Reel Mower VS Rotary Mower - Best lawn mower 2020
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Reel Mower VS Rotary Mower - Best lawn mower 2020
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Reel mower vs rotary mower is a greatquestion. One step to achieving the ultimate lawn fix is to select a mower that cuts well. The best lawn mower 2020 in my opinion is allett mowers. I prefer a reel mow vs rotary mow because the cut quality of the reel mower is superior. No matter how you look at it a push reel mower vs a push rotary mower the reel mower wins. The reel cuts like sharp scissors where the rotary mower cuts like a machete.
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Yard Equipment
🛒 Sun Joe Scarifier and dethatcher (REQUIRES 12Gaugae Extension Cord)
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🛒 12gauge 100ft extension cord
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🛒 Thatch Rake
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🛒 Spyker hand held spreader
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🛒 Levelawn
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🛒 Rain Gauge 10 pack
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🛒 Thermometer (Taylor digital thermometer)
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🛒 FlowZone Typhoon 2V
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🛒 FlowZone Storm Backpack Sprayer
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🛒 Solo Handheld Sprayer 2 Gallon w/ fan nozzle
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Herbicides for Cool Season Grass
🛒 Speedzone (For hard to kill weeds)
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Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/y3emhy5a
🛒 T-Zone Herbicide (For hard to do weeds)
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Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/y4tqhy3o
🛒 Tenacity (Crabgrass and annual grass control)
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Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/y2go983a
🛒 Non-ionic Surfactant (to be purchased with Tenacity)
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Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/y653upkf
🛒 Methylated Seed Oil Duo Stick (Purchase with quinclorac products like drive xlr8)
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🛒 Drive XLR8 Quinclorac (annual grass killer / crabgrass killer)
Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/48b8jssy
Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2ZWZI4N
🛒 Quinclorac 1.5L (annual grass killer / crabgrass killer)
Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/31ywx53
Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/m48nud7m
Herbicides Warm Season grass types (READ LABEL FOR GRASS TYPE / WEED TARGET)
🛒 Weed Free Zone (general weed killer)
Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3aPRdeB
Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/4tlraqeq
🛒 Dismiss NXT (annual grass killer)
Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3qbtBaB
Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/10xoaovn
🛒 Certainty (annual grass killer/crabgrass killer)
Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3d0Lt4c
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Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
Same!
“The size, the thickness and density of your deck... does matter”. You heard it here first! Lol
That's what I'm talking about
If you mow for more than a month you should know that......
LOL
Same mower as the guy who won the lawn pattern world championship , massive difference in price because this real mower is for the discerning owner who wants the best but to get the best out of this mower the grass needs to be cut short and minimum every two days and the suffice needs to be perfectly level , good luck .
great feedback and very true!
I'm a Swardman fan myself, but congrats on your step into Reel mowing!
Thanks Curt!
Looks like a fun mower Ginja! Me, I got a 21" deck (Honda HRC) last season and love it! Since your 20B cuts cleaner, can you violate the 1/3 rule, or not really? I just stepped my mow height down to 2" and I am scalping in spots where it's uneven. I am mowing 2 times per week right now. I think if I were to cut at 1" I would have to mow every other day.
I've tried and failed many times with a rotary mower. The upper line reels you can violate a bit and get by
Since peatmoss is good at holding moisture would it make a good lawn leveling material
Little too spongy in my opinion.
I just got a new house I have two big dogs that are beating up my back yard. I wanted to try and Aerate it and over seed to try and fix some of the problems. I think I am running into a thatch problem all over the yard. cause I have had the dogs out front and they don’t pee in the same spots but it is killing the grass every time they pee. When I part my grass I don’t see dirt. I have ordered the sun joe de thatcher it is coming in like two weeks I wanted to de thatch and aerate then over seed the whole yard would that stress out my lawn to much?
Itll stress the lawn. Part of the process. Itll bounce back in about 3 to 6 weeks if you follow my instructions in the videos
Thanks man appreciate the response
You're welcome
🤣🤣🤣 finally!!!! you decided to open it up 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm not the brightest bulb hahaha
In the UK we call Reel mowers, Cylinder mowers.
