AH batteries to mow, trim and blow the clippings away in my front and back yard with my older mower and this mower uses just two 5AH batteries to do the same. And still has juice left in the second battery. The automatic changeover when the first battery runs out of juice is awesome because you don't even have to stop mowing for it to changeover. It's a fantastic mower and worth the investment. I wish I had upgraded earlier!
And ao far it's been very good.
1st major difference between this and my old gas mower
Pro - much quieter
Pro - very easy to maneuver
Pro - I'm no longer bagging the clippings. This does a fantastic job of mulching the clippings to undetectable . Very good feature .
Con - long grass or weeds tend to be pushed over rather than cut on the 1st pass.
Con- enging on my gas mower used to be very close . This one seems to sit farther in from the exterior cover .
I'm ending up weedwhacking along the fencing and obstacles more than in the past.
Overall I'm glad I purchased this .
I had trouble with modern gas not sitting well for extended times and causing issues with my old gas mower.
flower gardens) and other places lawn tractors can't reach. It's so quiet! No longer have to wear ear protection. Great!
Why did I wait this long?
With weekly mowing, I can get through 0.25 acres on a single battery. Granted, I also don't use the self-propelled function or turbo mulch. Using both on the whole lot will require both batteries on full charge. The dual slot fast charger is nice too, the fan helps keep the batteries cool while charging and they charge from 20% to full in about two hours.
Super happy with this purchase!
9-13-24 it’s possible I spoke to soon because it is taking me more time to “recharge” my batteries to mow me lawn,me fingers are for longer life from the battery 🙏
Best mower I've ever had.
Mulch Quality:
- The mower mulches the grass in very small blades allowing the grass catcher to fill to full capacity while mowing even very long grass. I mowed my 5" lawn down to 3" and after mowing had very little mulch left on the grass.
Precise Cutting:
- On my gas mower, typically when going a few weeks without mowing, I'll need to mow the lawn a second time to make sure the grass is cut even. This mower provided a very precise cut that resulted in only having to mow once with a visually appealing lawn to follow.
Headlight:
- This really came in handy when mowing at the end of the day. I was able to finish after it got dark and had sufficient light to get the job done well.
Battery Life:
- After mowing a 1/4 acre lawn using self propelled, I still had battery life in the first battery (roughly 25?) while using a 4AH 60V battery
Self Propulsion:
- Speed control is a very cool feature. Comes in very handy when short on time.
- Although a very nice to have feature, the mower is incredibly light and easy to maneuver. If you opt to by a single 4AH battery and have a larger yard, you could easily get by mowing without using self propelled or use it for going uphill, or longer patches of grass.
Overall I was very impressed with this purchase and highly recommend.
There is only one improvement I would make. There is a self-propel engagement lever for each hand and either one will move the mower. This is an all-or-nothing, on-or-off proposition. I wish I could operate either side of the mower independently as I could the zero-turn. If you want to mow a curve, you have to push it on your own because both wheels are powered equally and there is no way to slow the wheel traveling the shorter distance.
I have a relatively small yard so I only used about 1/2 hr of the charge but the battery still had 2 lights (out of 4) still lit so I guess I’d have gotten an hour or so use out of a full charge (my model is not self propelled). Too soon to determine durability and battery life but I’m happy with the mower thus far.
I have slightly less than a quarter acre and didn't run the battery flat.
It was also the first mow of the season so about 6 inches high.
Lightweight and easy to push.