Great States 204-14 Hand Reel 14 Inch Push Lawn Mower

The push lawn mower arrived quickly and was very affordable. Assembly was straightforward thanks to clear instruction videos. Although it was heavier than expected, it is still easy to maneuver around the yard. Overall, I’m satisfied with the purchase. It is made in China, and I would welcome the option of a USA made version in the future.

I've used two other Push Mowers in the past from different manufacturers (one brand new and one borrowed used from a neighbor) and I can honestly say that this one is the BEST in terms of being light weight, easy to manuever and easy to operate. I'm a petite woman and my small city yard does not justify the use of a motorized mower however I always found Reel Push Mowers to be very difficult to push, even while the grass was still reasonably short. By the time I had received this order, my yard was terribly overgrown from not having been mowed for three+ weeks and so I anticipated a rough experience from the get go but was pleasantly surprised; this mower cuts grass like butter! I've used it weekly now for several weeks and it's absolutely wonderful. I sincerely did not expect so much, especially since I purchased this mower strictly based on it being the most affordable option. As with all push mowers, sometimes a small twig will get caught in the blades and bring you to a complete stop. My yard is riddled with small twig fragments from the giant oaks lining our street but this only slows me down maybe once or twice each time. It's relatively easy to unjam; you can't roll the blades in reverse so you just need to bend down and pull/dislodge the twig. Assembly was relatively easy but I do wish I had read the instructions more carefully before trying to squeak the rubberized grips onto the handle. Instructions advise that you should use a little dish soap and water to help slide them on. I skipped that step and painstakingly forced them on, which did result in a very small tear on one of the grips. Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with this purchase and if I ever had to, would repurchase this same model again. Highly recommend!

I use this reel mower just to cut a relatively small section of St. Augustine grass surrounding my patio; the rest of the lawn is Bermuda and I leave that to the gas mower. I chose this particular model because of the small size and ability to use a high setting for the grass. This mower has gone through a full season (about 8 months here) and I'm pretty satisfied with it. The mower came with instructions (see photo below) that suggested this wasn't a good choice for cutting either Bermuda or St Augustine, but it worked well enough for me. It absolutely mowed my Bermuda with ease; some of the thicker St. Augustine was more of a challenge but I probably let it grow pretty long between mows. I don't have many rocks in the yard, but there are occasional small sticks that fall from the trees and yes those will bring the reels to an immediate stop---with the handles ramming into you! I had never cut grass with a manual mower until I got this one, and I've found I do enjoy it. Good exercise, a satisfying cutting sound, and the grass looks a lot better than it used to when the gas mower and edger were doing the trimming.

I was a little concerned when I purchased this due to some of the negative feedback including: difficult assembly & adjustment, handles bending due to light weight, inability to cut long grass, and possible quality control. I was very pleasantly surprised. Assembly & adjustment: One reviewer mentioned that you needed to be mechanically inclined to assemble. This is simply not true. The actual mower is assembled, you just put on the handles. Instructions are very easy to follow. You get 4 pieces of aluminum tubing, 3 bolts and washers, and 3 plastic wingnuts. You literally put 3 bolts into the handle (one bolt is 10 mm smaller and goes up top which is clearly indicated) and snap the assembled handle onto the mower securing with a couple half washers. It took me under 2 minutes to assemble. Adjustment is via 4 flathead screws. Mine came calibrated perfectly but calibrating would take a couple rounds of trial and error. If you purchase this device and have no physical impediments you can be mowing your yard in under 5 minutes. Flimsy handles: I did not experience any issues with this. Handles are heavy weight enough to deal with the light-moderate amount of pressure I applied while mowing. Long grass: My patch of grass was horribly overgrown. Lawn was probably 8-10 inches with some tall weeds. The lawnmower would occasionally get gummed up in the grass and I would just pull it back and go over the same patch. It cut cut the grass well with 2-3 passes. Some tall weeds would just get bent down. I can just pull those though because they have thick stems. Quality control: I did not experience any issues. Overall, this is an excellent mower at the price. I only have a 30 x 20 patch of grass making this ideal. I would not want to use this as the only mower for an acre. It would take forever. I was able to do my patch of grass in about 15 minutes. I would recommend this to anyone who has a smaller lawn who doesn't need to get a gas powered mower.

A product has to really wow me to get me to write a review, this one wowed me. Tremendously easy and fast to assemble, not sure what’s up with all the reviews that say assembly is difficult and requires 2 people. I almost didn’t purchase this because of those reviews and now I’m really glad I didn’t listen. I’m a 125lb female with little to no muscle mass and assembly required less time and physical exertion than blow drying my hair. Seriously. There’s a QR code with the manual, just point your phone’s camera at it and it takes you to a video of a guy explaining the process in plain English. As far as grass cutting ability, this exceeded my expectations there too. Blade is sharp and cleanly cuts the grass instead of ripping it like my gas powered mower. Now I can cut my grass in the coolness of the early morning or evening without worrying about disturbing my neighbors with loud motor noises. I’m seriously so pleased with this purchase!!!

