Greenworks 80-Volt 42" Zero Turn!! Did I Make A $4500 Mistake?? CRZ428 Review
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- The Greenworks 80-Volt Zero Turn Lawn Mower is a powerful and versatile option for homeowners with smaller yards. It features a 42-inch cutting deck, four high-torque brushless motors, and a top speed of 8 MPH. The mower is also equipped with a variety of features that make it easy to use, including a comfortable seat, a digital display, and a headlight.
In terms of performance, the Greenworks 80-Volt Zero Turn Lawn Mower does not disappoint. It easily handles even the thickest and most overgrown grass, and it can mow up to 1 acre on a single charge. The mower is also very quiet, making it a great option for homeowners who want to avoid disturbing their neighbors.
One of the best things about the Greenworks 80-Volt Zero Turn Lawn Mower is its ease of use. The seat is comfortable and adjustable, and the controls are easy to reach. The digital display provides information on the battery level, the cutting height, and the speed. The headlight is also a great feature, making it easy to mow in the early morning or late evening.
Overall, the Greenworks 80-Volt Zero Turn Lawn Mower is a great option for homeowners with smaller yards. It is powerful, versatile, and easy to use.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Powerful and versatile
- Easy to use
- Quiet
- Long battery life
- Headlight
Cons:
- Expensive
- Can be difficult to maneuver in tight spaces
- Batteries can be difficult to find
Conclusion
The Greenworks 80-Volt Zero Turn Lawn Mower is a great option for homeowners with small yards who are looking for a powerful, versatile, and easy-to-use mower. It is a bit expensive, but the long battery life and quiet operation make it a worthwhile investment. - Jak na to + styl
Surprised how many commenters are demanding a plug-in charge type battery. For me, the removeable batteries make winter storage much simpler. Just bring the little guys into the house.
You can still charge the ego or ryobi batteries individually outside of the mower using their rapid chargers. In essence, you get both.
When you're done mowing the lawn, you can use the batteries to run your Greenworks 80v trimmer, 80v chainsaw, 80v push mower, 80v blower... not just the mower eh?
For someone with 2-4 acres, this machine would work just dandy.
That is another reason. Looking at the 80V zero turn 2-stage snowblower. Last day for $400 off at Costco. I don't need that much power in the Colorado foothills, but I do need the adjustable height so I don't suck up woodchips. @@bmw328igearhead
Yes they like climate controlled environment. Bring them inside in the hot summer months and the cold winter months. Wait for them to cool before placing them on charge and remove them when they are fully charged and they will last for years. They cost too much to not treat them right.
@@scrambler69-xk3kvgreat advice
I was surprised by the battery life. Did my 1.5 acre yard, and my neighbors similar sized yard, one hour of run time, and still had 58% power. At that rate it should run for 2 hours. That’s on high power mode too.
Think alot of ppl have to learn the product. Turning it on n off or running at full power when not needed will keep from full potential. Plus they would do better at maintaining grass vs field cutting. Least that's my experience with my push
I have the walk behind mower I bought at Costco last year. I have a lot 50x160 in town. I have always liked to mow but the game changer was this brand. Easy, quiet, cuts well and stores easily. Thanks for this review.
I bought the 80v walk behind at Costco too. It’s great in the summer time because I can start mowing early in the morning and not disturb my neighbors.
I have it also, and love it. Seems more durable than their earlier push model that only lasted a couple seasons before something came loose and it quit.
Love it, $4000 currently at Walmart. Plus I work there, 10% off. Excited to buy! They do have a pre order available that plugs into the wall. Eliminates your biggest issue. Personally I don’t care about removing and charging batteries so I’m happy.
Loving mine so far.
Fantastic review. Thanks.
Bought this mower today so excited can't wait for the grass to grow 😊
bro you should have got the ego electric riding mower 42 inch deck it has blade speed drive speed a computer screen lats longer and more powerful.
@rubyhedgewood7124 more then happy with my greenworks
@@goldbearbunny4787any issues or gripes?
@nickabel8279 absolutely love this machine for my use it's perfect. Even when I run low on battery power not a big deal I take a break they charge very fast. If was to make a living mowing lawns I would get spare battery's but no issue. And I bought the 82 volt chainsaw and leaf blower
Bought a toro time saver for 2400. mower gets the job done. No problems!
