Reel Mower Automation

A reel mower, in case you didn’t know, has the best of two worlds. On one side, it multiplies your own physical strength, helping you out when mowing your lawn. You end up cutting grass and exercising at the same time. On the other hand, due to the fact that it doesn’t run on gasoline and it doesn’t need an oil change, it helps the environment a great deal. No smoke pollution, no use of non renewable resources and, maybe most importantly for your own sanity, no loud mowing noise.

Reel lawn mowers come in a variety of colors and with prices for all budgets. You can get a cheap new one for around 40$ and an used one for even less. If you can afford and have a choice, I would recommend picking a reel mower color to suit your mood. I mean, seriously, do you want to show up with yet another green reel mower, the same color your whole neighborhood has?

Stand out for a change, even if it’s only through your reel lawn mower. Make a statement. After all, you might take your reel mower our for a spin more often than Bill takes his sports car. Do you feel adventurous? Want to attract the ladies? Go with a striking red reel mower. Driving a convertible? Pfua! Old news. Mowing your lawn with a crazy red reel mower while wearing a tight muscle shirt – now that’s what I’m talking about!

Need some peace? Maybe mowing the lawn is like a yoga practice for you, a meditative state. Settle for a deep blue or malachite green reel mower. Go out there and cut the grass slowly. Feel the grass blades with your bare feet. Enjoy the sun’s heat on your bare back. You are one with nature, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Now if you just want to have some fun while trimming your scenery, splurge on an orange or bright yellow reel mower. That would definitely put the F in fun. Push it with ardor, jump a little while at it, take fancy turns, the lawn is your oyster! Don’t settle for the same old grass cutting patterns your boring neighbor is using. Get creative, fancy moves are not only for ball rooms and tattoo parlors.

Let’s say you can’t find the a particular reel mover with the perfect color. Get a paint job! Either take it to a professional, like the ones doing paint jobs for cars or if your budget is tight, do it yourself. Take a trip down to the hardware store, ask your friendly seller what would he recommend for a reel mower paint job, get enough supplies so you don’t have to go out twice and get to work.

Painting the reel mower yourself is even better as you can induce all those crazy patterns you’ve seen on The Fast and the Furious or Martha Stewart show (seriously). It doesn’t have to be an identical replica – as long as it fits the purpose and you enjoy the end result – it’s all grass and sunshine on your lawn. Hose it down, add some sprinkles and you’re ready to go.

You see, once you start showing up with a pimped out reel mower on your front lawn, the neighbors will go nuts! Pretty soon you will see each and every one of them coming up to ask how did you do it or if they can buy it from you. Most people lack imagination and think you need an arts degree, an expensive canvas and a truckload of colors to express yourself. Wrong! The humble reel mower is all you need. That, and love of course.

Now that you are on the right track and have the proper sharp blades and colors, don’t stop here. Experiment with the grass patterns, trim your bushes the wild way, add some funky painted rocks. Your lawn will brighten, your neighbors will be envious and life will only get better. All from that cheap, lonesome reel mower you just wanted to be done with.

I always thought a push reel mower is for people who can’t afford a good one and that always go for cheap lawnmowers. I couldn’t have been further from the truth. Once I started trying out several grass mowers on my lawn, I realized how much more efficient and environment conscious a push reel mower was. That was the last day I had to fill up the gas tank on my fancy and expensive lawnmower.

I’ll briefly list some of the benefits you get with a push reel mower then I’ll over them in detail:

• beneficial to the environment
• helps you exercise and keeps you in shape
• low running costs
• no more buying gas!
• cheap maintenance
• low noise

As you can see there are quite a few benefits that come with owning a push reel mower when compared with other grass mowers. Let’s take it further by discussing each topic.

1. Push reel mowers are beneficial to the environment

Unlike other powered grass lawnmowers, the push reel mower needs no fuel and is powered just by the effort you exert when pushing it. Having no engine and no need for gas, automatically there is no need for engine oil. The environment is kept intact, unaffected by smoke emissions and poisonous used engine oil. The only thing you have to worry about are the grass clipping – bit those are organic things that will decompose and sink back into the earth eventually. No harm done.

2. A push reel mower helps you exercise

You have to push it! There is no engine to keep it running while dragging you along around the yard. Yeah, I know, it doesn’t suit lazy bums, but don’t you want to live long enough to enjoy your house and the well manicured lawn? Exercise didn’t kill anybody but lack of physical activity did. So rather than hitting the gym every now and then just take the best of all grass mowers out for a spin. The grass gets cut and you get the exercise: it’s a win-win! Oh, and don’t worry, it’s not really that hard pushing the lawnmower. Even my wife can do it. It’s not like you have to push a garbage truck.

3. Low running costs for a push reel mower

You see, it’s not only a cheap lawnmower but also cheap to run. There is no tank to fill up with gas and no engine oil to replace. You might have to take it to a professional. for maintenance once in a while but it’s mostly worry free. How can it get cheaper than that?

4. No more buying gas!

I knew you would like this one. With the high price of gas nowadays and no end in sight (gone are the days of full tank on the cheap) it starts becoming expensive to trim your lawn. With a push reel mower you can cut grass as many times as you want even if the whole world runs out of gas.

5. Cheap maintenance

Truth is, the only major thing you have to look after with a push reel mower is blade sharpening. You will find instructions on our site on how to do that and you will easily get the hang of it. It’s not as easy as sharpening a knife but it’s not much more complicated either. Then, as long as you keep the mower’s blades sharpened, you’re good to go. There is no engine to maintain and no oil change needed – this lawnmower can run for ages!

6. Low noise

Ah! here comes my favorite part. One thing I hate most when my neighbor goes about trimming his lawn is the noise. It’s like a whole gang of Harleys descended upon our neighborhood. I literally have to lock up the house and go do something else. But not with the push reel mower. It’s not entirely silent but the only noise you will hear while mowing your lawn will be the sound of the blades cutting grass. Oh, and your feet shuffling through the freshly cut grass. Sounds to good to be true? Give it a try.

Now, if we didn’t convince you to at least try out a push reel mower before you go out and buy a lawnmower, I don’t know what will. If you still have questions, ask away in the comments. We’ll be happy to reply.