I have two small patches of grass, this is perfect size. Adjustable cut height, small storage size compared to a full size mower. Cut's good. 👍👍

This is a good mower, I had one problem with this mower and one with reel mowers like this in general, but that at the end. First off, if you get this with a fairly lush, green lawn, you're probably not going to be able to mow it on your first try, even at the tallest setting. This mower will choke on loose grass and long grass. I had to use my 2-stoke gas Ryobi weed wacker to basically mow the entire lawn first, then rake up all the loose grass, and then the mower still couldn't handle it. So I weed wacked it again, got it even lower, raked up all the loose grass, then this mower could handle it, again, at the tallest setting. The whole thing took me about four hours of very difficult work. Now that the lawn is short, I plan to mow it every week with this mower, so that I can avoid that happening again. And unlike a rotary mower, you'll need to either hand trim or weed wack the edges if you are near stone, because that reel mower can't cut that kind of uneven grass well, or at all. If you're buying this mower because you want a cheap way to cut your grass, just invest in an electric or gas mower, you'll almost definitely pay for this in the long run. But if you want it because it's quiet easy to use on a well-prepared lawn, then it's good. Now, a minor problem ... the top tubes that they used are relatively thin wall, and one bent on me, first time out. Nothing major, I was able to bend it back, but this mower hates to be torqued around corners. If they had gone just a little bit thicker wall on the tube handles, then this would have been a better product. I get that they want the light weight, but most of the weight is the base, not the handles anyway. Next, a bigger problem ... if you're buying this thing because you want to help save the planet with a green mowing technique, then I have news for you, this 'aint it! The problem is that even on the highest setting, this cuts the grass very short. If you like that golf course look to your lawn, okay, but that too short lawn is going to lose water and moisture a LOT faster than a slightly taller lawn. So sure, you'll avoid burning gas, and you won't have to deal with an electric cord, but your lawn will need more water. If you live where there is a lot of water like Indiana or Ohio or NY State, etc., then no problem. But if you live in California, Colorado, Florida, Texas, Arizona, etc., where water is expensive, and scarce, then this reel lawn mower will probably cause more environmental cost in spent water than it will save in gasoline or electricity. The increasing reality is that electricity is being made cleaner and cleaner, but water is getting more and more threatened. If you want to really save money and help the environment, then save money on your watering bill too ... get yourself a little electric rotary mower, be careful not to run over the cord, set the height as high as you can, and let the lawn do what it wants to do, which is hold onto its water by shading the soil with longer blades of grass. I already bought this one, but I regret not just getting an electric with a grass catcher. One last thing that they could have done to make this a better mower is allow a higher cut height. I'm not sure how they could have done that with the back roller setting the height, but I can't imagine that it would have been a terribly difficult engineering problem.

This is so many positive things : 1) Efficient 2) Practical 3) Quiet 4) Workout 5) Fun and only 1 negative thing : It finds it had to cut grass a foot long. I tried to go twice over those areas to get most of the grass cut, then clip with hands what was left. This is awesome if you mow every 2-3 weeks, it will maintain the grass amazingly and you don't even need a grass catcher. I had an electric mower with a 100ft cable going around. It used to take me 3 hours to mow my backyard and front-yard (imagine the hassle of moving the cable around and mowing, always looking out if you cut the wire) . I never tried a gas mower before because of 2 toddlers and a baby, could be dangerous. Also, those are heavy, smelly and a hassle to deal with. The manual reel one did it in 20 min. This little mower can be moved around with one hand, so practical. I could go faster . I literally was jogging and mowing and the same time just for the fun of it (tried it a couple of times), and it would still cut the grass amazingly. It makes very little noise, now I can mow anytime I can without worrying about waking up the neighbors. Best $65 I could have spent. Will get another one for wifey and we will have fun mowing together while having a workout session.

Der Rollrasenmäher ist einfach zu bedienen, funktioniert einwandfrei und war einfach zu montieren.

I'm very happy with this little guy! I assembled it without too much trouble and took it out for the first time yesterday. I used two electric mowers in the past, one with a cable and one with a battery. They were so heavy that I really struggled to move them at all, so mowing the lawn took a very long time and utterly exhausted me, and my back and arms would be aching for days afterwards. This mower is so much lighter and easier to handle, after a little push to get it it rolling I just walked behind it and steered. Since it was so much easier to move I got the job done way faster and I feel fine today, no aches or pains!

10/10 facil de armar, facil de usar y le dio vida a mi pasto cambio su color bastante y se vio bonito a t un buen cardio

Excelente cortadora, me llego en perfectas condiciones y me ayudo bastante

I wanted something easy and light so I could cut the grass while wearing my baby and this does a great job. It's much quieter than a motor mower so my baby sleeps through it. I also personally hate the chore of plugging in a mower or having to pull to start so this is much easier for me. Cannot handle going over twigs and gets caught if grass is too long.