Reel Mowing Tall Grass?
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2018
- Can you reel mow tall grass? It can be done with certain reel mowers but you still can not mow quite as high as you can with a rotary mower. Today I mowed an area of my yard with my greenworks manual reel mower that had grown to over 3 inches and the mower did fine. The important thing is to also make sure the reel is adjusted properly. www.youtube.comwww.yo... www.youtube.comwww.yo...
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This how I know I’m ah real adult now watching lawn mower videos 😂😂😭
Facts bro😭🤦♂️
Lol
On god🤣
is it weird that I actually search for this and I'm only 16? I just really love lawns. lol
Yeah either we are adults or we all got decieved into cutting grass, meanwhile 5-20,000 kids die daily due to poverty.
We need Jesus
Who told you this was tall grass?
lol
Right I'm walking around my back yard with 6ft high stalks of hay😂
@@trollyguacamole3308 me too lol, got a new rotary mower today, I will do the real long grass mower test 😁
Reel mowers don’t mulch the clippings, so I guess that’s why it is super sensitive to height
@@maxdom1706 DA you do realize hay will grow in any yard if a bird drops a seed right 😂
I use a push reel mower. Way more satisfying when you mow the lawn. Also nice how quiet it is
Sensory nerves aren't bounced around like a ping pong ball in a cup too.
Wondering which reel mower is the quietest?
@Jo The vibrations of a motor shake your hand constantly for however long you're running a gas-powered mower.
I just ordered one today
Reel mowers are more safer
So glad that I'm not the only person feeling grown up by watching this
It’s 3 am and I’m looking at lawn reel mowing videos as alternatives to pansy picking grass by hand for my rabbits.
4:35 here ffs
I'm actually glad you choose to demo some inexpensive lawn equipment such as the reel mower, electric thatch rake and other stuff for people who do not have deep pockets. Other channels such as Connor Ward & LCN promote some expensive lawn mowers and rental equipment that is not very practical for the DIY.. I use a basic walk behind mower when I have a riding mower because the doctor wants me to do a lot of walking. Sometimes I mow two times a week to avoid a gym membership. My lawn is about 3x the typical size (15K)
I always prefer walking when mowing. It just feels more natural to me.
I have this mower too (16”). I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, though, but it’s good to see it in action. I had my son push it to the garage after I assembled the handle on it. He got halfway to the garage and stopped and said over his shoulder, “hey, this thing is fun!” That was great to hear!
I have an urge to mow some grass right now.
😂 lol
Me too
If you are still suffering, please come to my house 🙁
Great information on the that mower, makes me think of looking into getting one similar as a backup. 😁👍👍
Good explanation on 5 blade vs 7 blade
Hi Ryan, I started my very first lawn project ever last spring with absolutely no knowledge about lawn care whatsoever. Things looked simpler back then until I realized a delicate picky plant the grass is. Then is when it occurred to me to start looking for some guidance and of course there's wonderful CZcams. So, I've been following your videos for a couple of months now and just wanted to tell you how much I like your methodic and perfectionist approach to lawn care! I just don't know why I didn't click the subscribe button a long time ago. Perhaps because your videos kept showing in my recommendation? Nevertheless, you got yourself a new and proud subscriber.
I live in Romania where we get to face pretty rough winters as well as a tough drought during the summer months. Last spring I seeded a blend of grass with 52.5% Lolium perenne (I believe rye grass), 40% Festuca rubra (tall fescue) and 7.5 Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue grass). While it established pretty quickly last spring it took tough beat during summer and 6 days ago I decided to overseed with a blend of 95% fescue and 5% Kentucky blue, which amazingly is already starting to come out!
Now my question, I've been told fescue will resist better the drought of summer. Do you consider rescue is the best choice for my region/weather conditions??
Thanks a lot!
Bro wrote an essay on lawns
Looks like I'm going to have to adjust my reel before tackling all these tall dandelions in my new yard
Cool little mower. Looks like it stripes pretty easily, too.
