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- čas přidán 29. 09. 2018
- First Mow After Overseeding Using Manual Reel Mower
This is my Kentucky Bluegrass lawn 2 weeks after overseeding with Perennial Ryegrass, I am using a Scotts manual reel mower for the first mow.
Scotts Classic 20
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Email: theshortcutlawn@gmail.com
Location: California Central Coast - Zábava
Good grief!! That's the prettiest grass I've ever seen!! You can tell you take pride in it
Thanks 👍🏼
The ending was magical.
Beautiful Yard my friend!Years ago I bought a Jacobson Reel Mower with a 5 hp motor on it.It cut real good and wish I had not gotten rid of it that was a Classic for sure.
Looks great! Reels are absolutely an addition.
Thanks Ryan 🙏🏼👍🏼
I use the Scott’s classic to get exercise.
Cheaper then a gym membership.
Me too brother.
Your lawns look absolutely amazing,good job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you sir 👍🏼
That’s a Bad Ass Mower, n nice lawn too!
Mower cut great!
Love your channel/videography/quality of turf work. I actually just bought this mower after watching your video and was disappointed from the outset. I did the "paper' test and adjusted one end of the mower by adjusting the screws. Still left with windrows in the center of the mower and also on one side of the mower. It is fairly tall (3"+). Perhaps a cleaner and neater cut will be obtained with a shorter cut.
It seems to be the general consensus online that reel mowers never give a great look when cutting tall (3"+). But one thing I know for sure is you have to cut often, reel mowers don't cut well at all when you are trying to take alot off all at one time.
Yard looks great brother
Wow, that is one healthy looking lawn. Great job, man!
Lawn looks amazing man, subscribed in a second. (thank you The Greener Lawn for sharing) I hate those chatter marks from the push reel. I'm already thinking of upgrading, I have a Reminton 1300 push reel.
Outstanding!
Would love to see more of the scotts!
Beautiful, thick, green lawn👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Love it. I'm waiting for my Gardena 400 manual lawn mower, curious of the results...
Lovely cut, about to order my first Reel mower from the US.....American 1815......................
Great lawn brother
Thanks boss 🙏🏼👍🏼
Just like to add i have watched countless videos about reel mowers these past few weeks. This is the only video that shows the quality of the cut..all others seem to be in gardens were the grass is out of control.......
Thanks Mark 🙏🏼, good luck with your new reel mower.
Same😂😂😂
Looks good!!!! I just picked up the same mower my lawns not so big to invest in a gas just yet!
Thanks Raul 👍🏼
I Like ya Cut G!!!
Well overseeded.
It looks nice.
i planted a whole mess of kentucky bluegrass, the other day hope it grows! This lawn looks amazing, I just used it to fill in some bare spots in the lawn.
Cover it with peat moss, keep watered and you should be good 😎👍🏼
ShortCut Lawn that’s what I did I loosened the existing soil sprinkled a generous amount of seed and then covered it with peat moss top soil mixture. Watering it twice a day
Perfect!
I have total grass envy.
Of course Connor says he likes it... but well done brother! I .... umm... li... lik.... like! Great stuff!!
Is it sad that I’m missing new SCL vids? Going back to old vids to watch the master at work.
I like
Love videooo i was the first one to walk on the grass!
Well done 👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks 👍🏼
Hey...what was the height (number on the height adjustment) you set the mower at for the first pass and what was the height of the second pass for a cleaner look?
I had it set to 1” for both passes.
Ok great....thanks man appreciate it👍🏼.
Cool vid! We made one of these as well. Keep up the good work.
AWESOME.
Thank You this one I think I can afford and I cut the the grass at day break when it’s cool. Does it pick up Leaves on the lawn? In the fall I have leaves.
I just bought one....I don't have your pretty grass but I hope it does the job.
Mopar 68 It will I just got one and it gets the job done
Wow. Your lawn looks like a rug. Dang
good job
Thanx for shareing .
Yw 👍🏼
good job nice
Sweet
your lawn looks amazing, no weed at all.
did you use any herbcide? which brand?
do i have to use powered mower anyway? i got the same scott mower but feels like it can not cut the tall grass well.
