American Lawn Mower 1725-16GC 16" 7-Blade Reel Mower with Grass Catcher

I think that this is an excellent mower for warm season grass that grows short 1/2"-1-1/2 " like Bermuda grass, if grass is maintained and mowed often. It cuts very well. I would not recommend it for tall fescue grass or similar type of grass. It will not cut sticks; it will lock up but just make sure lawn is free of obstructions. I have been using it this whole 2026 growing season. It makes a huge difference using a reel mower as opposed to a regular gas-powered mower. The cut is spectacular. I have had so many compliments asking what I am doing to my yard. I do treat my yard as well as mowing it, with pre and post emergent, and fertilizer. Its light weight and easy to use I would recommend it. I am very happy with it.

Works great . It'll take some elbow grease the first time, if you're grass is already tall. Then every week , after that ,just stay on top of cutting the grass, and it'll be easier to maintain . It's not that quiet, imo, I was expecting quieter . I think I'll spray some oil, or I may try Evinrude engine tuner and spray the contact points to see if I can get it a little quieter. Blades are sharp , and cuts the grass very well. Edit: you have to adjust the four chrome flathead screws in the back and that moves the one long blade that sits in the back/bottom, . It'll move it far back enough to where the metal blades are no longer touching and it's completely quiet. I adjusted mine so they touch but not too much. And it is a lot quieter. I feel like having them not touching wasn't cutting the grass as nice. Maybe just personal opinion.

Alrighty - It is a push reel mower - It is powered by your legs! So no complaning now that you actually have to push it. 1. Assembly - Okay I get it the instructions stink! - But come on people there is only like 3 bolts and a Lock washer to put on. Look at the pictures it is quite straight forward. 2. Height Adjustments - The wheels will come on the highest setting and I am not sure why they decided to do this as most people that buy a reel mower want to cut their grass low. - It will not go as low as a typical putting green but it will come close. Perhaps a green that is about ready to be mowed at 0.5" while a fresh cut putting green is closer to 0.25". - There are three slots on the mower for the wheels to connect to. As I said it comes on the highest setting (which is the lowest hole) Think of it this way if you lower the wheels you raise the mower to you want them on the highest hole for the bolt. In order to remove the wheels, you first need to remove the green hub caps on each side to expose the Nuts. The outside nuts on the wheels are 13mm and the inside bolts at 17mm so you will need one of each to remove and re-attach. Take care not to slip off the gears inside Might fell off but was not too hard to reset and attach back on. The Second way to change the height are the roller wheels - These some on the medium height setting. And with the wheels set to the lowest cut setting (position A in the directions) this is about 0.75" - move the roller adjustment to the top bolt hole on the mower for the lowest setting to get the 0.5" cut height. 3. Cut - It nice a clean like a sissor compared to the suction and rip from a standard lawn mower today. If you are trying to cut more than 30% off the blades of grass you will likely need multiple passes. 4. Ease of use - okay this is going to depend on what type of shape you are in and what you lawn is like when you start using it. The SHORTER you want the lawn the MORE OFTEN you will need to mow. Don't complain that it is hard to get you 2" grass to cut down to 0.5" you are asking too much of any mower and that would be cutting off 75% of the grass (which is bad for the grass) - you should strive for 30% at most. Therefore if you desire a 0.5" cut, then you should be cutting grass that is no longer than about .75" and since grass grows about 0.1 inch a day you would need to mow it every 2-3 days - most golf courses mow their greens every day. 5. Other Thoughts - My lawn is very mature and as such has a great deal of thatch near the soil. I am going to either rent of buy a dethatcher to clean a lot of this up. I am thinking that will allow the mower to cut lower with more ease. I will update my results on the review. Over all - It is what you are paying for - it is a manual drive reel mower that you push. The more out of shape you are and your lawn is the more work it is going to be. Once you get the lawn trained to grow low it will get easier. I have a section of lawn that I cut at the lowest setting on the traditional mower and that section this reel mower cut very well. Look for an update in a few weeks when I will add some Picts and video how to's.

