Buy American Lawn Mower 1705-16 16-Inch Bent Reel MowerAmerican Lawn Mower 1705-16 16-Inch Bent Reel Mower Product Description:
- Hand pushed bent reel mower specifically designed to cut low-growing, creeping grasses
- Cutting heights from 1/2 to 2-1/4 inches with adjustable 7-section roller and 3-position adjustable wheel height
- Made of durable tempered alloy steel; unbreakable steel side plate; 4-spider 7-blade, ball bearing reel design
- 10-inch composite wheels with radial tread tires; 1-inch welded torsion bar frame; painted flare-style cushion-grip handles
- 16-inch cutting width; assembles in 10-15 minutes
Product Description
705-16 Features: -Bent hand reel lawn mower.-Specifically designed to cut low-growing creeping grasses.-4 spider 5 blade, ball bearing reel.-Tempered alloy steel reel and bed knife blade.-Unbreakable steel side plate.-Wheel height adjustable in 3 positions.-Plated handle with flared-type design. Assembly Instructions: -1'' welded torsion tube frame assembly. Dimensions: -Cutting height 0.5'' to 2.25'' with adjustable 4-section roller.-Cutting width: 16''.
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186 of 195 people found the following review helpful.
Great for your small yard!
By A Customer
Nearly every homeowner in my immediate area (where the lawns average less than 1/4 acre) possesses a giant, smelly, noisy gas powered mower. Surely a better way existed, but what to do? A reel mower, one state-of-the-art, simple to operate and quiet fills the bill. This product is easy to assemble (lawn cutting out of the box within 20 minutes), easy to use (I let my seven-year-old son push it around with supervision for a few minutes) and very effective on our small yard. Furthermore, the slippery handle grips mentioned above were neither easy to put on (unless lubricated with a bit of soapy water) or easily removed. If you have a small, relatively flat yard - you can't go wrong. The unit is quite maneuverable and generates about as much noise as roller-blade skates.
94 of 96 people found the following review helpful.No more gas!
By J. M. Cranford
I bought the Great States model 1415-16 mower from Amazon two years ago. The same company makes the Great States, American, and Scotts brands... You can't buy directly from Great States/American and Amazon has the best selection. From what I've read and experienced, buy the lightest mower with at least five blades. I'll tell you this. These aren't your father's reel mowers. Today's reel mowers are state-of-the-art. Once you buy one of these, you'll never go back to gas. The one I have can compete with any of the "best" gas-driven mowers on my street. It's easy to push, more gentle on the grass, and doesn't pollute. Best of all? No starting. No gas. No maintenance. I haven't had to sharpen the blades yet. This is one item I can recommend without reservation.
60 of 62 people found the following review helpful.A Safe & Healthy Way to Cut Grass
By Steven Carter
I've used one of these lawnmowers for years in Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, and now Minnesota. Unless you've got a very large yard (in which case I'd recommend you plant something more interesting than grass!) or let your grass grow very tall, these work well. They are far safer than gasoline and electric lawnmowers. If you hit a stick or rock with this type, the blades just stop! Neighborhood kids will be so surprised to see one of these that they often offer to cut part of the yard just to try it out. I'll never go back to a huge, noisy, stinkin' gas mower. When I'm done cutting the grass, I just hang the mower on a hook on the garage wall. No plugs, no oil, no gas. It doesn't get better than this.12/07/11 Update: Actually, it does get better than this! I purchased a Fiskars 6201 18-Inch 5-Blade Momentum/Stay Sharp Push Reel Lawn Mower from Amazon and have entered a new realm of grass cutting. It cost a lot more but the technology is far more advanced. Fiskars has cleverly placed the wheels behind the cutting blades instead of to the sides and cuts the grass by trapping it between sharp blades rather than having the blades hit a striker plate. There are many more improvements that you can see in the videos for the Fiskar lawnmower. Sure, the Fiskars model cost a lot more but it's worth it.
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