Comments on: Wanted To Know Best And Safest Way To Cut Grass. What Lawn Mower Buy And Safety Considerations.?

By: japhiel

japhiel — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:12:31 +0000

Ok…I posted this answer to someone else on a similar question and I was ridiculed for it. BUT! If you do check it out you will see it is a great idea. I loved to OLD one we had back on the farm. Also, if you just maintain your lawn regularly it is super easy and you should even mow your leaves up as it feeds your lawn naturally and increase growing capability. Anyway, this is the machine I am an advocate…oh…a friend and coworker of mine bought one for her yard and she loves it!
Ok, someone has to do this and it might as well be me, LOL…
How big of a lawn are we talking here? I’m thinking that if you are considering a push mower than your lawn can’t be too large. I am not an uber tree-hugger or anything, but I am very into looking for green solutions so I would lean more towards a modern reel push mower. They don’t take gas and they are supposed to be really easy to push. The gas fact alone is awesome because it is so expensive, pollutes, and it is a lot cooler temp wise operating your mower since there is no combustion. Anyway, here is an info link that I think you should at least check out:http://www.reelmowerguide.com/
This is a random site that I pulled up to give you an idea of pricing. Oh, and maybe you should pick up some spiked shoes to aerate to! LOL…:http://www.cleanairgardening.com/reelmow…

By: eustachi

eustachi — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:50:04 +0000

I got tired of gas mowers all together and went to an electric mower and would not trade it for the best gas mower they make. I run the cord, plug it in, hit the switch and I’m mowing with my “Black and Decker”. No cords to pull, no gas or oil to keep around and it does a wonderful job of mowing. I got mine for around $200. Electric mowers are also friendly to our fragile eco system…

By: leo

leo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:11:32 +0000

Motorized Knapsack cutter with nylon string as cutter,(no blade to sharpen or maintenance required,)Just replace the nylon string

By: Colt

Colt — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:10:25 +0000

I have both a riding and a walk behind mower and use the walk behind most of the time. The cut is more finished, and we moved to a house with a smaller lawn. I’m thinking of selling or trading the rider for a top of the line walk behind.
My walk behind is self propelled, and has a self starting system that requires no battery or starter. A coil spring spins the motor to start it. It’s a yardman mower with a briggs and stratton engine.
It’s about five years old and I have not found another mower with that starting system, at least not in the US. It’s called “touch and mow”.
The thing is, if you don’t remove the key and discharge the coil spring, a kid could walk up, pull the handle down and the engine could start. For that matter a kid could walk up to any mower and pull the cord and the mower could start, but knowing how law suits are these days, it may have been taken off the market.
The Toro personal pace is a nice walk behind mower. It’s speed is determined by how fast you walk. It takes a little getting used to, but once you do it’s a great mower. My Yardman has just one speed, and it’s a bit slow for my liking.
If you dont’ want self propelled, there are a lot of inexpensive mowers available. I would go for a light weight model if I was going to use it everyday.
Most every mower you have to adjust the wheels for proper cutting height. This is done with the engine off, as most mowers now a days have a safety on the lever that must be held down in order for the engine to continue to run. These safeties can be defeated but I would’t recommend it.
Anyway, hope you enjoy your retirement and your knew career as a lawnman.

By: misty m

misty m — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:44:14 +0000

As long as I can remember my family has always used a Briggs & Stratton lawn mower. Our lawn has always looked picture perfect!!!