Earthwise Reel Mower Review // First Impression // Reel Mowing Lawn for the First Time
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2020
- If you're interested in mowing the lawn with a reel lawn mower but can't afford an expensive power reel mower then all is not lost. I'll give you my first impression of the Earthwise 7 blade manual reel mower and show you a demonstration of it in action. I've got the height of cut set at one inch to mow my bermudagrass the lowest it has ever been cut. This was my first time to reel mow the lawn, so I'll give you some feedback on rotary vs. reel mowing as well.
This is part 2 of a 3 part Earthwise reel mower review. In the first round, I explained why I chose this reel mower and showed some of the accessories I got with it. If you wanna get caught up, be sure to check it out here...
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I can't wait to see this mower in action during peak growing season. Great video as usual.
Thanks brother. I think it's gonna look sweet. Appreciate ya!
I have used mine about 6 or 7 times so far. Here are my thoughts. I also have the Fiskars
1. Very light weight and easy to maneuver.
2. Very good quality cut.
3. Haven't had any scalping yet and my lawn is less than perfect.
4. Cut looks better every additional cut. I have found that after a double cut I fluff up the lawn with backpack blower and do a final cut for the perfect look.
5. Blades tend to squeak very loud over time and found a little shot of WD40 to the bed knife works very well.
6. not as easy to make adjustment as the Fiskars however it's not all that bad. Once you find your desired HOC your good to go.
7. Great buy and highly recommend for those wanting to experience a reel cut lawn before dropping the hammer on a powered reel.
Great review.
Thank you. Very well said on your part too. Agree with ya on all points. I appreciate your feedback. It's fun when the comment section adds to the resource for viewers. Great job!
@@BudgetLawns I mowed tonight Wednesday after mowing last on Sunday. I did get wash board but here is why. I cut at 7/8" in Sunday and decided tonight to take her down to 5/8". I kinda broke the 1/3rd rule by a little and although it cut fine I did get a little ripple. Truplencut fixed it right up and looks amazing. They aren't lying when they say reeling low takes commitment which I am. I realize I may not be able to keep up when warmer weather finally sets in. I will resort to Ego and Honda rotary @ 1 1/2" for the summer when impossible to keep up to 1/3 rule. I will always use the reel in spring and fall. Superior quality cut and visual appearance. For those interested in reel mowing. Get yourself one, you will get hooked. Enjoy the mow !!
Right on bro. That's fantastic feedback! All great things folks need to know if wanting to reel mow. I'm definitely gonna keep the rotary handy. Never know when you'll need it! Keep up the awesome lawn work man! Really do appreciate your input!
@@SuperTA329 I am looking for my first reel mower. I borrowed my brother in law's old 14" 4 blade Great States and I am hooked. Does this beat Fiskers and Great States / American? I have heard the back roller bounces and the balance is kind of out of whack. Any help is greatly appreciated. I am mowing Bermuda in the Spring/Summer and Rye in Fall/Winter. Thanks.
I have the exact same model and used it all last season and loved every mow. This season it wasn’t cutting paper, but I checked the manual and did a very slight adjustment to the reel to bed knife clearance. Now it cuts paper again and I didn’t even have to back lap. I love using this thing! Well worth the $$$ and I love being able to mow super early in the morning.
That's awesome to hear. Excited that everyone has such great experiences with them. Makes me wanna get out there and use it again. Gotta get this rain outta the way first. As always, thank you for watching. I appreciate ya!
That's awesome to hear. Excited that everyone has such great experiences with them. Makes me wanna get out there and use it again. Gotta get this rain outta the way first. As always, thank you for watching. I appreciate ya!
Dude...I totally feel you. I just did my first reel mow last week, bought the 18" American Lawn and just did my front yard (back yard's in a real bad shape right now) shoulders were sore, my calves were burning and the my wrists took a beating. Just had my yard aerated couple days priror to mowing, and the mower kept getting hung up on the dried up plugs. The biggest thing for me, personally, the learning curve for the overlapping pass.
Haha, yup...went through all that. Good news is, it'll all pass. I was kinda worried in the beginning, but it has gotten easier and easier with each mow. Control over the mower is much easier now too. Once you work through the kinks, you're gonna love it. Appreciate your feedback and watching. 👊
Tight spaces. A problem with greens mowers too. The home owner reel mowers have reel spinning independent of the throttle but yea... have to adjust the trimming accordingly. Good vid. So glad you brought this reel mower to the attention of CZcams viewers 👍🏼
Thanks man. Appreciate that! This is definitely a little unit folks should give a shot if they're on a budget and want to reel mow. Has certainly been off the radar until now.