Reel mowers are fantastic in so many ways. A good shop can lap the reel and bar easily with a nice even adjustment. Creating a beautifully sharp shearing quality cut. That is very healthy for your grass and your results for a nicely finished yard is fantastic. Once setup and sharp, you will find a reel mower is far better than a rotary. Especially if you're yard is flat and properly groomed, which always holds true. But the quality of cut is always better regardless of type of grass. Super thick grasses that can be cut to shorter height look like carpet and naturally show better. However a grass that is not as thick and cut taller will still look great, and because you can achieve a more evenly cut line and the quality of the cut from a reel that is sharp. Results in a beautiful groomed look.
Looks like it would serve as a good backup if you typically cut at that height. Good video Ryan!
If my neighbours had these they wouldnt be waking up the whole block on Saturday. 😐
Or electric mowerw
Ok Karen
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If you actually cut grass.. the noise wouldn't bother you.
@@NickVetter my roommate bought one of those and the batteries never last on them so the yard never is fully cut. So we got a reel now and so much better.
I must say this video was very helpful.Thanks for sharing.👍
Ryan: I have found that using cash register or adding machine paper (roll) to be a fine way to test reel cut adjustment to the bed bar. Once you adjust one side I have found it advisable to once again test the entire width again. On my Locke there is a way to “back Lap” the reel to the bed bar. You paint on some fine valve grinding compound to each reel blade and then run the blade BACKWARDS and finely adjust the reel down to the bed bar. This method laps the blades to the bar in very fine polishing manner. Then afterwards you put some mineral spirts on a rag and gently and carefully remove any excess lapping compound from the blades and bed bar. Then with an oil soaked rag wipe down the blade edges after each use of the mower. This stops any surface oxidation but is a bit of maintenance that most folks forget to perform. Again be very careful doing this as the blades are sharp. Art
I would not have mown grass at that height.
Looks really nice on the side there glad it turned out great keep up the good work. ! Also the product you recommend worked and I dethatch and put soil and leveled it out and put grass seed down 3 days ago so thanks for the great info !!
best feed
back yet
thank you
I had a job sharpening these mowers as a kid. We tested them with newspaper. I would get it so that each blade cut the paper all the way from end to end of the blade, then customers would tell me that their mower cut better before it was sharpened. I never understood that. I'm an old man now and I'm thinking about buying one of these mowers for a lawn I just planted.
Good looking lawn and good looking mopar
So as long as u dont let the grass grow too high before cuttingbit, the reel mower is fine ? I guess its also quieter so better for the ears ?
Just bought one at a garage sale for 25 bucks! Excited to try it out!
Hi 👋 Ryan great 👍 video dude wish I could run 🏃♂️ that fast 💨❤️
Loving it!
I think the best manual reel mower for the money is the Scotts 20". It can only cut up to a height of 3". It can be set to cut as low as 1" but if you're trying to use it to cut hybrid bermuda (or probably any bent grass) that low it will not work. It's much too light and the blades do not spin fast enough to get through thick low grass. It'll end up bouncing off of it and you'll end up with a weirdly uneven lawn that takes numerous passes at different angles to get right, and that will have to be done that way every mow. It seemed to do fine to about 1-1/2". It can usually be found for under $150 w/grass catcher.
For 1" to 1-1/4", or for over 3", I'd recommend the Fiskars. It can often be found for under $200 w/grass catcher. My neighbor cuts his 419 hybrid with it at 1" and it does a very good job, although at that height the grass is not really in its design element (it's still upright, not bent).
For under 1", the one I finally went with is the Maccot 21" for bentgrass (be sure to get the one made for bentgrass....the wheels are smaller, making the cut lower and the blade spin a little faster). The Mascot only has five blades but it's a heavy beast, with gearing designed to drastically increase blade spin. It cuts perfectly and as fast as I can walk, which is generally twice as fast as my 21" Toro SuperRecycler. The Mascot runs a bit under $400 w/grass catcher. (Yep, you can get a decent new Honda or Toro for that.) Did I mention it's fast? Every time I see a video of someone running a Swardman or Greensmaster I think, "By the time he gets started I'd already be done."
Manual reel mowers require almost zero maintenance. They can't power through debris like a gas-powered reel mower, so damage to the blades is very rare. Wires (like from old sprinkler markers) are about the only thing to worry about, but that will damage any blade.