This looks really cool compared to your regular gasoline rideable lawn mower! Not looking into getting one of these (my yard is decently big where this could work in most areas but some areas would be too small for this). I agree about the battery system on this with all 6 on the mower, some kind of 120 volt plug (from an extension cord) for charging all six overnight or for a few hours would be a great improvement to this lawnmower since your using so many battery packs (using the 80 volt batteries of course is a great idea because I own many other tools with this that are 80 volt already). Another improvement for monitoring the battery charge on all since is a battery charge light diagram on the side of the mower (not below the seat) of showing where the power charge is on all six batteries while your running the lawnmower or stopping and checking the diagram to see the battery charge all at once. Since I assume this is the first generation of this kind of mower, we'll hopefully see more improvements to the battery charging system, such as adding solar panels to it or a 120 volt plug for charging it, or maybe a similar plug in charge system that Electric Cars use would be great improvements to the machine to charge the 80 volt batteries.
Greetings,
As always another fantastic detailed video 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸
Do you think I could install agriculture tires?
Thank you so much for assisting me.
Keep producing more videos.
3rd year using mine, and although not perfect, its great. However, even though it has the IP water resistant rating, leaving it out in the rain can make the buttons on top stop working until it dries out
The removable batteries would be a positive for me I think, could store the mower in an outdoor shed during winter, but keep batteries nice and warm(er)in garage. Deal breaker for me as much as I like the Greenworks riding mowers is that it’s just too expensive for a made in China product, and with virtually no domestic support once you buy it. Greenworks also tells me their 80v stuff won’t cross work with Kobalt 80v stuff, which they make!
Greenworks makes Kobalt???? huh.
Throw an ice bag and beers in that trunk 🍻cheers! 😂
You might be on to something. Maybe a little more weight in the back might help with the traction issue.
The battery charging is a deal breaker for me. The EGO lets you charge ALL the batteries at one time, in the machine.
EGO should add solar panels to the mower - charge while you ride!
Ryobi let’s you charge all the batteries at the same time but faster
Greenworks provides a separate charger for all batteries so that you can simultaneously charge them
I like it because I can put the mower in my shed (no power) and charge the batteries in my garage. You also need a wall mounted thing for the charger.
That is very cool. I hate lugging the batteries back and forth.
The removable batteries is brilliant especially if you live in cold climate you can easily store them away
agree. My garage is not big enough for both the SUV and a riding mower, so I could cover the mower with a tarp outside and bring the batteries indoors.
You would still have to do that regardless. There is a process for storing lithium batteries. The ability to charge all without removing them just adds a layer of flexibility that most people, as you see from the comments, want.
Just ordered one.
where you running the 5.0 ah batteries or the 8.0 ah batteries?
If you get a bad battery, will it still run on the other 5 or is the whole thing shut down?
Nice video, but your negativity for the mower was front and center. The reviews below, many of whom don't actually own this mower echoed the things you don't like. That doesn't really help. Yes, all new first gen products have glitches, but this is the highest rated electric riding / ZT mower on the market, and I've had mine for an entire season, cutting an acre weekly, and I'll tell you, this is a great product. Quiet, fun to drive, great speed and no filters, gas, gas refills and spillage, gas smells, exhaust in your face, and it doesn't need engine and belt maintenance. I think those items should have been talked about far more than all these reviews about how charging the batteries is a game changer. That is nothing compared to the noisy, smelly, high maintenance and breakdown rate of a gas mower (forget about the fact that this doesn't pollute while your cutting too).. Thanks for your review and a forum to express my opinion.
How many acres per cut in your situation
They said one acre per week.
Main thing I would consider is NO screwing with oil changes,spark plugs,no belts,this slides the scale quite a ways in my sight,that’s why I went to green works for my push lawnmower,love it!
No pollution when you cut just when charging and the massive amount when making the batteries...