I think the trimming adjustments will be well worth it. Gonna look sweet in about a month or so. 👊
Lawn's looking great!
Thanks 👍
Great feedback, thank you!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching!
Can't wait to see it reel mowed in a month. Gonna look really good.
Me too. Thanks for watching, Appreciate ya!
Great video! I been cutting my lawn at one inch with my rotary mower and it's been looking nice and tight! I been itching to get it lower . Just my opinion I'm no pro! But you should imo detached your lawn help get that dead crap out and will help your grass grown in quicker. Keep them videos coming !
Thank you. Appreciate that. It sure does look sweet nice and low. I bet you're lovin it. And you're prolly right. Now that I'm going much lower than past years, I'll need to get some of the old, longer dead stuff outta the way. I'll most likely knock that out to start next season.
You got it. Thanks for your comments. Makes this more fun!
I'm def going to pick up a manual reel eventually!
Just got another go at it today! Totally worth it already! Go for it!
Thank you for review. Got one and have been using for last one week and I love it. I cut around 13k sq feet lawn in around 1hr :30 mins. Got the best looking lawn, got around 8k steps. Good for lawn and good for my health.
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching. Sounds like a great workout. Keep up the awesome work!
Is it a seven blade? What model? Will it cut lower than 1"? Thanks
Yes. 1715-16EW. Goes down to .5 but doesn’t truly cut there if the turf is super thick as it’s not heavy enough.
@@glyshorts9107 yes it’s a 7 blades reel mower. Works really well even on uneven lawn. With lowest level using adjustments on 🛞 wheels I can cut down to .5” but had to cut every other day. I cut my tall lawn first down to lowest level with rotary mower and then started using this and has not used rotary mower in last one month.
@@sunilpatel9156 nice! I think that's the one I want to buy. Do you happen to know the model number or name of your mower? Thanks a bunch!
I just got this same mower, got delivered yesterday. I'm pretty dang excited to give it a try
Right on. Very pleased so far. Can't wait till the grass really gets going to use it. I think you'll love it!
I have some really bad places in believe me once that blade is spitting it will cut it even on a mound of dirt
@@BudgetLawns at first my blade touch the bar to where it made a slight noise in which it should probably. As time went on it got a little bit looser and it barely touches the bar and sometimes I don't even think it comes into contact with it but it still cuts the grass and it's effortless I think most people have it too tight but it's okay every once in awhile I spray some WD-40 down on the bar and man that works good for a while
Definitely they do not like gumballs or sticks but it's easily dislodged with a back kick of the blade slightly with foot.
Very true.
I used a reel mower for a couple years when I had a very small yard. It was fun and you really don't need an expensive one to cut a standard size lawn. You might want to check the adjustment of the bed-knife to the reel if it is hard to push, it might be too tight.... adjust just until it passes the paper test.
On a side note, I still like rotary mower better. Better at mulching unless you have time to cut every two days.
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I can imagine I'll have the rotary out from time to time to take care of some need mulching. It was a new unit, so I did check to make sure the reel to bedknife contact was good outta the box. Cut the paper like a dream. Everything was just right. I think the long days of sitting around in this quarantine thing are just getting the best of me 😂Appreciate ya man!
Another good video. Thanks for sharing
Hey brother, appreciate that. Ready for this cool weather to scoot outta Arkansas, so we can really get rollin'!
Thank you for all your videos. Trying to decide between the 5 and 7. Front grass is centipede and back is fescue. Guess I’ll have to buy two….
You bet. Thank you for watching. 👊
Good videos pack with useful info! Keep them coming.... I Subscribed!
Right on. Thank you. I appreciate that and your feedback! Glad to have ya here.
Similar weather in the Nashville area. 80s starting tomorrow, though. I'm ready for things to really get going.
Definitely a cool cool spring. Started off super warm. Shoulda known this was coming. Cheers to 80s on the way!
Great stuff! Thanks for this. I may be able to get a one-year-old one of these with a bagger for $10! *fingers crossed*
Nice. That’d be a great find. Hope it works out. Appreciate ya watching and commenting. Thank you.
Great tips as always, and my reel opinion is that manual is the way to go! Gotta start using it more so you can get your cardio.. 😅 lol. I’ve loved using my reel mower the last couple weeks!
Thanks brother! I need that cardio. Gonna be a fun season with 'em for sure!
Budget Lawns heck yeah man! How low are you thinking about going???
I have an earthwise 16” 7 blade one also it cuts awesome
Right on. Yeah, it's a solid little mower. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Appreciate it!
