are manual push type lawn mowers effective? my lawn is approx 30 square metres.?

Answer 1

Great exercise! I love the sound of a good old fashioned lawn mower, rarely hear them these days! They're quite an effective cutter of grass, plus 100% eco friendly!

Answer 2

Hand lawn mowers with a correctly adjusted cylinder give probably the best cut of all to your lawn. The sort with a fairly large rear roller are the best and you can get a nice stripe effect.There is an element of strength and ability required and they are not really for the old or disabled to use.Perhaps use a power mower for the first cuts of summer and a hand mower to maintain the lawn on a weekly basis.

Answer 3

the push type mowers are very effective. you have not said if the mower is side wheel or roller at the rear. the rear roller type is slightly better than the side wheel as it can cut the grass right up to the edge of the lawn.you have no cables to worry about and motors burning out. there is an easy adjustment feature on both types of mower and if you keep the cylinder adjusted so it just touches the bottom blade it will cut perfectly.when set correctly it will cut a piece of paper.
there is one thing though that is very important the grass must be cut regualy as if the grass gets to long the mower cannot cope. note.as long as the blade is kept adjusted and not dammaged it will be self sharpening.

Answer 4

Reel mower we are assuming. Get the tool. It is like a knife sharpener with a stone. (at that was the ones I have seen). They even call the blades on the reel mower "knifes". It is real hard to do correctly with a file because the angle is critical. And a shop is not a good idea because of the labor unless the mower is expensive it is cheaper to replace. But you may get away with only lapping it. You use a lapping compound (grinding compound) then adjust the cutting bar that the blades cut against so they are rubbing slightly harder. Then coat the knives on the cutting edge with the compound then push the mower around on the garage floor to grind the knifes against the cutting bar. You may have to collect the compound that comes off on to the bar and put it back on the knife edge and repeat several times. This will put a bit of an edge back on the cut. A shop would both grind it in a jig made for that and then lapp it too. Good Luck.

Answer 5

For a lawn that size-absolutely use a push mower. They work very well, just make sure you keep the blades sharp. New push mowers come with sharpening kits that are easy to use.

Answer 6

Manual Lawmowers are very good, but if you have a large lawn and want an easier time then electric or petrol maybe better. I use a petrol and at least you don't have to worry about the cable as with electric.

Answer 7

I read a review on push mowers in Garden News recently. They tested two and they both came out pretty well. It seems like a really good idea, especially something not too big like yours.

Go for it!

Answer 8

They are great for tough exercise. If they are kept sharp they are very effective at clipping. However if the grass has gotten as high as the front shrub bar it just gets pushed over and never cut. So unless you are willing to go out mowing manually very frequently they are worthless.

Answer 9

I bought my husband a motor mower and he sold it because he prefers a pusher! Its good exercise and he can get good 'stripes' - apparently! From my point of view, it is not so noisy or smelly as powered mowers and just makes it seem like summer as I sit there sipping wine and watching him work....

Answer 10

30 sq metres? Go for a petrol one, otherwise your ams will drop off.