The EGO vs Greenworks lawn mower choice is simple: pick EGO for one battery family and the longer tool warranty, and Greenworks if you already own its batteries. The battery platform decides the rest. EGO runs the mowers I compare on one 56V system, and Greenworks uses 80V, 60V and a 48V system made of two 24V packs. I plan a mower around the minutes of cutting one pack gives, because I mow a quarter-acre house lawn and long orchard alleys. Below I compare platforms, decks, drive, pack energy, warranty and safety, then say who should pick which brand.
EGO vs Greenworks Lawn Mower: The Short Answer
Pick EGO if you want one battery family and the longer tool warranty. Pick Greenworks if you already own its batteries or want a lower-priced push mower. Neither brand wins on every yard, because the pack, the deck width and the drive decide the day more than the badge on the deck. I compare the two push-mower kits in my LM2114 against the Greenworks MO80L415 comparison.
The warranty is where the documented differences are clearest. EGO states a 5-year limited tool warranty and a 3-year limited battery warranty on the mowers I name. Greenworks states 4 years on the tool and on the battery for its 80V and 60V mowers, and 3 years for its 48V push mower. Those terms are for personal household use, so a mower that works for hire is covered differently. The same two brands also make saws, and I set their warranty terms side by side in my EGO and Greenworks chainsaw comparison.
Key Takeaway
Plan from the heavy-load run time, not the best case. A pack that covers your lawn only at light load will stop early on thick or tall grass.
Every model I name here is one that Amazon sells today. The EGO mowers are the LM2114 push mower, the LM2135SP self-propelled mower and the 30-inch LM3004SP-2. The Greenworks mowers are the MO80L415 push mower, the MO80L416 and MO60L424 self-propelled mowers and the 48V MO48L4210 push mower. For a wider pick across brands, I rank the best battery lawn mowers for small and large lawns in one list.
How the Battery Platforms Differ
A mower is a motor on a deck, so the battery sets what else you can run from the same pack, and my EGO and Greenworks string trimmer comparison shows the same split for trimmers. That makes the platform the first decision, ahead of the deck.
Greenworks 80V vs EGO 56V
EGO builds the mowers I name on its 56V system. Greenworks spreads them across 80V, 60V and a 48V system made of two 24V packs. A battery fits the platform it was made for, and the maker’s list of approved tools decides what else it runs, so a voltage number alone never proves that two packs are interchangeable. A Greenworks buyer has to pick the line first and then stay in it. I compare the brands’ blowers in my EGO vs Greenworks leaf blower comparison.
Voltage alone also says little about run time. Energy in the pack, in watt-hours, is the number to compare. By voltage times amp-hours, a 56V 7.5Ah EGO pack comes to about 420 Wh, and the 56V 6.0Ah pack in the LM2114 kit to about 336 Wh. The LM3004SP-2 ships with two 6.0Ah packs, about 672 Wh together on the same calculation. For a comparison of saws on two battery platforms, I cover 56V and 40V models in my EGO CS1613 and Greenworks 20312 matchup.
| Row | EGO | Greenworks |
|---|---|---|
| Battery system in the mowers I name | 56V | 80V, 60V and 48V (two 24V packs) |
| Pack in the kit | 6.0Ah (LM2114), 7.5Ah (LM2135SP), two 6.0Ah (LM3004SP-2) | 4.0Ah (MO80L415, MO80L416), two 4.0Ah (MO60L424, MO48L4210) |
| Deck width | 21 inches, and 30 inches on the LM3004SP-2 | 21 inches, and 20 inches on the MO48L4210 |
| Warranty, according to the maker | 5 years tool, 3 years battery | 4 years tool and battery (80V, 60V); 3 years (48V push) |
Do not compare packs from two brands by amp-hours alone. Use the watt-hours the maker publishes where it gives them. Greenworks lists 288 Wh for its 80V 4.0Ah pack, for example, while voltage times amp-hours gives 320 Wh, so a calculated figure is only a nominal estimate. A bigger pack also weighs more and costs more, so buy the energy your lawn needs and no more. The same two brands also make pole saws, and my EGO and Greenworks pole saw comparison shows how their packs and tools line up for pruning.
Deck Width, Drive and Cutting Height
Deck width sets how many passes a lawn needs, and drive sets how hard each pass is on you. Most of the mowers here have a 21-inch deck, and the EGO LM3004SP-2 steps up to 30 inches. I explain lawn mower deck width for your yard and your gates in a separate guide.
