One style of Scotts lawn mowerthat is particularly high in demand is the Scotts reel mower. Many people may feel like reel mowers are outdated and impractical, but to environmentalists, they are a great choice. Not only do they pretty much lack an environmental footprint entirely, there is virtually no upkeep or maintenance necessary with these mowers. Just a little lubrication every now and then and maybe a blade sharpening or replacement and that’s it.

The Scotts lawn mower can be purchased with a cutting width of 20″, 18″, and 16″ . The 20″ is the most popular because of the many cutting heights. You have nine adjustments for cutting your lawn, ranging in height of 1 – 3 inches. This should be plenty for getting a great looking lawn. The blades are carbonated steel blades for durability and long lasting.

The Scotts lawn mower is maneuverable, light and very economical because you have no gas or oil to purchase. Plus you don’t have to walk behind a mower with fumes coming out of it. Read more »

A reel push mowerwas the original type of mower before mechanical lawn mowers came along. The actual mechanism itself has not changed much, it is just the way the mower is controlled that has evolved but many people still choose to use reel push mowers for various reasons.

One reason is that a reel mower cuts the grass very cleanly when compared with other lawn mowers. The result of this is that the grass can heal faster and thus produce a more lush, appealing surface. These mowers work by gears which spin the reel as the mower is pushed. The normal cutting width of an average reel push style mower is from 12 to 20 inches. Reel push mowers do not have a motor and are generally used on small lawn spaces. Read more »

Reel lawn mowers have no gas engine to help with the mowing and requires you to manually push the mower to mow the grass. So if you have hills to mow you might want to reconsider a reel mower.

This type of mower is quiet in operation so you can mow anytime without waking up the neighbors. You don’t have to worry about getting gas and oil for reel lawn mowers. No spark plug or electrical parts to worry about getting worn out. Reel lawn mowers are pretty much maintenance free. You may have to sharpen the cutting blades once in awhile and squirt some oil on the wheels or cutting blades but not much else. Pretty low up-keep all in all. Read more »