Get yourself a sharpening kit on Amazon and your good to go
For sure. You got that right. Bought one last year at the same time I bought the mower.
The reelest way to mow 👏
I have a 1946 Henley Airway 5 blade reel mower i had found in a barn.i have been keeping the yard cut at 1/2 inch with it. But the gears are starting to wear out, and since there havent been parts made for it for 80 years, it was time for a backup mower. So i had been looking at this 7 blade mower for a while, and like you said, reviews are hit and miss. I watched this video and it helped my decision. I put it together and began using it. It is very light, too light actually for low cutting a slightly uneven yard. To fix the issue, i cut 8 pieces of 1/2" rebar (about 12-14" long) i found on the side of the road (FREEEEE!!!). Put them inside the rear rollers, which have 8 triangle holes inside. Wired them tightly together, and boom, i just added about 7lbs to the mower. Was cutting much better without the bounce, and not having to lean into it like you were having to do. Then i found that while cutting low, it bottoms out on the bedknife, and then the wheels dont turn and it slides right over an area and leaves it uncut. To fix that issue, i had pulled the plastic tire tread off the wheel, put 6 sheet metal screws from the inside out. Now it has some small spikes poking out from the tires and that thing now eats anything you push it through! Does a good cut and really no rifling to speak of after the cut. My 5 blades rifles quite a bit at the same cut height. All said, thanks for your videos and for all that you do bud!!
Really awesome feedback man. Thank you for sharing. Super creative ways to make the mower better. That's fantastic. Appreciate your support and checking out the videos. Glad this one was able to help!
@@BudgetLawns Yes Sir! Thank you!!
I'm buying my first house in a few weeks and after looking at the prices of mowers I saw this one and I was thinking about getting it. The biggest reason why I'm looking at this one is because it's significantly cheaper compared to other mowers and it's not electric or gas. Thanks for the review.
I think you’d be very happy with this one. You’re welcome. Thank you!
PS congrats on the first home. That’s awesome!
Great video man. Would like to see the grass a little bit longer to see what this can do. Either way, great video.
Thanks man. Me too. This dang weather is just not cooperating. Bermuda definitely doesn't like these cold temps. Hopefully that changes soon and we'll get kicked into high gear. Thanks for watching. I appreciate ya.
☀️ WOW, that did look like a workout! Hitting that piece of bark reminded me of being a kid and hitting a tall curb on my BMX bike. 😂 Over the handle bars! Think you will use it all season? ☀️
Haha. I remember those days! Yeah, I'll be using it for sure. I need a good workout anyway. 😂I'm sure there will be times that the rotary comes out, but this will be for the main cuts. Thanks for watching!
I see you're a Brooks Guy as well. The Glycerin’s are my favorite. Excellent job on the review and yep that looked like an excellent workout. Oh, yea, and I'm down to hold you accountable for those runs, brother!
Those are actually Mizunos. Brooks are solid too! Haha! Sweet bro. Imma need that. Every time I try to start running again, I remember why I stopped. I just can't do it for fun. I always get too competitive! Thanks for watching man. I appreciate ya!
Budget Lawns Ahhh. I thought the logo looked a bit off. Never tried those. I need a bit more ”Cadillac” Support 😆. Always worth watching.
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I love my Pegasus
Will Himalayan pink salt work?
Ain’t going any where bro! I would love to go reeeeel low with the mow. But, I can’t go any lower than two inches. Great video! 😎👊
Thanks man! Good lawns are made at any height! No doubt you're killing it at 2! 👊
Budget Lawns with all you lawntube creators, I doing pretty darn good! Much respect😎👊
That's what makes it all worth it. 👊
Anywhere*
So Just received my 7 Blade Reel Manual Lawn Mower...please show how to make height adjustments. With the manual there is a minor and a precise method.
I have it on my list to do a HOC adjustment video. Sorry I don't have one already. The adjustments are very easy. I followed the manual for the precise method by taking off the hubcap. It was a simple process that didn't take much time at all. The manual was surprisingly very clear on the steps. If you do that, the three heights allowed for the lowest settings as adjusted on the rear roller are .5, .75, and 1 inch. I can't promise when I'll have that video up but I will try to do it soon. Sorry again. Thanks for the question.
I’d be very interested in seeing a comparison of this unit to a “professional” manual reel like the McLane or Hudson Star. Most do not realize than manual greensmowers that will cut right down to .120” or lower have been a thing for decades.
Yeah, they're awesome. The McLane manual greensmower is close to 600 bucks I think. I'd like to see a comparison as well. I'm sure it cuts better than these homeowner manual units. For $600 though, I'd rather save it up for a new homeowner power reel mower.