I just want this to stop with gas maintenance and belts lol
I have the CRT model and love it. I own EVs, so understand how to maintain a battery for extended life. Therefore, I love taking out the batteries to charge them to be forced to keep them inside during the heat of summer and cold of winter. Also, these are 10 amp chargers and charges from 0-100% in an hour and half. I'm buying the CRZ this weekend and looking forward to experiencing the mower. Thanks for the review.
I would love to have this kind of mower. I wish I could afford to buy this mower. I want to go all electric. You could buy extra batteries with them so that way you could switch batteries if you run out of charge in the middle mowing.
I live in Vermont where the winters get down to ten degrees or colder in January. Can I store the mower in the garage during the winter where the temperature might go below 32 degrees? I would keep the batteries in a heated basement.
I like electric lawnmowers. I hope that Green Works comes out with bigger electric lawnmowers with tracks on them. That would be awesome!
Wish the deck had a front center roller. Reason being if you have crowned area, and the deck wheels fall on either side of it the blades will scalp. center front of the deck roller will prevent this. Look at an old Wheel Horse for example and you will see what I am talking about.
Anybody see tha little bunny run off right after he said he was giving them a chance to move??
Hi, thanks for the upload. Since you have had it for 1/2 a season now, how easy is it to take off the deck to sharpen the blades? I really appreciate the info you provided so far!
It would be a bear to remove the deck. However, getting the blades off to sharpen is easy. I have not done that because I have not used this much. it does not fit my needs at all.
Was at a greenworks dealer today looking at this machine and the quality of it looks much higher than the ego and the ryobi but the having to remove the batteries to charge them is an absolute dealbreaker for me, even at the $3,999 that it’s now down to. I would be willing to bet that an on board charging model is coming in the near future being that this fairly new model has dropped $1,500 bucks in the last two months and that the number 1 complaint is the lack of on board charging. I asked the dealer if that was going to happen and he acted like he didn’t want to talk about it and quickly changed the subject. Hard to believe greenworks didn’t foresee this being an issue.
Hasn't been an issue for me. I have the 60V version and it will run easily 2 hours for me. Not sure how he only gets 35 minutes. Maybe how tall his grass was is the issue. I only need 30 minutes to do my lawn and charge it after every third cut. They give you 3 dual chargers and they will charge you up in an hour. Quicker than just plugging it in because you actually need to put the chargers on two different circuits since they pull more 15A. A single plug-in would be limited to 15A.
@@jasonfournier it’s not about run time or how fast the individual batteries charge for me, it’s simply about not wanting to have to take them out of the machine to do it every time, regardless of how fast they charge on the dual chargers and then have to reinstall them. Much rather be able to just pull the mower into the garage and stick one charging plug in the side of it and be done with it like every other battery powered mower available, whether it has removable batteries or not. I know it sounds trivial but if I’m spending thousands of dollars on a battery powered mower, I’m going to have onboard charging even if I have to spend more to get it. If the Greenworks had that feature there would be one in my garage right now, hard to believe they didn’t foresee it being an issue and I can guarantee you they’re going to rectify it with an onboard charging model.
How is the cut quality? In the video it looks very clumpy. But it also looks like its drizzling. I have a troy bilt mustang pivot 46 zero turn and timemaster 30. They both have excellent cut quality so wouldnt make the switch unless the greenworks was also excellent.
Cut quality is not pro-grade. It is not Toro grade. The blade speed is less than gas, so it might not fit your needs.
Just curious, why not more Zero turning? See you backing up then turning. Pushing 1 bar forward the other back to just spin 180, eliminating the slow reverse.
Or does it not work well?
It zero turns well, but if the battery is low it will go into a limp mode which affects the speed and maneuverability
My local dealer has this one for $2,900 and at that price my ears start to perk up. I like that I can use the lawn mower batteries in my string trimmer and chainsaw too, but I’m possibly holding out for onboard charging, depending on what pricing on that version looks like. Pulling batteries isn’t $1,000 worth of difficult, for example. Lol
TSC is 3900.00
@@philliphall5198 I saw the Tractor Supply mower. Looks the same, but is a 60volt that uses 60volt Ah8.0 batteries.
8:21 It absolutely doesn't matter. If something is well made it doesn't matter how complicated it is. Yeah in theory it's true but in my experience sometimes simplest things can fail while things that you think will fail never have a problem, it can happen in opposite way too of course.
