If you want to go green with your gardening, you need to take a look at Greenworks lawn mowers. The Greenworks Tools Company makes eco-friendly mowers and other gardening tools. Every product they manufacture is powered by electricity, not gas. Keeping gardening green and clean is important for a lot of people (maybe you?), and if you can get some gardening job like cutting the grass done in a way that is better for the planet, for you and for your kids, why not go that way?
Our Top Greenworks Lawn Mower Choices
Greenworks PRO 21-Inch 80V Cordless Lawn Mower, Two 2.0AH Batteries Included GLM801601
19-Inch 40V Brushless Cordless Greenworks Lawn Mower, 4.0 AH & 2.0 AH Batteries Included 2500502Greenworks 16-Inch Reel Lawn Mower with Grass Catcher 25052
Unfortunately, it is believed that about 90% of homeowners use a gas-powered model. [1]
They argue that electric corded and cordless mowers don’t have near the power of gas lawnmowers. This is sometimes the case. You can spend a lot of money on a traditional mower that has some serious horsepower. Just remember that the more power your gas-powered mower puts out, the more money you are going to spend on fuel to run it.
Along with that high-power engine comes high-power sound. You and your neighbors can expect a lot of deafening noise from a powerful mower that runs on gas. As far as cost is concerned, a lawnmower that runs on gas will cost you between $3 and $3.50 per acre on your fuel bill.
Use an environmentally responsible electric Greenworks lawnmower instead and your cost is going to be somewhere between $0.20 and $1.00 per acre, depending on whether you get a cordless or corded model. (Those estimates were figured in 2019, and take into account average electricity and gas costs across the United States.)
Aside from spending more money (don’t forget you need to change the oil in gas-fueled mowers regularly as well), using a gas-powered lawn mower creates exhaust and pollution that simply doesn’t exist with a Greenworks electric lawnmower. Check out these disturbing stats from the EPA. [2] (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) …
FACT: About 54 million US residents cut their lawns each weekend, and they burn up 800 million gallons of gas when they do.
FACT: Speaking of gas, more than 17 million gallons of fuel (which is mostly gas) are spilled every year in the US just while refueling lawn equipment like lawn mowers. That is 54% more than every drop of oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in the Gulf of Alaska in 1989. That spill cost $7 billion to clean up, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) estimates that 250,000 birds, 2,800 sea otters and 300 harbor seals lost their lives because of it.
FACT: Lawnmowers and other garden equipment that run on gas put out extremely high levels of volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and other pollutants. This is enough to make up a full 5% of all the air pollution in the United States.
Simply put … gas-powered gardening is harmful to the environment. Mowers running on gas make it difficult for you to create a safe area for your kids to play and for you to host parties or just walk around in your yard.
Are Greenworks Lawnmowers Powerful Enough?
The number one knock on electric lawnmowers and other kinds of gardening tools is that they lack the power of their gas-guzzling counterparts. This is sometimes true. You may not get the same power out of the 40V to 80V cordless and 10 to 13 amp corded Greenworks lawn mowers as you will a gas-powered model with similar features.
Here’s why that probably won’t matter.
The Greenworks company works hard at making lawnmowers and other gardening tools that are friendly to both the environment and your pocketbook. The result is that their lawn maintenance products are high quality and very good at their jobs. Whether you decide on a Greenworks cordless mower or a corded model, they have been designed to get the maximum power out of their engines.
The company does not do this at the cost of quality. Purchase any Greenworks electric mower and you receive a 4 year warranty against any and all defects under normal use. What do other electric mower companies offer in the warranty department? The industry standard is 2 years. So you get double the average warranty for a similar machine, because Greenworks lawnmower parts are high-value and low-maintenance.
While we are talking about guarantees, the company also backs their lithium-ion batteries and chargers with a 2-year warranty, and sealed lead acid batteries are protected for 1 year. By the way, those standards are as good as or better than parts warranties offered by other electric lawnmower companies.
