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 Good so far May 15, 2008
JSebastian
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
with our late spring weather, we haven't gotten as much use from this mower as we had planned. We have tried it on thick northern climate grass and found what other reviewer have commented; not so good on wet grass, and you may need to make more than one pass if you allow the grass to get too long.
As for the mower itself, I've noticed that it requires more adjustment than advertised. When it arrived, the blades touched the cutter (manual say's they shouldn't). After adjusting it and using it on a larger yard (close to 10,000 sq ft) it required adjusting again. Hope this doesn't continue to be a problem.
 Sorriest Mower I've ever owned May 27, 2008
V. Richie (Indianapolis)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got this thing a year ago and have been pretty persistent in using it when I can. I have 20Ksq ft lawn and I use the reel mowers on the front because it simply looks so much better cut with a reel.
I started off with a 99.00 Scotts mower. It was a real chore to push, but cut very well. But alas, the handle didn't last half a season. Junk.
I decided to step up a notch and get this one. Big mistake.
It's a real joy to push, little effort at all and is constructed quite well for the price. However, I have to take min 2, usually 3 or 4 passes to cut the grass properly. I have adjusted the knife in and out trying to get better results and all efforts have failed. I don't know if it's the reel speed ratio or the attack angle on the rotary, but this thing literally misses more grass than it cuts. It "thins" your lawn, but doesn't cut it.
Be prepared to mow your lawn twice every time in order to get something even reasonable. I try not to be picky about missed blades here and there, this type of mower is just that way, but this one is horrible. And in case you are wondering, I never try to cut more than about 1/2 inch with it. Anything more than that and you may as well drag a brick around your lawn it would cut better.
Saving gas money, helping the environment and losing weight June 9, 2008
Priscilla Hagadone
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Sunlawn is awesome. I can now wear my flip flops when mowing my lawn. I can listen to music and the birds instead of an obnoxious motor. I can smell the flowers instead of fumes. I love this mower. It is as easy to push as my gas mower (I did not have self-propelled). My only suggestion is that you buy the bagger that goes with it. It cuts the grass in bigger chunks than a gas mower, and as much as I want to firm up and lose more weight, I don't want to rake.
Good mower for grass - consider edging needs July 3, 2008
Becky (MN)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is almost perfect. As other say its very easy to assemble, easy to push, very light weight. Make sure to tighen the height setting I found it shifted to the lowest until I got it really tight. Setting the mower to a 2" hight - the highest option it goes over most little hills and bump as well as twigs. When I had it shorter more things got caught. Although that's not a hard fix if you like a lower cut. It takes me no longer and with no more effort than my old key start power mower.
What I had not considered is my whole yard is bordered by a flower garden with the traditional low rolled plastic edging. With my power mower I just rolled over the egding and got all of the grass. This doesn't work with this mower, it gets stuck. If I try to go along the side of the edging it is about 3 inches from the outside of the wheel to the blade so it leaves about 3 inches of grass. So I'm trying to figure ot a way to avoid going around on my hands and knees with a grass clipper or having to buy a weed wacker. I tried tilting the mower back and I got some more grass so maybe I can master a technique that will work. I've had this for about a month and very pleased overall.
Customer support issues (are they out of business?)-TERRIBLE September 6, 2008
D. Barkalow
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We purchased Model MM-1 last summer (07). Loved it until it broke this spring(08) under normal use. It came with a two year warranty. We contacted the company through phone (full mailbox) and email. Received an automated email response a month ago that "issue will be resolved". Have heard nothing since. Voicemail is still full and email contact no longer working...absolutely no satisfaction and no way to get in touch! I would stay away from this company even though I love their "green" aspect.
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