We used to until we found out the UK did. So in an effort to mess things up we switched it to reel mower 😂😂😂
I had both reel and rotary but I had LOCKE REEL.THATS A REEL.MOWER THAT ONE WILL LAST YOU FOREVER I HAVE ONE THAT'S 45YRS OLD AND ROTARY I HAD SNAPPER THE MAGUSIEM DECK.SAME THING IT MIGHT DIDN'T MULCH WELL.WITH THERE BLADE BUT I PUT "GATOR BLADE AND DOES PERFECT
Love the feedback bruce!
I would love to have a mower like that but my lawn isn't flat?it's terrorist in the front and side lawn is too
Sounds like an awesome lawn project! Go slay that lawn!
I am old enough to remember when all lawn mowers were Reel type. Fact
Rad
Grew up in the 80's and I remember cutting the yard with a manual push one, We also had the hand held cutter the one with double sided serrated blade you swung back n forth trying not to hit your shins with lol.
@@lolYoruichifan you mean a sythe
I'm old enough to remember when nobody had a leaf blower. Everyone raked and swept. And you swept your clippings out of the street. Now everyone just blows debris in the street.
I too mowed approx 0.5 acre with a no engine reel mower. My dad was concerned with the safety issues of the power mowers of the 1960's. Then the drop dead engine was invented and I got a power mower and was glad . I have a 12 year old mower and when it needs replaced a 'reel' mower is being considered. Grass and debris in the streets ? Not back in my day.
Ah man it looks like they accidentally delivered my mower to your house!
Dang it! might need to swap for the ride on hahaha
Swap it out for a Swardman
NEVER!!!!
RUDE!!!!
@@dronemaddness5148 dude
Had a Allett REÈL mower now for 33 years , still using it ,fantastic machines 😊👍
Rad!
I would like to know how much did it coast you for the new mower with all it gadjets? I would also like to see you in action with this mower.
Definitely had my eyes on Allett brand for a while. I'm liking the Liberty for my small lawn. The maintenance side is what makes it hard to pull the trigger. Congrats on an awesome mower.
I hear yah! it was my concern as well. you can backlap for a little bit to keep the blades tip top
I've used this type of mower for many years and it's not necessary to have it professionally sharpened every year, unless you hit a stone and dink the blade. These mowers don't like stones, any lawn should be well raked with a powered lawn rake to remove anything that could damage the blade. The design of the blade is such that the two blades sharpen each other as they cut, once in a while I attach a sharpener to the bottom blade and run the blade while the machine is static for about five seconds, that's all it takes. An oil change and a new spark plug once a year is all that's necessary.
Reel mowers were common in the 60's, but they were top-heavy and fairly unwieldy, even propelled units, so it took an older teen / adult to operate it. I suspect the rotary became dominant simply because you could pawn the mowing job off to 11-year-olds. This was when I was around 11. Now I'm really showing my age, because I don't recall seeing a kid of ANY age mowing a lawn in at least ten years, so we've come full circle to an adult-only chore.
That's a great point!
Praying that everyone is doing great,your lawn looks awesome, here in Lakeville Mn. The turf is still waking up, as always awesome videos and great info 😂😂👍👍⭐️⭐️
It will be great again! Waiting on the soil temps to rise a tad
I own one of these, a beautiful mower. In the UK we call them cylinder mowers. Anyone who likes to look after their lawn uses this type of mower!
Yes! thanks for watching. Love this mower.
Shoulda got a locke, son.
no joke
Allett casting a wide net this season, love it!
It's a pretty organic net. I paid for the mower and attachments. It wasn't cheap. they're not giving these things away
Pest and Lawn Ginja no kidding, I spoke to Roland about getting one for myself, sticker shock.
Unless you go used you won't find an upper end reel mower for cheaper than $1500 that's ready to go
My lawn is uneven so a reel mower is a no go from the start. I wouldn’t replace my Honda anyway. It’s a great mower and it’s really reliable. I probably wouldn’t get a British mower because my brother had a British sports car.
LOL love it! I think too many people get caught up on thinking the area has to be flat to use a reel mower. it doesn't. the roller causes less friction than the 4 wheels on a traditional rotary mower. There are plenty 2 wheel reel mowers as well.
