This should be a PSA for all gas-powered mower manufacturers. Bring your A-game especially with one lever height adjust. It's 2020 and that's not asking a lot of MTD, Honda, etc.
My new gas powered, rear drive, Craftsman 23", has one height adjuster for front, and one for the rear. So at least it's better than the old style at all four corners.
It’s mostly only Americans who still have 4 wheel adjustment. Had single lever height adjustment in Oz your decades. Except some Honda’s but that’s just Honda.
@Mr. RDCS I got the Kobalt 80v Max. 2 years ago, it was one of the most powerful battery lawn mowers available. It has a brushless mower which makes a huge difference in battery life and power. It is still going strong
Hey Brother - What's the cut quality like and does it leave mohawks in the grass? I wanted to get the 80v max, but it's discontinued. :( I have the trimmer and blower.
Excellent overview BYD! I have been super impressed with Greenworks over the years as I have seen them improve each year I attend the GIE Expo. They really are the leaders in battery tech for professionals. Last year they had a giant battery bank on display that you could even use to charge your Tesla right along with your fleet of zero turns. You have to get to GIE this year! Bring BYD Jr too - he would love it.
There's nothing for me to think about... my wife tried to talk me out of going electric, but she didn't succeed. I now have an electric trimmer, chain saw, and blower. Only thing left is the Ryobi ZT480e riding mower, which is on it's way to my house. At the end of the day, I do the yard work, so I chose the equipment.
BYD, I bought this lawnmower in January of 2020 when I purchased my new house. I love my greenworks battery operated mower. You give amazing reviews and information on products. Oh wow, I have never used the side discharge or mulching thingy. Let me finish watching your video. Btw...the cupholder idea is genius!
I bought the new Ego mower and I love it! It’s so easy to use and it’s motivating me to do more in the yard. The $599 price was cringeworthy though... I just made a trip to Home Depot today to get the Ego Edger. 😊
I switched over years ago myself to the ryobi line. I have a 40v push mower and the 100amp zero turn mower. I can cut my 1.5 acre lot and still have about 40% battery charge left. My wife and neighbors appreciate the sound volume, everyone says the zero turn sounds like a loud fan. This allows me to cut earlier or later without disturbing everyone.
I have one. Paid $360 plus Tax out the door at Lowes on sale. Did my first cut on 7 inch Zoysia grass on level 4. In one pass had 3 or 4 retouch spots. Not bad at all. Ease of control and Power are on par if not better than my old Toro.
Good video. I wish I had seen this before I got mine. FYI, Lowes now has it for $399. And you can get the blower and trimmer combo for $199. The combo comes with a 4 ah battery!!
Hey all! I own and operate a tree removal and trimming service up in Oregon. My Stihl backpack blower went down after a job and my customer let me grab her electric blower. Little dinky handheld job. That thing moved some air! Electric chainsaws aren't where is commercial guys and gals need em yet, but the Green Works products are killing it! I got one as a backup and have been using it almost daily to blow driveways and sidewalks. And I'm talking about piles of wood chips from under my chipper to mounds of wet chai saw dust and debris. Loving the videos man! Keep up the good work you're doing!
Just found your channel today. I really enjoy how you present your content and I really enjoyed this review. Too many “unsponsored reviews” end up sounding like paid commercials for the brand. Keep up the good work!
I just unboxed mine & thank you for a great informative video. I’m good with the battery power for all the reasons you mentioned. Keep up the good work & thanks again...
Went to the Echo 58 volt mower. It is pretty amazing. Does a great job of cutting and does not bog down. Making a video of it soon. Still have my Honda HRX but had to add the Echo.
BYD I got that DynaTrap. I live in Florida and Costco had it for $69.99 in store. After one night it had a lot of bugs in it thanks for the suggestion!!
I have the kobalt 80v from lowes came with 2 batteries, and the edge trimmer. So a total of 3 batteries, 2 batteries will do 8k square feet of lawn. 2 seasons and no issues
I have had an old B&S 36 volt internal battery mower for many years now & still love the convenience. I can still mow over 6,000 ft on a charge. The price of cordless mowers has gone up over 500% in just a few years! WTH.
