The lime-green GreenWorks Pro 60V Cordless 21″ is a self-propelled brushless lawn mower best used for small to medium sized yards. It has variable speed, ergonomic design, one-step height adjustment, 3-way grass discharge, and other features I’ll go over in the review. When cutting into deeper grasses and weeds, the brushless motor on the Greenworks 25″ lawn mower drives the blade at even higher RPMs to compensate.
Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The well-designed mobile app makes it easy to create work schedules, check the mower’s current status, and start and stop mowing cycles. It opens to a screen that displays the name of the mower and shows you its current battery level and operating status . Tap the Park button to have the mower return to the base and tap the Resume button to have the mower resume its work schedule. Capable of housing 2 batteries that when one drains it automatically switches over and engages the second battery increasing runtime and saves the hassle of stopping and switching.
Stop the machine and wait until the engine stops before you install or remove the battery pack. Pull the height adjustment lever forward to decrease the cutting height. Do not put in the safety key or the battery pack until you assemble all the parts. Do not modify or attempt to repair the mower or the battery pack except as indicated in the instructions for use and care. Do not put hands or feet near rotating parts or under the cutting deck.
As with nearly any mower when it encounters tougher grass and heavy loads, mulching and cut quality take a brief hit. After all, you’re almost eliminating the area under the deck, so the blade efficiency goes down dramatically . When you need to do dramatic cuts like that, plan on bagging—or mowing over the same area twice. For normal maintenance cuts—this simply presents no issue. With the gas equivalent of a 24 horsepower engine, the twin blades turn confidently at 3000 RPM and do not bog down as easily as battery-powered walk-behind mowers. It is possible to get the blades to bog, though, and the mower is best for lawns that you regularly mow rather than constantly tackling overgrowth.
However, it also has its flaws, including a very noticeable lack of a safety key, and a self-propelling option that isn’t really worth using. If you don’t use the self-propel option anyway and practice careful mower maintenance, then these issues can be greatly reduced. Press the power button and then pull back on the bail bar to start things spinning. The self-propel drive motor works separately from the blades, so you can move the mower to and from your shed or garage as needed without expending more battery power than needed. There’s nothing wrong with that, though, and we like the additional capacity. It’s not quite up to the performance level of a farm and ranch chainsaw, but it’s much better than most homeowner gas saws we’ve used.
The tools also have less vibration, allowing customers to use their outdoor power equipment for longer. Additionally, battery-powered equipment does not need to be winterized. A single nut holds each of the 23.75-inch cutting blades in place underneath the steel deck. Like the commercial version, the Greenworks Pro 60V 25-inch self-propelled lawn mower overlaps the blades to cover a full 23.75” cutting width. Each blade is smaller and weighs far less than any single blade sported by a standard 21-inch mower. That seems to give this mower an advantage in power though it must drive both blades at once.
Overall, it took about 5 minutes to get used to driving. Once you get a feel for the lap bars and turning, it’s a very easy transition. If you plug all three into one power strip, it’s not going to work.