The Allett reel mower is used by many professional stadiums in the USA, liked for the quality of the cut and their reliability. Not to be compared to old British sports cars of yesterday. The quality is awesome.
Haha, I think your kid hurt himself for one second when he punched the box, but then quickly turned to keeping appearances up for the video...
totally agree hahaha
I caught that haha
This reminds me of my youth when all the yard service people had power reel mowers, back before rotary mowers became cheaper and more popular. They do cut very well, if adjusted properly.
yes! lots of adjusting that has to be done.
As a golf course superintendent I need to give you a bit of info. NO CONTACT! I could hear the reel contacting the bed knife. This will cause the same "tearing" actions as the rotary mower after the first pass!
great feedback! Thank you
But I love the mower! I live in a condo complex and my grass is cut for me. Always love the "your yard must look awesome" question!
LOL yes! mine looks good when I want it too. Other than that I trash it trying things out
Well I guess I gotta start start saving my pennies.
Hell yeah!
Get reel. Honestly.
1st? #decksizematters
that's what I'm talking about!
Great run down on the topic Ginja My Ninja! Excited to see that new toy in action this season brother!
Thanks! Been a long time coming
The major difference is about 3000 bucks....
LOL plenty of rotary mowers in that price range.
Poor Rolls Royce... he looked like he's managing though. Congrats on the new mower!
yah..... its pretty sad. he's scheduled for surgery
It looks really sick! Top choice! You realise now your gonna have to make some vids mowing with THE BEAST! Bang on!
Coming soon! It's a great machine!
Ginja, you are the man. How do you like your Allett and where do you get your blades sharpen and mower maintenance at? Looking on investing on a Allett Kensington 20H, but wanted to get as much input before I go ahead and spend over 3500$. Do you think it would be a great mower for Meyers Zoysia?
I just started reel mowing.. I have a true cot 21 inch and I bought a Sun Joe cordless 16 inch cut. I use my Kobalt 80 volt to do the trimming or outline of curbside and driveway, sidewalk. I remove all grass with my sweeper. Ok. Back to the reel mowers. Since I've started reel mowing, my yard looks 100 percent better. The Bermuda grows tighter or more dense. It's unbelievable the difference. Now it took about 3 cuttings, but you notice it. I cutt my Bermuda twice a week and only trim once a week. I like both reel mowers, but favor the Sun Joe. Quieter than the tru cut and also the tru cut will work the hell out of you. The Sun Joe you do have to push. But the reels are power by the ion 24 volt battery... I also purchased a Sun Joe Scarifier to use next year. I bought a dethatcher but quickly learned, you don't Dethatch Bermuda or any other grasses that have runner's. It will YANK the grass out of the lawn. Bad advice from someone on UA-cam about using a dethatcher on Bermuda. Have fun...
great feedback kell.
thickness, density.. length, girth... deck size matters!!!
I knew it!!!
Allet website is blocked 🚫
Thanks for letting me know! I'll see what I can do on my end to fix that
You didnt mow!! Was looking forward to that haha.
Sorry Jessica! More to come!
I’ve seen quite a few of these introduced this year on some channels did Allet just start importing into the US recently or something? They look really quality, the cartridge system is very similar to swardman mowers. I just wish I could find a reel mower that’s less than $2,000 the wife won’t let me spend that much on a mower 🤣. For now I’ll just stick with my $20 Craigslist special lol. I did my first cut of the season this year at 1” and it does a beautiful cut for being a manual push reel mower. Just a ton of work and no rollers. I wish more people used reel mowers around here so the second hand market was bigger.
If you were closer to me I could get you a very used toro under $1500
Pest and Lawn Ginja oh man don’t tempt me, that would be a nice drive though! 😁
@@pestandlawnginja I live in utah and intrigued by the toro you mentioned. Define very used and what model? ;)
They commonly have the toro greensmaster 1600. pm me on facebook if you have any other questions.
Reel mowing is addicting. Bought my Swardman in the fall and cut every other day. The cut and stripes are amazing. Your going to have a blast, congrats.
