Part 2 of my new Scotts Classic 20" Reel Mower

This is the 2nd video about my reel mower about 2 months after purchasing it. I've used it quite a bit since then and this video covers some other things that I have learned about the machine.

I talk about how it does a great job, with the exception of dandelions, which it can't touch (or anything tall). With dandelion season gone, things are great. It's much harder to push with tall grass, so with that, I mow twice a week, which is how I mowed the lawn before.

I show some footage of the blades cutting grass, and show how to test how sharp the reel is by cutting some paper and some other mowing tips.

*** A new note - the blades are sharp all the way across...when I test the reel/blade with a piece of paper when the mower is on the ground, it makes a nice sharp cut all the way across...go figure, but yay, no sharpening/adjustment needed! ***

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• Scotts
• Classic
• 20
• lawn
• mower
• Maine
• reel

[rorographics]

Love my Scott's push reel, but seems that the blades are too tight for my taste (not a maintenance issue, was like that from the start). Any suggestion on how/if the rotation of the blades can be looser??

[Turbo231]

@rorographics Yes...check my other scott's videos, you can back the blade off a bit and that will help it spin for sure...should be somewhat easy yet still cut paper/grass. The problem I started running into was it was cutting well in some spots, but to cut all the way across the blade it would be too tight...a sharpening kit fixed that, it runs great now.

[grlettau]

why does that sound so loud



[Turbo231]

@grlettau Probably relates to my old camera and early video editing techniques. This video was early in my youtube work.

[marvelfreakable]

wow mows nice thanks for the video i am buying one

[rorographics]

Love my Scott's push reel, but seems that the blades are too tight for my taste (not a maintenance issue, was like that from the start). Any suggestion on how/if the rotation of the blades can be looser??

[MrPaulVanRavenswaay]

20K Sq. Ft. of grass with an effectual cutting width of 16"-18" ought to keep u quite busy there!

[eclarkfontana]

There are two set screws on the side that is not cutting. They operate on opposite sides of a pivot in the blade. These can be adjusted and set against each other to bring the blade closer to the real on that end for cutting all the way across the blade.

[Turbo231]

@Tupeutlatesla They are all good choices. I picked the Scotts because of its mowing height...if you want to go lower, then a lot of reel mowers will do the job. I have no idea of reviews of other mowers, just this unit.

[Tupeutlatesla]

what about Gardena 300?