This Mower From Costco Is....Confusing? 

I have had the non-self propelled 80v version for 2 years and it works flawlessly. Cleanup is easy. Storing is even easier. Batteries switch automatically but sometimes I use the bigger battery alone just to exercise all of them. One of the extra batteries I bought came with a free inverter. That inverter enabled us to have a small TV and a lamp in the living room during a 36 hour power outage after a storm. I love Greenworks products.

Hey! Good review, but I have to comment on the two things you were troubled by! Number 1- when my battery ran out, I heard a beep and a click and in less than 2 seconds the other battery had kicked in and I was rolling! The second comment about pulling back the mower. I struggled a little, but by the second time mowing I figured out a technique. Just before you know you're going to pullback let go of the self-propelled handles and give it a little push-pull and it will easily allow it to be pulled backwards. There must be some sort of drive clutch that needs to disengage to free-up the backwards pull.

I bought a Greenworks for $100 off at Tractor Supply. I'm in my 70s. I set it up quickly without help. Charged batteries. Started the mower and it took off!!! I mean really took off fast. I'm doing turtle mode most of the time. It cuts grass well, no issues. I'm getting use to how to turn it. I'm impressed, so now I'm going to buy the weedeater while the sale is still going on at Tractor Supply. Also, it folds up and can be hung on the wall in the garage or shop.

I have had 80V self propelled since 2019. That “glitch”, about going self-propelled up a hill with wheels locking, is on mine, too. I just stop self-propelling for a “second” before wanting it to stop. I can then maneuver it any way I want. If it “sticks” I just re-engage the self-propel for “a second” and unengage it, for maneuvers.

This is a fantastic review of this mower. I just picked it up last night and used it right out of the box. I found the rear wheel locking aspect a little tough at first, but quickly figured out to let the self-propelled lever go and disengage to make turning a breeze. I have the patience of a toddler so I didn't allow both batteries to fully charge. I used the 4 amp battery first to do some test cuts after letting it charge to full in less than 30 minutes. I'll test both batteries later today and see if I have the battery switch issue but as others have said, I don't anticipate it being an issue. Also, both of my batteries charged just fine. Hoping GreenWorks or Costco will get you a new battery at no cost if they haven't already. I mean, they have phenomenal warranties and I'll use and abuse them for the next 8 years and pound at that warranty anytime I need to. FWIW, I chose this one because of the steel deck over a Ryobi crosscut and this one was on sale at Costco for only $499.99 which is a HUGE savings over the Ryobi Crosscut mower. After initial cuts last night, I'm pretty darn happy with this mower and the warranty helps too. Still have a 17 year old John Deere rider (which for my yard size is truly overkill) but you can't deny the maintenance free aspect of a battery powered with this kind of cutting prowess. Time will tell if it's still this good but after about 24 hours, I dig it.

I see someone else has already made the comment about how the wheels locking is a safety thing. Also if you buy it from Costco you get an extended warranty for the batteries for free. It adds an additional 4 years for a total of 8 on the batteries.

I have the 21in 2x24V mower that looks identical- I noticed if I had the self propelled lever pulled it won’t go back so I let it go and it won’t lock up. Luckily my batteries do switch over automatically. Great review!

Now, that's a helpful review, thank you.

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but for the turbo mode, it’s made to automatically stop turbo after a couple seconds. It says it drains the battery quicker and suggests only using turbo mode when needed. Just thought I’d mention it incase someone wanted to know!

I have that exact mower. The self propelled is powered by the rear wheels. It takes a second or so to engage/disengage. If you try to turn by lifting the front wheels off the ground, while it's still engaged, those rear wheels are still in self propelled mode and will not move, leaving divots. I have the GW chainsaw & leaf blower. Those also take a second or so to turn on after pulling the trigger.