I have an Electra and love it! What's your IG?
curt morehouse .... LOL. Sorry I don’t have one. I don’t even have Facebook. This is about as advanced in technology I get, commenting on You Tube videos.
Ron Hunter dang! Would love to see another Swardman owner’s yard.
curt morehouse .. My profile pic I have here is a glimpse of my yard, KBG-PRG at 1/2”. Were you located?
I'm super excited to get started
It's not the size of your deck that matters it's what you do with it that being said if your deck is only as thick as a residential John Deere you better keep it in a vice
LOL love it!
@@pestandlawnginja 😁😁
Love the puns
The set look complete for all the lawn work. Really wish I have one. But I can't find a service center here in Malaysia when my Machine and cylinder need service. I used to have the Cylinder mover. But throw away after a yr later when the cylinder stuck during cutting the grass. B'cos the blade need to be sharpen and I can't find a service center here. That really piss me off and spend more time on my lawn work due to the blade issue....
You'll be hard pressed to find one here in the USA too. I have had to send mine by mail and its been expensive
And so it begins................
Down the rabbit hole....................
So, will there be a 'best lawn' comp between all you USA youtubers come 4th of July weekend?
The battle grounds are instagram for that. I gotta lot of practicing to do hahaha
That is a "reel" sick mower. I'll get there one day
Very Punny! Love it hahaha
Sick ??
Thanks for the informative vid. I've been curious about the classic reel, makes me want to get one now
do it! You'll never go back after you see how happy the grass is
@@pestandlawnginja im on it!
Perfect!
awesome video ginja! Deck size matters!
Get out your wallet for a reel mower. I pay $85 a month for my lawn to be mowed each week and bushes trimmed. $2K for a reel mower. LOL!
well.... sounds like you'd own an amazing reel mower in 2 years at that pace
Always use the cheapest push mower that one can buyM Usually a 19” for $199.00 now because of 8.6% inflation. Briggs & Stratton engine usually but switch to Chinese brand engines which last longer then Briggs & Stratton.
So far I’m 3 seasons in and have zero issues with my Briggs. They got a bad rep but have since fixed the issues. So far so good 😊
Reel Mower VS Rotary Mower is like Apple vs. Oranges. When your lawn becomes a hobby....expense is not an object and cutting the grass is no longer a chore. A reel mower is ideal for Bermuda and grasses that looks great cut short. A rotary mower works great for tall fescue which does better (healthier with deeper roots) when you let it grow to 4 inches. Getting a reel mower blade sharpened is a pain plus you need to have your lawn leveled as flat as a possible. Like I stated. when you spend 2K plus on a reel mower and all those accessories, your lawn is now a hobby.
I like it
Buy once and Cry once!!!! 🤣😂😅 That’s hilarious! Good one Ginja.
My moto for life hahaha
Hey a merle bulldog. Nice 👍🏽. We breed them ROYAL BLOODLINE BULLIES. Great video! Looking into buying a reel mower to try them out
Rad! Bulldogs or no dogs! Jonesing to get a frenchie in the future.
Don't forget that with that heavy roller you get amazing stripes.
good call!
Props to the Ginja kid who punched the box, hurt his hand, then quickly moved on!
He's my little beast!!!
Hello, I live in Ohio. We bought our house a year and a half ago and our yard is infested with crickets (mostly small), but we have these mack daddy size crickets get in the house. I've looked them up as Camel Crickets. Do you know what we could do? The neighbors says they dont have this issue
common issue is they over winter near concrete. a general pest control application would be best. both spray and granular applications every month or every other month.
Does the rotary take care of bumpy lawns as far as cutting even at the same height?
Oddly enough yes. The cylinder keeps it more even than 4 wheels in my opinion
Beautiful but way too expensive for me.
Excellent video.
I look at the price, you are insane.
Does your wife know how much you paid for your new toy?
I hope that you got a very good discount.
Its not for everyone that's for sure! The push reels work surprisingly well and dont cost a fortune
I don't have a lawn/lawn mower but for whatever reason I'm interested in the engine types in lawnmowers. Are there any mowers that have a motor (gas or electric) but can also be used manually?
Not that I’m aware of.
