American Lawn Mower Company Reel Mower Grass Catcher #1ST-SP

This thing needs a serious redesign, start with the attachment clips...


Simple, but a tad cumbersome.   September 23, 2000
ehobz (Texas)
20 out of 24 found this review helpful

I purchased one of these along with my Scott's Classic mower. I found that I don't use it much since it seems to get in the way more often than not, especially if you cut your grass at higher settings. Its effectiveness at catching the clippings is reduced by the wind and the slope of your yard. Grass clippings tend to want to accumulate on the mower rather than in the grass catcher. It's simple, inexpensive, and does an alright job of catching the clippings, but I guess I would rather leave the clippings on the grass. Your mileage may vary!


American Lawn Mower Reel Mower Grass Catcher Review   July 5, 2001
Joseph R. Zak (St. Louis, MO United States)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful

The construction is poor. It did not function properly as it did not remain securely fastened to the mower and thus was unusable.


Instructions to attach 1ST-SP to Scotts 2000-20-20   February 18, 2006
HAL 1729 (Los Angeles, CA)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful

I bought a Scotts 2000-20-20 and wanted a Grass Catcher with it. Though all the reviewers warned of not having the instructions to attach this grass catcher to Scotts 2000, I went ahead and bought it. My catcher arrived with no instructions at all. Fortunately, the same model was available in my Home Depot and I went through the instructions. Completely useless.

Here are the instructions and the material you will need. This is what works great for me. Your experience may vary

1. Place catcher close to the Black rod behind the catcher.
2. The grass is thrown to your left, if you standing behind the catcher. So place the catcher to the extreme left of the black rod. The space on the right hand is not a problem.
3. Cut four square patches of small Velcro and attach to 2 pieces to the black rod and 2 pieces to the catcher on either end where the steel rod is exposed. This prevents the catcher from sliding to the right.
4. Use a strip of velcro to attach the catcher securely to the black rod.
5. You are in business. Go cut some grass.

The velcro helps in detaching the catcher from the scotts for easy storage (duct tape works, but is too hard to remove. You can use twistix, but the catcher slides)

Have fun.


ALL BUT WORTHLESS   March 8, 2004
Brian B Jackson (Sonoma County, CA)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful

I'm a pretty handy guy and I could not figure out how to properly install this "universal" catch...probably because it's simply not a good fit even when installed to specifications. Why Scott's brand would allow such a generic "piece" to be associated with their product and brand name is beyond me. Unless you know how to weld the included hardware to the rear cross-member (and I certainly do not), I find this catch to be totally worthless...if you're like me, you knew you were in trouble when the assembly instructions didn't even offer assembly for a 20 inch mower.