@TheLawnReview Since the time of this video and my previous reply on your video, I purchased the 80v Greenworks mower with the 4aH battery. I really wanted the Self-Propelled with the 5aH but it was out of stock. About the only real 'negative' comment is that the mower is SO quiet that it can be difficult to know when the mower stops from the battery being dead or if clogged when mulching or bagging if the music in your ear buds are too loud. One of the big plusses however (other than my hearing being saved from not having to crank my music as loud), is the battery charges up fairly quickly, so when mowing my yard (close to an acre) I can swap to one of the 2aH batteries from my trimmer or snow blower and the mower runs just fine while the other is charging. This larger battery will likely be the go-to in the winter in my snow blower as well. I have a shelf in my downstairs study for all of the batteries and charging stations. Honestly, my lawn has never looked this good as my riding mower doesn't have bagging capability, so I ended up using the Greenworks on the entire lawn instead of just the trimming and tight areas.

I bought this last summer. I also experienced the failing battery. Greenworks replaced it with no hassle. They didn't even require me to send the defective battery back and believe it or not, I sold the defective battery "as-is" on eBay for $30 plus shipping. But I digress. My complaint with the mower is that you can't mow very close to walls or edging. The geometry of the mower simply won't allow it. So I need to use my string trimmer to hit the areas the mower can't mow. I also avoid using the self-propel feature as it sucks up too much battery power. Fortunately my yard is fairly flat. Overall I'm happy with the mower. It's a bit noisier than my neighbors electric mower but that's not a big deal. I'ts still way more quiet than a gas mower. No fumes, no gas, no oil, no air cleaner. maintenance. Win.

Just got this mower direct from Greenworks on an off season deal. This will be the first lawn I've had to take care of so I hope to learn more from your channel before spring!

Thanks for the video. It’s on sale again next week for $529 at Costco. I feel like that’s a good enough price to give it a try.. will give my 15 year old Honda some rest, but I’ll hang on to that one just in case.

One the issues I have with greenworks is the customer services, but the products are well made 👌

Had my 60v greenworks mower for 3 yrs now, my switchover system works perfectly, it slows down, switches over to other battery full turbo speed, instantly

I like how you completely glossed over the lettering that says extended 8 year warranty when you register. I have been looking at EGO and Husqvarna, and both only offer 3 years max.

Thank you for doing a review using the mower on a nicely maintained lawn. So many of these reviews are done in pastures with excessively high grass and weeds or fields with hardly any grass at all.

I got the 40v used online when I needed to fix my push mower. Left it outside all Canadian winter, sorry neighbours... Still works fine somehow. I still use it on big inclines because of how light it is and around places where I have debris around because it just stops the blade pretty quick as soon as it hits something so I know I wont loose a leg. But I keep forgeting that I have to press the button before pulling so I keep ending up on videos like this. But other than that, sweet little thing that is. Love how quiet it is too.

Quite enjoy this motor! Agree about the production lot issue - no issue with batteries or switching over. It won't turn/reverse immediately out of self-propelled mode, so I just let that up about six inches early. Went about 10 months before I realized it had a Turbo button, though.

Thanks for the review. Was deciding between this and a dewalt and the Costco one is 400 cheaper, so going with that.

Just used mine for the 1st time this weekend, no battery problems, power source switches over automatically without issue, runs same with one battery with or two for extended runtime installed, reverse too soon after power drive forward is annoying but quickly learned to release power drive sooner before reversing understanding it probably does this to prevent roll back when power drive was used on an incline to assure the operator has control before allowing it to roll backwards. I only briefly used turbo mode, don’t know if there is a timed limit and did t see one in the owners manual. The folding handles are awesome, so easy to use!

FWIW I use my mower will into the fall season, mostly to mulch leaves. When it gets below 60-55 degrees, my Toro wont start the usual way. I have found that if I put a hand held hair dryer pointing down at the base and wrap some water heater insulation around it, let it sit for 5-10 minutes WHILE I AM IN THE GARAGE WITH IT. After that it starts with a pull. Being able to pop a battery in and go would be really nice.