Hi! Great video! I am in Florida and cut 1/2 an acre- gets thick- do you think it would be good to get?
You won't have any issue.
You’ll be ok for a while 😅
How hard is it to remove deck?
I found one on sale I really like it but pulling the batteries out for charging is so annoying I mean that's a lot of counter space for all the chargers
@WorkshopAddictt - I REALLY want to get a zero turn electric. In this video you mention tire slippage on hills which is a concern. You also mention that you only got 35 minutes to a mow therefore limiting you to significantly less than an acre. Is this standard (I see other comments saying they get more than an hour). I'm also seeing these online for 5499.99 not 4500. How much slope do you have in the yard by your cabin that you mention where the mower slips? Really appreciate determining the right fit. I'm leaning toward a gas powered model with wider front and back tires but talk me out of it. I'd really like to go green.
Would I make it with a 1/3rd acre lot and frequent mowing? How many times have you replaced the battery(s) in your time if ownership?
It is good for 1.5 acres.
I just received delivery of costco 80v zero turn rider. I thought mulching attatchment came with it. Where can I get the mulching attachment you show in your review. Thanks
Muncher attachment is in the machine. Go to Greenworks online
You said this mower did not do the best in hills what type or slope of hill are you referring too?
Well, I live in Michigan, we do you have mountains. Small hills are sketchy. Turning while on any angle is pretty hard to do. The tires on this are very hard and they do not get much traction. You can easily spin them on flat ground. Zany slope where you have to turn could be an issue.
you need V tread tires or AG tires for hills
Having 80volt batteries is cool. Having to remove them to charge is stupid. I personally wouldn’t pay 4500 for a machine like that. Id rather have a more robust machine. I paid 3900 for my toro 57545(luckily when I did) the price has now skyrocketed to 4700
57545? Time cutter with myride?
@@WorkshopAddict yes myride and 54”
@@walter2670 nice machine. The myride is amazing
@@WorkshopAddict I like it. It’s a pretty well built machine and it’s comfortable. Cut quality is great(just side discharge without the chute) I’m scratching 100hrs.
I think the electric zero turn mower game is still young but certainly the future.
My toro max went up big time i saw price wise.
My zoysia would wreck these electric mowers. The gas mowers struggle with how thick the grass grows.
For general application in smaller yard its cool.
But batteries over time fail and they are probably a 1/4 of the cost for this machine.
And the time to chaege all the batteries would be annoying
Im not against electric at all...but what scares the hell out of me is the random battery fires. Im into RC and have seen a LiPo fire off a small battery in person and its crazy how much heat, smoke, and sparks these batteries contain. With all the e bikes, e cars, e powertools etc nowadays....might be a good time to start a career as a firefighter.
I too am not a huge battery fan, but you made your own point. With all the e bikes, tools, cars and phones, we should see fires ve more common if it was a concern. Fires are not much concern, costs if this stuff and how we recycle it are.
less wires for mice to chew on in my shed is good. The battery life is a no-go for me tho. 35 min is not enough. bummer.
Not having a charging system built in is a spectacular deal-breaker. What on earth were they thinking? At $4500 bucks its not like that would have broken their bottom line...
I was floored that there was not a place to plug the mower in to charge the batteries.
It's really not an issue. Charges quicker with 3 dual chargers than a single plug-in.
Batteries are interchangeable with 80v handheld tools. Mix n match makes it very nicepull a battery and run your blower, trimmer, chainsaw etc.
Mine came with 6 8ah batteries. I purchedes 6 4ah as a backup. I can pull 6 to charge them and coninue mowing with the other 6. Adding charging capabilities for 6 8ah LI batteries to the vehicle would add additional cost to also have external chargers availalbe. I like it the way it is.
Can’t find anywhere to show how to change the blades.
I don't know what to make of the brand. I cut a friends yard for them while they were on vacation 3x w/ a cheap green works mower (40 v) and it was just soso. The mower defiantly felt really cheap and bogged down when the grass was a bit high and thick. Then again it was a cheap 40v model so not comparable to 80v units at all. However it made me question the brand. Just like I have the first series of Echo 58 volt tools. I bought them for my dad she's he's older and had a hard time starting the trimmer. The power on them is fantastic but I've had the typical echo battery issues. I'm still all for battery operated equipment but not sure what brand to use...
