It probably helps that I grew up with a push mower! We never had anything else, and it was our chore to mow the lawn.
But this one seems good. Blades are sharp, everything functions as expected!
It's a workout to use - like any push mower! The grass basket fills up fast, but you can push the grass to the back of the basket and fit more in that way. The mower is only 16 inches wide, which means the grass basket is similarly narrow. So overall, definitely on the smaller side.
It won't mow through everything. Thick sticks, etc - but this doesn't phase me, and it was always our chore to clean up all the sticks before we mowed as children too. I think that's just how push mowers are. (It will mow through small twigs.)
Our lawn is probably 5000 sq ft, and that is kind of pushing it for this mower, in terms of size. This push mower would probably be more appropriate for a more compact lawn.
However, it does get the job done! It seems to function very well. It just is a push mower, and it is relatively small.
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Key Features
- BEST USE for small to medium sized lawns
- TAILOR CUTTING HEIGHTS from 0.47 in. to 1.57 in. deep
- PUSH DRIVE that's compact and easy to assemble
- 4 POSITION manual height adjustment
Rugged All-Terrain Wheels
Allows you to mow on flat terrains with obstacles
5 Steel Blades
Provides a 16 in. cutting width
Easy to Use
Maintenance free + green friendly that features a comfortable foam grip to easily push and maneuver
6.6 Gallon Capacity
Includes a 6.6 gallon capacity grass catcher that detaches quickly and easily for convenient disposal
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Power Type
| Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
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Detachable Grass Catcher
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Cutting Width
| 16 in. | 18 in. | 20 in. | 16 in. |
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Height Control
| 4-position height adjustment | 9-position height adjustment | 9-position height adjustment | 9-position height adjustment |
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Weight
| 22 lbs | 28 lbs | 30.3 lbs | 23.8 lbs |
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| Price | Currently unavailable. | $134.99 | $99.99 | $109.99 | -24% $171.58 List: $225.99 | $129.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it May 14 - 16 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 15 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 15 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 15 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 15 |
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| Sold By | — | Great States | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| power source | manual | Manual | manual | — | self-propelled | Manual |
| material | Alloy Steel | Alloy Steel, Polymer | — | Metal | Alloy Steel | Metal |
| cutting width | 16 inches | — | 18 inches | 16 inches | 17 inches | 16 inches |
| number of positions | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 7 |
| operation mode | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| weight | 22 pounds | 18 pounds | — | 1 kilograms | 0.01 ounces | 21.83 pounds |
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... buy this product because there was a lot of bad reviews about this
I was worried to buy this product because there was a lot of bad reviews about this. My review maybe little premature since I just got this unit and only used it once. And I will update if I change my mind later but this thing works as expected and accomplishes a good job for small grass yard I have. Assembly is easy enough and mowing process is fairly simple. However it does require some power behind pushing especially at the initial push of each time. I would say this will be a good, light workout. Once it goes, It goes fairly well from one end to the other. While you cannot really turn it well to go different direction. Also when you are an uneven ground or if ground is slippery, the wheel might not catch on very well. On those spots, you just have to go back little bit and start their like you would with the mud or snow when driving. At the end of the day, this is manual push unit and you should not expect this to behave like motorized one. Only thing I'm not super happy about is the fact the grass flies around everywhere during cutting process and it does not really fall in the bag. What's the product video on this and you will see it's flying around and that's exactly what you got. There are times when Wheels get stuck. I had it one stop by little cable ties That was laying on the ground. The other time it was just a ball of mud. So you just reverse the blade little bit and shake the machine for mud to fall off then you go ahead again. Most of negative stuff I mentioned here are things that I expected from manual mowing unit and I think those are reasonable, expected downside, that's why I give this a full five star.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017
I was worried to buy this product because there was a lot of bad reviews about this. My review maybe little premature since I just got this unit and only used it once. And I will update if I change my mind later but this thing works as expected and accomplishes a good job for small grass yard I have. Assembly is easy enough and mowing process is fairly simple. However it does require some power behind pushing especially at the initial push of each time. I would say this will be a good, light workout. Once it goes, It goes fairly well from one end to the other. While you cannot really turn it well to go different direction. Also when you are an uneven ground or if ground is slippery, the wheel might not catch on very well. On those spots, you just have to go back little bit and start their like you would with the mud or snow when driving. At the end of the day, this is manual push unit and you should not expect this to behave like motorized one. Only thing I'm not super happy about is the fact the grass flies around everywhere during cutting process and it does not really fall in the bag. What's the product video on this and you will see it's flying around and that's exactly what you got. There are times when Wheels get stuck. I had it one stop by little cable ties That was laying on the ground. The other time it was just a ball of mud. So you just reverse the blade little bit and shake the machine for mud to fall off then you go ahead again. Most of negative stuff I mentioned here are things that I expected from manual mowing unit and I think those are reasonable, expected downside, that's why I give this a full five star.
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