According to Greenworks, Up to 55% of U.S. Homes Only Need One Battery Charge to Get the Job Done
Extra batteries
GreenWorks 29472 G-MAX 40V Li-Ion The folks at Greenworks understand you don’t want to spend your time switching out batteries when you’re cutting your yard. That is why most of their machines, like the 40V 20-Inch Dual Port Battery Lawn Mower, have been engineered to use electricity very efficiently.
Take your fully charged battery out of your charger and place it into your mower and odds are you can cut your yard in one go. What happens if you have a bigger yard? What happens if you have been a little lazy (I am guilty of this too) and your grass has grown long and thick? The company sells batteries and chargers individually, and the mower just mentioned comes with a dual port charging unit.
This means you can charge two batteries at the same time.
If you have a large or difficult lawn to mow and your first battery doesn’t get the job done, simply swap it out for the fully charged second battery and you are back in business in a flash.
By the way, I can remember times when I had to stop what I was doing to refill the fuel tank on a gas-powered mower more than once. A lot of those machines have way more horsepower than the job requires, and this means they can quickly go through a tank of gas.
Greenworks lawn mowers sip electricity like they are not thirsty at all, and you don’t have to worry about getting gas on your hands, your clothes or your yard and lawnmower. If you can’t tell, I am a big fan of this company and its gardening products. I enjoy my time in my garden and my yard communing with Mother Nature, but I don’t want my love of the great outdoors to harm the environment. Greenworks electric lawn mowers are eco-friendly, and that allows me to keep my yard beautiful and my grass healthy and lush without nature paying the price.
How Are Greenworks Lawn Mowers Made?
It’s not like this company uses magic material and secret manufacturing processes that other electric mower manufacturers don’t have. A Greenworks lawnmower battery, charger, mower and all the smaller parts and pieces the company uses are similar to those offered by other companies.
What Greenworks does so well is they look at the complaints people have about electric and gas-powered mowers, and they work to answer those complaints. For instance, they stress user-friendly designs. The easier it is for you to operate, handle, store and maintain a Greenworks lawn mower, the more likely you are to buy one.
This means you get a product that is easier to use and lighter than similar mowers. It’s really nice and convenient to just push one button to get the motor going. The battery housing is conveniently located where it is easy to reach. Snapping a battery in and out is not difficult. Once you get your cordless or corded mower going, guess what? The machines are made to be lightweight but durable, which means they are easy to handle.
If you want to take grass cutting comfort to another level, why not purchase a powerful, wide-path product like the Greenworks V60V 21-inch Self-Propelled Brushless Lawnmower? The machine comes with 7 different cutting heights you can change with the simple switch of a single lever, the machine can be stored vertically in your garage to take up less space, it offers an extremely quiet operation, and the self-propelled speed control means you can be pulled around your yard at whatever pace you like.
I don’t know about you, but cutting the grass shouldn’t feel like lifting weights to me! These mowers don’t feel like that.
Where Do the Clippings Go?
Greenworks makes a line of eco-friendly mowers they call their Reel series. The Reel Lawn Mowers they offer come in 16, 18 and 20-inch models. If you remember the old person-powered push mowers of a bygone era, that’s what these mowers are. They have no motor of any kind (unless you count yourself, that is), and cut grass is expelled directly to the rear of the machine.
With these mowers you can decide to attach a bag that collects the clippings, or you can simply let the cut grass fall back onto your lawn as mulch.
With many of the corded or cordless electric Greenworks lawn mowers, you enjoy 3-in-1 discharge. That feature allows you to bag your clippings in the rear of the machine, mulch the cuttings back down into your yard, or discharge cut grass to the side. This versatility is sure to match your personal preference, wherever you decide you want your clippings to go.
Greenworks Lawn Mower Maneuverability Loves a Difficult Yard
You can get machines with wheels as big as 7 or 10 inches. There are different wheel configurations that allow you to place your front and back wheels in different positions and heights so that you can cut even the most difficult yard.