Cons: 1. Plastic throttle and safety where you know overtime you will break it.😂 2. The locking wheels for safety takes a bit to get used to, just stop the self propel then you can roll it around corners or back and forth. 3. Read the directions. I didn't and just watched a video and didnt know the self propel speed actually adjusts from left to right, no just slow and fast. So you can put the grey thing in the middle for half full speed. 4. If you and your neighbor are friendly and use each others tools they will want to use it 😂. Pros 1. I like that i didnt have to break out the gas and oil, no cleaning a filter, no pulling a starter. 2. Putting it together was 2 screws. The unpacking and throwing away the cardboard was harder than the assembly. 3. Sadly I hardly every cleaned the blade and undersides of my gas mower because of tipping it with gas and having to scrape. This folds up with the underside of the mower exposed so its really easy to clean both the front and underside of the mower where the balde is. 4. Its made to fold and stand, so it doesn't take up a ton of room like a gas mower. 5. Its much quieter than a gas mower.

I have the Greenworks 80v Snowblower (and some other tools) and normally charge the batteries inside the house, but accidentally left the battery in the cold garage this past winter and was afraid I had killed the battery by letting it get too low. When I would put the battery in the charger, it would charge for 5-10 seconds and then blink red. I saw elsewhere that if the battery is TOO low it will cause the charger to go into protect to prevent too much charging. Instead of jumpering from another battery (what some youtubers did) I would instead slide the battery on for 10 seconds, not fully latching in place, then slide it out of charge just as it was about to go into protect (red). I sat there for 5 or10 minutes sliding the battery on and off the charger every 10 seconds or so... and soon it would charge for 30 seconds at a time... and then a couple more short charge cycles and it resumed normal charging and has worked fine ever since. Moral of the story, when the battery starts cutting out, swap batteries and get it charging. Deplete the battery completely and you'll be doing the cha-cha-charger slide like I was. 😆

It's mostly sunny when I mow. The battery meter is useless in the sun.😢 I had all the issues mentioned.. I will give this mower one more try before deciding to return..

Amazing review, how is this not a 100K Sub channel!

Love the mower. On sale for $499. Mowed 2000 sq feet, tall head 6-12 inch. Then went over again to level 2. 4000sq feet. When 1 battery drained, stick it in the charger while I was using the large battery. Small recharged in 30 min. Most of it I pushed. The 2nd cut I self propelled. Took out 12 inch high no problem.

Thanks for the review. I’m hoping they fine tune some of those issues, and I’ll consider one.

I think the products are great, I just bought this mower yesterday from Costco and ready to use it today .... but I had greenworks blower and 16" chain saw and love it ....

With the wheels locking and not going back stop the mower push it forward a little then it will unlock and go back.

$600? Might as well get an EGO. I got an Atlas from HarborFreight. $200 for push mower, $125 for 80V battery, $60 for charger. So all together under $400, I mow my lawn front & back, only about 2000 sq ft, only uses about 30% battery.

If you smell after using your leaf blower , try using non ethanol gas and a high quality 100:1 synthetic oil. Clean your air filter and put a new spark plug in, cleaning the spark arrestor will also make a huge difference .

Took mine back to Costco today. Battery quit charging. Less than one year old . Save the box. Easy return. Now 100$ off. Not sure if I will rebuy. I gave away my old Honda and my friend never used it. Says I can have it back. Might just do that.

Wanted to thank you for your reviews. Just ordered this from Costco. I looked for an affiliate link but couldn't find one - sorry if I missed it. I subscribed and liked. I wanted to get the ego 12 amp from Lowe's but didn't think I'd like the whole Speed IQ control. Plus I couldn't imagine lugging around an 8lbs battery on a trimmer. No way can I justify the Milwaukee's price and I'm not invested in the tool ecosystem. Your review of the mower, trimmer, blower and hedge cutter convinced me this would be a good entry into electric. Coming from a smaller 160 cc Honda. Hoping for a pecan pie and not a drunk uncle! Be well and thanks again!

I reckon the roll back feature is there to make sure the lawnmower doesn't slide down a slope, so it won't roll back on you unexpectedly. Give it a moment and I think it allows you to roll back.

