Dewalt DCMWP600X2 60V MAX Cordless Push Mower review: lightweight yet powerful

Ah, summer. As the weather warms up, there’s nothing quite like digging out the bathing suits, mixing up some margaritas, and spending time outdoors. It also means mowing your grass regularly is part of your schedule again.

If none of the best lawn mowers in our guide grab your fancy, the new DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower (model no.DCMWP600X2) might be worth a look. It’s a new mower from a company long known for making quality power tools. It is a pretty significant upgrade over the previous lineup.

It's a compelling option with up to 80 minutes of run time, a new dual-blade cutting system, and an LED indicator panel. Read on to find out if it was up to the cutting task in my backyard and how it compares to the best cordless lawn mowers.

Jason Cockerham

Jason has been mowing lawns since he was big enough to push a mower and has been playing with tech gadgets for almost as long. He thoroughly enjoys a good day of yard work, especially with a powerful and efficient mower. He has been testing and reviewing products for over ten years and cut his lawn six times in a row with the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower for about a month.

DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower: Key specs

DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower: Price & availability

As this is a new mower that is just starting to roll out, its availability is a bit limited at the moment. You can grab the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower now directly from DeWalt.com or reseller Acme Tools. The self-propelled version, the DCMWSP650Y2 (DCMWSP550N-XJ in the UK), starts at $799 and can be purchased from Acme Tools and Ace Hardware.

The DeWalt DCMWP600X2 is priced at $649, which puts it in the mid-range. DeWalt does not sell their 60V system in the UK, so the DCMWP500N-XJ is the same mower, just at 54V instead of 60V. 

DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower: Setup

The DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower arrived in one big box with everything inside required to get started. It was folded with a pleasantly small amount of plastic and bubble wrap. Since it’s battery-powered, there’s no big heavy engine or grimy hoses to mess with, just a couple of batteries to charge up.

Setting it up could not be simpler. To unfold the handle, you press the big yellow button under the middle bar, fold it over until it clicks, then pull up on the handle until it snaps in place. Once the battery is charged, slide it into the slot under the battery cover and insert the yellow safety key under the handlebar, and you’re ready to go.

The folding design also means it folds up nicely for storage, saving you a lot of space during winter.

The mower includes two 9mAh 60V batteries, two 4-amp chargers (not the fast chargers, sadly), a bagger, a mulch plug, and side discharge chute. 

DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower: Design

The DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower might look like a typical lawn mower at first glance, but upon getting it out of the box and set up, I was immediately impressed with how compact it is. While most other mowers I’ve tested or encountered seem to have fairly large housings, the one on this mower is quite small. The 21-inch cutting deck is also quite thin.

The handle includes the bail handle, LED notification dashboard, power button, and safety key. The bar below the handle is how you fold the mower. Press the button, slide the handlebar in until it clicks, then fold the bars for easy storage.

I was somewhat surprised by how vastly different the size of the front and rear wheels are. The front wheels look like wheels on an office cart, while the back wheels are much more aggressive and look like tiny tractors.

DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower: Performance

When I first used this mower at the start of the cutting season, I was able to start cutting my grass a bit higher as it was starting to wake up and then lower the height a bit to keep it nice and trimmed. The adjustment handle is wonderfully easy to use, so much so that my 4-year-old had no trouble adjusting it on his own.

My great first impression of the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower continued as I used it. After waiting a few hours for the batteries to charge, I powered it on and got to work.

I love how easily it turns on. You don't have to pull a string or deal with any choke or other difficult-to-start contraptions. Pull the handle, press the power button, and you’re immediately ready.

The new dual-blade cutting system works great, too. I never saw random blades of grass sticking up (a tell-tale sign of dull mower blades), and I never had trouble getting through the taller grass after missing a few times of mowing.

After a less-than-stellar experience with my previous cordless DeWalt mower, I was apprehensive about the DCMWP600X2's battery life. DeWalt promises up to 80 minutes of run time, and I’d say that holds up. Typically, it takes me about two hours to mow my front and back yards (about 6,800 square feet), and I could make it through a typical cut entirely on a single battery without stopping to recharge.