Well when you use a reel mower you have to mow pretty often like every three days during spring and summer. If you don’t plan on mowing often just use a regular gas rotary mower, it won’t look as clean when but it gets the job done and can look good. Or use both lol i’m 17 and this became a hobby and what I do if I let it get tall is use the rotary then use my manual reel mower after cutting in a different pattern.
Just wondering , why overseed with perennial rye when lawn is Kentucky bluegrass? I'm sure there a good reason .thought most ppl in California had zoysia, don't no why I thought that. mower does a great job!!! So do you!!🙄
Do you find that the "chatter" marks the 5 blade reel makes in the grass go away relatively quickly?
To be honest I couldn’t remember, the chatter marks aren’t that deep so it all depends how fast your grass grows.
Great looking lawn! Can you make a video teaching us how to do .75 cut height modification on this reel mower?
Thanks!
There's a manual that comes with the mower
Hi, wonderful lawn congratulations! What height do you put on him?
What height did you set your mower. Will No. 1 cut the grass too short?
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what kind of grass catcher di you get for it? i need one lol
dont collect better to let the clippings naturally rot down on ton top mulch is the way to go u remove the nutrients by collecting and also half the time u cant always tell if a lawn has been cut by collecting unless u walk right up close to it not collecting u can see its been recently cut im a mower expert
I agree. Boxing off the clippings is all well and good if your are prepared to spend the time and money putting fertilizer on the lawn but if not you will lower the soil fertility which will favour weed growth over grass growth.
I leave it there.
Hey guys,
I have just bought a scotts reel mower , guess what?
NO grass collector 😪😪
How do I get one ?
How did you get that to adjust to 1/2 inch
Looks good. What is the total sq ft of the lawn. Also what your mow time with the manual reel mower.
Thanks,...1,500sq/ft, my best guess is around 20mins doing double cut.
Hi. I do my parents yard. Their yard is 100% variety of different types of weeds. We had tried to renew the entire yard, but no success. Will this reel mower cuts down tall weed grass?! What's the warranty for Scott's brand reel mower?! I live in Texas. And I can't afford lawnmower overly crazy prices. There are many brands out there for reel mower. Which brands would you recommend the best?!
Hi, in general reel mowers are not ideal for cutting tall grass/weeds. If you’re dealing with an overgrown weeds then a rotary mower is your best bet or a string trimmer.
IMO as of april 2019 the best manual reel mower out there is the Fiscars Model # 362050-4003, it is much easier to use than the one I used in this video.
Im considering to buy this, but it doesnt strip the lawn aint it?
No it doesn’t, typically manual reel mower don’t stripe due to the lack of rear roller that folds the grass down thus creating a stripe effect.
But this guy installed a roller on his manual reel and its creating some cool stripes.
czcams.com/video/1buvBv0Uv4s/video.html
Nice yard,try a Fiskars 18" reel mower.(for better results)
Thanks. Does it cut any better than this Scotts?
@@ShortCutLawn Yes,easier to push and to adjust the cut.
Got it, When you said “for better results” I thought you meant it cuts better.
I agree with you with the ease of use, i tried one at our local Lowes and I blown away how easier it is to push compare to my Scotts.
@@ShortCutLawn Yes ,cuts better.
From what I’ve seen Fiscars still leaves a chatter marks specially at lower heights. Maybe it’s less pronounced? so I guess it’s better in that sense.
Hey, thanks for checking out my video and the info on Fiscars 😎👍🏼
How low can you get one to cut? I’m really looking into picking one of these Scott’s up...
1 inch, but if you’re a little handy you can modify it to go even lower, down to .75 inch.
You should post a video on that modification. I just moved to bakersfield from Santa Cruz (I was pretty close to you and Monterey) in December. Big move hahaha but we have Bermuda grass here during the hot season I’d like to see how the 3/4” cut would do with this type of grass before I purchase a $4700 swardman
We have the same one and it just does not cut the grass, despite trying the lowest height etc. How is yours working when ours does nothing?
