Great States Model 304-14 Five Blade 14 Inch Push Reel Lawnmower

We are very satisfied with the lawnmower. After spending some time assembling it and understanding how it works, we have gotten very comfortable with it. Compared to the ones we have had previously, this one is definitely more effective and very easy to use.

Got it today, put it together and was out mowing within 15 minutes. Very happy with it. Takes less force than I expected to work, though it does jamb up on thick grass, crabgrass, and uneven grounds, but overall did quite nicely. I have a lot of ground to mow, but the area immediately behind the house is kind of a pain for the bigger Gravely and Yazoo mowers used on the rest. Push mowers are a pain to deal with because they inevitably die after just a season or two. I've never used a reel mower before, but always wanted to try one. Glad I did. Mowed the entire space in about an hour. While it doesn't handle tall grass well, and warns in the manual not to cut grass by more than 3/4 it's length, I went ahead and tried on a stand of thick grass that was left by the previous mowing. You can see the picture for the results. I had to run over the line about 6 times, switching directions, stopping and starting several times each pass to get the grass into the rake to cut it, but this took me maybe 3 minutes to cut. Quite impressive to me, for a mower that "cannot cut thick or deep grass". A trick I figured out is to turn the mower a little from side to side to get some of the more stubborn tall stalks. The rake lays them flat and never pulls them up into the blade, so the trick is to slowly roll over the troublemaker, then twist the mower some to get it up into the rake, then it cuts great. Do need to watch for weeds tangling around the left axle. Don't know why only that one, but I had to stop about half a dozen times to clear a buildup of grass wrapping around it. This shouldn't be a problem with lower-cut grass, though. Overall, very happy with it. I'll come back to update this as I get more time on it in the coming months.

Excelente desempeño, debo decir que el césped está limpio, es decir, no hay piedras ni ramas y eso ayuda mucho al desempeño de la podadora. Sin ningún problema, cuenta con 5 niveles de corte para regular el tamaño de corte deseado. La utilizo cada 5 días en promedio y lo único es que el hule espuma que está en el manubrio pues ya se rompió, las llantas son de un plástico duro y no de goma pero pues también considero el precio y me parece justo por lo que pagué, si la recomiendo! 👍🏻

This is well built sturdy mower. It does what I need it to do. I have a huge yard so at the start of the season or if I let it grow too long, I would cut it with my electric mower. Then ever few days I would maintain it with a push mower. This Great States mower was the perfect replacement manual mower. So first off the price is decent and what you get is a strong metal push mower. So the price range is pretty good for the build quality. Assembly was simple. Despite what the manual indicates, the mower is pretty much already assembled. You're basically just attaching the handles. To do this was simple and can be done in 5-10min. I was able to do it just by looking at picture on the exterior box. The cutting itself was pretty smooth, pushes easily and cuts about 95% of the grass at first pass. If you overlap the cutting, you get a pretty good cut. Blade itself is really sharp so you don't get anything that runs through the blade and doesn't get a full cut. For those that have never used a push mower, do not use when grass is damp as some of the grass may be lying so it would never get cut. Also for those that says it only pushes over anything too long. Yes, reel mowers are not great for tall grass or weeds. It's great for maintaining a certain height but if the blades of grass is taller then mower blades, it will get pushed over by the front and pass under the blades, thus not getting cut. Also, this does not have a bag attachment so if you're not just doing just a trim, you may need to rake up a bit.

Cumple con lo indicado por el fabricante, se recomienda limpieza después de su uso y aceitado del sistema de corte y filos para evitar corrosión.