How fun! Thanks for all your info here through the years. With your instruction Ive picked up 3 more customers this year from word of mouth of how "our lawn never looked so good." Thanks again!
Awesome! Love hearing this
So, I’ve got to ask, what’s going to happen to that plastic wonder the SunJoe? That $120 piece of awesomeness can’t be happy with your new addition 😂
😂😂😂
He's a little pouty! I lend it out a ton. will have a followup review soon.
Right from the first words, I found them hard to make out due to the overly loud (and quite unnecessary) 'background' music.
Why, O why do so many UA-cam creators feel the need to add a music soundtrack to their instructional (and other) videos? Just stop, and the viewing world will rejoice.
Interesting. I appreciate the feedback. I'm usually very careful on not getting the music too loud throughout the entirety of the video.
Hey Ginja u new reel lawn machine look beatifull but obviously cost a lot $$$% not for everyone obviously 😳
Totally agree 👍🤓
There is no doubt, even the manual push reel mowers are better then any of these weed wackers.. you can sharpen your weed wacker blades as much as you want it will never cut as well as a reel mower. Besides these small 'home owner' alletts are made as multi tools. Expensive, yes but the more tools and machines you replace it with the cheaper it is
great comment
have you compared this brand with the popular US Mclane reel mowers? Been looking at them, some like and some hate.
yes! I felt this was a better buy over the long run. felt it would last longer with less repairs and better quality of cut.
Grandfather had a Pincor reel mower. Some tall weeds just get bent over, not cut no matter how many times you repeat.
yah, makes sense. the machines are meant to take a little off the top.
I have St Augustine which requires 3 to 4 inch cut. Fiskars wasn’t a fail on UA-cam. Advice?
It's a good mower for st Augustine. One of the few options. Just gets tiring to push mow after a while
All the things matter, deck rigidity, deck size, deck design, blade design... The list can go on and on...
good call Fescue Freddy!
Maybe you just should resurrect your old push mower that everyone had in the 1960's pre-rotary mowers.
so true
You can sharpen reel mowers yourself navy back lapping the reel against the bed knife.
fun times right!
Idk even with a cheap push Reel mower I was amazed how much healthier my lawn looked.
Totally agree
You might be able to buy a new rotary blade for near the price of having one sharpened but the new blade isn't sharp outta the box.
Soo true! The blades were $25 new. The sharpening is commonly $15 in my area.
Do you DIY your sharpening by backlapping the Allett??
No. Video coming this season about that
I still have the same Snapper 21" rotary mower that I used back when I was mowing 30+ yards a week in high school. (early 90s) The B&S finally gave up the ghost 2 seasons ago and I replaced it with a (DON'T JUDGE ME!) Harbor Freight engine, that has run like a champ thus far. In my opinion this thing has far and away the best self propelled mechanism of any mower I've used. It's easy to engage and disengage, it's rear wheel drive so it will still pull itself when you lift the front wheels up (if you want it to) it actually has a differential, so it doesn't tear the grass up when you make turns and the turntable transmission is dead simple and gives a great range of speeds. Having said all of that, I'm _trying_ to get my lawn level but with some medium/large oak and maple trees the roots are making that a challenge, but if I can get it decently level I may look into getting a reel mower at least for the front yard.
Don't get down on the harbor freight motors. they're basically re-purposed honda engines. same parts and everything. I buy them for my service company. wouldn't have it any other way. predator for life.
@@pestandlawnginja I can't tell you how much that just brought a smile to my face. My late father (who's lawn I inherited and I'm trying to level) used to say "I wouldn't have it any other way" all the time. It was pretty much his catch phrase. Also glad to hear a good review of the predator engines (from someone who's opinion I trust) The reviews on the site were good, but you never know who is writing those. Thanks for the reply, and thanks for all the great content.
👊😁 that's awesome.have a great night
That Snapper had it going on! My father had a lawn and garden shop and we sold a ton of them.
You need to be serious!
If you really want the reel (!!) thing buy this one:
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That thing is pretty legit not gonna lie
Ginja, how does the Allett compare to the Toro Greensmaster 1600 you gave Jimmy recently?
