We used the reel mower for the first time today and we were pleased with the results. The overall built feels sturdy and assembly was surprisingly easy. It might be more expensive than other brands but it does feel like this will last for a while.

Just push, so easy to use. Well made. Very happy with it.

If you have a small yard, then buy this without hesitation. It was everything I wanted it to be. Solidly built and super easy to move. I put it through everything and it held up beautifully. But my lawn is a 4 hour mow, so it lost sharpness after 1 season. After that, its garbage. I tried everything, bought every kit, watched every video, and called every repair place in town. It's half the price for me to just go through two of the cheap ones a year. Maybe if you have a big toolshed full of gadgets, but a chick and her toolbox can't get the job done. To the product developers, please make a repair kit that's more than just a crank handle.

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I bought this mower 3 years ago & it's still going strong, a little banged up because my yard is no picnic to mow. I'll admit, i haven't even sharpened it, though i bought the kit, because i just haven't needed to. I also bought the basket for catching grass clipping if i ever need to add them to my compost.Down to the specifics.This mower is not hard to push but you can't let your grass get very high. They say in the booklet about 6 inches. I'd agree with that. It also will not cut certain kinds of grass well, like crabgrass or plantain. The first year i used it, i had to trim those with clippers.Your lawn changes, however, as the result of using this mower. You are not burning or twisting the grass. You are simply giving it a haircut so the grass gets much healthier & weeds do not grow as well in your lawn. I do very little clipping anymore. My grass looks better than other lawns because it is not being constantly burnt. Even in late summer, it doesn't look dried out.I set my level to 3, just over violets & clover, so those are there for the bees. One nice feature of this is the ease at which you can adjust the height. Just lean over & quickly raise or lower it for special needs. If you like clover, which I do, this acts like a reseeder. Anything a little higher than 3" disperses. It's very nice, a little shower of clover you move through.I wouldn't call my lawn small. It has some 4 foot hills & this is easier to do than the regular mower I used to use because it is lightweight & can easily be pushed. I can even do some patches with one hand. It's nice to be able to control exactly what i want to cut.One of the main reasons I bought this was that I wanted something that wasn't loud & didn't sell like gas. I have mowed the lawn since I turned 12 & hated that part. This makes mowing a pleasant experience I look forward to each week. I put on headphones & listen to great music or an audiobook. It's enjoyable.I'm also an environmentalist. It uses no gas. The pamphlet says "All it takes is you." The first time I used this, the grass was too high because the shipment was delayed & I just about killed myself. I saw that on the side of the box & laughed "I am not enough", but I was. I'm not that young, late middle age & a woman. I plan to use this for many years & will probably buy a spare for future use.People have seen me mow & comment that they couldn't work that hard. I know I do sweat. It is a workout. It's comparable to the way i feel biking, a low level aerobic activity. It takes me an hour or hour & a half to finish my lawn depending on heat & condition of the grass, more in spring when things are lush. You have to have the ability to push something forward. For a small flat yard, this would be barely any effort. My yard is much larger than that. I think people may not realize how lightweight the mower is. My grandpa had a reel mower that was much harder than this because it didn't have the drive train.Another thing I like is that I can mow any time I want & as early/late as I want. This makes very little noise & will not disturb the neighbors. It makes a pleasant whack whack sound I can't even hear over my music. You do have to watch out for insects because the noise doesn't scare them away. I try to not mow over them. It is also often hard to see what you're already mowed if the grass isn't too high because you are not burning the grass. It's quite the difference.If anyone has questions, I'll be glad to answer. I hope they continue making this model well into the future. They are really onto something. I've been stopped by people while mowing who reminisce that their grandparents used to have one of these, especially kids. They are making a comeback.

I have thought about getting a reel mower for a while and after my corded mower died last week I did a LOT of research and got this one. Definitely don't regret it.Over the past 15 years I've gone through gas, battery and corded mowers. Not sure if I have bad luck, the opposite of a mechanic's "green thumb", or if they don't make 'em like they used to. But I have a lot to compare against.I read a lot of reviews and descriptions of reel mowers and thought that I didn't have any deal breakers in my yard. Relatively small 1/5 acre, no big hills, no sticks or twigs. It is definitely not flat and even though.This mower assembled in about 10 minutes, the handle comes in 3 pieces which fit together with 4 bolts, which come pre-treated with Loctite. It attaches to the mower with a peg and cotter pin system, which is a little fidgety for me but was easy enough with a few whacks with the heel of my hand. Having two people would make it easier.Then off you go! It mows very cleanly, and sprays the grass out in front of you. It's hefty, but this is only a drawback when you are getting it in or out of storage, or if you're pushing up a hill. If you have hills that you can't mow laterally I'd think twice about getting this mower. Other than that, the extra heft helps you get momentum to move through the grass.I have a sense that it has a gearing system where the mower blades turn faster or with more torque than the wheels, because it really rips through the grass, and you only need a couple of inches of forward movement to get the blades going.A few comparisons to other mowers:It's quiet of course, not silent but you can hear a conversation in the next yard over.It only mows while moving forward, so you have to account for that in the pattern that you mow. Wasn't a problem in my case.My yard is bumpy with many varieties of grass and weeds, and the mower doesn't cut 100% perfectly, there are a few missed blades or spots. This is fine for me, I don't have or want a perfect yard. I think if your yard was more carpet-like it would get a very nice clean cut from this mower.It turns quicker and easier, you tip it on the back wheels and it's easier to pivot than other mowers.If you go through heavy grass you definitely need extra oomph because it's your pushing that actually cuts the grass. An easy fix is to just cut thinner strips.A pleasant surprise for me is that mowing is overall much faster, I mowed the yard in about 1/2 to 2/3 of the time as other mowers, in part because of the 18" width, easy maneuverability, and not having to mess with gas or cords.If there is a single blade of grass taller than about 6" it won't cut it no matter how many times you go over it, it just lays flat and pops back up. If this is just a few places you can go back and hit it with a trimmer, but if you have a lot of this, or if your grass is out of control and/or gone to seed, this mower very likely won't cut it at all. There is a very easy height adjustment so depending on the length you could cut once on max height and maybe again at a lower height. If there are some tall blades like this mixed in with other heavy grass, they'll often get caught and cut, so it's only the lone stragglers that are a problem. Overall, I was pleased with this mower's ability to move through relatively tall, thick grass. In my area in April and May grass can grow several inches in a week. This was actually my main concern with a reel mower but wasn't an issue at all.You want the handle relatively low like at waist level (it's adjustable with 4 settings), otherwise the handle lifts which is tiring.

