Reel Mower Automation

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.