Push reel mowers

[BoberFett]

I'm seriously considering junking my lawn mower and buying a push reel mower. I have a city lot, and I'm tired of the noise and maintenance with a gas mower. I'm not opposed to some physical labor.

If you use one, how well do you find it works compared to a gas mower? How much harder is mowing? How often to find yourself mowing to keep it from getting to difficult to mow?

 

[sharkeeper]

Some physical labour?

Yes they are a BITCH to use especially if you have a cheap one!

A good one with sharp blades will help tremendously. If you have hills it'll be a workout!

Better keep that snapper in the garage just in case. 🙂

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Some physical labour?

Yes they are a BITCH to use especially if you have a cheap one!

A good one with sharp blades will help tremendously. If you have hills it'll be a workout!

Better keep that snapper in the garage just in case. 🙂

No, no hills. A tiny, flat city lot. Maybe 1200sqft.

I'm looking at this Scotts 20in. model.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Keep the blades sharp and do a cross hatch.

 

[sharkeeper]

Oh 1200 sq ft! Haha that's like vacuuming a living room! 🙂

I think you'll be fine.

 

[Tylanner]

they are quite fun!

you get a real sense of dominance over the grass!

i would buy one if i had a lot!

 

[eelw]

Yeah, I'm also tempted to get one with all the friggen noise pollution in the neighbourhood now. And they're going only about $150 (cnd) and Lee Valleys.

 

[hellman69]

They're nice if you keep it sharp. You'll need to mow often, if the grass (or weeds) gets over 3 or 4 inches, the thing won't cut them. You'll need to do two passes (I criss cross, it seems to help), and it is quite a workout. I'm have an acre that I mow every 3 or 4 weeks and it wears me out.. It is nice, however, to not have the noise or the maintanance. I'm very happy with mine when I keep up with the mowing.

Trevor