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Overall 4 star rating
Value 4.5 star rating
Ease of use 4.5 star rating
Product Eco-Score 5 star rating
Company Eco-Score 4 star rating

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Value 3.5 star rating
Overall 3.5 star rating
Pros: No CO2 emissions, exercise

Cons: Not good for big yards or tall grass
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It works, but not ideal.
renourish reviewed May 16, 2008 at 5:10 pm

Got this from a friend who sold her home. Using this lawn mower is quite a workout and negates the gasoline smell. I like using it, but when you have tall grass (from heavy rain or being lazy), it's a chore to use. Also it's not ideal for large yards.

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Value 5 star rating
Overall 3.5 star rating
Pros: no gas, no pulling a hard cord, no running over power cord

Cons: sticks and rocks and pine cones
Purchase Date:January 2003 Purchase Price:$50.00
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Technically not this brand...
organicgal007 reviewed May 1, 2008 at 6:51 am

Ok, so I have no idea what brand we have. We got it at Home Depot ages ago. But it's a reel mower just like in the photo here.

I love it... as long as you don't have a large yard, this is great. the only downfall is large sticks, pinecones or rocks, you have to stop and move them out of your way.

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Value 3.5 star rating
Ease of use 4 star rating
Product Eco-Score 5 star rating
Company Eco-Score 5 star rating
Overall 4 star rating
Purchase Date:May 2007 Purchase Price:$15.00
Scotts Classic Reel Mower
Elly reviewed May 15, 2009 at 9:50 am

 I like this mower, cuts well if you cut lawn regularly. Rough area difficult, though. I find it as easy to maneuver, as my 22'' power mower. Bought it used, too. Great to have if gasoline becomes a problem.

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Value 5 star rating
Ease of use 4 star rating
Product Eco-Score 5 star rating
Company Eco-Score 2.5 star rating
Overall 4 star rating
Pros: No messy storage of pertoleum products, free exercise, incentive for less near impervious grass and more time.

Cons: Push bar needs to be more rigid.
Purchase Price:$99.00
To like it, you'll need to see your yard with new "glasses".
Dodd reviewed April 24, 2009 at 11:14 am

Why pay someone to exercise on Saturday at the Y or a club? Are you tired of storing messy gasoline and oil in your home, much less sending money to the Middle East? Does all the "stuff" you buy in "yard consumerism" finally click as a huge waste of effort and money?

 

If you are willing to combine exercise within a weekly schedule and want freedom from yearly maintenance and trips to the mow shop, gas station and Walmart, then you'll love this product. The key is you need to reduce your grass surface area to 1/4 acre or less. Some of this can be done by adding native trees with understory, rain gardens, and native landscaping. With 1/4 acre or less you are looking at a hour long workout and a great looking yard with no messy pertoleum and "stuff" filling up your garage. You don't need a grass catcher. Its called natural fertilizer. I'll never become enslaved to big oil in my yard again.

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Value 5 star rating
Ease of use 5 star rating
Overall 5 star rating
Pros: No Gas and all that entails

Cons: Must be diligent! It misses the high stuff.
Purchase Date:May 2008 Purchase Price:$119.00
Absence (of gas) makes my heart grow stronger!
hixsonia reviewed June 26, 2008 at 8:37 pm

 I made this commitment for my heart and the planet and I feel great every time I use it. The 20" wide blades mean less passes than other, more narrow push-mowers. BUT... you must not let the grass get to high as this pulls the grass in and severs it like scissors, as opposed to hacking it off via the sheer (no pun intended) speed of a horizontal "reaper" type of gas-powered mower (almost all that's out there now).

I love this and what it is doing for my children's future. 0 emissions and I can sharpen and fix and adjust as needed. AND I can start on the weekend without bothering the neighbors.

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Value 5 star rating
Overall 5 star rating
Pros: No contamination, really easy to use

Cons: you need more time to maw the lawn
Realy Usefull
nikepalma reviewed May 16, 2008 at 7:37 pm

It´s a really nice machine, It´s works great and make the work perfectly. Everyone should have one in home.

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Value 4 star rating
Ease of use 4.5 star rating
Product Eco-Score 5 star rating
Company Eco-Score 5 star rating
Overall 4.5 star rating
Pros: lightweight no tool assembly green quiet

Cons: leaves all weeds alone
Purchase Date:December 2008 Purchase Price:$120.00
Like the olden days
Wisegeorge reviewed March 30, 2009 at 10:26 am

It is great for the backyard but did dismally in the front yard and I had to remow it with old smokey. It was the first mow of the season, maybe next time will be better.

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Value 4 star rating
Overall 4.5 star rating
Pros: No noise or gas

Cons: doesn't cut super close
Good product to have around
herodrx1 reviewed June 12, 2008 at 4:47 pm

We actually have two mowers. We picked one up from a thrift store! They do a good job and are much more pleasent to use than the noisy gas mower. We live in a rual area and have a lot of weeds in our yard. The mower does miss some of the taller/bendy weeds. My hubbie sometimes goes around and pulls these by hand. Its also a good chore for the little ones at home.

We do end up using the gas mower about every fourth mow just to get ALL the weeds to the same level.

I think this mower would be just perfect if you have a nice lawn.

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Value 3.5 star rating
Overall 3 star rating
Good enough for a small lawn
Donatello reviewed June 24, 2008 at 12:37 pm

This mower is fine for a small lawn, I guess, but for a decent sized lawn, it takes a lot of effort. Our lawn is about 1/2 acre, so we found that we had to pretty much do mowing every other day to keep up with it. If the grass gets too long, it can be really difficult, but it does an okay cut if the grass length is within certain parameters. If you have a really small lawn, this may be an ideal solution, but if the lawn is a fair size, get an electric - it will save you a lot of effort.

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Value 5 star rating
Ease of use 5 star rating
Overall 5 star rating
Pros: great work out, saving our air

Cons: none
Purchase Date:August 2007 Purchase Price:$48.00
This is the best thing with a lot of benefits
babakers5 reviewed June 26, 2008 at 8:30 pm

This is a great mower. I have always dreamed of owning one and now we do. I love it because it is great for that much needed exercising and while you get that benefit, you are also contributing to the go green agenda. I give this product a 100 on my list of things to buy.

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