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| | Product Details | | Product Weight: | 26.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 22.93 inches | | Package Width: | 13.81 inches | | Package Height: | 10.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 27.04 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 13 reviews |
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 Quality mower, just know the pros/cons of a reel mower. Nov 13, 2009
Pros:
-Solid construction.
-Compact, relatively lightweight (~15 lbs), easy to hand carry, easy to push, easy to store.
-Quiet.
-Self-mulching, no heavy/PITA grass catcher bag to deal with.
-No need to buy gas or oil, no need to crank start.
-Cuts grass cleanly, adjustable cutting heights.
Cons:
-Cuts grass unevenly, depending on how long the blade of grass is. Often requires multiple passes at different angles to get an even cut.
-Doesn't cut out to the wheels, requiring some overlap and makes it difficult to get at lawn edges if you have paver/stone edging.
Overall:
This is a good mower for someone with a small yard, or someone with a big yard who isn't too picky about having the perfectly manicured lawn. It's an energy efficient, environmentally/neighborhood friendly mower that will help keep your lawn healthy. It can be a little time inefficient depending on how picky you are about getting an even cut (basically how many passes at different angles you're willing to make). The reel mower design tends to push long blades of grass down (as opposed to getting sucked up into the blades like with a powered mower), so cutting grass that is more than about 1" longer than cut height requires multiple passes. (This mower works better with grass that is regularly cut.) It requires about as much effort to push as a non-propelled gas mower, and requires very little maintenance - just occasional blade sharpening and oiling.
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 Just keeping swimming... just keep swimming Sep 29, 2009
My Wii Fit says, "Ouch" when I step on it - I'm 55 and obese. I used a self-propelled gas mower that dragged all my weight quickly down the narrow slopes of my half-acre lot and threaten to bash me into the fence at the bottom. Self-propelled can be scary and difficult to resist, especially on wet slopes. I hoped the reel mower would be safer and it is. I now use the reel mower for the entire front and side yards.
If you impatiently want a perfectly cut lawn, this mower's cons may concern you:
> A few blades of grass are missed; more if the grass is tall
> It takes 1.5 - 2 times as long as a self-propelled gas mower to mow the yard
> It cuts as wide as the blades; not the tires (you get used to it)
> The blades need lightly lubed after each use; WD-40 works great
If a few missed blades and more time are not an issue consider these pros:
> No noise loud enough to prevent an early morning mow
> No gas burnt or spilled
> No oil burnt
> No smoke
> No dust or dirt stirred up
> No power cord to chew through
> No pull cord to pull and pull
> No filter, spark plug or valves to replace
> No battery to charge and push around
> No control cables to stick, kink or break
> No projectiles
> No muffler burns or added heat
> No carbon monoxide
> No shredded wood/plastic/metal
> No carb cleaner
> No lubing all the spring and lever linkages.
> Mom will not say, "You'll put your eye out"
> Stop & it stops
> Light to carry
> Easy to push and maneuver
> Easy to adjust cut and wheel height
> No burned-up motor
> No fighting the self-propel drive
> No tip hazards - Injury, damage or oil in cylinders
> Environmentalist will pass over your doorway
> Under $100
BOTTOM LINE: Enjoyable change after 25 years of roaring gas engines. Do it for your ears!
keep on mowin Aug 16, 2009
I have used this mower about 4 times thus far, and have had great success. It is very sturdy and doesn't require an extreme amount of force that the other products seem to require (such as the Scott's). Note that the product does NOT come with a blade sharpening kit as advertised in the product descrption (another review mentioned this). I called up and complained, and i was refunded the cost of the sharpening kit ($17), which i can use as I plese. This is definitely a good product thus far and highly recommended. Does not do great in tall weeds (will need to use scissors or weed wacker). Thick grass may need a couple of passes over, as with any push mower. Since i got the money back, it was very affordable :)
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So far, so good Jun 16, 2009
The assembly of this mower was tool-less and easy. The blades are sharp and effective. After using it once I give it five stars. Because I live near salt water, I intend to follow the manufacturer's suggestion to spray the blades and moving parts with a lubricating oil after each use to prevent rust and to keep the blades sharp.
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Good for small year regularly mowed Jun 03, 2009
My patch of grass is barely 1,000 sqft, so a gas mower would be overkill and an electric mower too pricey. The 415-16 pushes easily and leaves a reasonaly even lawn. My rationale for choosing 16-inch, over 18 or larger, was easier manuverability and less pushing resistance.
I found the drawbacks, as others have mentioned, to be that it leaves the occassional stray blade (as it doesn't have lifting action and won't do taller grass or grass that hasn't been mowed in a while, one would need weed-wack first). In my application it also leaves about a 6-inch edge, since that's as close as I can get because of a fence.
But now that the lawn is well managed, regular mowing (every 4-6 days) produces short clippings that work as mulch for lawn.
(The 415-16 seems to be sturdy and easy to maintain. Since this is my first push mower, I can't offer any comparison to other brands.)
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