Is your cutter blade and blade reel properly aligned and adjusted? Should cut like a pair of scissors
This mower won't cut grass taller than about 4", even at the highest setting, and more likely not grass that tall at the lowest setting. It's due to the geometry of gaps between the blades on the reel and cutting across the relatively vertical blades of grass (more widely-spaced blades allow for cutting taller plants). This is a good reel mower....a real good real mower....and all reel mowers have to be adjusted correctly. Lots of videos out there on that topic. Keep trying!
if you did a drop of research you would know manual reels don't cut above 3 inches and even that is pushing it. It's meant for low heights
Impressive have been watching the progress of this for some time now - what type of grass is that?
Kentucky bluegrass
You half wit it's at the beginning of the vid
Beaut
Is it noisy? When the blades slice?
It makes a sound but i don’t consider it noisy.
Does it work for cogon grass (the tall grass about 1ft height?
@@azmeelothman2976 hell fucking no you need a brush mower at that point
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No. It does not.
Is there a manual reel mower that doesn’t show the chatter effect or do you just have to solve the issue with a double mow?
This is the only manual one I’ve use so I’m not sure. Double cut does help but you can still see it on certain angles. I noticed i don’t get chatter marks on my 2” fescue lawn, maybe it’s the height of cut or the grass type.
I’m doing a renovation next summer. Around 1400 sqft. I’m aiming to use bluegrass and rye as well so I liked seeing your results. I wonder if adding a little weight or striping roller to the back would erase more of the chatter.
Yeah striping kit would be a great addition to this mower but I don’t think it will help much with the chatter marks (at least at 1” hoc) maybe at 2” or higher 👍🏼 tbh i kinda like the chatter marks, the ripple looks pretty cool at night.
@@ShortCutLawn Those clip marks are because your frequency of clip is not calibrated to your height of cut (clip rate too low). See pgs 12-15 of Toro's reel mower basics: turfproductscorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Service-Training-Reel-Mower-Basics-Sharpening-Guide.pdf
Emiljon but I can only push that darn thing so fast!...... j/k :) thanks for the link, that’s some great info. My hoc is too low for the max speed I can push the mower (make sense 👍🏼)
friend what kind of grass is
Kentucky Bluegrass
Works great! czcams.com/users/postUgkxprGGPRQoChQaA8u58dt7miEpxQBKiWeJ More difficult with longer grass, though, but I was expecting that. I have a small back yard, it seemed like overkill to buy a lawnmower with an engine. This is easy to carry in and out of the basement through the bulkhead. Very sharp (be careful). At the back of the mower are little wheels, which I use when pulling the mower backwards, so it's easy to readjust direction. I'm including a photo which shows the before and after for my lawn when it was at its longest. For long grass like that you really have to put some muscle into it, and I needed to go into a new section of grass with some momentum, but when the grass is only an inch or two higher than regular cut height it's quite easy. The lawn is still patchy and full of weeds, but at least it's a good height! A step in the right direction.
how often do you sharpen the blades?
Once last year and I’ve owned it for 9years. Probably gonna back-lap it again soon.
ShortCut Lawn how do you get them sharpened?
May i ask what grass seed did you use
GreenView 2829354 Fairway Formula Grass Seed Perennial Ryegrass Blend
@@ShortCutLawn ok thank
@@ShortCutLawn will this grass seed do well in the MidAtlantic states weather?
Mower is a good, but much rather listen to the sound of the machine cutting grass than the annoying irrelevant sound track, it adds nothing useful.
I just bought this. When I push it keeps getting stuck. My grass isn’t even long. What is going on?
You probably have a twig or branch stuck in between the blades. Flip it back and CAREFULLY remove it.
What kind of grass do u have?
Kentucky bluegrass
Does it come with the bag ?
Yes it does.
Hola, alguien sabe q césped es, esta muy bonito
It’s Kentucky Bluegrass and Ryegrass
@@ShortCutLawn hola no tiene rodillo tu máquina , Severía mucho más mejor , como de estadio
I have one on my gas powered reel mower
@@ShortCutLawn ok, good , algún vídeo tienes
Check out my channel 👍🏼
I can't imagine being golf course anal about grass cutting.
how do you do your edging, weed wacker or shears?
I use idech Power Rotary Scissors.