So, the echo 58-volt was made by TTI. Same company who make milwaukee, Ridgid and Ryobi. If you used a cheap ryobi drill, knowing TTI made it, would you buy milwaukee?
@@WorkshopAddict I knew it was by TTI and that's why the battery issues surprised me. I also talked to a dealer and they said they have seen lots of batteries come into their shop. My guess is that's why echo changed to the updated battery design but it's only a guess...My drills are the 12v dewalt and I absolutely love them. I'd buy a Milwaukee in a heartbeat(all the mechanics tools at my last company were 12v Milwaukee). I don't have anything ryobi but I've had a good 10 or so of their pressure washers and they were ok, standard for the price point. In the end it seems most products go back to a few mfg's for the same components.
I'd really like to try out some of the toro 80v equipment and eGO but I haven't yet had the chance.
@James Bubnick I believe the Toro stuff is made by the greenworks parent company.
@@WorkshopAddict hmm...I had no idea. thanks for the info. I tend to buy my equipment used and broken, fix it up and keep it until I find something nicer or I no longer need it. I've always had toro single stage snowblowers and they are awesome. For mowers I've had Scags and am biased to Scag. I've had/used multiple toro time masters and those are great mowers but toro went crazy with greedflation over the last few years on it.
Echo battery walk behind is Greenworks and so is many Stihl products,, Bad Boy and others are Greenworks. Want commercial grade buy 82Volt Greenworks and nothing compares.
Give me the option of putting a snowplow in front of it with better tires and am in...
YES! Snowplow option! and rear bagger option of course.
You really bought it?
The ergonomics are great, that bed is a great idea. Having replaceable batteries is a good thing as if technology improves, you may be able to use newer better batteries but i doubt they'd still use the same form factor...
Outboard charger is a dumb idea, but to be honest, how long does it takes you to remove them? 1 minute AT MOST? 35 minutes is not much but you were working that thing hard, removing a lot of grass and mulching it.
Removing them is not a huge deal, but finding an area in a small garage to charge 6 batteries can be. I did trip a 20 amp breaker with a 3 in one adaptor.
For the cabin, I thought this would be awesome.
I wouldn’t want to leave it outside in the rain
I’m able to do 2 acres of my 5 on one charge.
How hard is it to change the blades
Pretty simple. You need to lift the front around 12 inches and secure it. Reach under with an impact wrench and they come off quickly. You could also use a block of wood and a ratchet.
i'll wait for the direct plug in charge
I was wondering about that. Upside is, it's easier to remove 6 batteries for winter storage than it is to remove a plug-in charged battery. Or at least the youtubes make it look a bit complicated. Of course, if you have a warm space to store the whole mower, that's a non-issue. But I don't.
@urkiddingme6254 it would still be six batteries. Ego and ryobi already have that setup
What size batteries does yours have?
4Ah
@@WorkshopAddictthat’s why it only lasted 35 min mine came wit 6 8AH batteries and it cuts my 1/2 acre using only 35% of the battery
Costco has it priced at $5,000 but you get 10 batteries
Costco's batteries are 4.0 Ah, not 5.0Ah
@@jeffhaugh2781 I didn’t even notice that. Good heads up. I just checked their site and now they offer 12 4ah batteries but the price is up to $5,299. Kind of nice but the family that wants this thing but doesn’t need all those extra batteries is out of luck at Costco. I’m already in the Ego line so Greenworks wouldn’t be the move for me but it looks pretty awesome and the design with the batteries under the seat is a step up in my opinion.
Mowed a rabbit once, it was traumatizing for a few days.
It is unbelievable to me how anyone creates a device, especially with that many removable batteries, that does not allow you to charge directly from the unit itself. A simple pigtail under the seat could have sufficed. I'm assuming it comes with a 3×2 charging station? I guess I could just leave that in the rear bin.
how many calories does that burn compared to their 21 inch push mower?
The levers ARE really hard to move. Lol
Question: I am interested to buy this from costco but what are the dimensions? My shed's double door is about 70 inch (when both doors are open). I want to keep this in my shed, will this go through the doors?