We just got the 80V Greenworks Pro mower, based on this and other reviews....And a different mower came in the mail. Doesn't have all the manual turbo mode type adjustments. No "dashboard". Perhaps it's a newer version that streamlined or automated some of the functionality? Not sure, but we love it. Our grass was super long as we hemmed and hawed about which battery mower to get. One charge ate through both the back and front yard, with a second run over the back. On one of the highest settings, to be reasonable, but still, impressive. I get a good feeling about this choice. It was about 650 Canadian, so not cheap, but I think we'll like our decision.

I’m not sure what you mean. I like sweet potatoes, broccoli casserole and my drunk uncle is the life of the party!!!

Great channel, man! Please keep up the content! I bought this exact mower from Costco a few months ago when it was on sale for $499. I do like the mower but my biggest complaint is the same one you had. The rear wheels lock up when trying to back the mower up unless you roll it forward first. Major PITA! My gas powered Honda HRX never did that. It is so annoying, I may be purchasing the EGO 2156SP to replace it. Did you experience the same phenomenon when you tested the 2156SP? Seems like people are saying it's a deliberate safety feature in these mowers. The EGO would cost me $250 more. Would you consider the 2156SP an upgrade to the Costco Greenworks? If the EGO does the same thing, I may as well keep the Greenworks. What say you, The Lawn Review?

Great review as usual and the Green Works was on my list to replace my old gas mower. Have you had a chance to try the KRESS mowers yet? I seen videos from a couple of landscaping companies who use the prosumer version and they swear by them, but your reviews are more focused on exactly what you found, and sound advice. Thanks for all your efforts reviewing products and advice for lawn care.

Right before the Milwaukee mower came out, I got one of those green works from Costco. I needed to replace a very old and worn out JD walk behind mower. First one I returned the whole mower kit because it had a shorted battery that smoked the charger. The replacement made it 1/3 of the way through my yard, then the freewheel clutch for the self propel failed. Tried to finish by pushing the mower to finish and then it crapped another battery in an amazing smoke show. I was then going to go with the Ego, since my neighbor had such great luck and it felt better than a Ryobi, but the usual suspects couldn’t tell me when one was going to be in. Then the Orange box got the Milwaukee and had the whole lawn care kit on sale for a blow out intro price including 3 12.0 batteries. Not one single issue and it feels like a gas mower. The ego kinda feels like a heavy plastic starship, the Milwaukee is heavier and more rigid than the greenworks. All 3 *even with my limited experience with greenworks* have very good power.

You just have to push it forward a bit before it will go into 'neutral.' Also, I have to occasionally stop and push the battery back in as it will lose contact.

I was reluctant because for the price because of the 1 large 1 small battery issue as Costco chose to spec it 2 big batteries would have been much more appealing IMHP

With talk of only going straight with drive mode engaged, can you drive mode mow a tight circle around, say a Toyota Prius for example, because all the drive mowers I have ever used where able to do curves. When faced with a squareish piece of lawn, I cut the outside edge two or three passes, then cut the corners with a curve and keep moving, not having to constantly do 90 degree turns alot. Go back later to get the missed cut corner grass. I once tried diagonal stripes. Having to completely turn around after each straight pass, screw that, no way. Mow lines disappear quickly, no problem. I drive a Prius. Good videos.

Anyone have an idea if you can turn off the light in front? Just wondering if that could save the battery a bit..

My son bought this mower and found the smaller one didn't hold charge for very long. It seemed to use both at the same time when mowing and he got just under 60 min first time. He charged little one again and got 20 min to finish front yard. (1/2 acre or less) My husband's mower uses one batter and then you turn key and use the other. I don't understand the 2 batteries if both are discharged together.

Battery all day for me. Nice review.

You are only cutting half a mower width at a time, this will put less stain/work on the mower. But twice as long to cut the lawn.

