I really like this mower a lot. I have owned a Brill and Sunlawn, but I like the Scotts classic better than either. I do have a 40 year old Scotts Deluxe that is substantially heavier and which I like the best of all. I use the old Scotts Deluxe for mowing my own yard and leave the Scotts classic in my trunk to mow rentals. Here are my pros and cons.
Pros.
1. Heavier than others. That makes it less likely to slip when going over uneven lawn or wet grass. It also has more reel momentum making it cut tall floppy grass and leaves better.
2. Handle comes off easily. There are little clips that hold the handle in, but I do not use them. I just pop the handle on and off, making it easy to store in my trunk and use any time.
3. No gas, much, much lighter and smaller than a gas mower. Of course this is true of all reel mowers, but it is an important point for me. I can leave this in my trunk and not worry about gas fumes or about refilling gas. It is always ready to go. With the handle off, it does not take up too much of my trunk and it is light enough to easily take in and out of my trunk.
4. Durable. You might not think of this with a reel mower, but it saves me nice money in maintenance. I actually mow several rental lawns weekly. With that much mowing I have to take my mower in for maintenance every year. Also I have bent the crankshaft on multiple mowers. The only maintenance on this is sharpening the blade.
5. Easy to sharpen the blade. This mower is made by American Lawn Mower, which means it can use the very easy, very cheap american lawn mower sharpening kit available from amazon and tons of other places for under $20. I like the kit and feel I get a better cut with this mower than I did with the brill or sunlawn models.
6. Quiet. Maybe it is a little louder than the brill, but it is still super quiet. If I feel like mowing in the middle of the night, just because I can, I do and it bothers noone. Now when I use a gas mower, the noise really bothers me.
Cons.
1. Handle is super flexy. They really cheaped out on the handle. The sunlawn and brill models are much stronger. It works and lasted a heavy use season, but it will not last as long as the body.
2. Tough time with weeds. Like all reel mowers, this thing does not like to mow anything that is tall and floppy. This one handles weeds and tall grass much better than average, but you should still try to hold down the weeds and cut weekly if possible. That being said my sister often forgets to mow her weedy lawn for a few weeks, and I am able to mow it with my Scotts classic when her sunlawn would have more difficulty.
Scotts 2000-20 20-Inch
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