For instance, the G-MAX 40V 19-Inch Cordless Lawn Mower allows you to choose from 7 different cutting heights. This means one machine could cut your yard and several others, and you can easily handle the job if your grass has grown very tall or is relatively short. The wheels on this Greenworks electric lawn mower are 7 inches tall in the front. This is a lot taller than some similar mowers offered by other companies.
The rear wheels are 10 inches in height. If this sounds like that configuration is too high to keep your grass manageable, that is definitely not the case. Those higher wheels allow you to raise your cutting blades if you need to do so for whatever reason. You may have to cut really thick grass that hasn’t been mowed in a while. There may be weeds in that yard, and that could also make the job difficult.
In that situation you can change the height of the mower by moving a single lever, so you can raise the blade to its maximum height. Once you get the yard under control, then you can easily and quickly drop the blade as low as you would like. This quick-change feature of the large wheels coupled with a smart physical design makes this mower and other Greenworks machines easy to maneuver.
This means no matter how many trees, bushes and other obstacles you have to move around, it is easy to do so.
Greenworks Lawn Mowers Have Smart Engines
These battery-powered or cord-powered mowers have been given what the company calls Smart Cut technology. This is a feature I really like. One of the biggest reasons to choose an electric mower over a gas-powered model is to take care of our planet. This is a practice that puts no exhaust, fumes or pollution into the air. When you cut your yard, you don’t have to worry about gas and oil liquid and fumes getting into the ground or the air you breathe.
Noise pollution is decreased considerably. When you get your hands on an electric corded or cordless mower that is extremely efficient with its fuel source, like the Greenworks models, you use as little electricity as you possibly need. All of these eco-friendly features make this company one I would recommend for your yard cutting duties if you care about the environment and want your family to be safer and healthier when gardening and landscaping.
One of the reasons these nature-loving mowers cost you less on your electric bill than many other products you could buy is because they know how much energy they need to do the job.
A Greenworks lawnmower will automatically increase or decrease the speed of its blade whenever more or less power is required. This is an outstanding feature. It means when you keep your yard trimmed and looking good, you are going to spend less time and money cutting your yard and paying for a battery charge.
But life happens. Sometimes we all let our gardening tasks and landscaping duties get a little out of control. No problem. If that is the case and your grass grows to epic heights, your mower will automatically increase blade speed so that you don’t have to struggle with the task of cutting your yard. In other words, your Greenworks lawn mower actually knows better than you how much power and blade speed is required to cut your lawn!
Greenworks PRO 21-Inch 80V Cordless Lawn Mower, Two 2.0AH Batteries Included GLM801601Greenworks 19-Inch 40V Cordless Lawn Mower, Battery Not Included 2501302
Final Thoughts on Greenworks Electric Lawn Mowers
Not happy with just reducing air pollution for your living area, the Greenworks products also limit the noise created by their powerful engines. You reduce your carbon footprint, save money, and you don’t have to buy and store any gas and oil.
These mowers are lightweight and maneuver easily. By the way, they don’t break the bank either. I was pleasantly surprised the first time I checked the price on Greenworks lawn mowers. I had read somewhere that going green with my lawn cutting would mean spending more money on a mower, and that is definitely not the case.
By the way, WiseBread figures that operating a gas-powered push mower vs a cordless electric push mower for 10 years is 50% more expensive [3] (gas $725 vs cordless electric $506)! Get a corded Greenworks mower and your 10 year operating cost drops to around $359.
Thanks for taking the time to visit with me. I really believe we can have fun in our gardens and yards while also thinking more about how our activities might be hurting the environment. It is my heartfelt feeling that Greenworks lawn mowers are a smart and eco-friendly way to cut your yard, and you save some money vs the eco-unfriendly, gas-powered alternative.
References
[2] https://www.peoplepoweredmachines.com/faq-environment.htm
[3] https://www.wisebread.com/we-do-the-math-will-an-electric-mower-trim-lawn-care-costs
Adriana Copaceanu is a passionate nature lover living in the country on her dream property where she grows vegetables, lavender, and wildflowers that she shares with the wildlife they attract. When she's not in the garden, she loves spending time with her chickens and planning her next nature project. Check out her books below:
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