2:47. Sweet potato pie...that's what I'm talking about! 4:35. Maybe I walk too slow, but I have 0.5 acres and it takes me at least 1:20 to mow it. I would be concerned about running out of juice with this mower. No way I could cut my yard in 65 minutes...I have a pretty big and wide berm hill in the backyard that is 3 feet high from ground level. it slows me down.

Great video thanks for sharing, what is the runtime on Turbo mode?

My experience is that the batteries last longer if you bag. Seems like the motor doesn't work as hard because it does not have to work as hard if you bag.

I have the same mower that I got from Costco. The 4Ah battery failed right out of the box, it won’t take charge, which prompted me to claim warranty.. what a headache that was. Also, it doesn’t mulch at all, but instead just cuts the clipping as if bagging. I couldn’t see any noticeable difference of the clippings when bagged, side discharged or mulching. What am I doing wrong?

Had the issues you had been solved?

Im not really into battery equipment but i did buy a greenworks 60v weedeatet its better then i thought it lasted as long as my stihl gas weedeater.but as for a lawnmower to me i domt think they have the power of the gas.my 170 cc briggs can shoot the grass 5 feet or more my neighbors battery ooerated luckily 3 feet leaves clumps

Great info, thanks!!

Awesome review! Looking at this mower, wondering the lifespan of the batteries... debating between this one and a toro gas recyler self propelled 22" mower.... Any thoughts? Thanks ☺️

i have the trimmer from greenworks (40v) and for the pricepoint i think its pretty good value.

I think some of the Kobalt mowers sold at Lowes are rebadged Greenworks mowers and this may be one of them.

Great review you mentioned how it feels like a gas mower with steel deck etc. would you say it feels lighter than a gas mower? That’s probably one of the only reasons I would switch to battery from gas, something easier to manoeuvre with s 21” deck.

what kind of grass is that??

you just have to practice disengaging the drive for a couple feet, before maneuvering.

Also you mentioned the battery doesn’t switch automatically.. seems problematic

Those kind of problems with battery and battery transfer would not impress me. I would want a new mower to do what it is suppose to do. It would go back to seller.

I had the same issue with the back tires locking up when attempting to pull the mower backwards. Returned it to Lowes.

Good review. I am thinking of upgrading my Greenworks push lawn mower to a self propelled one. So I have been wondering if it is worth it.

Ryobi rep walks in to a bar and said "We just launched our OPE at Home Depot. Round of beers for everyone!" EGO rep walks in a few minutes later and said "We just launched our OPE at Lowes. Round of beers for everyone!" Greenworks rep walks in and says "We just launched our OPE at Costco." Other 2 tell the bartender "Tabs are on that guy."

This mower is on sale for 499 at Costco right now. I think you got a bad unit as well. Mine hasn’t had any of those out of the box issues. Thanks for reviewing this mower and putting it on my radar.

"How did you manage to push the cable inside the handlebar?" Could you kindly explain the method you employed to successfully insert the cable into the handlebar?

Wondering what the difference between a Gen II and what currently on there site.

The mower has a 21” cutting width, but it looks like you only cut around a foot of new grass during each pass. Is this because the mower is battery powered, or is that just your mowing preference? Great video. I decided not to get this mower from Costco after watching this.

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I bought the same model as yours, and I love it! I only 2 issues: 1. How you were able to insert the handle so easily during installation? I could not slide the excess cable down through the rail, so I had to struggle to snake the cable into the space above the handle release. 2. Like you, my 4Ah battery died after around 4 uses. My voltmeter showed it was at 73V, but the charger did not “see” it, so after attempting to charge for 5 seconds, the charger fan would stop blowing, and the red LED would start flashing. There’s another RU-vid video that used the 2Ah battery to “jump start” the dead battery, which also reset it so that the charger could see it again. However, I just called Greenworks (their number is on the battery, and they sent me a new one within a week. Since they didn’t ask for the other battery, I will try jump starting it to see if I can revive it. Another tip: The left battery is used first, so the Greenworks customer service rep recommended I put the 4Ah battery in the left slot and the 2Ah battery in the right slot. The 2Ah battery is essentially your reserve battery.