Thanks for all the info. I'm really like this little one so far.
I have the same mower and it's a struggle to get an even cut
My 10 day old rye grass will need a cut soon, and once again, you have once incepted me. This time for manual reel mowing. Looking on amazon, i see American Lawn Mower, Greenworks, Scotts, etc. Do you have any tips/knowledge which to go for or avoid? How much did you pick up yours for? Thanks!
I went to buy one 2 days ago and lo and behold...none available at are 2 box stores...imagine that
This is great!! Thanks for sharing!!
Hey been enjoying the channel thanks for all the great tips just a question about that reel mower can those blades be sharpened or do they get replaced when they go dull? Thanks
They can be sharpened as far as I know and also maintained more often with backlapping.
Great vid. Would it be feasible for large lots of grass?
Hi Ryan.
Another great video!
I’m currently looking into gettin a reel mower to cut my DIY backyard putting/chipping green. The only problem is, that I cannot find any mowers that cut the grass lower than 1/2” (12mm) would love if you could test, or let me know if you have knowledge about any non-powerd mowers that could bring down my cutting higth. Keep mowing👌
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This was helpful! Thank you
I'd like to see how you like the SunJoe cordless reel mower compared to a good manual reel.
I love reel mowers. I got a 500sq ft strip of common Bermuda between me and my neighbor and i bought one just for that i cut it a 3/4 of an inch and its an amazing cut.
I have become quite addicted to the reel mowing experience.
i mowed a lawn yesterday that has not been mowed in half a season. some areas were up to 7" tall. i tried mowing it with a reel mower and it came out better than i expected, but still looked like crap. i had to triple mow the lawn. mine is a 6 blader and the stationary blade isn't even sharp.
Fun times in the 70's mowing the lawn as a kid on Travis Air Force Base.
Thanks for the heads up 😃👍🏻
Look at all these happy dads in the comments lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nice challenger looks like plum crazy great color.
Thank you for the video. very helpful
Very very informative🤙🤙🤙
Thanks for the tips and tutorial
Awesome stuff. Thanks.
I came here to see what reel mowing is about as it was my first time I heard about them today. But I instead found myself just gawking at that car behind you. Man! But thanks, the vid was useful.
After the cut .. do you use a blower or that stay there🤔
I'm wondering if there is a basket you can attach to the earthwise, the cheap mower you get from amazon.
Love this channel. So much great information. I really dig the presentation style. Keep up the good work! I renovated half of my yard and planted on 9-3 (1/4of it) and 9-10 (other 1/4 of it)
Starting to come up
Tempted to get a reel mower for the first few cuts because my Zero turn is 600lbs and my old push snapper is even pretty heavy.
This little thing has been amazing for my renovation area. I am glad I went this route.
Do you have more information on the adjustment you made and what it did?
Can i use both a rotary mower for my initial cut and then a manual reel mower with a stripping attachment to top dress? I have searched and have not seen any similar questions. I am invested in my Ego LM2135SP but I do not want to scalp the lawn. I would like to use a reel mower after to get the Irish cottage garden look.
I've got a Fiskars that's adjustable up to 4" cut height. Mine doesn't have the nifty little striper though 😔
Same, Love it! Just take a small piece of PVC fill it with B&B'S and attach. There you have it, a $4 lawn striper...
Hi people, I was thinking of getting one of these and was wondering how long do they stay sharp for? And if kept on top of would this cut the grass really small to mulch. Thanks in advance.
Love mine. No clumps. No grass sprayed on the driveway.
Outstanding!
A lot of Viking fans up in Green Bay today. Cant wait to see the rivalry play out on the field and in the stands👍👍🏈🏈
That was a crazy game!
Ryan Knorr Lawn Care it was! People state there shouldn’t be any ties in football. Well, both teams missing crucial FG’s and not executing available opportunities, both teams deserved not to win. BTW, across the stadium were two practice fields, using reel mowers and guess what?... watering at night! Haha.
Thanks for reaching out👍👍
I’d this safe to use if you have back problems? Also how do you adjust the mower for the paper cutting test?