Push or Self-Propelled
A push mower has no drive, so you supply the force. A self-propelled mower drives its wheels and you steer. According to EGO, the LM2135SP has variable speed from 0.9 to 3.1 mph, set by a dial on the handle. Greenworks describes the MO80L416 as rear-wheel drive with variable speed.
Releasing the drive lever stops the drive, and it does not brake the wheels, so you still hold the handle.
On my orchard alleys the drive pays off, because the alleys are long and straight and a drive holds one pace for the whole row. On the level house lawn with its trees I can see a push mower being enough. Choose the drive by your total mowing workload and your handling needs: the length of the longest pass, the number of obstacles and the terrain. My comparison of push and self-propelled lawn mowers weighs the drive against your back and your yard.
Cutting Heights and the One-Third Rule
The manual of each model lists its positions. The EGO LM2135SP has eight positions from 1 to 4 inches, the LM2114 seven from 1-1/4 to 4 inches, and the LM3004SP-2 nine from 1 to 5 inches. The Greenworks MO80L416 has seven from 1-3/8 to 3-3/4 inches, and the MO80L415 seven from 1-3/8 to 4 inches.
The range matters because of the one-third rule: cut no more than a third of the leaf height at one mowing. In a field study, mowing by that rule cut the number of required mowing events by 31 percent, about 8 a year, compared with mowing weekly (1). A lawn that grew to 6 inches can drop to 4 inches in the first pass, which is exactly one third, and 4 inches is the top setting on the LM2135SP and the MO80L415. Lower it over the next mowings. My review of the EGO LM2135SP covers that mower’s drive, battery and deck in full.
I mow on the dry side of the day. Wet grass clogs the deck and tears the leaf, and the EGO and Greenworks manuals both say not to mow wet grass.
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Cutting width | More inches per pass means fewer passes, but a wide deck turns harder around trees and gates. |
| Height range and positions | The top setting decides the first pass on a lawn that has grown tall. |
| Drive | Self-propelled saves effort on long runs and with a full bag. |
| Grass handling | All the models I name mulch, bag and discharge to the side; the bag size is the maker’s figure. |
Run Time and Battery Packs
Run time is the number buyers ask about first and the one the labels explain least. A maker states it for one pack under its own test conditions, so it is a best case.
| Mower | Pack | Run time, according to the maker |
|---|---|---|
| EGO LM2135SP | 7.5Ah | Up to 60 minutes |
| EGO LM2114 | 6.0Ah | Up to 55 minutes |
| EGO LM3004SP-2 | Two 6.0Ah | Up to 75 minutes in its lowest blade speed mode |
| Greenworks MO80L416 | 4.0Ah | Up to 33 minutes |
| Greenworks MO80L415 | 4.0Ah | Up to 38 minutes |
Do not rank the mowers by this table. The packs differ, the modes differ, and the makers give no matching test conditions. EGO’s manual shows how much the load matters. With the 7.5Ah pack the LM2135SP family gets 60 minutes at light load, 45 at medium and 30 at heavy load. With the 6.0Ah pack the LM2114 gets 55, 40 and 30, and my review of the EGO LM2114 goes through them in full.
To use those rows, pick the load that matches your grass. Thick, tall or damp spring grass is a heavy load, so count on the 30-minute row. If one pack covers your lawn only at the light-load figure, plan a second pack or a recharge break. The Greenworks MO60L424 and MO48L4210 run on two packs together, so one spare pack cannot replace a depleted pair; you need a second pair or a pause to recharge.
A Worked Example With Pack Energy
Suppose a mower draws power at a steady rate. Then a pack with more watt-hours lasts longer in proportion. By that arithmetic, the 420 Wh pack holds 25 percent more energy than the 336 Wh pack, and the two packs of the LM3004SP-2 hold twice the energy of the 336 Wh pack. Real draw changes with grass height, wetness, speed and cold, so treat the result as a ratio and not as a promise of minutes.
I plan an alley or a lawn in minutes of real mowing. I charge the second pack in the workshop while the first one runs, so a pack that dies mid-row does not end the job.
Pro Tip
Before you buy, check that a spare pack for your mower is on sale and note its charge time. EGO lists about 60 minutes to charge the 7.5Ah pack.
Safety Rules for Both Brands
A battery mower still has a spinning blade, and the rules below hold for every mower on this page. Never tie down, bypass or disable the bail, a start interlock or a rider seat switch, because they stop the blade when your hands or weight leave the controls. Emergency departments treated an estimated 934,394 lawn mower injuries between 2005 and 2015, about 85,000 a year, and the hand and finger were the most injured area (2).
