I need to buy a mower for a small yard. I used to have an elecric mower with a cord that I thought was okay, but it was made in the 70s, so I don't really know what's good now. How about those ones that don't use power at all, but just have whirring blades that move when you push it? I'd get one of those if they work well.
2007-09-02 12:26:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
How does one go about keeping a push mower sharp and properly adjusted?
2007-09-02 12:37:47 · update #1
Manual mowers like you are talking about are great IF: you have a small lawn; you have the strength and stamina to use them. It is a LOT of work to mow with one of those
I prefer corded electric.
Gas powered is too noisy and too polluting.
Battery-powered electrics still create an environmental problem when it comes time to dispose of the batteries.
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2007-09-02 12:34:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you don't REALLY enjoy mowing grass, and think that you wouldn't enjoy cutting grass AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, then stay away from the reel mowers (push kind). They can only handle a little bit of grass meaning not very long, so if you put it off you will have hell to pay when you finally get out there to mow. But if you do enjoy getting out there often, and you already said your lawn is small, then maybe it is a good mower for you.
The electric ones are useless too because they don't have nearly enough power and the cords are a total nusence. Also, those battery powered ones have no power at all.
If you end up getting a gas powered one, I recommend a Snapper Hi-Vac. They suck everything up so well that it looks like you mowed AND vaccumed your yard.
2007-09-02 12:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the best pushmowers ive ever seen were a Murray 5 HP and a Bolens 5HP pushmower - my parents still own the Murray- the Bolens i had borrowed from a neighbor. Both ran extremely well ( best two ive ever seen). Unfortunately, Murray is no longer in business and dont know if Bolens makes push mowers anymore.
Ive herd the manual reel type mowers are hard to push - i suppose sharpening those blades would need to be done with a hand file. Id probably search out another electric one - just for ease of maintenece.
2007-09-02 15:32:16 · answer #3 · answered by The Kidd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me clear up a few misconceptions here...One..murray is not, I repeat NOT out of Business...and as for them having the five hp?..that is not the engine...Murray nor Bolens make an engine...Briggs & Stratton, Tecumseh, Honda, Kohler, and if you want to get to the big ones...Kawaski also makes some that are zero turn radius along with others that do different things...
You can have the blades sharpened at a sales and service dealer if you look in the phone book under gasoline engines..we have a machine that we put them on to do this...
since you have a small yard?..go to Wal-Mart and get a cheap mower...take care of it..and it will talk care of you..unless you want to use a push mower...
Keep in mind that gasoline is the biggest culprit of things that go wrong once you store them..Run the gasoline out, everytime you use it...trust me, you don't want to keep any gasoline in a mower or your can for over 3 weeks...it gets old..and that is where your problems will begin...Good Luck!
2007-09-02 16:04:50 · answer #4 · answered by iceman55mew 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The manual push mowers work very well as long as they are kept sharp and properly adjusted.
They also now have small lightweight cordless electric mowers that may do well for a small yard.
Bert
2007-09-02 12:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by Bert C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The very best mower is the one someone else is operating.
2007-09-02 12:58:05 · answer #6 · answered by renpen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