American Lawn Mower Company 1705-16 16-Inch Bent Reel Mower










Amazon.com Product Description
The American Lawn Mower Company 16-inch bent reel mower is a simple, efficient, and effective blade-and-reel mower, fueled by environmentally-friendly manpower and specifically designed to cut low-growing, creeping grasses. Made of durable tempered alloy steel with an unbreakable steel side plate, this 4-spider, 7-blade, ball bearing reel design gives you cutting heights ranging from 1/2 inch to 2-1/4 inches using the adjustable 7-section roller and 3-position adjustable wheel height. This mower features durable 10-inch composite wheels with radial tread tires and molded hub caps, 1-inch torsion bar frame, flare-style painted handles with cushioned grips, and a 16-inch cutting width for quick, maneuverable action. This mower can be put together quickly in 10 to 15 minutes.

Feature
  • Hand pushed bent reel mower specifically designed to cut low-growing, creeping grasses
  • Cutting heights from 1/2 to 2-1/4 inches with adjustable 7-section roller and 3-position adjustable wheel height
  • Made of durable tempered alloy steel; unbreakable steel side plate; 4-spider 7-blade, ball bearing reel design
  • 10-inch composite wheels with radial tread tires; 1-inch welded torsion bar frame; painted flare-style cushion-grip handles
  • 16-inch cutting width; assembles in 10-15 minutes
CustomerReviews

Perfect for my bent grass lawn
I have a bent grass lawn which this mower was designed to cut. Bent grass is used on golf courses in the North because it can be mowed very low and fills in to form a carpet like surface. You can't mow it with a rotary mower. I have had a bent grass lawn for 20 years. I used this mower for an entire growing season and it has exceeded my expectations for the very low price. I am able to take it down to 1/2 inch where bent grass thrives. By taking bent grass to that level you get a much thicker lawn. The extra blades in this mower cut the lawn more cleanly although I usually cut it twice at a 90 deg angle. My lawn looks like a golf tee at a really expensive country club. A couple of notes. This mower is not designed to take 2 inches off your lawn because you only mow twice a month. It will does not handle rough surfaces very well. By the way, a push mower like this is the fastest way to cut a small lawn. Young children can easily push this mower as long as you don't let the lawn grow too high. I can mow early in the morning, late at night without bothering anyone. Small lawn - push mower is the only way to go.

Good but not perfect
Good mower, but as the another reviewer commented, not good with tall grass. Otherwise, it's easy to assemble, easy to maintenance, sturdy and otherwise reliable. Just get a string trimmer for all those tall blades of grass.

quiet and powerful
Assembly was quick - five minutes. Then, I went to just push it to see how it felt and I ended up mowing the entire lawn (~800 sq feet) in fifteen minutes, quietly and honest, without breaking a sweat! (It's 80 and humid and in tight jeans.) The lawn hadn't been mowed in six weeks and was pretty long. This mower cut it all. Usually my husband does the lawn. He is going to be so impressed. It is no harder to push than a gas mower. One problem mentioned elsewhere I had too: the nut came off the top bolt. I think I just need to get a washer. It was fine I just held the handlebars together in place to finish the job.