Anyone with "reel lawn mower" experience?
 

Well, I am back to mowing a lawn again. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations regarding using and buying a "reel lawn mower?"

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Yep.....I have a 8 gang. You need to made sure you have the HP to pull one ( it will tear up a small tractor). Can't let your grass to high....and need to adjust the reels acouple of times a year. To knock out a large amount of grass they work great. :smokin:

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I think he means motorless hand push mower. Old school....
I have one and love it. Not too much to mow in the woods anyway.

I forget the brand but mine was around $150 and came with a sharpening kit. (Hand crank and some lapping compound)

For those that remember them from 20-30 years ago. THey've come a long way with the gearing and are not hard to push at all.

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Redneck riding mower version:

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QWAK,I don't use a REEL lawn mower,I use a "PRETEND lawn mower":thinkey: and just let the grass GROW!:hahaha: :haha: :bull-smile: :banana:

the DUCK

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Good source

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No brands recommendations on this, but it's not hard to mow by reel. Problem is any stalky weeds get pushed over and won't cut. This is the origin of the "perfect lawn" battle of herbicides, etc, going back to the 20's. Odd how habits persist generations after the reason for it is gone.

Also the wheels are wider than the mow, so you cannot get within 4" of the edge of anything. Not insurmountable, but you might forget how much you use the rotary-type as a mulcher, weed-killer and edger. I recommend, good exercise, more pleasant because of less noise. I also recommend smaller lawn. How about planting a rough in a further places, or low bushes, garden, etc. Lawns are good to contain mosquitos, and make a nice visible space by the house, but other than that are sort of a social convention.

TS

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A goat is an excellent "real" lawn mower. It is powered by the grass that it eats, will consume weeds, and can survive a prolonged period of fuel shortage. You can eat it too!

Mannish water (Goat Soup) and curry goat is popular in Jamaica.
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For thousands of years, goats have been used for their milk, meat, hair, and skins all over the world. Wikipedia

Modern reel mowers are easy to push...
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(again, immune to fuel shortage, and power cuts, excepting the "electric" ones... is that cheating?)

How To Select your Lawn Mower

Guide to choosing and using a lawnmower

Just one thing... if the S hits the F, you might not have lawnmowers at the top of your agenda...

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Commercially maintained lawns are one of the worst things the average man can do to his environment. The chemical input, especially in places like Florida and Arizona , is frightening. It's not rational.

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I found St Augustine fine with that kind of mower, but bermuda grass a reel struggle.

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I have a acre and a half of St Augustine, and I wouldn't even consider a reel mower.

Hire an one of dem little fellas :D and sit back and watch. :D

m

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I'd look for one at an auction or yard sale if I didn't have to have it right away. I had two types growing up...the first had cast iron wheels and I was a bit small and had trouble mowing with it because of the weight I suppose, and the wheels didn't move as smoothly over the grass as the later one my dad got that had rubber tires on lighter steel wheels. I wholeheartedly recommend one with the lighter steel wheels with rubber tires.

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To sharpen reel mowers they need to be put in a jig. Don't try and do it yourself or you will likely mess it up. One of the best lawnmowers going is a power reel mower, but I doubt that is what you have in mind.