I bought this mower about a year ago, after doing some online research. I bought it from Clean Air Gardening.com which has a great selection of reel mowers and helpful staff. I only mow a strip of grass along the side of my house, which is very long and narrow (4-7' wide, by 100' long). I also mow a small strip of grass behind my garage.

The mower is easy to push and cuts grass well. All the info on reel mowers claim that they don't cut certain weeds well (lythe dandelion flower stems, rosette shaped weeds, etc), and this is true. It does cut grass very well, and has gotten me inspired to eliminate the weeds from the yard. Also, because of the barrel shape of the blades, twigs will hang up in the mower, but again this is a known problem with reel mowers, so it's probably not the best solution for a wooded lot. If you work to eliminate weeds and regularly pick up your yard, this mower will work fine. This mower also has the tallest adjustable cut of the reel mowers I found and has a pretty wide cut path. There is also a grass clippings catcher available, but I didn't opt for it.

The blades can be easily adjusted by turning some screws to move the blades closer or farther from a plate they strike when they cut. It takes a little getting used to, but you'll know if you tighten it too much, as the reel won't turn. Also, I followed the manufacturer's suggestion of quickly brushing off the blades after use and spraying them with WD-40, so the blades have stayed sharp and clean for me.

This is so much better than having to plug 2 extention cords in to run my other mower, which is electric. I occasionally will use this mower to zap the taller pieces, but this could be done with a weed whacker. I can just take the mower out, cut the grass, and not have to deal with the cords. I mow the yard more often because I don't have to deal with the cords, or having the mower spew grass into the street or under my shrubs.

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