Who used to push one of these around???

[SoCalDem]

When I was a kid , we had two push mowers.. The green one was a "cranky, stubborn one" but ...the red one.....oh my.. the red one was slick as a whistle.. the blades meshed perfectly and it hummed along making that unique sound that they made... I always wanted to mow the lawn ...if the red one was available...
If I recall, we sold them at a garage sale in 1965.. I'm sure we got more for the red one... probably $10 bucks :(


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Pushing his nonpower mower across the lawn every week, he would tell everyone it's environmentally sound, fabulous exercise, and, thankfully, quiet.

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[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. I did.

Great exercize!

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. I STILL do.

Environmentally correct and I won't cut my toes off. LOL.

On edit: It still is great exercise!

[sandnsea]

3. Hand clippers!!!

I remember clipping the fence line and the house line and all the trees with hand clippers. For hours. My kids think I'm lying!

And my mother actually thought it might be a nice idea to get the 'new' electric clippers for a Christmas gift for me!!!! Don't think so.

[SoCalDem]

4. ack... Gigantic splintery hedgeclippers... I Hated those

I would always atart at one end of the hedge and as I got to the end, I would spend HOURS "evening it up a bit "..

[starroute]

5. Hey, we've still got two of them

We've got a not-much-more-than-postage-stamp lawn, and there seems no point at all in doing the thing with the gasoline and the fumes and the noise.

One is black and looks a lot like your picture, but that one's a bit old and cranky. The one we normally use is red and green, and I think it comes from Germany.

Of course, my real ambition is to get rid of all the grass and have nothing but a variety of ground covers, with little paths and rustic benches . . . but push mowers will do as a stopgap.

[foxy]

6. I vote yes

where do I go for my a** kicking?

[TheBigGuy]

7. My grandfather did...

but this was in Chicago where you had these postage-stamp size lawns...so a push mower made pefect sense....

[BrotherBuzz]

8. I still use mine

I have a red push mower and believe I can mow my lawn faster then with a powermower if you include the time spent purchasing fuel, filling the damn thing, checking oil, and trying to start it, etc. My little mower is my ecological statement but I would change my tune in a heartbeat if I had some 'real' acreage to mow.

Sharpening Kit? I just use a bastard file (actually, a mill file, but I wanted to say bastard with some authority) every two or three years. Four or five long strokes on each blade, and I'm done. Ten minutes tops, and that includes a couple squirts of oil.