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Mowers for residential Bermuda
Posted on 4/14/24 at 7:53 am
Posted on 4/14/24 at 7:53 am
Just curious what everyone has at home.
I am considering switching from Centipede to Bermuda once my current fertilizer runs out and trying to understand if I’ll be switching mowers as well.
I currently have a standard rotary push mower. The cheapest reel mower I’ve seen is the California trimmer; looks solid, can pay a little more for a Honda engine. Any opinions on this mower? I don’t think the toro greensmaster is going to be in the budget.
FWIW, I only have about 3500 sqft of lawn.
I am considering switching from Centipede to Bermuda once my current fertilizer runs out and trying to understand if I’ll be switching mowers as well.
I currently have a standard rotary push mower. The cheapest reel mower I’ve seen is the California trimmer; looks solid, can pay a little more for a Honda engine. Any opinions on this mower? I don’t think the toro greensmaster is going to be in the budget.
FWIW, I only have about 3500 sqft of lawn.
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Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:07 am to absolute692
You can't use what you have? Is it that big of a difference?
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Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:28 am to absolute692
Keep your blades sharp and the mower you have shouldn't be a problem
Posted on 4/14/24 at 9:05 am to absolute692
7 blade earthwise reel mower
Posted on 4/14/24 at 12:55 pm to absolute692
Would consider starting with a push reel mower as well.
1) 3500sq ft would be easy to knock out.
2) can make sure that you are committed to actually reel mowing before dropping more money
3) the cut is pretty good for a manual and is better than a rotary for sure. Only issue I have is when it gets thick, you might have some waviness in the grass when mowing at 1inch or less. Only way to minimize that is to either get a reel that has more than 5 blades, double cut, or consider switching to a gas(or possibly electric) reel mower then.
1) 3500sq ft would be easy to knock out.
2) can make sure that you are committed to actually reel mowing before dropping more money
3) the cut is pretty good for a manual and is better than a rotary for sure. Only issue I have is when it gets thick, you might have some waviness in the grass when mowing at 1inch or less. Only way to minimize that is to either get a reel that has more than 5 blades, double cut, or consider switching to a gas(or possibly electric) reel mower then.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 1:40 pm to absolute692
F all that push reel business. Get the California and pay for the Honda. You’ll live the cut you get with that mower. Buy some back lap compound and figure it out. Probably 3 years before you will need a sharpen.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 1:47 pm to absolute692
If you’re not going to hybrid bermuda, you don’t necessarily need a reel mower. I mean, you surely can use a reel mower on common or hybrid, but don’t think you absolutely have to get a reel on all bermudas. What type bermuda are you looking at?
Posted on 4/14/24 at 2:11 pm to absolute692
I use an Ego 21” rotary with dual blades. That’s a game changer in itself.
I also recently modified it to cut under 1”.
My maintenance HOC is now the level 2 setting, which cuts about 1” if I had to guess.
Common Bermuda
I also recently modified it to cut under 1”.
My maintenance HOC is now the level 2 setting, which cuts about 1” if I had to guess.
Common Bermuda
Posted on 4/14/24 at 7:48 pm to absolute692
quote:
I currently have a standard rotary push mower. The cheapest reel mower I’ve seen is the California trimmer; looks solid, can pay a little more for a Honda engine. Any opinions on this mower? I don’t think the toro greensmaster is going to be in the budget.
EH.... screw all that.
Keep the blades sharp on your current mower and spend your money elsewhere. Or just save your money.
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