Best Greenworks Battery Lawn Mowers

Good mower, catcher feed not great – I have owned the mower (2516407AU) for a year now. It came with a 6A fast charger, 6.0Ah battery and the mower itself - from TT Capalaba. Through… Read more

redemption I got an additional 6.0Ah battery and a 60v brushless blower.

The mower is good with a great runtime especially with the two 6.0Ah batteries, it uses more battery power in self propelled and turbo modes. It takes a while to get used to the hand controls and when to release in the self propelled mode at the end of a run. It cuts pretty well on a relatively flat yard and compared to a petrol mower is not hugely different. The turbo mode is used most of the time for my yard as the mower can struggle on grass if it is at height setting three or lower. It folds for upright storage which is handy if storage space is a bit limited. The mulch plug use is good if you don't need to use the catcher.

My main gripes are firstly with the grass catcher feed - the mower doesn't seem to feed the catcher well and it needs emptying well before it is full to avoid grass cuttings being left on the ground. Secondly, you can't clean the mower with water (as it is an electrical device), I understand this, but the grass build up on the underside of the deck is difficult to remove without water. I have used water very carefully with no adverse effects to date, then spraying the clean deck underside with silicon spray to aid future cleaning. This seems to help a bit.

Batteries have indicator LED's to show remaining power and the charger has a fan and can be wall mounted.

The blower (via redemption) is quite heavy but super powerful especially with the turbo button pressed, in my opinion it would be equal to a petrol or wired electric blower.

Overall I am quite happy with the mower but in my opinion it is let down a bit by the catcher feed system.

I'll be right up front and say that I've only had the mower (kit) for about a week and only used it once. So my opinion is short term, it may change… Read more

once I've had the mower for weeks/months/years.

So far it's been a positive experience. My yard is quite long between having my previous mower away (trying to get fixed under warranty) and Cyclone Alfred. So my first mow was on a yard that hasn't been touched in nearly a month. As a result the mower did stall more than once, and it was more noticeable while using the self-propel feature. Basically when pushing it, if it bogged down I'd stop pushing before it stalled. But with the SP on it'd sometimes stall before I cut the power to the wheels.

Frankly though the yard was really high and thick so it'd have easily stalled my defunct AEG and probably my previous Victa petrol too. So I can't downrate it for that. Once I got the pacing of the SP feature right (or just didn't use it) it performed just fine.

While on the subject of the SP feature it's something I wasn't looking for but the kit was priced too attractively compared to the standard (non SP) mower so I grabbed it. And having used it I'm glad I did. On the flat it's no big deal but on the uphill runs it's so nice letting the mower do the work. I've read other people complaining about the handle used to activate the SP feature. I have to say I didn't have issues with it. I think it could be better designed (shorter range), but I didn't find it painful to use or difficult to keep in place. I would like to move the speed control to the top of the handle though because it's current location (about halfway down) is inconvenient if you want to adjust it regularly.

Pace wise the top speed seems too fast, and ultimately I had to dial it way back to slowest pace. I think the top speed is fine (it'll work for younger, fitter people) but oldies might find the slowest pace to still be too fast. It's also "heavy" for a couple seconds after turning SP off. I guess the wheels are still connected to the driving mechanism. So you need to turn off SP, push gently for a second and then the mechanism disengages and you can turn the mower or drag it backwards more easily.

I think between the heavy load (thick, long grass) and using the SP a lot it's very hard on the battery. I got less than a quarter of my yard done, and it lasted less than half an hour. However, I think that'll change dramatically once I'm doing "normal" mows. This brings us to the charging, which is super fast but sounds like a hair dryer. This is because the charging unit (and possibly the battery too) has a cooling fan that is active while charging. It's ridiculously noisy, so don't expect to charge the battery while having a nap anywhere nearby. It does however smash the charge in really quickly. I didn't time it, but the 60v 4ah battery was definitely done in less than an hour (from flat).

The catcher has one interesting quirk. I say quirk because I'm not sure if it's a problem or not. Basically half the space where the grass exits to the rear is completely blocked off. So it's only throwing grass into the catcher through a hole about 20cm wide instead of the full width. It seemed to catch roughly as well as the AEG did with a full width gap so I'm not sure it's makes a difference.

Other than that, build quality seems quite solid, the handles fold well, and it can be stored upright. The cut seems a bit wider than on the AEG, but I think that's because the blades are the same length but the body of the mower is narrower. So you're getting closer to the full width of the mower when making a pass. There are some plastic components underneath the mower that I'm worried about trapping grass near the deck and becoming a potential rust risk. Will have to keep an eye on that.

All in all I'd like to give it 4.5 stars not 4, but can't do that. So the deduction is for the slight niggle adjusting speed and that it feels a little too fast in SP mode.

Purchased Greenworks battery operated lawnmower with a Blower and Trimmer plus bonus chainsaw. As most other people's reviews, I can now understand… Read more

why they wish the mower could reverse, as the unit is heavy. The selective turbo is an interesting option; the mower can take off (great workout keeping up) using the normal speed is perfect. I find this mower is much heavier to negotiate comparing to my other battery mower. I'd be in trouble if this wasn't self-propelled. Catcher is a perfect size, clips off and on easily. Batteries hold their charge very well on front/back large lawns, even when having to use the Trimmer first. Blower also has a turbo button if needed and makes life easier cleaning up, very powerful. As for the Trimmer it is easy enough to use, cuts could be neater but I'm guessing it's the operator. Chainsaw is amazing cuts through logs like butter, fairly quiet and easy to handle. Batteries charge up quickly, seems the charger has a cooling fan whilst battery is charging. The batteries are heavy but if this kit lasts longer than my other brand, I'll be very happy.

Don't touch – Reasonable, fun mower, but you have to add $160 every year for a new battery. Battery life of pathetic. Same with their hedge trimmer. What a waste of money. Show details