Sunlawn 16-Inch Manual Reel Push Mower MM-1

I bought this mower for the typical reasons:

1. Used power mower that I bought a few years ago died.
2. Wanted something light and quiet.
3. The lack of emissions and the "old fashioned-ness" of the thing appeals to me.

Here are the pros as I see them:

1. Reel height is higher than many others on the market. There are a few others that go up to about 3 inches, but their blades need sharpened yearly (see point two). I live in the South, and everybody I've talked to down here says that you absolutely shouldn't mow below 2.5 inches in the hot, dry summer.
2. Blades don't need sharpened every year. Since they do not actually make contact with the cutting bar, the manual says that the blades shouldn't need any care for 7 to 10 years.
3. Very easy to push and extremely quiet as compared to a powered mower.
4. You can mow bare foot! OK, this may not be recommended, but you can do it without worrying about getting...Read more

this is the most enjoyable time i've ever had mowing my lawn. i prefer the way my lawn looks after i finish mowing with my mm-1. i heard that reel mowers don't do well on bumpy lawns. i consider my lawn to be fairly bumpy and haven't had any problems. i decided that if i could mow my lawn without using any gasoline or emitting pollution then that's what i should be doing. i also like the idea that my neighbors in this newly developing suburban community all seem to be surpised with how well this contraption that doesn't require fuel or an engine does it's job. the fact that my using this mower has influenced a few people on my street to make their next lawn mower a non-polluting, earth friendly reel mower makes it worth it.

the two major reasons i bought this particular reel mower instead of a different brand are:

1)i bought this particular mower instead of the 20 inch wide scotts reel mower because the blade on the mm-1 doesn't need sharpening for at least...Read more

Bad review for Sunlawn, but great review for Amazon. This is the first bad experience I have ever had with an Amazon Merchant. My reel mower didn't arrive by the date it was supposed to. After waiting several extra days,I contacted Amazon, who said wait until this new date, and it showed up. All was fine until the mower broke the 2nd time we used it. We had a horrible time getting a hold of sunlawn for a refund or replacement-- always getting a message about an unprecedented number of calls and never receiving an email response. When I left a message with sunlawn saying I was contacting Amazon about their service, I finally got a call back. They said I would receive a return shipping label-- but it never came, and I never heard from them again. I did hear from Amazon, who followed through and refunded my purchase. Amazon is wonderful -- just stay away from Sunlawn.