Remodel Kitchen » reel mower http://www.remodelkitchen.net Observations on the home remodeling and construction process. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:53:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Electric Lawn Mower Experiment http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/12/15/the-electric-lawn-mower-experiment/ http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/12/15/the-electric-lawn-mower-experiment/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:13:02 +0000 Ken http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2007/12/15/the-electric-lawn-mower-experiment/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> lawnmower.jpgLived with the hand push reel mower for 8 months, and now it’s finally time to set it to rest. I had no problem cutting grass with a manual lawnmower. I can zip around the front yard and back yard quickly in no time. However, raking up all the grass just got to be a drag. Clean-up took longer than the actual mowing. So, I could either hire a gardener or try out an electric lawnmower. I got some quotes from a few gardeners and their price was much higher than I had expected. Gulp. I followed Consumer Reports lead on this one and picked up a Black and Decker LawnHog. I also checked out the mixed reviews on Amazon, with most complaints focusing on the durability of the lawnmower. Without much other choices to pick from, I went ahead with the purchase. Now, the box that the lawnmower came in was big and heavy. That’s as good a reason as any to order from Amazon. The UPS guy dropped off the box at my front door, and the lawnmower has been waiting for some action since then. If I have some free time this weekend, I’ll unbox the lawnmower and test it out.

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So, in a bid to tighten the belt a little, I tried cutting the grass myself. Trying to make the “environmental” choice, I started off with a manual push reel mower. Lured by the promise of low maintenance and “free” exercise, I jumped at this opportunity. I now realize the error of my ways. I did not find a manual mower to be difficult or slow to operate. I probably could cut grass with a manual mower as fast as I could with a powered mower. However, where the manual mower failed was when it was time to clean-up the mess. It takes quite some time and effort to rake up all the clipped grass. In fact, the clean-up takes longer than cutting the grass itself. I could never get the rear attachment to work properly and catch the clipped grass. So, I will be continuing my lawn experiment, but will be looking at an electric mower.

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