New Greenworks 20" twin blade Li-Ion battery powered lawn mower !

[MowerMike]

I definitely don't have the suite of tools you do and my present blower is corded. I don't use it much, partly because of the cord hassle so, hoping the GW blower is adequate.

I have the GW blower with the gen 1 non G-MAX 40V battery, and it's a real disappointment in terms of blowing power. I actually think my old WeedEater 20v Li-Ion blower is more powerful, but neither of them do much more than dust off the driveway and walkways of dry clippings after mowing. I can get things cleaned up faster with a broom.

 

[ross77]

I just received this mower last week and mowed my 1/4 acre lawn last weekend. It used all of the larger battery and half of the smaller battery. It seemed to be running in the low speed mode most of the time.

I bagged on the 2nd lowest setting. I've got Kentucky Bluegrass. It wasn't overly long or wet.

I'm happy with the mower. The batteries not lasting long enough was my main concern before purchasing and it doesn't seem to be an issue.

No gas and low noise is fantastic. Now if I could just get my neighbors to all buy one.....

 

[MowerMike]

For anyone interested in buying replacement blades, the price has come down significantly since I last posted a link to an online source. They used to cost $18.79 apiece, but are now only $10.35 from the same vendor.

Blade part no. 33307486 (blade) >>> 33307486 - Greenworks Part 33307486 - Blade - GRN-33307486 - GREENWORKS

Blade part no. 33308486 (reverse blade) >>> 33308486 - Greenworks Part 33308486 - Reverse blade - GRN-33308486 - GREENWORKS

You can also purchase repair parts such as the electric power switch, which can fail over time >>> http://www.m-and-d.com/GRN-36302470.html

 

[1 Lucky Texan]

For anyone interested in buying replacement blades, the price has come down significantly since I last posted a link to an online source. They used to cost $18.79 apiece, but are now only $10.35 from the same vendor.

Blade part no. 33307486 (blade) >>> 33307486 - Greenworks Part 33307486 - Blade - GRN-33307486 - GREENWORKS

Blade part no. 33308486 (reverse blade) >>> 33308486 - Greenworks Part 33308486 - Reverse blade - GRN-33308486 - GREENWORKS

You can also purchase repair parts such as the electric power switch, which can fail over time >>> 36302470 - Greenworks Part 36302470 - Switch - GRN-36302470 - GREENWORKS

good post - prompted me to check ordertree and they now list $9.00 for one of the blades (looks like they also caught their mistake on the G-MAX battery price, now at $130)

Also, on a related subject, 'tool only' 40V G-MAX equipment may be in stock now. Amazon has shipped my blower. just FYI

 

[MowerMike]

good post - prompted me to check ordertree and they now list $9.00 for one of the blades (looks like they also caught their mistake on the G-MAX battery price, now at $130)

Also, on a related subject, 'tool only' 40V G-MAX equipment may be in stock now. Amazon has shipped my blower. just FYI

It's kind of ridiculous that they only list one of the blades (reverse blade) and not the other, since you'd most likely want to replace them as a set. Also, the battery price is now $11 more than the Amazon price, so what's the point in buying it from them.

It looks like Greenworks also has a new line of 20V Li-Ion battery tools with what they call a "compact" battery. So far there is a string trimmer and a hedge trimmer, and they can either be bought with battery and charger included or as tool only. They are less expensive than the previous generation 20V tools.

 

[1 Lucky Texan]

It's kind of ridiculous that they only list one of the blades (reverse blade) and not the other, since you'd most likely want to replace them as a set. Also, the battery price is now $11 more than the Amazon price, so what's the point in buying it from them.

It looks like Greenworks also has a new line of 20V Li-Ion battery tools with what they call a "compact" battery. So far there is a string trimmer and a hedge trimmer, and they can either be bought with battery and charger included or as tool only. They are less expensive than the previous generation 20V tools.

that is weird - maybe another typo ?

(probably both blades are actually unavailable lol! - BTW, that now $130 battery shows as backordered too.)

Hope there WILL be multiple sources for parts though.

more incompatible lines of batteries huh? crazy

 

[MowerMike]

I didn't bother to look for the other one. sorry for any confusion i just didn't have both numbers handy and I was almost out of battery power when I posted. They had previously listed both so, they probably still have both.

good to see multiple places listing parts and that prices are more reasonable.

Actually, I did check ordertree and they do not list the other 10" blade. They are listed under Sunrise as the manufacturer, not Greenworks, and they only have three blades: 18" for $15, 16" for $15 and 10" (reverse blade for twin force) for $9.

 

[1 Lucky Texan]

Actually, I did check ordertree and they do not list the other 10" blade. They are listed under Sunrise as the manufacturer, not Greenworks, and they only have three blades: 18" for $15, 16" for $15 and 10" (reverse blade for twin force) for $9.

somehow, they're related. At the bottom of some pages at the GW website, you see this;

ｩ2013 Sunrise Global Marketing LLC

so, i dunno who owns who.

EDIT; found the following in a press release;

About Sunrise Global Marketing, LLC
Sunrise Global Marketing, LLC , located in Mooresville, NC is the North American sales and marketing division for Globe Tools Company, Ltd., a privately held global manufacturer of outdoor power equipment. SGM supports major retail customers in the U.S. and Canada, both with OEM brands and with their private brands, GreenWorks, PowerWorks and ToolWorks.

About Globe Tools Co., Ltd.
Globe Tools , based in Changzhou, China, is a privately-held company with offices and facilities in Changzhou, China, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Operating globally since 2001, Globe manufactures outdoor power equipment, including lawn and garden tools, generators, air compressors and pressure washers. In addition to manufacturing for several of the top brands in the U.S. and Europe, Globe manufactures products under their own brands of GreenWorks, PowerWorks and ToolWorks.

not certain though, that there might be a quality difference between the same part number being sourced as Sunrise vs Greenworks

ordertree is about 80 miles away from Sunrise in NC. and there's this; http://www.ordertree.com/lowes/ Perhaps because...Lowe's is headquartered in Mooresville NC !

interesting

 

[1 Lucky Texan]

Honestly, except for their Li-Ion mowers and chain saw, I don't care much for their other 40V products. I much prefer my B&D 36V Li-Ion string trimmer to the Greenworks 40V trimmer, have yet to find a battery powered blower that can do anything useful beyond being an electric dust broom, and use a B&D corded blower/vac for leaf cleanup in the fall. I don't have any hedge trimmers, because I don't have any hedges. I recently bought a B&D 36V Li-Ion blower/vac tool only, since I already have two 36V batteries for my trimmer, that is great for light duty vacuuming on outdoor hard surfaces. If I have any serious leaf blowing to do I just use one of my handheld gas blowers.

OK, I just received the blower i ordered and, you are right, it is indeed toy-like compared to my old Weedeater corded blower. i think it will be adequate for chasing grass clippings and leaves off the driveway - but i doubt it could do anything 'serious' like move wet leaves around or blow a dryer vent-stack clean. My wife likes it - it will be more convenient for her than a broom to clear off the deck. No cord hassle will be a plus. Seems a little expensive for what you get though. The manual has an error concerning the switch and power-level operation. Perhaps the text was just moved over from a different model?

Hedge trimmer should arrive on Monday. It will probably get a work-out soon. Mower is still quite nice overall.

 

[MowerMike]

The manual has an error concerning the switch and power-level operation. Perhaps the text was just moved over from a different model?

I'm not sure what error you are referring to. The instructions in my manual for the Gen 1 40V battery model 24102 seem to be correct.