I recently decided to purchase a push-mower. One of those old-fashioned mowers that you push and the blades spin to cut the grass. I bought it at Lowes for about $80 (only model available). It felt great to push the mower. It makes very little noise pollution, so the neighbors were not annoyed. It makes no air pollution (no engine = no pollution). It gives me a good exercise workout. All good things!
It worked well in the first week or so, but in the third week it broke! I'm very disappointed. Well, the reel-mower didn't cut the grass too well, but it at least got the job done. Even though the reel-mower has a 2-year warranty, the neighbors were starting to give me funny looks due to the tall grass on my lawn. The grass grew to maybe 1 foot tall. So, I very reluctantly plunked down $139 and bought the cheapest gas-powered lawn mower. Wow! It cuts the grass so quickly and cleanly. I hate the noise and air pollution.
I guess you could chalk this adventure up as a loss. I tried to do something good for the environment, but it just wasn't very practical. I'm disappointed by the need ot use a gas motor, but at least I only use it for a few minutes every other weekend.
