Reel mowers and Cordless electric line trimmers....

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

ok, so does anyone here have a small enough yard that they use a reel type mower to cut there grass??? kind of like one of these:

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my yard is MAYBE 20'x50' in size, and i am absolutely SICK of fighting the damn gas mower for 45 minutes to an hour for 15 to 20 minutes of grass cutting....

also does anyone else here have a cordless electric line trimmer similar to this:

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i just got a new gas trimmer last summer, and the damn thing is being a PITA already!!!! i really wish i would of picked up one of these electric ones, instead. but i was wondering, how well do they work? how long does a battery charge last?

 

[mississippirocs]

With that size yard you may would be better off to just have a lawn service do it so you dont have the upkeep on the equipment. But I would suggest an electric pushmower and weedeater with that size lawn.

 

[sloppy]

reel mowers work great if they are sharp and you keep up on the grass. it will cut just as fast as a gas mower and do a much better job they cut real even.

 

[Shaun]

I haven't ever seen one of the Reel mowers in action. As for the electric weed eater everyone I have used is a piece of sh!t especially the Battery powered ones, they don't do to good of job and you need more than 1 battery pack if you plan to edge with it.

This is the weed eater I use for my parents yard and many of our neighbors yards.

This thing gets fired up everyday except Saturday and Sunday and I haven't had a problem with it yet. Also if you go with a electric weed eater, there aren't very many that use a heavy line.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...3&productId=100521214&N=10000003+90401+528380


For the mower and the price of the Reel mower just get your self a 22" craftsman
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...cName=Lawn+Mowers&sName=Side+Discharge+Mowers

We have the older version of this, by old I mean about 13 years old. It still starts in the first 3-4 pulls and has never had a problem(or so I've heard) It actually just had its second blade change at the first of spring, yeah the old blade was DULL. We are actually buying the mower I posted above in a few weeks.

 

[JeremyH]

??

 

[bob1961]

i'd get that sears mower and get some exercise....that picture of the soldier trimming his grass is real cool"thumbsup" but bout 4 years old..........bob

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[truckerbuddy2]

i have a reel mower, but my yard is big enough to cut with a rider, so i just use the reel mower for fun... but if you have sticks or gumballs in the yard, get ready to get a case of the red ass... i would lookinto a corded, or cordless mower, my dad wants one, but dosnt want to pay the high price just yet...

dont know anything about the cordless weedeaters tho..

 

[binaryterror]

i am absolutely SICK of fighting the damn gas mower for 45 minutes to an hour for 15 to 20 minutes of grass cutting....

Ever try tuning it up? Or buying a quality unit? I have a 18 year old Honda mower that still starts 1 pull everytime. Sure when my Grandma bought it, it was $400 but $400/18 years is a pretty good investment. I myself have had it for just under 6 years, my uncle had is for about 8 as well.

i just got a new gas trimmer last summer, and the damn thing is being a PITA already!!!!

Ever tune it up or buy a quality unit? You get what you pay for $69 trimmer be it electric or gas will be garbage. Though i've managed to keep a $69 Green Machine trimmer now for 5 years, all it takes is cleaning and tuning.

 

[cherokee_guy]

i always wondered if you could use those cheap gas trimmers more then twice without them blowing up

 

[kwkride]

also does anyone else here have a cordless electric line trimmer similar to this:

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I have that exact cordless trimmer. We just bought it a few weeks ago. The battery lasts about 20 -25 minutes on a charge and then takes a couple hours to recharge again. I start with the trimming until the battery dies. Then I go do the mowing while the battery is recharging so that I can finish the trimming.

 

[Gula]

ok, so does anyone here have a small enough yard that they use a reel type mower to cut there grass??? kind of like one of these:

<!-- m -->http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... eel+Mowers<!-- m -->

my yard is MAYBE 20'x50' in size, and i am absolutely SICK of fighting the damn gas mower for 45 minutes to an hour for 15 to 20 minutes of grass cutting....

also does anyone else here have a cordless electric line trimmer similar to this:

<!-- m -->http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... 000P?mv=rr<!-- m -->

i just got a new gas trimmer last summer, and the damn thing is being a PITA already!!!! i really wish i would of picked up one of these electric ones, instead. but i was wondering, how well do they work? how long does a battery charge last?

I'm going to buy the same mower (push) or (lady)as they are called once I get my back yard figured out, but right now I'm letting the weeds grow.