My reel mover doesn't cut grass when I pull it back but there was time when I was able push it and pull back when I needed to work a bit more in the same area? Do you know how to adjust it so it cuts again when I'm pulling it back towards me?
Thank you so much.🦋
Dad used to represent an English brand of reel mower but it was a very heavy machine!
Hi, I’m in the uk, do you reckon using a manual reel at 3 inch is too high ?
Is it usually only one pass? Or do you have to do multiple passes?
What kind of grass are you cutting? I’m on the fence of K31 tall fescue and TTTF for about 0.8 acre. Located in Cincy, OH (zone 6a) with a fair amount of shade due to lots of tall trees
Love the dethatcher
Sweet car. Dig the color
fellow Challenger thumbs up!
Awesome video thank you
Hey Ryan- at what point would you have to replace the bed blade?
I'm not exactly sure. I'll have to look into that.
Hi. Which brands reel mower would you recommended the best, even to cut the thick weeds down?! There are so many brands out there, which are so difficult to find the perfect reel. My parents yard is covered with 99% of ALL variety of different kinds of bad weeds. Which would you recommend the best?!
I've only used this particular one before...many like the Fiskars version as well
I'd say Modify it so that you can mow higher.
I would argue that mowing with a reel mower in grass taller than 5 inches is suiside. I had a small lawn in Raleigh, NC, and only had a reel mower to use. It a vintage mower with hardened blades and in really good condition, I had adjusted it... but getting it to cut thick grass was just too much for the user to muster. My problem was turning the gears took a certain amount of force, with the added push of the taller grass into the front, the gears slowed the turn rate and bogged everything down. This mower would not go above 4.5 inches of hieght, so after 5 inches, the scycle is the way to go...
Good video i liked it thank you!
What does it do with grass that's four feet tall?
Mine does not work at all. Do I need to sharpen it or what? I’m so frustrated with it 😢
I used a Scotts model. Are other brands better or do I only need to adjust the blade somehow?
This video makes a great case for getting rid of lots of lawn in favor of planting areas.
💯
I'm planning to purchase one of these mowers, but I have so much anxiety that I want to do this around sunrise. Is it impossible to cut the grass when the sun rises? 6am?
Why
What's up with the neighbor and those vehicles? It's coming in nicely 👍👍
REALBADMANSAMBO time to move!!
Are the blades self sharpening
What sunglasses are those man? I love the lenses
Hi, I have just under a quarter of an acre of lawn. (The whole property is a quarter acre including the house and garage, etc) I don’t want to deal with a gas mower, and electric is too expensive. Would it be extremely stupid to get a manual mower for that much lawn?
That Fiskars one you linked to at Amazon or HomeDepot can go up to 4 inches height, tempting for tall fescue cutting :)
Of course if I read more comments I'd seen you reply about it, since this video is a bit old :)
I have never had a chance to test on grass that tall...the shorter cut seems to work better
where this goes awry is when you mow only with it (and not to freshen up a rotary cut) - once the grass starts to lay over in areas, it will remain laid over. Missed blades will also bow over and ignore the cutter (it pushes them down like a spring).
FWIW, I've mowed only with a reel for the last 5 years, and these are things that don't particularly bother me - properly set and some of the issues aren't that bad, plus bending over and pulling off long laid over blades isn't that big of a deal.
The other side comment is if someone (and I'm sure there's someone watching) has a habit of sometimes letting their grass grow for an extra week, and the grass is thick, they won't physically get one of these mowers through the grass. Think grass thick enough to cause a mulching honda to struggle - it's an absolute no-go, so it's better policy to mow often.
IF the setup isn't good, blades of grass will show crushing without severing, which looks like not that much the first week, but the next week, you'll notice that the grass isn't really growing, but rather is kinked with dead spots in it. Improperly set, the mower will damage the grass and keep it from growing, but it won't look good.
I realize most people aren't necessarily looking for this much info, and the point of this video is more just to drive people to amazon and collect money from their sales, but I use one of these and have for years (and eons ago, I spent a ton of time on a jacobsen F10 mowing huge acreage with reels).
I have used this pretty extensively in my yard and can echo your comments. Mowing nearly daily with it is fun for me and not much of a chore. Any overgrowth is not going to happen though, as it can't cut through super thick stuff.
