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My neighbor uses his every weekend.

We had a nice one I grew up using 3 oe=r 4 times every summer from 9 to age 15. We eventually got an electric mower and put the old reel one in the shed. A decade later I came home to get it when I had my own place only to discover vandals had broken into the shed and stolen it. :( The new ones sold in some stores are built much flimsier than the old ones were (plastic parts instead of steel, flimsy wheels, etc.) Part of the fun of using one year after year was learning how to keep the blades sharp with a file.

Not in bad nick, really. Just been sitting for too long.

Breaking rusted bolts: Toss the open end wrenches and get a 6 point box end wrench, or better yet a six point impact socket. No one does this with two points of contact such as an open end wrench.

Why did people stop using these? Because they were so damn hard to push

19:40 That's plated copper so it could be chrome. That is supposed to be chrome. There is no other reason for that to be copper plated.

Nice restoration and color 😊

id love to know what the words said , shame you were not able to recover them because of the rust. lovely restore vid tho

Epic, love what you do. Thanks so much.

I spray the penetrating oil then work on the tool in the morning. Haven't needed a torch yet.

Bravo, great work 😊

I love reel mowers. I think it will have a long brake-in period. The handles seem very close together. Was that due to the constraint of your lathe max?

You can still buy these types of push mowers . They are great exercise.

The width of the handle is not proportional at all. That along with using pine for the wood bits takes an otherwise nice restoration and makes it look like a newbie did it. Using a Hardwood not only would look much better but also be closer the original. I hope this comment can help you in future projects.

awesome restoration

This country wants you to buy gasoline even if you have a small yard and need exercise

Used one back in 66, when I first started mowing our family's yard

well done ,very satisfying to watch. i love refurbishing things . Greetings from Wales UK .

They sell em for a hundred dollars.

i pushed one around as a kid...no fun sharpening them

Ok nice refit, does it cut?

Awesome , so much good work for a piece of furniture that no one needs. Who needs a cub board vor 3 bottles of wine and two glases???

To answer the question, having used one, they're not bad to use and even have niches today, but the problems outweigh the benefits. You know how there's all those dumb tropes like mowing twice a week, picking up sticks, and spraying crab grass? Reel mowers are the reason. Coincidentally, they're often better around the sorts of obstacles that would actually ruin a blade in a normal mower.

Why Did People Stop Using These? One word, lazy.

I was born in 1950 in Tucson, Arizona. I used one of these mowers to cut my grandmother' s yard in Tucson in the late 1950' s. This video brings back many fond memkries. Thank you sir for the beautiful restoration!

Only someone who's never used one would ask why people stopped using them.

They stopped using them because better mowers became available.

Молодец👍 если это сделано для работы то некоторые действия излишне

Thats what I remember from the 70's. Lot of work, lot of noise, very little grass cutting. But on the flip side... probably why ppl were skinny back then.

Good to see someone who knows what he is doing. And all them tools! Good on you mate.

Lol

hezké, jen pár připomínek. To pobíhání je zbytečné. Břity by měli jen šustit o protinůž a nijak ho nezpomalovat. Sekalo se tak že se s tím pojíždělo dopředu a dozadu čímž se pomocí té volnoběžky v kolech roztocily nože. Jinak moc pěkná práce. Ještě otázka, co používáte k černění?

Knows how to make indestructible equipment earlier. I love it when there is no plastic in the mechanism.

Clemson lawnmower was professional cut had 7 rotating blades was tough when the grass was heigh /but what a beautiful cut.in the 50's i did lawns every week.

My neighbor uses on on his front lawn.

People stopped using these because they were VERY difficult to push, especially in long grass. I used one many times to cut Grandpa's grass when I was a kid. 😊

Because they are very unfun

Youngster that mower is for short grass. I have one like it that I still use today. Great work though... Make your handles wider and a little longer and you'll be more comfortable.

I remember mowing with these as a kid, the best way to use them is not to walk with it like a modern powered mower but to push back and forth while moving forward.

Sandblasting, powder coating, 3D printing, lathe work, investment casting, welding, bluewing, woodworking...........I had to subscribe. This guy is really something. I guess they are kind of self-sharpening?

Fiskars momentum brand roller style mower is the new version of these.... variable height....and drive speed via gears to increase blade speed like a bike.

People stopped using them because today most people no longer have the core body muscle you need to push one of these. An hour a week mowing with a push mower will get you a washboard stomach.

They didn't stop. I literally just walked in from mowing with one of these and sat down and put youtube on and saw this.

In America's suburbs, after World War II, we all had a push mower like this one in the 1950s. People were stronger back then. Products were built to last forever back then, but not so today. Look at the metal in that old mower.

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I motorized one of those once. It was like a wolverine made of metal.

Perfect channel. Its my therapy ❤

I used one like this when I was a kid. I mowed lawns in my neighborhood for 25 cents. It is a great machine if kept sharp.

Why does it sound so bad

"Why did people stop using these" you ask? Because it was back breaking work. Especially if your grass was high.