Mantis 15-Inch 24 Volt Cordless Electric Reel Mower with Folding Handle And Grass Catcher #811103
- Non-polluting
- Padded Fold Down Handle
- Rechargeable 24-volt NiCad Battery
- Sealed Ball Bearings
- Variable Cutting height
Mantis 15-Inch 24 Volt Cordless Electric Reel Mower with Folding Handle And Grass Catcher #811103
- Tools & Hardware: 0 pages (2008-05-18)
- Publisher: Mantis
- Label: Mantis
- Studio: Mantis
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 6 reviews
- Sales Rank in Tools: #22358
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Summary: Excellent mower / Marginal battery 2008-08-26
Comment: The reel mower does a beautiful job cutting my tough Florida Zoysia grass evenly and smoothly. It performs as expected and as advertised except for the battery life. It takes me about 25 minutes to mow my 2000 sq. ft. lawn. The mower battery life is advertised for "up to" 30 minutes and "up to" 2500 sq.ft.... so I thought the product would be a good match for my needs. However, I can get no more than 20 minutes of run time. A Mantis customer service rep. emphasized the "up to" part of the 30 minute run time expectation and further told me that most customers are getting about 20 to 25 minutes of run time on a charge. I think the ads should state a 20 minute run time. Guess I'll need to shell out another $100 (one third the cost of the whole system) for a second battery! (I sure wish I had the battery that some other reviewer claimed which "lasts a good hour or more".) If the battery lasted 30 minutes, I would rate this product 5 stars.
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Summary: Nice mower for small lawns... 2008-08-24
Comment: The mower is a really nice choice. I purchased this mower because I am out of town more than I am in town. My fiancé is as mechanically adept as a tree shrew. The gas mower was beginning to cause some problems so it was time to get a new one. The electric mowers are nice but cord management can be a hassle. That is why I shopped for a cordless electric mower. I like the cut of the reel mower so that is the direction I decided to shop.
This mower does a very nice job, is light and easy to use. The battery lasts for the front yard (1000 sf) and a third or so of the back (1200 sf). This type of battery develops a longer charge after a dozen or so charges I am told. My only concern is that it seems fragile but it hasn't broken yet. It may be that I am used to the gas mowers that have to be stiffer to carry the engine. It is only this last item that kept me from giving it 5 stars. After a season I may change my mind and give it 5 or 3. Time will tell.
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Summary: One star for cuteness, no stars for usefulness 2008-08-07
Comment: Need I say more than that title implies.
Don't waste your money, unless you live on a putting green.
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Summary: Poor Quality 2008-07-31
Comment: The product arrived with the hub cab fell off, it is a piece of plastic held on by a bead of silicone.
After mowing my 800 sq ft lawn twice I have noticed one of the wheels binds at every revolution, pushing the mower pass this bind would cause the blade to scrape the cutting bar, enough that the paint would chip off. This defect very much made the manual push mowing not possible because that wheel would lock up.
This product is not very well built at all, a lot of low quality plastic with poor tolerances, for example I was not able to get both sides height to point to the same millimeter, there is a bit of play in the casing. It did cut the grass decently when it worked. I love reel mowers but for the premium price, and getting a very filmsy product prone to breaking, I would suggest looking else where; I bought a heavy duty steel, manual reel mower and it cuts better.
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Summary: mantis mower 2008-07-06
Comment: Very disappointed in the battery life .
I have a very tiny lawn and have to recharge 1 time to finish it.
Don't know if the battery was old or what !!!!!!!
Oter than that it is great I have severe back problems and am still able to mow myself.
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