I wasn’t always able to get by with only one battery. If the grass was a bit higher or I used the bag, I would definitely need both batteries, but even then, I was never able to finish mowing the lawn in a single go. That’s not something I could say of my previous mower. Being able to only use one battery at a time (due to the power of 60V) is a game changer.

DeWalt says the batteries' charge time is 45 minutes, but it ended up taking me probably close to double that to recharge these batteries from flat. I’d be willing to bet their stated charge time is when using their fast charger (sold separately), but I couldn’t find that stated anywhere.

My two favorite things about the DCMWP600X2 are its quietness and its noise. With my earbuds in, I could not even tell if the motor was running while I was working. My decibel meter clocked it at around 70 dB when running, which is about what a quiet street or a typical dishwasher sounds like. No wonder I couldn’t hear it with my headphones in.

Secondly, this mower is amazingly light and easy to turn. I’ve never used a mower that was so easy to push, and even my 4-year-old could push it all around our backyard (while switched off, of course) without any issues.

I lied. I have a third favorite thing: the side discharge chute. Since I live in a warm climate where the grass grows quite fast, I typically mulch my yard since I’m cutting it so frequently. This would sometimes leave unsightly clumps of grass where it might have been a bit thicker, but using the side discharge chute changed all of that.

As the name suggests, the side discharge chute spits the grass out to the mower's left side, which distributes the mulch clippings much more evenly across the yard. My only complaint is that it requires me to mow my lawn in the wrong direction. I am left-handed, and for those that aren’t aware, there is only one correct direction to mow the lawn, and using this left-facing side chute forced me to mow my entire lawn backward like a Neanderthal. But I digress…

Joking aside, I might just retrain myself to mow the grass using the side chute because it’s so useful.

When bagging the grass, DeWalt claims the back can fill about 95% before emptying, which greatly improves over most other mowers I’ve used. With other mowers, I’ll start to see clumps of grass left behind when the bag is barely over half full, but on the DCMWP600X2, I would agree with that 95% claim.

The only downside is that you can’t see into the bag at all while mowing; you just have to stop and check every few minutes. Once you get used to the mower, you could probably begin to tell by the weight, but I haven’t had it long enough.

Overall, I have no complaints about how well the DCMWP600X2 performs. It’s my new favorite mower.

Cleaning and maintenance of the mower are also quite simple. After every few mows, use compressed air to blow out the clippings and/or dirt from the top and bottom of the mower. It’s not a good idea to use water or any other chemicals to clean the mower; something about water and electricity not mixing well.

DeWalt makes replacement blades for $31.99 from Acme Tools, and if you’re extra handy, you can sharpen them yourself when needed.

DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower: User reviews

As of this writing, the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower is still pretty new, so there have not been too many user reviews of it yet. However, I did find a couple of positive reviews on Acme Tools, both of which mirrored my own thoughts.

One reviewer appreciated the build quality, saying, “Better built than I thought…and plenty of power to get the job done.”

The other customer was impressed with the performance, saying it “cuts like a dream. I used it to cut about 500 sq ft of yard that had not been mowed in over a month with very little difficulty.”

I was also impressed with the build quality and cutting performance during my testing, so it’s nice to see that other users had similar experiences.

Should you buy the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower

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How does the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower compare?

The Toro 60V Max 22in Recycler Lawn Mower has a larger cutting deck than the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower, and our tester was impressed with its performance. However, it takes a while to charge, and our tester was a bit worried about the mower not having quite enough suction to keep the clippings off the lawn when the bag is full.

The Ryobi 40V Brushless Smart Trek mower is the absolute best bang for your buck if you’re looking for a good cordless mower that’s not as pricey as the rest. It’s also self-propelled and is backed by a five-year warranty.

How I tested the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower

I used the DeWalt 60V MAX Brushless Push Mower to cut my grass right at the start of the summer season as the grass is starting to grow fast and thick. I mowed with it once, sometimes twice a week for approximately six weeks to mow both my front and back yard.

Read more about how we test.

• First reviewed: June 2024