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HomeGarden StoreMowers, Tillers & MorePush MowersAmerican Lawn Mower 1705-16 16-Inch Bent Reel Mower |
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178 of 187 found the following review helpful:
 Great for your small yard! Apr 18, 2000
Nearly every homeowner in my immediate area (where the lawns average less than 1/4 acre) possesses a giant, smelly, noisy gas powered mower. Surely a better way existed, but what to do? A reel mower, one state-of-the-art, simple to operate and quiet fills the bill. This product is easy to assemble (lawn cutting out of the box within 20 minutes), easy to use (I let my seven-year-old son push it around with supervision for a few minutes) and very effective on our small yard. Furthermore, the slippery handle grips mentioned above were neither easy to put on (unless lubricated with a bit of soapy water) or easily removed. If you have a small, relatively flat yard - you can't go wrong. The unit is quite maneuverable and generates about as much noise as roller-blade skates.
79 of 81 found the following review helpful:
No more gas! Apr 29, 2001
By J. M. Cranford
"JMC"
I bought the Great States model 1415-16 mower from Amazon two years ago. The same company makes the Great States, American, and Scotts brands... You can't buy directly from Great States/American and Amazon has the best selection. From what I've read and experienced, buy the lightest mower with at least five blades. I'll tell you this. These aren't your father's reel mowers. Today's reel mowers are state-of-the-art. Once you buy one of these, you'll never go back to gas. The one I have can compete with any of the "best" gas-driven mowers on my street. It's easy to push, more gentle on the grass, and doesn't pollute. Best of all? No starting. No gas. No maintenance. I haven't had to sharpen the blades yet. This is one item I can recommend without reservation.
52 of 52 found the following review helpful:
Slippery Handles Jun 05, 2000
By N. Hartley
"Stryder"
An old BMX biking trick for putting handles on easily and making them stick is to spray them down with hair spray before slipping them on. They go on real easy when wet and are stuck tight when dry.
52 of 54 found the following review helpful:
A Safe & Healthy Way to Cut Grass Jun 11, 2000
By Steven Carter
"Steven"
I've used one of these lawnmowers for years in Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, and now Minnesota. Unless you've got a very large yard (in which case I'd recommend you plant something more interesting than grass!) or let your grass grow very tall, these work well. They are far safer than gasoline and electric lawnmowers. If you hit a stick or rock with this type, the blades just stop! Neighborhood kids will be so surprised to see one of these that they often offer to cut part of the yard just to try it out. I'll never go back to a huge, noisy, stinkin' gas mower. When I'm done cutting the grass, I just hang the mower on a hook on the garage wall. No plugs, no oil, no gas. It doesn't get better than this.
12/07/11 Update: Actually, it does get better than this! I purchased a Fiskars 6201 18-Inch 5-Blade Momentum/Stay Sharp Push Reel Lawn Mower from Amazon and have entered a new realm of grass cutting. It cost a lot more but the technology is far more advanced. Fiskars has cleverly placed the wheels behind the cutting blades instead of to the sides and cuts the grass by trapping it between sharp blades rather than having the blades hit a striker plate. There are many more improvements that you can see in the videos for the Fiskar lawnmower. Sure, the Fiskars model cost a lot more but it's worth it.
30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Cuts great and is fun to use Dec 24, 2002
I was looking for a small light weight mower that didn't wear you out pulling the starter cord just to get it going,or one that didn't need a long cord to hassle with. This mower fits the bill. It was easy and quick to assemble. I took it for a run around the yard. It really cuts great. The only down side was that some of the long grass tended to wrap around the axle, I had to stop and unwind that. So far I haven't had to adjust the cutting height, that looks like it might be a challenge when the time comes. Over all, I rate this as one of the better purchases I've made.
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