Push-Mower

Gas mowers roar. Electric mowers whirr. But a reel mower — a reel mower whispers. The soft “snikt-snikt-snikt” of spinning blades against a stationary bed knife is the sound of a Sunday morning that doesn’t wake the neighbors. Reel mowers cut grass by scissoring each blade between a spinning reel and a fixed bed knife — a fundamentally cleaner cut than the tearing action of a rotary mower. The result? Healthier grass that’s less susceptible to disease and brown tips. We tested 6 of the best reel mowers for lawns from 500 to 5,000 square feet. ...