Yes. Without issue. Worse case you pull the chute up to give you some wiggle room. With the chute up it is only about 48 inches wide.
@@WorkshopAddict Okay. Thank you for letting me know!!
@@carleygomez7964 happy to help.
@@carleygomez7964 happy to help.
no in place charging? weak sauce. Overall though I'm eager for the electric mower revolution.
Costco's price is currently more than a $thousand higher than buying direct from Greenworks. Costco $5300. Greenworks $4000. Costco-Direct includes assembly, has twice the batteries, and the extended battery warranty. Is it worth an extra $1300? ( I do dislike assembling things and already have a queue forming of boxes with stuff inside waiting to be assembled.)
Assembly takes 20 minutes max. You basically put on the seat and drive handles. What Ah batteries do each come with?
Oh. good question.
Costco says 4 amp - Twelve 4AH batteries
Greenworks says 8 amp - Six 8Ah batteries
Oh, wait. Duh. I was looking at the 60V mower on the Greenworks site. Starting over now.
@@WorkshopAddict
@urkiddingme6254 as long as you are looking at the same voltage unit (80) I would rather have six 8Ah batteries and some money in my pocket.
agree. But I was indeed looking at 60V not 80V. See my apology below (or maybe above depending on how these are sorted). You bought yours for $1000 less than greenworks is now selling it for. Yay for you!@@WorkshopAddict
@@WorkshopAddict Just one last comment. Thank you for mentioning the voltage. I might have mistakenly ordered that 60 volt version, thinking it was the same one Costco offers. You may have saved me a bunch of money.
I am an electrical field service engineer, let me tell you that that 95% of the complexity in the electronics of the fancier ones is already here and all a bigger screen does is display more info and use negligably more battery. The things id be more concerned about are the feedback sensors from each of the control arms that tell the computer what youre commanding for each motor. Those will have the same issues as joysticks on controllers over time, like drift as the sensor wears out. Also your lack of maintenance is great until one of the blades stop spinning and you think its a motor, but actually a solder joint on the main board broke so now theres no communication to the blades motor controller, and even replacing the motor wont fix it and unless you know soldering your unit is toast.
And with ALL that said id take an electric over a gas any day because the regular maintenance and/or expected failures of a gas unit still vastly out pace battery electric
Get that outa here, get that toro back in that yard. =)
I think these battery zero turns are neat, but, I mean... Range and size they can mow over time with battery degradation and such. Uhh why are you not just push mowing at that point for your little 20x30 yard. haha
And these e-companies for mow stuff are pushing them super hard with sponsor stuff, or influencers.
And... I just dont see the appeal of an electric powered mower unless you have a tiny yard and dont wanna deal with gas/oil to spend 5 minutes mowing your little green grass out front.
Love seeing people show up at work parties to do things with their "electric weed trimmers" and you just know you're going to be doing 90% of the work, cause their trimmer lasts about 10-15 mins and they done and there 4 hours of trimming to be done.
I am not going to disagree with you. The idea for this was to have this at a lakehouse, small yard, not much need for fuel cans, but it has hills in the yard. I know this is a long video and I hit on that at the end. The idea of it works in the right situation.
@@WorkshopAddict exactly! Right use for the right tools!
Did you mention these are actually manufactured INSIDE the U.S.!! That in itself is kind of wild. If someone thinks they need a riding mower then it's probably a good idea - this will have way less pollution and maintenance.
@@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 less maintenance, yes. Pollution, we can disagree about.
To address the "electric weed trimmers" I manage a 200 acre sports facility and we have a bunch of Ryobi 40v HP trimmers and batteries... We essentially never use our gas trimmers any more... I just occasionally fire up the fs130r for fun.
If you do your research, Ego comes out on top and is far superior with it's optioms.
I had ego for 6 months now. Absolutely hate it. high/low switch only works if remove battery and put back in. Keep having to reset the batteries. Had greenworks 60v for 8+ yrs. no issues.
@@medlytek The Ego ZT doesn't have a high/low switch, it has SEVERAL mower speeds. Ego also has SEVERAL blade speeds. The display on the Greenworks is weak compared to the information the Ego gives on it's display. There is no comparison here. Research is key.
