Reel Mower for St Augustine grass?

[rsimpson]

I have seen posts here on Reel Mowers working well for Zoysia Grass. Does anyone have good results with these mowers on St. Augustine type grass?

[dave111]

St. Augustine grass would be near impossible to cut with a manual reel mower.

[kkingston57]

St. Augustine grass would be near impossible to cut with a manual reel mower.

Agree bu there are residential quality powered reel mowers available but expesive and require more maintnance. Rotary mowers do work good on St. Augustine

[DAVES]

I have seen posts here on Reel Mowers working well for Zoysia Grass. Does anyone have good results with these mowers on St. Augustine type grass?

A reel mower? Are you considering a hand push mower? It is a lot of WORK even with a small amount of grass. Also, a reel mower, look at the space beweeen the wheel and the cutting blade. It will not cut close to a wall. With a small lawn you will be happier with a rechargeable
mower. If, you've read that a reel mower gives you a more sizzor like cut, that is true. Getting one sharpened and properly set up is expensive. There are gas powered reel mowers. They are still made. They are expensive.

[Pondboy]

I had a Fiskars model Reel Mower in NC and used it on Fescue. It was a workout (to push) and would not give an even cut. It needed constant adjustment to align the reel against the cutting edge. I gave up on it after a season.

I bought it for the work out and it being environmentally friendly, but it had severe limitations.

[rsimpson]

Thanks for the advice - rotary rechargeable it is!.

[MartinSE]

Hmm, interesting replies. I grew up mowing lawns of St. Augustine to make extra money and all I had was a manual rotary mower. Today I we have St Augustine grass, but admittedly a postage stamp yard (Court Yard Villa) and I use a manual rotary, it is not hard at all. This is the one I use - it is very impressive compared to the plain Jane model I grew up with.

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