I’ve had a Stihl RMA510 electric push mower for a couple of years now. It’s not self propelled but it has most of the same features. Next Stihl will be self propelled. No gas, it’s a no brainer if you have a small yard to cut like me, 4500 square feet.
I purchased a 20in Ryobi when I bought my home 2 years ago...best thing I could have ever done. No gas, no oil, no priming. Just put the battery in and go. And my lawn is about a quarter acre so I can knock it out in one charge.
I saw those battery mowers and weed wackers at Lowe's. Guess I'm still old school and like gas powered. Battery is still a little new for me. My yard is big like yours.
@@cashen7384 I grew up in the country and NEVER thought I would get into battery yard equipment or ANY tools. All of my power tools were either corded or gas until 2 years ago. I got a battery mower and I don't think I will ever go back to gas. It makes yard work fun. I know for a fact that it's going to work where before it was constant tinkering. What's going on now? Why won't it start? It only runs with the choke on, changing oil, mixing gas, finding gas with no ethanol, just really makes an enjoyable therapeutic task a real pain in the ass. I still have a poulan blower and chain saw and a troy built weed eater. The blower and weed eater both have new carbs I replaced last season and I'm only using tru fuel and they both only run on choke and die constantly. This has been my experience with weed eaters my entire life. So finicky unless you buy a professional grade. To hell with them. I can't wait to throw them out to the street when I get the money. If I could choose between professional gas equipment and battery, I would definitely go pro but for the price, ease of use, no headache, quiet and POWERFUL battery equipment wins.
@@digitalblasphemy1100 yea i agree. Not telling you anything you don't already know, but leaving gas in the equipment for longer than 60 days is when homeowners or hell even lawn care businesses start having issues and its mostly the ethanol added fuel, that stuff is crap. but i still use it in my equipment because its cheap and i go through quite a bit so it doesnt sit in any of my stuff for more than a couple weeks. One of these days I may purchase an electric hedge trimmer, i could see that being pretty handy for sure. Take care guys much love from st louis MO ✌ and by the way if you ever get any homeowner style equipment again, get ECHO. I have had the same homeowner echo gt2103 trimmer for over 10 years with zero carb issues.
100 / But the WORX GTE came with two batteries and a charger and it was $200 less. All of the same features on Greenworks but less money I've been using this one for two seasons hasn't failed me yet. 2000 square feet single charge.
In actually a Worx guy myself I have pretty much everything they have with the 20V line I wanted to get the mower but it's always out of stock so I just decided to go with a Kobalt 80V mower instead
I love my battery mower but i wish it could go down to 1 inch. The lowest setting I have is 1.5 inch on my Ryobi mower. I'll be using my Fiskars push reel mower this year so I can go lower.
The grass really muffles the blade noise quite a lot. I was surprised to hear the speed of the blades. I've been wanting the dual battery Ego mower for a long time now to go along with my Ego Power Plus weedeater. I didn't know of this mower at a better price and seemingly the same power. I've got some homework to do now.😅 Thanks for the review and I look forward to the full review too.👍🏿
I've been eyeing the ego as well. Since I've bought the weed eater and blower. So I have 2 batteries. My yard isn't that big so I think it'll be perfect. My baby momma bought a greeworks 2 years ago and it's double bladed and loved it. I decided to go battery way because of the maintenance free. I can just pull that trigger and go.
Robert Balboa after reading your post I got off the highway and headed to Lowe’s. Yep, you are right, I got 50 bucks back 💰, thanks Robert 👍🏾. If you can where a 2x shirt, I’ll send you my last one ☝🏾
@@BYDonBermudaGrassCentral I purchased this mower for $399 plus an additional 5% off for using Lowe's card. It's ready for pickup, but having second thoughts cause I don't have a big yard & don't need the self-propelled. Can it be used without engaging the self-propelled? I recently purchased ($250) a Kobalt 40v w/5 ah battery and it works just fine, in fact I still had three bars on battery when I was done. But, I'm still within the return period. Your feedback will be greatly appreciated it.