Budget Lawns you’re about halfway to a California Trimmer at $600. But many homeowners are placing quite a bit of value in “stealth” mowing and electric reels are very limited or ultra expensive right now.
You just hit the nail on the head of the one I've had my eye on for about a year now. Just can't financially justify it at this point. The Cal Trimmer with the Honda engine and add on roller will likely be my first power reel. The least expensive option with lots of great features.
@@GoFastGator the quiet and clean adds value to neighborhoods
I bought one a while back at Goodwill for $4.99 👍
Now that's what I'm talking about! Super budget. I like your style on beer too! Thanks for watching and commenting. Appreciate ya!
Nice, they're $100 at Lowes
Lowe’s carries the 5 blade. Just double check that if you want the 7 blade like the one in the video. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns who has the lowest price on the 7 blade? I have a large area with hills, is wider better & what’s the widest? Thanks!
Got mine for a little over 100. Don’t know what the widest is with 7 blades. Size really depends on what size your yard is. I don’t mind the 16in for my small area. Appreciate ya.
Liked your review.
In your opinion.could I use 3 of these in a set for a pull behind copy of the pro mow model?..it looks like I could cut the handles and weld them to a square.tube steel rack..Would I be able to have some height adjustment?
.looking to cut bermuda. (about 18,000 square feet) to 1"
Thanks for any feedback
Thank you. Much appreciated.
Sounds plausible. I'd make sure you have enough weight to keep the unit from bouncing if the ground is bumpy. That's a lot of sqft, so it sounds like you definitely need something as that'd take forever with one mower.
Thanks again!
Budget, can you do a video on how to adjust for HOC?
Perhaps. 👍👍
Cool vid. We made one as well. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. Appreciate that.
I just bought a new home and by yard is currently mud, however the home builder is going sod the front and seed the side and back. Okay so I noticed you kept saying you have Bermuda grass? Living is central IN I will mostly have Kentucky Blue grass- will that make a difference for this reel? Also I am a first time home owner AND never cut grass before (don’t judge me- my dad loved it growing up therefore was never a chore on my list)
Congrats on the new home. I’ve been there before. We gotta start somewhere. You could use this mower on KBG as it can be mowed low. But mowing tall with this wouldn’t be ideal in my opinion. If you’re mowing taller, a standard rotary mower would be what I’d go with. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya watching. Good luck.
Got mine today from Marketplace looking for tips how to sharpen it but feels fine but grass is not ready yet
Nice. You'll love it. Lots of videos on how to sharpen. Sorry I haven't made one yet. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
How do you attach the lower handle to the pegs on the body of the tool? Having extreme difficulty with this part, and every video iv looked up to show assembly skipped over that part
Do you still have the manual that came with it?
@@BudgetLawns i do, but it shows where to clip it, but doesnt show the how.
And by the way i had to use my whole body to get it into place, i was convinced there's a tool i was supposed to use or something
@jacobcentamore4901 hmm. It’s been years since I put mine together with the manual. I don’t remember it being difficult. Sorry you had to deal with that. Glad you got it.
Is that hybrid or common Bermuda? What happened with all of the spots in the front lawn?
I've got some common and hybrid. Had to have parts of my lawn redone by the builder because of poor grading. Then they rolled a different variety of bermuda sod. Ugh.
The spots are spring dead spot...it's unique to bermuda. I did a video all about it about a month or so ago. Here's a link if you wanna check it out. They'll be gone soon once the weather warms up.
czcams.com/video/Rri5ylj_BAQ/video.html
Thanks for watching. I appreciate your questions! They were good ones!
Would it cut very well at 1.5-2" HOC?
I haven’t tried it that high. I’m sure it’ll work fine but not as clean as the lower heights. I always kept it around an inch. Thanks for watching.
I have a few questions about you using the Earthwise manual reel. Did you ever use it to scalp first then cut at the lower heights? Or did you just jump in at the height you wanted? I got one for next season and was planning on using it to scalp at like .5” and cut at 1” or even .75” What do you think about using it to scalp? Too crazy?? 😂 Thanks for your help as always!
I only scalped with it once then bumped it up one notch. It was a challenge but can be done. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya.
@@BudgetLawns that gives me hope! I appreciate you. Thank you!
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Did I hear you say this mower can adjust down to 1/2 inch?
Indeed it can. Best manual reel for that reason IMO. Appreciate ya.
Would this mower be good or easy for a front ditch at my house? I have been weed eating it and I have a zero turn for everything else.
