Greenworks was thoughtful enough to include headlights on the Pro 60V Lawn Mower—headlights! The LED lights are bright and can allow extra minutes at dusk to finish mowing a lawn. The lights are bright enough to mow in the dark if you want without disturbing anyone. But that’s not recommended in bug-infested Florida, so I don’t. Note that the lights are always on—there is no on/off switch.
The benefit is a mower that produces less heat, is quieter, and generates better performance. As I mowed by lawn, I could tell when the motor revved up in thick grass and revved down in thin, lower grass. Before cleaning the mower, unclogging or removing the grass bag, mulching insert, or side discharge chute, turn the motor off and wait until the blade comes to a complete stop, then remove the battery pack. The cutting blade continues to rotate for a few seconds after the motor is shut off. Never perform these functions until you are sure the blade has stopped rotating. A freshly cut lawn goes a long way to giving your property a neat, well manicured look, but it takes a lot of work to keep it looking that way.
With the included batteries, the Greenworks Pro 60V 25-inch self-propelled lawn mower easily handles up to a 1/2-acre on a regular basis—possibly more. The Greenworks 25-inch lawn mower sucks grass up pretty well with its default blades. We checked the bag and it collected a lot more material than we find with many competing brands. We saw even more grass hit the bag when using their high lift blades. If you like to bag your grass, you’ll love this mower. Examining the evenness of cut, we found the Greenworks 60V 25-inch lawnmower to leave a very even path with few irregularities.
Use of safety gloves and proper footwear is recommended when working outdoors. Wear sturdy, rough-soled work shoes and close-fitting slacks and shirts. Shirts and pants that cover the arms and legs and steel-toed shoes are recommended. Never operate this machine in bare feet, sandals, slippery or lightweight (e.g., canvas) shoes. Repair any damaged parts before restarting and operating the lawnmower.
A self-propelled lawnmower takes most of the manual labor out of mowing your yard because it is powered by a transmission. Typically, this kind of lawnmower runs on gas, though there are some that are cordless electric models as well. You can find self-propelled lawn mowers that come with variable speeds, which the operator controls in order to move the mower forward.
In this mode you’ll have to physically pull the mower out of the charging station and push it back in to restart everything. In the past, that wouldn’t have been the case if you were thinking about buying a cordless mower. You can adjust the deck height using the single lever located at the right rear wheel. Even though this mower has a steel deck, two blades, and two batteries, that single lever moved everything smoothly and easily. Kudos to Greenworks Pro for an excellent design here.