@stevemellinger3776 Know nothing about the mower. But the issues I've had with the trimmer and pole saw, I'll stick with green works. Might be weak but has more power than I need.
Bought this from Costco 6 months ago and used it maybe 5 times since. Had an issue with the mower. It stopped being able to move. We called the number and emailed for help. Have had nothing but frustration with dealing with people who think it is our responsibility to fix it. They sent us a piece under the seat for us to replace which did not help. Then they asked for videos and determined it was a brake issue. They are not very helpful and will not call back. They want to send us parts to fix this machine ourselves! For a brand new machine, i am very disappointed.
If you want excellent service, buy a Toro or john deere. They will give you good service. IMHO, if you are having issues, return it. Electrical issues usually get worse with age.
AGree with the "return it" comment since you have Costco's return anything policy. My experience with Greenworks support is that it's very inconvenient. I live in the second largest city in my state, but would have to drive 90 minutes one-way for Greenworks repairs. And I wouldn't want to truck a riding mower even 2 miles. I buy battery equipment for the convenience.
After a while those front tires will crack and pieces will start to fall off.
My 60V version has air filled front tires. Are you sure they are solid? I guess just the Costco version has that.
@@jasonfournier He said in the video that they are solid and give a rough ride.
$4500 for half an acre?!?!? and no way to charge on mower? great idea.. too expensive and lack of convenience.
If your land is mostly flat and the grass not real high you can mow an acre per my friend who has one of these. Plus, bc it’s much more quieter than a gas mower he cuts his grass it at 8 pm on hot days when it’s cooler. Doesn’t disturb his neighbors.
That’s because he said his batteries were only 4AH the mower comes wit 8AH batteries which will cut an acre and a half or more
Next step...an electric car?
Only you can say whether this purchase was a mistake.
I would not have made it.
Pulling batteries to charge - NO.
4 individual motors for it to run - NO.
My yard has too many obstacles which would brake the blades right off of this.
One of the benefits of paying commercial pricing for equipment, is getting commercial durability. That's not going to be the case for this.
Do you know how electric vehicles work? You need one motor per drive wheel. They are also using one motor per blade. Agreed you should be asked to xharge the batteries in place also like the competition
@@Goforit2nite Aktually, I think that electric vehicles run on unicorn farts.
You don't NEED one motor for every wheel. That's how they designed it. If my mower only has one engine, how can I go straight?
I can’t see buying batteries every year or two
Half the cost of the mower is crazy expensive
Staying with gasoline equipment
These batteries have a 4 year warranty. And if you buy from Costco, they double it. 8 years. You do you, but whoever told you that you need buy batteries every "year or two" was wrong.
I think it depends on the battery. I bought a Sharp stick vac from Costco. Loved it. Used it one time, and it refused to take a charge, so returned. I think some equipment sits around too long and comes with close-to-death dud batteries. My experience with Greenworks batteries has been good, but again, it might depend on where you buy it. @@KyleW1719
Another misinform commenter these batteries last much longer that that buddy
This mower maybe good if you have an acre and no near by gas stations etc. around but for that price it is not worth it in majority of mowing situations.
If it was like $1200 bucks maybe but not over 4 or 5 k
“Did everything to make it feel like a gas mower”. Looks like a bunch of plastic to me. At this stage of the game with these mowers. I would invest the money in a traditional mower
Little plastic. Heavy gauge steel where it matters. I abuse the heck out of mine.
Overpriced pofs no thanks.
Well that’s how it is with electric equipment you pay the cost upfront but save you a bunch in the long run can’t say the same for gas it only cost you wayyy more long term
looks slow
Why would you need a USB... snake oil
Yes it was worth it! Now all I need is a strong woman 👩 🧌 to carry the 40 lbs battery 🔋 bag in and out of the house 🏡
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I found one on sale I really like it but pulling the batteries out for charging is so annoying I mean that's a lot of counter space for all the chargers
Our tractor broke and now our yard is 18 inches high probably. Think this will help us or do we need a gas powered machine to clean up and then use this one?
This would struggle with tall grass like that