Very easy to assemble. Mows the grass well and makes a very sharp and clean cut on the grass. Ensure you are oiling it after every use and it will probably squeak anyway. Lightweight and I love the idea of no gas or batteries. I still use my battery mower for the heavy lifting but this one does cleanup and quick mows. The grass catcher is absolute garbage. The grass catcher is flimsy, falls apart, and if you have to back up for any reason it will fall off. Moreover, the grass catcher only collects about half of the clippings. Mower is a great value, the grass catcher (with slight modification) is only semi-functional.

Definitely cuts the lawn, I think, superior to many gas and electric powered mowers. It does require some strength and endurance, which is great for the health of this old gieser. You will need to mow it, having the blades cut it twice, which I expect to be the case for reel mowers. It would be best to have a flat ground. I have a lot of small erosion gullies, and mole tunnels on our ground, which do increase the time involved, and the speed that I can go. The mower does great. I cut it low, looks good. I’ve been using a reel mower for a long time. Does not require gas, does not require electricity, but does require manpower. Fantastic. I couldn’t get the leaf catcher to work, not having the speed to throw the grass and leaves into it, and I did have trouble keeping it on the mower. The mower is great.

This is by far one of the worst purchases I've ever made. The machine is extremely heavy, hard to push, and just completely unusable. It feels like it was thrown together without any real design or testing. The grass collection bag is a complete joke—it doesn’t collect anything. All the clippings just fly everywhere, making an even bigger mess than before. Absolutely pointless! To make things worse, the seller's website is gone, and they never answer the phone. I've tried contacting them multiple times with no luck. No support, no help, no refund. This feels like a scam. Do NOT buy this product. You’ll regret it.

Sorry American Lawn Mower Company, your 7 blade mower is no better that the 5 blade Scotts Reel Mower. After using the Scotts 5 blade Reel mower for about 10 full cuts of my small 2000 sqft hybrid bermuda yard, I couldn't take the frustration anymore of the washboard look of my turf and having to stop every five feet to restart in order to regain reel speed. So, I returned it to Home Depot and purchased the 7 blade reel mower from American Lawn Mower Company. It was delivered and used today, 6/30/23, for the first time. Very disappointed in this mower. If any of you mower manufacturers want to corner the market on manual reel mowers make one that works on short Bermuda because I am convinced there isn't one that exists. I'll pay twice the price if you'll make one that works. The only way I can even make one good pass on my turf is to push it forward very quickly with my arms (to maximize reel speed) and stop. Then repeat, then repeat then repeat. If I try to maintain any sort of consistent speed I will come to a thicker patch of Bermuda and the wheels will slide across the turf because the reel is bogging down. You can see in the photo I posted that I am not cutting a lot of length off. The barely distinguishable contrast in the grass height is the amount of grass length I am cutting off. I am cutting at 3/4"-1" height. The only thing I know to try is the raise the cut and see if it works better. To the manufacturer: I challenge you to visit me here in NC and see your own equipment at work. I am serious. Maybe you can make some improvements to your design to satisfy the reel mower fans out there. Until then, I guess I will be shopping for a gas powered reel mower to get the job done. Please don't reply to my review with a thank you and that you value customer feedback. Instead, make a machine that works. Let me point out, before anyone asks or questions my review...the grass wasn't wet, I wasn't cutting more than a 1/3 of the blade, I was walking at a pace to maintain reel speed but not bog down the reel, and I am very experienced in turf maintenance.

I keep my lawn at 0.5" with this mower, and I cannot be happier with it! With typical maintenance, such as blade sharpening, and retightening this mower is a great mower!!!

Bin mit dem Rasenmäher sehr zufrieden, würde wieder kaufen.

Didn't work well for me. Missing grass and poor performance. Not value for money.

Ligera y práctica, corta mejor que las desbrozadoras pues no troza el pasto