Sold! I have been pondering whether I should buy a battery powered mower vs a gas. I know nothing about carburetors and such and afraid the batteries wouldn't last. I was considering a smaller and less expensive model. This presentation convinced me that this is the one. Thank you for sharing.
Well I got to be honest with you. The ego eco system is just vastly superior. Here is the thing. The mower and battery is expensive but when you need a chainsaw, snow blower, hedge trimmer, trimmer, blower etc ego has it all and has kept their platform the same. Greenworks has been all over the board. They have discontinued and changed voltage lines. However, ego has remained. If I were you I would get the ego and take this back. Egos batteries last and are proven. Just a thought. (I have been using ego for almost 4 years.
I am returning my Ego Select Cut mower - the battery only lasts 25 mins and it clogs up and stalls frequently. However, their hedge trimmer and line edger are great !
@@penfex I mean even for the price it is just too expensive. I have like 6 batteries or so that I bought years ago on ebay. So I saved a ton and still love them. I am pretty sure their customer service is almost non existent though.
I went from gas to all battery powered then right back to gas. The battery powered tools are not as strong as the gas and the batteries suck after a few months.
Great review but I will stick with my gas mower till a new battery technology is found. Today's batteries takes way too long to charge, dies quick and very expensive to replace. This one of the reasons I will not buy an electric car either. The easy adjustments hight and the lights are features we need on our gas mower badly.
To be honest as a lawncare guy its gonna be a while before i consider making the switch to electric equipment. Thats not a bad looking machine though. Good vid brotha
Thanks for the video I also bought one week ago I am not sure if we can power directly to port between batteries(orange bit) when battery runs out Can we do that ?
Hey BYD, I bought that same mower about 3 weeks ago. I took it back and returned it a week later. The battery took about 1.5 hrs. to charge and 30 mins. to die. Good luck Bro!!! Take my advice and take it back before 30 days and get your money back.
Michael Murphy most of these battery mowers won’t put out the minutes they say under a load. We didn’t test test this one but we did get about 42 mins on the 5 amp and about 18 on the two.
I bought it for my small business to save money on gas and maintenance. I guess it's more on a homeowner's level. Love your channel bro... You have taught me a lot about Bermuda Grass... 👍💪
Great review !!! You covered all the things I wanted to find out - especially about how long the batteries last. Could you advise how long the 5.0Amp battery takes to charge as I have heard different reports.
It takes over an hour. ChRges faster in cooler temps though. This is why I’d get a couple of batteries 🔋, me personally I have 3 of the five amps batteries 🔋 but they are expensive at 199, still cheaper than ego at 300-350 at battery.
@@BYDonBermudaGrassCentral Thanks for the quick reply :) An hour's charging time is fine and yes I would get 3 x 5 amp batteries as well. Now that you have had it for a while are you still happy with its performance. How does it go through longer grass - say up to 1 foot high - I am deciding between the 60 and 80 volt versions?
@@penfex if your trying to cut 12 inch tall grass this probably not the mower die you. Max cut HOC IS 4 inches. Anything over 6 it will struggle and battery 🔋 life will be severely shorten.
I made the switch last year and got the Ego push mower with the 5.0 AH battery. I live just north of New York City and have about 5000 square feet of lawn and it cuts that with no problems and it still has some battery power left. But the one issue I found with the Ego is that the lift or suction isn't great so you cannot cut high with it because it ends up matting down the grass and then you issues in the areas that get matted down. I purchased the high lift blade and that helped but not that much so I'd say don't go with the Ego. How is this Greenworks with lift when you cut higher and does it matt the grass down?
I just bought a house recently in this insane market and need a mower. I haven't used a gas push mower since I was a teen, but wanted an electric one for my 1/4 acre lawn. Everything is so expensive right now, but saw a sale for the greenworks 20" 48V, with dual 24v 4ah batteries for $260. That seems like the best value for similar specs in early 2022, but I hope it has enough run time. Does side discharge easily throw rocks? How's it holding up after 2 yrs?
