I live on a few acres of half-wooded land, and I maintain our surrounding environment almost exclusively using electric yard equipment I’ve bought from Greenworks. A few years into my investment, I don’t regret a single one.
Greenworks offers many lawn tools with varying degrees of power and utilizing different types of batteries. Admittedly, it can get confusing. Greenworks sells tools in Best Buy now, but the 80V batteries those tools run on aren’t interchangeable with the 60V batteries that came with mine. They might as well be a different brand.
Despite the confusion, I’ve been happy with the models I’ve purchased.
21-inch 60V Lawn Mower
I have a 60V 21″ self-propelled lawn mower with two 4Ah batteries (model #MO60L424). I use it all throughout the spring, summer, and fall to push mow around an acre of non-wooded land around my home. I leave much of the land to reforest or become a meadow, but there are large stretches we want mowed (like along the driveway) and other sections that need to have mowed (like our drainfield).
This lawn mower has done an admirable job managing the task. It provides a clear cut and has enough power that it only gets clogged when I allow the grass to grow for several weeks at a time or when it has rained, circumstances that brought the gas mowers I grew up with to their knees as well. If you don’t know what to expect from an electric lawn mower, know that charging takes some adjustment, but cutting power typically isn’t an issue if you’re mowing every 1-2 weeks. That said, I regularly mow every 3-4 weeks and ride the struggle bus.
If you’re regular about mowing, this mower is a dependable companion. The mower switches from one battery to the other automatically as I mow, but having two ports also means I can easily swap out batteries as needed. This is the reason I purchased all of my yard tools from the same brand and made sure each came with identical 4Ah 60V batteries. Now I rarely need to stop doing yard work due to charging time.
- Brand
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Greenworks
- Charging System
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60V battery
- Maximum Active Time
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80 minutes
This self-propelled lawn mower from Greenworks utilizes two 4AH 60V batteries to extend runtime, automatically switching between batteries when one goes empty.
60V Leaf Blower
For most of the year, the front of my home is relatively private due to the amount of woods between our house and the road. Most of those trees are deciduous, so our driveway gets flooded with leaves. That’s when I pull out my 60V Greenworks leaf blower. I haven’t found the original order for this one, but I believe mine can clear around 600 cubic feet per minute, a measurement I have never sought to test. What I can say is that it moves leaves very effectively with its regular amount of power, and during those times when leaves pile up super thick, holding down the turbo button has been sufficient to clear them out.
My driveway is long, so I’m grateful for the strap that does a good job distributing weight across my shoulder. I also have a gutter attachment for clearing out the leaves that find a home up high. So far, the leaf blower is the tool that’s given me the least fuss. It doesn’t take nearly as much abuse as my lawn mower, and unlike a string trimmer, I don’t have to figure out how to reload it. It just works. I can even use the leaf blower to help clear the snow.
- Brand
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Greenworks
- Battery Power
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60V
- Battery Capacity
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5Ah
- CFM
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700
This Greenworks 60V leaf blower comes with a 5Ah battery and can push out 700 cubic feet of air per minute.
60V 16-inch String Trimmer
I’m not personally going to walk around with a gas motor near my hip, but I love taking weeds to task using my battery-powered string trimmer. I’ve used the PictureThis Android app to identify several invasive or aggressive native plants that easily out-compete the other plants in our landscape (natives and ornamentals alike). When working with this much land, a string trimmer has been vital.
I have the 60V 16″ Greenworks string trimmer with 4Ah battery (model #ST60L413). The only issues I’ve had with this unit is learning how to replace the string, which I’ve done once before, and it’s time for me to figure out again. But with a fresh roll of string, this trimmer excels at its job.
- Brand
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Greenworks
- Battery Power
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60V
- Battery Capacity
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4Ah
- Cutting Width
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16 inches
A string trimmer from Greenworks relies on 60V battery power and has a 16-inch cutting path.
60V 18-inch Chainsaw
I have a Greenworks 60V 18″ chainsaw with a 4Ah battery (model #CS60L4R3), and I love that thing. I loved it so much that, quite frankly, I abused it. There was much I didn’t know about chainsaws, such as the need to slacken the chain when done. I grew so overconfident that I took my chainsaw not just to wood, but aggressive weeds that my other tools weren’t a match for. Eventually, I met my match and knocked my chain off the blade. I’ve since put the chain back on (after getting a friend to teach me how), but it no longer spins. It’ll likely continue to work once I replace the bar and chin, but while I figure that out, I’ve bought a smaller Stihl chainsaw that my local hardware store is able to service. Chainsaws, unlike leaf blowers, require far more thought into how you use them.
Still, this is a story of user error, not a faulty chainsaw. I fully intend to replace the blade and get this chainsaw back up and running, since its 18-inch blade and extra power means it can still tackle larger trees than my Stihl. Though I have to admit, the design of the Stihl is much easier to maintain.
- Brand
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Greenworks
- Battery Power
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60V
- Battery Capacity
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4Ah
- Bar length
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18 inches
A Greenworks chainsaw powered by a single 60V 4Ah battery. It comes with an 18-inch bar. The cut speed of 10,000RPM can last for up to 140 cuts.
48V Snow Shovel
This last tool was actually a gift. Since I live in Central Virginia, I haven’t yet been willing to pull the trigger on a snow blower myself. We get snow just often enough to want one but sporadically enough that it doesn’t feel like a worthwhile investment. Now that I have been gifted a snow shovel, I can see how it’s absolutely worth the money, and I would quickly replace it if this one were to break.
As I’ve mentioned, I have a long driveway, and it feels much longer when buried in snow. Clearing it with a snow shovel is less work than using a manual one, and in sub-freezing temperatures, this isn’t merely a matter of convenience. Mine isn’t powerful enough to work through a foot of snow, but for the handful of inches we tend to get, this model does the job. It also breaks through ice and sprays it out as a powder instead of the large chunks left lying around when I try to break up ice myself.
- Brand
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Greenworks
- Battery Power
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Two 24V batteries
- Battery Capacity
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Two 4Ah batteries
- Clearing Width
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12 inches
- Clearing depth
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8 inches
- Throw distance
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Up to 25 feet
This 48V Greenworks shovel derives power from two 24V batteries. It can clear snow with a depth of up to eight inches.
Are these tools perfect? No. Those that take the most abuse, like the chainsaw and lawn mower, do require maintenance. I’m buying a replacement blade for both, and the handle on my lawn mower needs tightening. But unlike with gas-powered equipment, it’s not the motor that I’m concerned about. Those electronics continue to work just fine, and the parts that need replacing are easy to order from Greenworks. I won’t argue that there aren’t other brands that are better in some ways, but for the price, Greenworks is reliable way to maintain a yard on battery power. I don’t regret my investment.
