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That's great that you use a manual mower, we've always had a gas mower because we have a fairly large lawn. I wonder how a manual or electric mower would do on

• jqm 12y ago
  My lawn isn't terribly big, maybe around 110 square meters and it's flat. The reel mower works fantastic and I use a battery powered string trimmer for the edges. I don't know how it would do on hills, probably fine if they weren't very steep. I worked on a golf course when I was a kid and they used high dollar gas powered reel mowers on the putting greens and rotary mowers on the rest. Reel mowers do really give a nice cleaner cut... particularly if the blade on your gas mower is a bit dull. They don't rip the top of the grass leaves like a rotary mower. For $100 it might be worth experimenting. You may really enjoy using it. I know I do and wouldn't go back to a rotary mower. There is something fun about the way the reel slices the grass. Something like a paper cutter.
• jvoorhis 12y ago
  I recently replaced my dead Toro with a Fiskars reel mower. It really does a great job, but if your lawn hasn't been mowed in a while, you may need to make some extra passes for your first cut.
  • jqm 12y ago
    That's true. You have to stay on top of the length with a reel mower which means regularity. You can't plow through really long grass like you would with a gas rotary mower. Fortunately I really enjoy it and look forward to mowing. It's a break from sitting in front of a screen and is kind of like a long walk with a little arm activity too.