The Blade and Thrown Objects
Before clearing a clog, checking the blade or tipping the mower, stop the motor and wait for every blade to stop. Then take out every battery pack, because a mower such as the LM3004SP-2 runs on either of its two packs, and remove the safety key where the mower has one. Wear heavy gloves on the blade. Never reach under the deck or into the chute while the blade can turn.
Walk the lawn first and pick up stones, sticks, toys and wire. Keep people and pets at least 100 feet away while the mower runs, the distance the EGO and Greenworks manuals give. Never point the discharge at a person, a window or a car, and never run the mower without the chute guard, bag or mulch plug that the mowing mode needs. I pick up fallen plum and apricot fruit and pruning twigs before the first pass, because the blade throws what it meets.
Safety Warning
Stop the motor, wait for every blade to stop, then remove every battery pack and the safety key before you touch the deck or the blade. A battery mower makes little noise at idle, and that quiet is not a sign that the blade has stopped.
Slopes, Wet Grass and Backing Up
The EGO LM2135SP manual and the Greenworks MO80L416 material both say the same on slopes: mow across the face, never up and down, and never on a slope above 15 degrees. Both say not to mow wet grass, and the manuals say to stay away from ditches, drop-offs and embankments. I put those two models head to head in LM2135SP against Greenworks MO80L416.
Look down and behind before and while you back up, and avoid mowing in reverse unless you must.
Noise and Children
Electric mowers are significantly quieter than gas mowers, and measurements of more than 600 mowers found little progress in quieting gas models (3). That is one real reason to choose either brand over a gas mower. A battery mower is still not silent, so I wear ear protection on long mowing days. Keep children out of the yard while you mow. If noise is part of your decision, my guide to gas and battery lawn mowers compares run time, upkeep and sound.
Battery Care and Storage
Use only the maker’s charger, and charge the pack only inside the temperature range in the charger and battery instructions. Never use a damaged or modified pack, and keep the pack away from coins, keys and other metal objects.
EGO says to store the LM2114 with the battery removed, at room temperature, in a dry place, and the Greenworks MO60L424 manual has you fold the handle and stand the mower on end with the battery and key removed. Stop using a pack that swells or is damaged. I keep the packs out of the unheated shed in winter, and I keep the mower where children cannot reach it. The MO60L424 and its two-pack setup get their own page in my Greenworks 60V mower review.
Slopes, Ditches and Riding Mowers
Both brands also sell riding mowers. This guide stays on walk-behind mowers, but the hazard that decides a rider purchase belongs here, because it changes how you read any mower’s slope rule. My comparison of riding and walk-behind lawn mowers covers that choice for bigger yards.
Rollovers are the most prominent type of fatal ride-on mower accident, and the usual mechanism is the machine’s weight pinning the operator (4). A riding mower goes up and down a slope where a walk-behind goes across, and the slope limit is the figure in the manual. Never mow a wet slope. Keep the seat belt on when the roll bar is raised, take the belt off when the manual has you lower the bar for low clearance, and raise it again afterward. Stay clear of ditches, banks and drop-offs.
My orchard has a drainage ditch along one border. I keep a rider well back from the edge and use a trimmer on the bank, since the push mower manuals also rule out mowing near a ditch.
In a study of university groundskeepers, riding mower use was associated with daily noise exposures above 85 and 90 dBA (5). Those were full shifts, so a weekly lawn is a smaller dose, but the direction holds for any large machine: wear ear protection.
Mulching, Bagging and Blade Care
All the mowers I name mulch, bag and discharge to the side, and each manual says which plug or insert a mode needs. The full comparison of mulching and bagging belongs to its own article. My list of the best mulching lawn mowers compares nine battery and gas picks for finer clippings.
Mulching returns clippings to the lawn. In a three-year Kentucky bluegrass trial, returning clippings matched doubling the nitrogen applied as fertilizer at the rates tested, and it added no lawn thatch (6). On my alleys I leave the clippings where they fall in the growing season, and I bag them under the trees where fruit and grass mix.
A sharp blade matters on every mower. On Kentucky bluegrass, a dull blade lowered turf quality and raised leaf spot on a susceptible turf (7). I check the cut before I check the clock: ragged, brown leaf tips mean the blade needs sharpening. Follow the blade interval in the manual for your model, and note that Greenworks does not cover blade sharpening as a warranty item.