Great question. My yard is smaller by comparison so the larger machine was harder to maneuver. Overall I prefer the Allett. The blade control and throttle control are at your finger tips. the toro blade controller is off to the side. I like the 6 blade of the allett because I'll be cutting above .5 of an inch. cuts up to 1.25" no issues with having to go over it 3 times or more. I can also adjust the height of cut with the twist of a knob.
I do miss the wider deck the toro gave me. I like the heavier rollers and machine of the toro. but we're comparing a $16,000 machine to a $2300 machine.
Overall the cut quality has been awesome on the Allett and I'm super pleased.
Thanks Ginja! Stay safe! 😎
@@Whappers1 you're welcome! Thanks
Tipp for sharpening: Backlapping! Saves a lot of Money. Search for 😊
Great tip!
C'mon, can't show us that boss mower and not fire it up....let's see that baby work!
my bad! I'll get on it for sure!
Known in the UK as a cylinder mower instead of reel. It even said cylinder on the side of the box.
we americans make everything complicated. have you ever noticed we went away from the metric system?
I have the honda with the composite deck and I paid 700 for it so I hope it lasts a while for me.
Rad! I’m sure you’ll love it
I live in the Midwest, is this reel lawn mower good for blue grass and fescue. ???
totally! I've been putting it through the rigger and so far its going well!
What version is the reel mower Ginja? How much$$$ does it set one back?
Its the kensington 20b, the b stands for brigs and stranton. the motor type. it was $2300 and some change. paid for out of my own pocket.
But I like the reel better, I like the way there built, and if I get another one, it will have a Honda engine on it.
love it! totally agree!
2:51 for a wholesome moment where red shorts overpunches on the box. Killed me!
😂😂😂😂 it's a gem
Kensington, I worry about the plastic sprockets on the side.
So far zero issues with the sprocket
Been using a reel mower for 15 years would never go back to a rotary mower
Such a game changer
Ya Ginja the Allett Kensington the only way to go!! Best reel EVER
its a great mower.
I am sorry if I missed it, did you purchase your mower from the UK or in the States?
I got it from the states but they also sell them in the UK. check the link in the description if you're interested.
Tbh if you buy the correct rotary mower it will make a really good job like a hayter harrier
good call
Where are you able to buy the Allett I have been trying for a year and I am told they are on back order
I purchased them direct from Allett. they ship out of california or texas. be sure to call them. they'll give you a straight answer. Tell them I sent you.
Hey Ginj! Great video! Why did you buy the Allett B and not the H with Honda engine? I’m on the fence with buying one if these. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks and keep making great videos!
It was $500 cheaper and to be honest these brigs is a solid motor that got a bad rep from a long while back.
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks champ - greatly appreciate it!
Not a single blade of grass was harmed in the making of this video.
bahahaha, so true
I'm guessing, not a mower for us folks in the north east, right?
Totally works in the north east
💖 buying a REEL Kensington...Cheers
So far its been fantastic!
Honest question: no shade. Why do you wear your hat over your ears?
I don't like how high my hats sit if they're above my ears. Creates a 2" cap on the inside of the hat hahaha
I thought you wanted a 4 inch grass blade with Kentucky blue grass. Do you just have to water more if you use a reel mower?
Reel mower use on the golf course putting area!
It’s true
Prolly worth mentioning the price: that Honda runs ~ $500. That Allett (B&S 20" Kensington with all those cartridges) is over $6000. Dig deep if you want one.
I spent around $4500 with everything. I'd probably only buy the scarifier cartridge and the verticutter if i did it again.
@@pestandlawnginja You got a roaring deal if you got everything new. The cartridges alone list for almost $2500. If you every sand level I'm truly curious how that lawn brush works (if at all) for brushing into the canopy.
@@Craig-ib7gk I didn’t care for the brush at all. I found the scarifier did a much better job than the brush. I tried the brush 6 or so times before I gave up on it. The bristles weren’t coarse or firm enough to make much of a difference
I have a very big... Oh wait. You said deck?
yah Don! Get your head outta the gutter
Deck size matters
Deck size matters
So, the big question. Are you gonna cut stripes?
every day!!!!! feels soo good! video soon
Did you purchase the machine and attachments?
I purchased everything