Hi,

I was hoping to get some opinions on the Scotts' reel mower (manual).

Currently, I use a 22 inch push mower to cut my yard ~10K square foot.
It takes me a little less than a hour to power through it.

Any guesses how much longer it would take with a reel mower?

Thanks.

Greg

Greg, I thought I was going to use a push mower when I was much younger and
dumber. Trouble is, if your lawn is not very smooth and flat, IMO, it will
take you double the time, and you will not have the clippings collected, and
they will not be in 'leave on the lawn' condition.
Just keep your rotary's blade sharp!!
Chas

Greg wrote:

Hi,

I was hoping to get some opinions on the Scotts' reel mower (manual).

Currently, I use a 22 inch push mower to cut my yard ~10K square foot.
It takes me a little less than a hour to power through it.

Any guesses how much longer it would take with a reel mower?

Thanks.

Greg

let me go get my neighbors rell mower and see. be back in a few days

Thanks for the advice.

I realized when I was cutting the grass this weekend that it probably
would be a bad idea with my lumpy yard to switch mowers.




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"Dj Blag" wrote:

Greg, I thought I was going to use a push mower when I was much younger and
dumber. Trouble is, if your lawn is not very smooth and flat, IMO, it will
take you double the time, and you will not have the clippings collected, and
they will not be in 'leave on the lawn' condition.
Just keep your rotary's blade sharp!!
Chas

Greg,
My wife and I had a lawn in Michigan,USA with over 12k sq. ft. we used a Scott's 20 inch classic. It took approximately 30 mins to mow. We now live in Pennsylvania and have a yard of appr. 8k sq. ft. and the entire yard is on a 46 degree incline. We still take less than 45 mins to mow, even with the hill.
Modern reel movers are very lightweight and most have ceramic bearings. They are way lighter than a gas powered mower and much more manueverable.
When we moved in to our current home, there was a mole problem with the associated lumpiness and soft spots. The reel mover (with its' trailing wheels) actually rides over these areas with much less difficulty than a gas mower.
All in all, from our experiences, I would think you would reduce moving time by maYbe a third, while having a much healthier law due to the clipping action of the reel mower vs. the shredding typical with rotary blades.