First I’ll start with that I have an older reel mower. And that I have stepped away from gas powered push mowers for some time now to reduce our carbon foot print. I mow about a 1/2 acre 2 -3 times a week depending on rain. Which is honestly the same amount of times I did with a gas powered mower. I don’t like ticks or fleas so I prefer my yard short.It is easier to push and cuts the grass like butter compared to the other one I have (different brand antique style) I can’t tell you the brand of the other one because it’s worn and tattered. But it is easier to push than the smaller one I have. This reel mower is heavier than my older one. But I don’t think that it’s any heavier than a gas powered push mower, full of gas. It maneuvers around better than the older reel mower, about the same as a gas powered one. Obviously you’ll still have some weed whipping to do. Things like sticks don’t get lodged in the reel. It just kicks them out.It cuts the grass nicely. It cuts crab grass and the buck weeds we have here. Something the gas powered never did. My grass is healthier than my neighbors yards. They wished theirs looked like ours, except they are scared to work hard by using a reel mower. We also don’t use chemicals or pesticides here so I don’t know that the reel mower is solely responsible for the health of the grass.I honestly like it better to use than the old reel mower and even better that I don’t have to fiddle with anything to use it. The adjustments are easy to use for the grass height. The older reel mower I needed a screw driver and had to adjust both sides. The gas powered mower I’d have to adjust the front wheels and back wheels and hope they were even.Maintenance is fairy easy a couple sweeps with a dollar store broom and it’s clean. Gas powered required me to scrape the plastered grass out with a putty knife or hose. No thank you. I would purchase this again. It’s a great reel mower. It’s a really great design and very user friendly. If you new to a reel mower it is different, entirely you’ll have to keep up with the yard. Tall grass isn’t great to cut with these. So if you slack and cut the grass after it’s about 4-6 inches high your not going to love it at all. For a reel mower this is probably the best on the market today.

UPDATED REVIEW - Dropped from 4 stars to 1 star.After using the mower for 2 months, it is jamming up today and getting caught + exponentially harder to push.I've tried a number of things to assess and correct the issue.Update again: I've attempted to contact support using the online form. I've tried twice and it just never submits. Will have to call support and see if that works better.If I can resolve with support, will raise up to 3 stars, but honestly it shouldn't be having problems after 2 months.For reference, If I raise it up one setting the mower operates with ease. As soon as I drop 1 setting (quarter-inch) - the mower becomes unusable. I've mowed down some dense and tall grass with ease on this mower, so I'm not sure why this quarter inch is causing trouble. The only thing I can tell is that when I drop it that one setting, the bottom back of the mower frame is pushing on the grass/dragging. I'm wondering if this is a design flaw instead of a problem with the mower. Then again, it was mowing reasonably a couple days ago, so I have no idea.I'm just starting to regret trying to use a reel mower and should have just opted for gas/electric. The idea of a reel mower is that I don't have to deal w/ gas / electric /problems due to simplicity, but that seems to be unavoidable.I'm a reasonably average guy (6'1") and I used to work out, so I'm not weak. The best analogy to my experience trying to cut the grass today is I felt like those football players trying to push those sleds on the grass. The only problem is I'm not built like a football player / viking, and I shouldn't need to be in order to use this reel mower.Notes: Stored in a garage, used for 2 months, cutting a lawn in Alabama. I cut the grass weekly.ORIGINAL REVIEWOverall a great mower. I used a reel growing up and this felt almost effortless In comparison. Does require some work to get started to get momentum.Pros:-very easy to push once you are moving-almost silent (I can now mow early AM with no worries)-forward grass toss-cuts nicely-simple device-easy storage-can keep grass at a taller height-was able to cut tall overgrown grass (instructions say max is 6” but a couple passes makes short work of taller grass). (I Haven’t tried grass over 8”)Where it could improve (cons):-it’s heavy when stopped-very hard to maneuver around fences-Very hard to turn quickly or sharply. I usually swing around Wide and have to do an odd pattern for lines-the height settings Seem to work for people shorter than 6’2; I find it tolerable.-assembly for the handle seemed a bit tough for how simple it really should be. I had to use a couple tools simultaneously to assemble the handlebars And the height settings weren’t intuitive.Overall I’m very pleased but with some minor improvements this would be the best mower ever.