good non-gas mowers

garyd wrote:
According to Consumer Reports, the Black and Decker is rated the best cordless electric lawn mower.

Freeholder wrote:
I can do our yard with the scythe and it comes out almost as nice as if it was mowed with a mower.  (We don't water the grass, so we don't really have a lawn, we have a hay-field that I get one or two cuttings from.)

The ground is too rough in our yard for a wheeled mower, anyway.

Kathleen

lynn crow wrote:
I still prefer my reel mower over an electric mower. It has simple moving parts on it that I can understand and fix if I would need to . My reel mower is now 14 years old  and it will probably last another 60 years and outlive me.Most of my tiny yard is planted with vegetables ,herbs and flowers so I don't  have much grass to mow anyway.

paul wheaton wrote:
How high does your manual mower cut?

Kip wrote:
Of course, after bragging about my Scott's Classic 20" reel mower, it broke!  The metal handle snapped clean in half!  Fortunately, the folks at Scott's were very gracious about it, and they are sending out a new handle.  They said that it is a known issue, so if you have one, be forewarned!

lynn crow wrote:
How high does my mower cut? My Great States owners manual says1/2- 2 1/4 .  This is good enough for me .   I understand the benefits and drawbacks of both kinds of mowers. It all boils down to what your own unique situation is

paul wheaton wrote:
Please forgive me at I push in my obnoxious opinion.

The highest setting on that mower is not high enough.

It is my opinion that any mower that cannot cut 3 inches high or higher is useless and should be immediately ditched.

That extra 3/4 of an inch will enable you to mow less often, water less and have a thicker, healthier turf.

That extra 3/4 of an inch will do more for your lawn than fertilizer and proper pH combined.
not  to beat a dead horse to death , but I feel I must clarify. I never,never, never fertilize or water my grass. My yard is 75% garden,25%grass. In what remains of my grass I would like to be able to find plantain.chickory.dandelion,purslane,etc. etc.  For those that prefer the suburban look than go for the better models.
For those of us who think of grass as somthing to hold the soil in place or prevent our shoes from getting too muddy as we tend to our gardens  then the old standbys will do.

garyd wrote:
Paul,

How does your Neuton mulch? I tried a cordless mower that is similar to the Neuton several years ago (about the same cutting width and batter power, 24v), and I liked the cutting with the bag but it didn't mulch very well if the lawn had grown longer than an inch.

Gary

garyd wrote:
Just got back from Lowes and they have a new push reel mower that looks interesting. It's the Fiskars reel mower:

http://www2.fiskars.com/Products/Yard-and-Garden/Reel-Mowers

It costs $199 and it cuts up to 4 inches high!!! It has a 18 inch cutting width and it is the easiest pushing reel lawnmower I have ever tried.
This thing is pretty incredible.

crunchysue wrote:
Hi All,

My first post here. I just bought a house on a quarter acre (which is huge here in Portland, OR), and have been reading a lot of lawn mower reviews. The one I've decided on is a cordless electric made by Worx.  Just wondering if any of you have experience with any Worx products - I had never heard of them until a couple weeks ago.  Here's the link to their mower: http://www.worxyardtools.com/cordless/lawn-mowers.html

Sue

paul wheaton wrote:
The page isn't loading for me.

I haven't heard of them before.

paul wheaton wrote:
Did you buy it?

I think the main problem with push mowers is that they tend to push over taller weeds and not cut them.  Does this mower address that?

paul wheaton wrote:
How?  Maybe elves are involved?

Much longer than an inch?  Dude, I think you are mowing way too short.  The mulching stuff does not work well at all when you mow too short.

paul wheaton wrote:
Did you buy it?

I think the main problem with push mowers is that they tend to push over taller weeds and not cut them.  Does this mower address that?