Which Brand to Choose
The answer depends on what you already own and how long your longest pass is. These two lists give the shortest path. A mower you never push is a third path, and I weigh it against a push mower in robot versus traditional mowers.
Choose EGO If
- You own no cordless tools yet: one 56V system runs the mowers I name. Both brands also build edgers, and my guide to EGO and Greenworks lawn edgers compares their battery platforms and blades.
- You want the longer tool warranty: EGO states 5 years on the tool.
- You mow long, straight passes with few obstacles: the LM2135SP sets a variable speed from 0.9 to 3.1 mph, according to EGO, and the LM3004SP-2 cuts a 30-inch swath on two packs.
Choose Greenworks If
- You already own Greenworks batteries: match the platform and stay on it. My Greenworks 60V vs 80V string trimmer comparison puts the ST60L413 and ST80L210 side by side.
- You want the longer battery warranty: Greenworks states 4 years on the 80V and 60V battery, against 3 years from EGO.
- You want a lower-priced push mower: the 48V MO48L4210 is a push mower with a 20-inch deck and two packs.
| Situation | Lean toward |
|---|---|
| Small level lawn, no cordless tools | EGO LM2114 push mower |
| Long straight alleys or a bag that fills fast, no cordless tools | EGO LM2135SP, or the LM3004SP-2 for a wide open lawn |
| Same workload with Greenworks 80V tools | Greenworks MO80L416 |
| Existing Greenworks 80V tools | Greenworks MO80L415 or MO80L416 |
| Existing EGO 56V tools | EGO |
I skip any mower whose pack I cannot match to my longest mowing day.
Pick the Platform Before the Mower
Before you order, run one check. Find the pack in the kit of the mower you picked, find the maker’s list of tools that pack runs, and compare that list with what you already own. Then check that a spare pack and its charge time fit your longest mowing day, and read the manual’s slope, wet grass and battery rules before the first pass. My best lawn mower roundup compares nine battery and gas picks by yard size.
My own habit is to charge the second pack before I start, so the last alley is never the one that stops. Use that check to settle the EGO vs Greenworks lawn mower choice for your yard. I explain how to match deck width and mower type to your yard in my guide to the lawn mower size you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best EGO mower to buy?
The best EGO mower to buy is the one whose deck and drive match your longest pass, such as the LM2114 push mower for a small level yard or the LM2135SP self-propelled model for long runs. Choose the pack by the minutes you need, since EGO states up to 60 minutes only for the 7.5Ah pack.
What is the life expectancy of an EGO mower?
EGO does not publish a life expectancy for its mowers, and the 5-year tool and 3-year battery warranty on the LM2135SP is coverage, not a promise of how long it runs. Its manual points you to a sharp blade, a clean deck and a battery stored removed from the mower, in a dry place.
How long will a Greenworks mower last?
Greenworks does not publish a lifespan for its mowers, and the 4-year tool and battery warranty on the MO80L416 and MO60L424 covers defects, not a set lifespan. Store the mower indoors and dry with the battery out, and keep the blade sharp, as the manual says.
Is Greenworks a good push mower?
A Greenworks push mower such as the MO80L415 is a good choice for a small, level lawn when you pick the platform on purpose, because its 48V, 60V and 80V mowers use different batteries. Match the pack to the tools you already own before you compare decks.
What are the differences between EGO self-propelled and push lawn mowers, and which is better for me?
EGO self-propelled mowers such as the LM2135SP drive their own wheels, and EGO push mowers such as the LM2114 leave the pushing to you. Choose self-propelled for long passes or a heavy bag, and a push mower for a small, level lawn.
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Safety Note: A mower blade can cut through a hand or foot and throw stones and sticks with force. Pick up debris before you mow, keep the discharge guard, bag or mulch plug in place, never point the discharge at people, windows or cars, and keep children and pets indoors while the mower runs; never let a child ride on a riding mower. Never disable the operator-presence control. Before you clear a clog, tip the mower or touch the blade, stop the engine or motor, wait until the blade has stopped, then remove the safety key or battery, or disconnect the spark plug wire on a gas model. Mow across slopes with a walk-behind mower and up and down with a riding mower, within the slope limit in your manual, and stay off wet slopes, drop-offs and ditch edges; on a rider with a rollover protection bar, keep it up and wear the seat belt as the manual says. Refuel only outdoors with the engine off and cool, wear closed shoes and eye and hearing protection, and read the manufacturer’s manual.