Lawn Mower for Small Yard

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

I have a small front yard and an even smaller back yard. Probably around 750 sq. ft. I have a reel mower and it makes quick work of both. Including edging with my battery powered edger, I easily spend less than 20 minutes doing the mowing.

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Thanks Jim, two good alternatives.

[Bill Douglas]

Back in the day when I used to care, I used an electric mower called a Flymo. I'm not sure if you guys have them. They sort of hover on air so can go left right forward back, no wheels. Great for steep banks. Handy so you can hang it on the garage wall. Being electric and all

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by JavaBrewer

Corded electric mower/mulcher . Used on Craigs list for $75

What type was it?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Danimal16

Marathon.

Marathon Varieties

Begin mowing weekly one week after installation. Using a rotary mower cut Marathon Sod at a height of 2 to 3 inches, Marathon II at a height of 1 1/2 to 3 inches and Marathon III at a height of 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches. Do not mow off more than 1/3 of the length of the grass blades at one time. A sharp mower is essential white or yellow grass blade tips are the result of a dull mower. Always remove the grass clippings or use a mulching mower.

Lawn Care - Southland SOD Farms

[dad911]

I'll third or fourth the reel mower. My first house had a lawn 3 times that size, and it didn't take long. Just cut it often.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by dad911

I'll third or fourth the reel mower. My first house had a lawn 3 times that size, and it didn't take long. Just cut it often.

I bet CB has one that makes sammiches too after mowing....deluxe model, a bit more, and worth it.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Back in the day when I used to care, I used an electric mower called a Flymo. I'm not sure if you guys have them. They sort of hover on air so can go left right forward back, no wheels. Great for steep banks. Handy so you can hang it on the garage wall. Being electric and all

Yup, use a gas one in the early 70's...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtN_cfkaR6M

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Back in the day when I used to care, I used an electric mower called a Flymo. I'm not sure if you guys have them. They sort of hover on air so can go left right forward back, no wheels. Great for steep banks. Handy so you can hang it on the garage wall. Being electric and all

Wouldn't the flow of air push the grass down? Otherwise, it looks like a nice tool.

[GH85Carrera]

One of my friends was a professional landscaper. He landscaped the heck out of his yard. The front was all berms and flower beds or rock gardens. The back was terraced as well with a show home look for a garden. He left one patch of grass the same size as as mower deck. He would roll it over and start it up, and turn it off. Done mowing the yard. He never had to move the mower. He left that patch to be able to tell his wife he mowed the yard.

I used my grandpa's push mower as a kid. His yard looks like a golf green. It was still a pain to mow. I vote for a power mower. Not my yard, not my issue. Or as the farmers around here often say, mot my pig, not my farm.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Wouldn't the flow of air push the grass down? Otherwise, it looks like a nice tool.

They work OK. Not as nice as a reel mower, but a reel mower needs a good lawn to work well. Flymos work on anything. LOL I saw a guy with his on the end of a rope mowing a very steep bank.

[LWJ]

I have a reel mower. Something razorcut. Works great if you don't have sticks in the grass. I have about 75 trees. Not a great solution for me. You? Maybe so.

[Bob's Project]

I have an electric Honda and antique reel mower.

I think this is a great pair to have. I really enjoy the sound of the reel mower and effort of running it over the yard. It only takes 15min if I stay on top of it. However if I let it grow too long I use the electric Honda.

I would not recommend a cordless mower. Maintaining batteries can be worse than a gas engine. I have had two friends toss their mowers due to the batteries degrading over the winter. They then are faced with expensive replacement cost of the batteries. This is the same dilemma that all cordless tools put us through.

My reel mower was my Grandfathers and was used in the 1940's. My electric mower is from the 90's.

[cabmandone]

You could always go the route my brother does. He asks me for advice and then ends up going with the exact opposite of what I suggest. It seems to work well for him or at least I think it must because he does it fairly often!

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

Pushing a reel mower in Coastal SoCal is easy, even for an old fart like me. Just as long as the yard is flat. Maybe your cubical-mate was lazy, or maybe the weather was oppressive, or maybe both, red-beard.

Schenectady, NY

[Charles Freeborn]

Reel type for us too. I like the sound it makes. Our lawn is about 100s.f. We only had it as a place for the dog to wee. Now that she’s gone we like having the little splash of green among the walkways and raised beds.


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[Pazuzu]

Electric (not battery).
Not only is it up and running in 2 minutes, it seems like most of them are smaller than gas and collapse down, so they fit under a workbench or something. More importantly for me, they are LIGHT, so freaking light, you can mow one handed (drinking a beer, talking on the phone), you can mow walking twice as fast, and in my case, your wife will happily go out and mow for you since it's so LIGHT.

Has anyone's wife offered to use the reel mower? Anyone? Bueller?

[dad911]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

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Has anyone's wife offered to use the reel mower? Anyone? Bueller?

Our first house was previously my wife's grandmother's house. Her reel mower, grandma 'Gertrude' used to mow it until falling ill.

It's not that hard.