Reel mowers? (1 Viewer)

[CT Saints Fan]

Anyone here used a reel mower recently?

My 3-year-old, $100 mower is shot and not worth fixing. The places we are looking at to move in a few months don't have big yards, so I'm considering getting a reel mower.

I was checking out www.reelmowerguide.com today. But I'm looking for some real world info too.

 

[Spicoli]

Funny, I saw this about an hour ago on eBay. It's a great deal at 5.99, but the guy's not offering shipping. It's in Temecula, CA. Maybe you could talk him in to shipping it out, I don't know.

http://cgi.ebay.com/push-lawn-mower...093529009QQcategoryZ71272QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm always checking my city on eBay to see if I can land a good deal now and then. I once purchased an antique German Hutch for 20 bucks and he even delivered the item. The best deals are usually local where they don't want to bother with shipping.

Heck, I guess you could always come and get it.

 

[Sandman]

My old neighbor use to have one. He was very environmentally friendly in everything he did. He and his wife divorced and they moved. I use to horrify him when I would come out with my various containers of chemicals that killed plants, insects, etc. that I didn't want. He really liked his mower, FWIW.

 

[MLU]

You can usually get one for about $100 at Home Depot, Lowe's or Sears. Get it sharpened by someone who knows what they're doing every spring and keep it dry and well-oiled and it's great. Don't and it's a huge pain.

 

[JimEverett]

I have one.
I use it for some small lawns - it works very well and I like the cut it makes. But I know that if you have a lot of weeds it might have some trouble cutting them - even with well sharpened blades. It cuts grass great.

 

[SoonerJim]

Had one for years, loved it, wore it out. Great exercise too.

http://www2.yardiac.com/show_category.asp?category=2224&tgs=1845382:10415467&cart_id=

 

[NCSaint]

scan Craigslist as well. Great deals can be found if you check it frequently.

http://geo.craigslist.org/iso/us/ct

I wanted a new Rhododendrun plant for my yard and today I found one that a guy dug up and he paid ME $20.00 to come and get it.

 

[therod]

A friend of mine had one. It was kinda fun to use actually.
If I ever have a small yard I would definitely get one.

Relatively quiet, no bad park plugs, no cranking, never having to go get gas/oil...