The Greenworks 60V 17-inch is a battery push mower with a 17-inch deck, a 4.0Ah battery and a bag-or-mulch setup, with no self-propulsion. TechGearLab found it cut evenly, ran about 40 minutes on the supplied battery and was light enough to steer one-handed around beds and up steep banks, though it was one of the louder battery mowers in its group and can bog down in really thick grass. Todd's Garage found it had enough power for a badly overgrown back yard but stalled a few times when pushed too fast, and the battery ran out before the front yard was done. It suits owners of small to average lawns with lots of obstacles; anyone with a bigger plot, or no spare 60V battery, should look at a wider or self-propelled model.
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About 40 minutes per charge, enough for a quarter acre
TechGearLab measured roughly 40 minutes of runtime from the supplied 4.0Ah battery, which it reckons is enough for about a quarter acre, and noted the charger takes about 90 minutes to refill it. It put the longer-than-expected runtime down to the battery powering only the blade, with no self-drive or lights. Todd's Garage tested it on a back yard left to grow very thick and found the battery got through it, but it stopped partway through his smaller front yard after he had passed over some areas several times. He hoped a lighter cut would let one charge cover both yards next time.
On cut quality, TechGearLab was pleasantly surprised by how the small deck handled thicker grass, reporting an even finish, good mulching and a bag that fills quickly when collecting leaves. It does cut slightly slower than larger mowers, and can bog down a little in really thick grass. Todd's Garage saw the same thing in practice: the mower bound up and stopped a few times when he moved too fast through dense growth, and he had to empty the bag many times.
Small and light enough to lift into a raised bed
Handling was TechGearLab's highest-scoring category. Its reviewer pushed the mower one-handed up and down steep embankments and lifted it into a raised bed to tackle overgrowth, and called the 17-inch deck a middle ground between a string trimmer and a full-size mower for tight spots between plants, paths and kerbs. Assembly was straightforward, and the whole deck height changes with one button and handle across six positions, with a gauge on the side. The one quirk: the mower is light enough that lifting the handle sometimes raised the whole machine rather than the deck. Todd's Garage, moving from a 21-inch mower, said the narrower cut did not bother him much.
Louder than its size suggests, and the bag is small
TechGearLab rated noise as its weakest score, calling it one of the louder battery-powered mowers it tested, though still much quieter than gas and not loud enough that its reviewer wanted ear protection. Todd's Garage found the grass bag smaller than he was used to, and he also heard something rattling inside the battery while it charged, which made him uneasy about its long-term reliability; he planned to contact the seller about it. Neither review reported a fault with the mower itself, and TechGearLab notes the only regular upkeep is charging the battery and occasionally sharpening the blade.
Strengths
- +Light enough to steer one-handed around obstacles and up steep banks, per TechGearLab
- +4.0Ah battery ran about 40 minutes, roughly a quarter acre, in TechGearLab's test
- +Cuts evenly and handled thick, overgrown grass in both reviews
- +Single-lever height adjustment with six positions and a height gauge
- +Runs on any Greenworks 60V battery, so a second pack can extend a session
Watch-outs
- −Can bog down or stall when pushed quickly through very thick grass
- −One charge did not finish Todd's Garage's front and back yards in long grass
- −One of the louder battery mowers TechGearLab measured, though quieter than gas
How it compares
Its 17-inch deck is narrower than the 21-inch decks on the Greenworks 60V 21-Inch and 80V 21-Inch push mowers, trading cutting width for a lighter, more manoeuvrable machine. It shares the Greenworks 60V battery platform with the 60V 21-Inch model, and unlike the Greenworks MO48L4422 48V Self-Propelled it has no drive assist, so every slope is pushed by hand.
Rating sources
Counts as 4.19/5 in our score — this publisher's 138 scores on the site average 3.66, so its scores are adjusted up to compare fairly with other publishers.
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