I think so. I'm building a new house and am expecting steep slopes in spots. That will be the mower I use if so. Appreciate the question. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns I'm in louisiana, the flood capital of the world. Where pretty much every house has massive ditches in the front. This mower might just be the answer I am looking for. Appreciate u responding.
U bet. Always happy to help. Good luck. Thanks again.
Is there a specific speed the reel should spin to get a decent cut or is that irrelevant? Also enjoying your content, would like to see you actually showing us more like in this video than the verbal talk or maybe a little of both 👌👌also where are you located?? I’m in Long Island NY take care .
No not really. Just as fast as you can get it but still smooth and not bouncing at the same time. I appreciate your feedback. Most of the vids have been more talking up to now because there just hasn't been much going on in the lawn for me. It has been cool and wet most of the spring here in Arkansas, so the bermuda is just slow to come all the way out of dormancy and grow much. Our season doesn't really get to cranking until June. All the cool season turf guys have a lot more going on right now. But I will definitely be giving you more action stuff very soon. Thank you for keeping me on my toes. I appreciate ya watching!
Budget Lawns I appreciate the response and look forward to the future content be well my friend
You as well. 👊
Did you remove the little training wheels in the back and install a roller?
No, this is the 16in, 7 blade that comes with the rear roller. Thanks for watching and the question. This is a great little reel if you're looking for a manual.
REEL MOW, ROTARY MOW.....Just get out there and mow. PITTL:
Amen...preach it brother!
The biggest pitfall of reel mower design is the scissor cutting action. Since there is space between two neighbor blades, there will be grasses un-cut behind the track. The design defects are: 1. the bevel angle of reel blades is nearly 90 degrees. The blade should incline forward to reduce the bevel angle; 2. the blades are made of soft steel. The blades should be hardened to RC60; 3. the fixed bed knife should be located at the lowest point of the reel cylinder (not at the back).
Ok. Thanks for the input.
Have you evercut first with a rotary mower, and then cut right after that with a reel mower for a nice crisp cut? Advantages/Disadvantages?
No. I have not. Don’t know why you would. Thanks for watching.
I have used and repaired and worked on and built lawn mowers on my life and these things are worth their weight in gold they're even lighter than the predecessor the cast iron one. These things hardly even need that much inertia to cut and my blade is barely touching the bar and it cuts perfect no. There's not that much effort to make this thing cut perfect
They sure are. Worth every penny. They're incredible little machines. I guess that's why they're still manufactured and sold after all these years. Folks not into lawn care think they're antiques. Little do they know, they're highly sought after by us lawn enthusiasts. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks for watching!
Does anyone have a manual mower that could be set to an inch or lower?
This one goes to 1/2 inch. Here's a video about why I picked this one. czcams.com/video/wvlRbxS8j8M/video.html
Only issue with these manual reels are the rippling effect it causes in the grass.
Very true. Definitely for the 5 blades and fewer. Some friends of mine switched from the 5 blade to this 7 blade and said it eliminated the washboarding. So far in my lawn, I'm not seeing it either. However, I'm still waiting for the bermuda to fill in completely. I'll keep folks posted here. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate you!
The cheapest I can find this thing is $120, but that just seems a little high comparing that most are $60 to $80
The price must have gone up. When I got it a month and a half ago, it was on Amazon for 107 bucks. I got it and the bag and sharpening kit for 160. This one is a very sturdy, well built unit, so I think you'd find the little extra money spent to be worth it. I'm very pleased. Can't wait to get out and mow again today.
I did a full video of why I chose this one for bermudagrass. The big selling point for it is 7 blades, which I had to have for bermuda. I go into more detail in the vid if you wanna check it out.
czcams.com/video/wvlRbxS8j8M/video.html
Thanks for watching and your comment. I appreciate you.
Subscribed. Thanks
My father is very prideful over having his lawn only mowed by a gas powered lawn mower!
I'd love a gas powered reel mower. The problem is that the least expensive ones new are over 1000 bucks. Even a good used one could be 300-500 dollars. This one was only $107. Gotta keep the budget together. Haha.
Better than gas
Thanks for watching.
If anyone knows who has a before and after video, please respond. This lawn already looked mowed... so hard to find a real life example.
Haha. I can tell you don’t know what reel mowing is all about. If you’re reel mowing a lawn for manicured turf grass, you mow every 2-3 days. Sounds like you’re just looking for a motorless mower to cut through weeds and some grass.
First.
And the winner is...YardGuy!
@@BudgetLawns Thank you, thank you!
You're quite welcome!
Hard to argue with that haha.
@LI Lawns FKA Striperman Maybe......
you cut your grass way too short
Let me guess, you have cool season grass and don’t know much about warm season bermudagrass?