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Lawn mowers.(Home & Yard: More Value for Less)(Buyers guide)
Practically any mower cuts grass. But you'll get better results if you choose one based on your lawn size, mowing preferences, and budget.
Mowing options range from $100 manual-reel mowers to tractors that cost $4,000 or more. If you have a small, level yard, a manual-reel or electric walk-behind mower is probably fine. Gasoline-powered walk-behind mowers are appropriate for most lawns up to about a half-acre. For larger lawns, you might want the ease and speed of a lawn tractor.
Compared with cars, gasoline-powered lawn mowers produce a disproportionate amount of air pollution. While mowers are run far less than cars, federal emissions rules have made ...
- Fiskars[R] Mows Down Drawbacks of Traditional Reel Mowers.
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 25, 2009 700+ words
...third less effort. MADISON, Wis. -- Reel mowers are slicing an ever-wider swath in...many benefits. Most already know that reel mowers are better for their health, their...environment. Many are surprised to hear that reel mowers are also better for their lawn, minimizing...
- Saturday is First Trade-In Day for Gas Mowers, Homeowners Can Get $75 for New...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 8, 1999 700+ words
...and the Pennsylvania Resources Council. More than 200 gas mowers were retired in the Philadelphia area last year, the first...carbon dioxide and irritating particles now emitted from the gas mowers that will be retired. The electric models are ideal for lawns...
- Reel mowers.(Turf Machines)
- Magazine article from: Golfscape September 1, 2003 700+ words
Locke Turf's TRM series reel mowers are available in a selection of 3, 5 and 7-gang models with cutting widths of 83, 138 and 192 in. Tractor requirements for...
- Locke Turf reel mowers.(turf maintenance equipment: Gallery of latest...
- Magazine article from: SportsTURF October 1, 2004 700+ words
The Commercial Series walk behind reel mowers from Locke Turf have been manufactured since 1928. The CL series come standard with a free floating cutting unit that is independent...
- Locke commercial reel mowers.(Mowers and more: commercial walk-behind mowers)
- Magazine article from: Outdoor Power Equipment November 1, 2004 700+ words
Since 1928, Locke Turf has manufactured and refined its Commercial Series walk-behind reel mowers. The series consists of 3 models: CL-125 (25-inch cutting width), CL-130 (30-inch cutting width) and CL-136...
- Tempest Technology, Inc. acquired Trimmer of Fresno, manufacturer of Trimmer...
- Magazine article from: Outdoor Power Equipment March 1, 2004 700+ words
Tempest Technology, Inc. acquired Trimmer of Fresno, manufacturer of Trimmer Reel Mowers and Yard Vac Products, and formed a new corporation called California Trimmer, Inc. California Trimmer will continue to manufacture...
- Going green can save you some green: Discounts offered for replacing gas mowers...
- Newspaper article from: Record (Stockton, CA) April 10, 2007 700+ words
...about $80. Electric mowers with all the trimmings -- a rear bag and a mulching kit -- cost more than $400, while cheap gas mowers can be found for less than $200. But the air district's program allows customers to grab an electric mower for about...
- A PUSH FOR THE REEL THING.(DAYBREAK)
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) April 8, 2004 700+ words
...be better for your grass. (Gas mowers tear. Reel mowers cut like a barber trimming bangs...Look, Ma, no gas!) In fact, gas mowers made before the late '90s pollute...lawn and garden products, said reel mowers are best suited for property...