Why didn't you just take it back instead of complaining about it ? Something is obviously wrong with it ! There is not a manufacturer on the planet that has a 100% defect free record ! You got a bad one ! I'm sorry that happened to you. Take it back and get a replacement. If the next one has the same issue, then you know it's a bad "lot" ! Greenworks should be notified immediately so they can pull that lot from the floor and find out what happened instead of keep selling defective mowers to unsuspecting customers ! The one I got from Costco operates flawlessly ! It does everything it say's it's suppose to ! I am very happy with it ! A great mower at a great price ! No one in the industry can beat them at this point ! It's just unfortunate that a reviewer got the bad one !

Greenworks pro 80v or Ryobi Crosscut 40v ?

We just purchased this mower from Costco. When we were putting it together, we couldn't get the upper handle attached because there was so much cord. Is that normal? What do you do with the extra length of cord?

Have you tried only using one battery at a time? I fully charged it today and while I used that one, I had the other one charging. Well like 5 minutes in or less, each time I used the self propell for like 2 seconds (I didn't need it I was just testing it), like 5 seconds after it would turn off on me a few times and then it wouldn't let me turn it back on. So I was wondering if you need both batteries for the self propell or do you think my battery is defective?

Wait till you try to get replacement parts!

Were you able to get a replacement battery? How was the customer service? Did the rear wheel reverse get fixed? How?

At 4:25 you talked abt able to mowe 3/4 acre of lawn. Do you have slope in your lawn? My batteries died very soon and was able to mow 1//4th my 3/4 acre lawn.. but out of that 1/4 lawn, 3/4th was slope For now, my impression.. plan 3 days of mowing on a 3/4 acre job.. Unless you are a RU-vidr where this is your job and can spend whole day charging and then cut

Any opinions on the costco 80v greenworks offering for $530 vs. Ego 2135 at lowes for $600 ?

Not sure how you could give this approval with all those problems, no way would I buy this from the review, many other 21inch battery power mowers to choose from.. also review was very helpful but too long

Not trying to be picky/snippy, but it appears that you’re only making half passes when you mow and not using the full width of the deck ?

Can you use a battery powered lawn mower in damp grass?

I have the 21" 80-volt mower and it is a piece of shit, I hate the dam thing. The biggest issue is it is a pain in the ass to get the wheels to un lock to pull the mower backward.

Whats the return policy at costco? Could u return this mower every so often to keep getting new batteries?😂 costco no questions ask returns are the best

Can you mow the entire lawn in turbo mode? Or is it only for a couple passes?

Is the blade adapter plastic?

Ex-stencilively?

Hi Tyler, great review and info. At the end of the day, its about the cut quality for me. How does the mulching cut quality compare to a Toro Super Recycler or a high-end Honda? Thanks!

What is on the floor of that shed

Just get a Goat, ha ha ha!!! Just joking!!! Liked#7!!! Goes in one end, runs on Grass clippings and out the other side!!!

Do they do firmware updates?

Which model number is this?

Has anyone noticed if their motor shaft is wobbly/not true? I have two 21" non self propelled 80 volt mowers and both of the shafts are wobbly and so each end of the blade does not travel on the same plane, but rather roughly close to 1/2" apart which is not good and likely affects the cut quality. Here is a video I made attempting to show mine. If nothing else, you can see the wobble in the plastic piece with the fins... m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3sv7fbDqzhE.html&pp=ygUdZ3JlZW53b3JrcyBtb3dlciBibGFkZSB3b2JibGU%3D

It won't back up and tears up yard, and still gets TLR approval, and one of the 2 batteries doesn't work. Who takes you seriously???

Shat, you're cutting like a 12" pass!

Broccoli casserole is good bro cmon 😂

Makita Milwaukee spend more get peace of mind

So burning a gallon max in a leaf blower is as bad as driving a car 1000 miles burning at least a 100 gallons is worse i call bs

By the way you can’t please everybody. Good luck.