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I found quite a decently priced cordless rechargeable reel mower. But is strength/exercise still required to use these devices? And are they just as effective as normal lawn mowers?

Go green and get a push mower the health and monetary benefits are much better and you don't have to worry about stinky smells when you try to start the darn thing(if you can start it at all). Push mowers are easier to store and low maintenance too.

2007-05-11 11:25:04 by ShinobiDragon

www.cleanairgardening.com The deluxe light push reel mower is made by the American Lawnmower Company, and is a good push reel lawn mower for your ...

We are moving into a rent house, and we are responsible for upkeep of the yard, but we have been renting an apt so we do not have a mower at the the moment. I have seen the reel mowers, and I like the idea of them because of the safety (we have a two year old and another on the way) and the low low upkeep costs. I have never used one before though, and I am just wondering how people who have used or are using them feel about them. Do they do a good job and are they easy to use? Thank you!

I'm old enough to have used 'push-type' ['man-powered'] reel mowers about the time the gasoline powered reel type mowers were becoming common, and then 'graduated' to the rotary type power mower.

Both the man-powered and engine powered reel type mowers 'actually' do work.

There is a problem in that you can't 'miss' a mowing or the grass blades will be too TALL and the rotating reel will push them downward and 'miss' cutting a lot of the blades. This leaves a 'raggady' looking lawn it you don't go over it again 2 or 3 times depending on the height and thickness of the grass. Weeds are impossible to cut with a reel type mower.

IF it is a man-powered reel type mower, it can work you to death if the grass requires more than an half inch cut off.

Unless the "new" [today's] reel mowers have been improved by putting some kind of guard in front of the reel, they are more dangerous than a rotary mower [because its blade is hidden below the deck].

IF you mow at least once, or twice per week, the yard is level, and there are few or no weeds in your lawn, then yes, a reel mower can do a good job. It does require much more physical effort to push a man-powered type of reel type mower than a push type power rotary, because with the unpowered reel mower YOU are providing the power to spin the reel and cut the grass.

Of course if you buy an engine powered reel type mower the physical effort is reduced because the engine provides the power to cut the grass, and usually to propel the mower.

Unless your yard and lawn condition is ideal for a reel type mower, AND it has some kind of reel cover for safety, then I recommend a rotary type mower.

2009-08-02 23:12:02 by Mrs. Smith (#2 due Dec 31st)

Price: $249.99

Cuts all grass types, even tough southern varieties like St. Augustine, Zoysia, Bahia and Bermuda
Inset wheel design offers closer side edging, and a unique grass discharge chute throws clippings forward cleanly, away from your feet
60% easier to push than other reel mowers, patent-pending InertiaDrive

Thanks a lot--- I looked at Lowe's and Wal Mart and saw NONE! :-(

They actually sell out really fast at most hardware stores.

In our area, Home Depot, True Value and Valu sold them as of last year. We literally had to ask the guy in Valu when they'd come in and have one put aside for us.

Amazon.com has many of them with "super saver" shipping, which means it will come to you.

http://www.amazon.com/Great-States-404-1 6-16-Inch-Standard/dp/B0007XJQ8M/ref=pd_ bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&q id=1239991184&sr=8-4

2009-04-17 09:31:58 by LadyPilot

Price: $69.99 $69.99

Includes alloy steel construction; assembly required
Provides a clean, precise, scissor-like cut
1/2- to 1-1/2-inch cutting height; 14-inch cutting width; 19 pounds in weight; limited 90-day warranty

Whats better. Which one cuts grass more efficiently. Does one have a better effect on your lawn than the other?

Do you mean a reel lawn mower versus a rotary, or a gas lawn mower versus a push mower?

A reel lawn mower cuts more precisely and they use them for meticulously cutting lawns for like sporting events (football fields, baseball fields, golf courses, etc.). A reel lawn mower cuts better and does less damage to the grass. But, it's a lot more expensive and harder to maintain. You have to sharpen all those blades often, because the cutting action is like scissors. A rotary mower is a cruder cutting device (it's like a spinning knife) and it's easier to sharpen the 10-inch or so cutting surfaces of the rotary blade.

2009-07-01 16:38:33 by That Kid from summer school

I purchased a sunlawn reel push mower and the three part handle is very warped..Will it straighten its self out if I put it together and use it?

It won,t do it by it self . Can you take it back?? If so get your money back go to Lows and get a Scotts you won,t have any problems, hope this helps

2007-05-31 07:57:13 by Rosemary C