Reel Mower-Zeon Zoysia

dldlaw – posted 16 June 2009 20:20

Can anyone recommend a mower for zeon zoysia. My yard is small and was thing about a push reel or a tru cut gas mower if necessary. Any opinions are truly appreciated.

Thanks

david

Turfguy_UF – posted 16 June 2009 20:50

I have never herd of that type of cultivar of Zoysia . Had to look it up. I see it is recommended to be cut at 1-2″ is that were you are trying to keep it at? Or lower?

I also see that it has a fine texture blade which might allow you to use a push reel mower.

There are a couple of options though if you want to go gas reel mower.

You could contact a local golf course and see if they have any old mowers they are trying to get rid of, or there are stores/companies that refurbish mowers used on golf courses and resell them.

I think that would be your best bet if money is a consideration.

Reel mowers how ever are much more maintenance than a rotary mower. But you will get a much better cut if the reel mower is in good condition (level bed knife, and sharp blades).

I would do a little research on Google on how to properly maintain a reel mower, and if you think you can handle that then I would go for it for sure.

Also, if your yard is small a reel mower wont need as many check ups, or as much sharpening.

Couple of things I would consider.

If you can get your hands on a sharp push reel mower try that out first.

If you don’t like that then try to see if you can rent/borrow a gas reel mower, and try that.

They are not cheap, and no sense in getting something if it doesnt work for you.

Hope it helps.

TurfGuy

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dldlaw – posted 16 June 2009 20:58

Thanks for your thoughts. i am trying to avoid spending lots of money when my yard is truly small. I will be checking out lawnmowers this weekend.

Turfguy_UF – posted 16 June 2009 21:00

I am going to double post here because after I posted my first reponse I felt I should do a little homework.

Try out this link: http://www.cleanairgardening.com/reel-mower-buyers-guide.html

This guys seems to fit your needs, and has a lot of mowers to choose from with some solid advice on why he likes them. However he does tend to like the Scotts Classic a lot.

Read it over. But remember in the green industry (Turf, Landscape) it can be tricky getting the real truth. Once you find a mower you like try hitting up other reviews to make sure it isn’t just a pipe dream.

TurfGuy

dldlaw – posted 16 June 2009 21:25

Just read the information at the website you provided to me. Very good article. Thanks for taking your time to help. Regards.