Brill Luxus 38 Reel Mower

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  • The Best

    Jan 08 '04
    Pros: light, silent, easy, cuts clean. fun to use.
    Cons: requires regular use. can't take twigs and stones or deep grass.

    Summary: I bought my Brill at the beginning of the 2003 mowing season, and after one use I parked my power mower permanently. Whereas using the power mower was always a punishing assault on the senses, the Brill is a quiet walk in nature. Mowing the lawn was ... read more

  • Perfect for perfect lawns

    May 29 '10
    Pros: Contact-free blade system.
    Cons: Lightweight toy made for 25 lb girls that have never done any real work.

    Summary: I've had a Brill Luxux 38 for years, on three different lawns.  Here is the lowdown:  if you have a perfectly smooth lawn, of a type of grass that is best kept quite short, and is a grass that doesn't grow very thick at all, and you have no ... read more

  • Couldn't be happier

    Nov 14 '08
    Pros: Quiet, light, cuts very efficiently, fume free, gas free, maintenance free.
    Cons: Lawn will not look like a country club green, if that's what you're after.

    Summary: This isn't your grand pappy's reel mower. Having had some awful push mower experiences as a kid, I never thought I'd give a reel mower a chance until my father-in-law moved to an apartment and gifted his to ... read more

  • My Brill Experience

    May 04 '08
    Pros: Unique. Enviro-friendly image. Folds up. Hangs on garage wall, like any push reel mower.
    Cons: Cuts grass too short, even at highest setting. Good for putting greens. Very expensive.

    Summary: I do not like having gasoline in mowers and cans around the house. I also put a premium on space in my garage, so when I moved into town from my place in the country, I left behind the riding mower and looked for a better way. I looked at reel mowers ... read more

  • Nice, but not high enough

    Aug 12 '07
    Pros: Light, quick, quiet and, as any other reel mower, a good neighborhood conversation piece.
    Cons: Does not set high enough

    Summary: A very good and very lightweight mower. My young (3 yr old) son loves to push it around (under my supervision of course). However, you can only set the cutting height to 1.8", way too low for a healthy lawn. Everything that I've read says the grass ... read more

  • no fumes and no sweat!

    Aug 02 '07
    Pros: no stink, roar, pollution, maintenance, gas. Fresh cut grass smell, lightweight, easy assembly, cuts beautifully!
    Cons: stops for sticks, a bit pricey but totally worth it!

    Summary: We just got this mower a few weeks ago. We have always used reel mowers at our house but grew up using stinky, loud gas mowers. This mower is really lightweight, easy to lift over the low fence we have to keep the chickens in the backyard. It is quieter ... read more

  • Requires training for you and your grass

    Jul 25 '07
    Pros: Very light, easy to push, allows mowing at night, terrific results!
    Cons: I needed to take steps to acclimate my lawn before I got good results.

    Summary: About 10 years ago I was the extremely disgruntled owner of a clunky old Craftsman reel mower. It weighed a ton, required a LOT of work to push, the blade became dull very quickly, and tended to just push over the grass if it was too long. So I ... read more

  • Love the brill and would still use if it cut half inch higher.

    Aug 02 '06
    Pros: Great mower best built that I know of.
    Cons: Cuts to short, don't believe the manufacture's Tall Fescue spinn.

    Summary: Just something to consider with the Brill Mower. I have owned and used a Brill Luxus 38 mower now for about 3 year and it is build really well. I have not maintained it since the day I purchased it and it keeps on mowing. Also, my yard is the typical ... read more

  • A walk in the park!

    Jan 17 '06
    Pros: Lightweight, easy to use, shouldn't require sharpening for 5-8 years
    Cons: Low cutting height options: only 15mm to 45mm (.7 inches to 1.8 inches)

    Summary: To avoid comparing apples to oranges, let me start by saying my review is aimed at readers who already know they want a reel mower, and are trying to decide which one to buy. It's not my intention to compare the qualities of reel vs power mowers. ... read more

  • It's worth the money

    May 14 '05
    Pros: Quiet, easy, light, stores well. Fun.
    Cons: Precise, picture perfect cutting is a trick. Can't do edging.

    Summary: We've had this one four seasons now, in Southern Wisconsin. In this neighborhood, nobody cares about having a perfectly trimmed yard, including us. If it doesn't look abandoned, it's just fine. So the brill is a good choice. Our yard is bumpy, there's ... read more

  • If you've been hesitant to reel mow, hesitate no more

    Mar 09 '05
    Pros: Very light, very easy to push, quiet, well-built
    Cons: I'm not getting as much exercise as if I bought a powered mower!

    Summary: I remembered the old clunky reel mowers of my youth, which worked but were heavy, hard to push, and didn't do well on tall grass or when dull. I remember struggling with them and still having to make multiple passes. So even with the great reviews ... read more

  • You are the Motor

    Nov 06 '04
    Pros: No gas, retro style, well made
    Cons: Poor grasscatcher, not for large lawns, no edging, can be hard on the hands

    Summary: The marketing hype around this mower is unreal. It is a push mower, plain and simple. It is a nice one, and it is well-made. However, it is not magic, and people who have never owned a mower or had a lawn before (like me, before I got this one) should be ... read more

  • not so good for price

    Aug 19 '04
    Pros: easy to assembly. It is quiet. VERY light weight. smooth.
    Cons: DO NOT USE ON WET LAWN.Shut sprinklers the day before else WHEELS SLIP. Pricey.

    Summary: Bought this mower last year from peoplepoweredmachines.com... Got carried away by all the "listen to birds" talk. Paid 240 $ for mower plus shipping ! I do not have a very big lawn but it is a drag pushing this mower around. The grass is some kind of ... read more

  • Good news, bad news - A tale of two lawns

    Aug 09 '03
    Pros: Much quieter and safer than a than a gas mower
    Cons: It just doesn't work well on Bermuda grass

    Summary: I have owned this mower for almost two full seasons now and I sure have mixed feelings about it. The reason is that I have two very distinct lawns. My shady lawn is bluegrass, but my sunny lawn is Bermuda grass. I live in the desert, so if one is going ... read more

  • Same quality cut as older scissor reels but way lighter/quieter.

    Jul 15 '03
    Pros: light,quiet,good cutting action.
    Cons: wont cut really tall weeds.

    Summary: cut my southern california grass quite well... even though it has grown pretty tall. on max setting ... read more

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