I will have my first experience cutting with one tomorrow. I have 2 acres, and a riding mower, but it scares me .
Subscribed, I enjoy your videos. I'd love to hear you compare the 16 to 18 inch; I just don't know what size to buy, what gets closer to the fence and around gardens. Just want to know what to buy. I saw the Lawn Master, just a lever to adjust height; wonder if you ever used one. Small yards and efficiency is my research lately. p.s. Loved that T-shirt you wore in the one video, "I'd rather be mowing."
I like the smaller size as it's a little easier to push through thicker grass. I have not tried the model you mentioned but have this greenworks and an Earthwise 7 blade
Hi Ryan, I’ve always been wondering. Can the wheel of the mower spin freely when the other wheel is held stationary? Or the two are connected and one will spin whenever the other is spun?
The two big wheels are independent. Either one will drive the reel in the forward rotation. Therefore, the reel can rotate in the forward direction while the two big wheels are held stationary. There is a "pin" on the shaft which will catch the pinion gear only on forward rotation. The big wheels can rotate freely in the backward rotation. The reel of modern non-contact type of reel mower can rotate (with momentum) at high speed and cuts grass a lot better than the scissor contact type.
@@davidtseng5565thanks bro 😊
Yes ma'am it works ive been mowing the last 10 yrs. 😅
Question: weed eat/ edge before or after you mow??? Thx
I don't have a set routine other than edging last. Weed eat can go either way really but some prefer at the beginning so any larger clippings you can chop up with the mower.
I'm glad to see that the adjustment made a difference. I've been in contact with a major manufacturer asking them to design a cordless electric reel mower. Did you know that a gasoline lawn mower engine emittes as much in one average mowing as a car does in 15,000 miles? Most cordless rotary mowers can't perform quite as well as a gas powered mower though they are getting close but an electrically powered reel mower can do an exceptional job.
Swardman has an electric version out so I would really like to try that someday
Good to know, we'll be happy to fulfill your wish, Ryan.
I routinely check Craigslist looking for an old gas-powered reel mower that I can use as a test bed to convert to battery-powered electric using hobby-grade DC components. I seriously don't know how this isn't a thing being manufactured already. It would be painfully easy for a manufacturer (Scotts, Fiskars, Great States, SunJoe, Greenworks) to slap a belt, motor, battery and speed controller on a pre-existing model (though some like the Greenworks with direct-drive from wheel to reel would need to be re-designed to be belt-driven). For a DIY-er, one could be looking at less than $200 in electronics.
I have a 6 foot bank in front of my house that can’t be cut with a riding lawn mower and I’m not able to cut side to side on it because of the incline. I need something light weight that I can push up and down, would this mower work work?
It's certainly light....it might not cut absolutely perfectly at taller heights but a manual reel could be a good option for you there
I’m ready for another dramatic swardman video with some royal deluxe music to back it up. That video will be hard to beat. I’ll watch anything...
Wait?! Where did that video go?!
Should still be on my channel. The epic lawn striping one?
One day I realized after watching videos like this, I have officially become Hamk Hill.
Does the mower cut Crabgrass easily ?
How does it work because my blade isn't spinning
Wow it is more better than a lawn mower because the way it cuts any grass looks smart though.
I mow rye grass with one of that!!! And i get low clean cut!!! And don't need gas!!! Ryan how is your bluegrass growing next rye?
Bluegrass is coming in nicely
You should try the Fiskars stay sharp max reel Ryan. Much easier to push than most other reels and height goes up to 4".
+1. I added a Fiskars Staysharp Max to my stable of manual reel mowers this year expressly for the purpose of cutting at 4".
A Fiskars also runs about twice as much reel mowers, more than the average Joe would want to spend. Most people would rather spend a few bucks more and get a powered mower.
Where did you get this machine
3in isn't tall grass lol. One year I sort of just not mowed my yard for three months and it was nipple height on a six-foot man. Had to use a bush hog to tame it.
How long have these been in existence?
So I guess when I cut a foot of grass with my push mower I'm some kinda of psycho lol
It works fine but tall stems are hard to cut