The one in the video is a 21 inch 60 volt Pro. I had a follower that has the one your talking about it and he loves it. Not sure 🤔 if he side discharges though. He on his second season. With a dual battery 🔋 system once one dies, put it on the charger while cutting with other battery 👍🏾
@@BYDonBermudaGrassCentral Ah OK that sounds promising. It actually uses both 24v batteries to equal 48v to run, so I'd need to purchase another set. I'll have to see how well it does in the thick grass of my smallish lawn.
Excellent review. Are the handle bars tight or are they wobbly with a lot of play? I hear a lot of creaking and rattling from this mower. What's the build quality like? I am deciding between this mower and an EGO and the EGO, although ugly, is very tight and there is no play in the handle bars.
My issue with cordless is the benefit relates to the amount of time you can use it, when you first get it you can probably get through your lawns without stalling and re-charging. After about a year that experience changes, and it’s not like you can just pour more gas in it and keep going, you need another battery. Those batteries aren’t cheap and the engine is not very powerful so you can’t cut a lot of grass, especially if it’s wet. I’ve gone through about 4 of them in 12 years, my current one cost me about $400, it was commercial grade, but every time I try to get the replacement battery I can’t find it online and can’t get it at a store. When you do find it, if you can get the right one it’s going to cost you 50% of the new mower at your store. This is the problem, you have these mowers for 2 years, and you can maintain them very well so you just deal with it for another year or 2 and maybe sharpen the blades, replace the starter or whatever. Then you are like… why am I investing in something that I can replace for $300-$400? My replacement battery is $150, let’s say I bought 2 of them, that’s a new lawnmower. So if you are going to do that why not buy a gas mower, $500, gas will cost me about $5 per month, oil will cost me about $10 per year and maybe I have to replace the spark plug and air filter every couple years or so. Let’s say I get 10 years out of that, what’s that? $500+ 50 per year, so $1,000 over 10 years compared to buying about 3 of these cordless mowers in that same time and dealing with the stalling, having to mow the lawns 4-5 hours apart as I wait for it to charge up, starting problems, etc. Not to mention you need multiple cuts if your grass is high because the engines are not built to do thick grass in one cut like a Honda or Toro can.
You do know the height is too high and you’re not cutting anything right? And for some of the action vid junior didn’t have the blade motor on and was just running in self propelled? Ego still kicks this mowers grass!
Mr. RDCS it’s still my number one mower. As for cutting a wet lawn, I’ve never cut the lawn wet especially since this is a ln electric ⚡️ mower. That may be one con.😀
Mr. RDCS I like the Greenworks dual battery better. The Ego is awesome but dose not cut good on an uneven BermudaGrass lawn on low heights because the mower is super light. The Greenworks has a steel deck and weighs more. We still use the ego but it’s not the mower I use for now when I do videos.
Hey BYD when should I throw down my Milo as far as getting my fertilizer down or should I start with 10-10-10 or should I start with Miracle-Gro with the sprayer or do you have something else I should use I live in Virginia Beach and the weather is getting warm here in the 70s 80s past few days
RonTech34 your first application if no weeds should be a 24-0-11 end of April or 1st of May then watch this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dSUcMHY1rDQ.html
RonTech34 I love “Expert Gardner Weed and Feed” from Walmart with plenty of water. Make sure to water plenty for a couple of days. I live in zone 5b and have Kentucky bluegrass lawn, this product is wonderful.
Henry Alford heck yes, used it again today. I’ve used it 4 times since 4-11-20 today is 4-22-20. Price also dropped to 399 today. But that extra battery 🔋 is 199.
@@BYDonBermudaGrassCentral what should I use to fertilize my yard this month of April to get ready for the warm weather it's already starting to green up any suggestions
Not accurate. I have used gas mowers my entire life bts switched to an Ego last season and it never bogs down. I cut my neighbors yard 6" high no problem. It never bogged down. The gas mower is obviously heavier but no real difference in a cut.
