GARDENA (4018) Classic 16″ Reel Lawn Mower with 5 Blades. Perfect Cut Every time for meticulous Yards. Eco-Friendly, Made in Europe – For Sale – Price

10 reviews for GARDENA (4018) Classic 16″ Reel Lawn Mower with 5 Blades. Perfect Cut Every time for meticulous Yards. Eco-Friendly, Made in Europe – For Sale – Price

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   Narrowrd – 21 February 2025

   Quality mower build to last
   I’ve never tried a reel mower before and once I tried it, I quickly realized-Reel mowers are by far the best way to mow your lawn if you don’t mind a bit of tinkering to keep the blades sharp and in spec (the blades don’t touch.) Pushing a gas mower has its own issues, such as spark plug fouling, bad gas from last year, etc., to keep things in perspective. Pushing a gas mower is a chore, whereas this is quiet, almosttherapeutic.I have no experience to compare brands, but here are my shopping notes:Scott makes arguably the best mower that has wider cutting path, greater range of cutting height, and gets great reviews.Fiskars gets great reviews as well, adds some proprietary features that allow for longer intervals between sharpening and cuts almost as wide as the wheels, which is great for mowing along a fence.Greenworks has a four year warranty and makes a good product.It would appear that the Gardena model 4018 (or 400 as per Gardena’s website) is the newest version, it has a 15.75″ cutting width, which is a bit wider than previous models. It’s a quality made product, time will tell how well it holds up- many of the other reviews state that this product is designed to last a lifetime and I don’t doubt it. Personally if it makes it five years I’d buy another one.

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   Chad Shryock – 21 February 2025

   Powerful, Sharp Cuts
   This mower has a wind-up mechanism so if you give it a good push before hitting the grass the blades will be moving quickly and chop right through. I have a fairly thick lawn, albeit small, and it cuts right through it. As with other reviews, sticks with get stuck in the blades. Otherwise we’re super happy.

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   a reader – 21 February 2025

   This is a really great lawn mower
   This is a really great lawn mower. It’s a good quality product and I actually enjoy mowing my lawn with it! Some say only use a reel mower if you have a very small lot but we have a medium-sized yard (1/3 acre) and this mower does very well.

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   Louis – 21 February 2025

   It’s NOT GOOD
   UPDATE- 1 yr later.Stored in a dry crawlspace in the off-season, lubricated with spray oil, reasonably cleaned.The bearings have rusted and seized completely.The mowing cylinder comes with the bearings press fit on. It is now completely useless unless I buy a new cylinder, the most expensive part of the garbage mower.Pros: leaves a nice cut, very compact, very light, very quietCons: does not work at all in tall, tough, or wet grass (not tall as in ‘overgrown’, tall as in 3 inches, the lowest some powered mowers will go). I was considering returning this.Perfect for keeping your already perfectly manicured lawn perfect, I guessI fail to see any value in this above any of the other, much cheaper push mowers out there

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   Amazon Customer – 21 February 2025

   I was excited to get this mower…
   I was excited to get this mower, but it is not a good product. I can’t go more than 3 steps before the blade binds from (dry) grass! I have a Fiskars reel mower and was hoping this would be better (German) quality, but it is far worse. Near the blades there is a sticker that reds Husquvarna Sweden. Apparently this manufacturer is actually Husquvarna, using the Gardena name. It’s misleading, as Gardena used to be great German quality. Furthermore, the wheels and rollers are plastic, and it just feels “cheap.”

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   George Machun – 21 February 2025

   This mower is perfect for my small patch of grass and well built for the price. Please remember the blade comes factory set for a very low cut grass. Unless you have a putting green you’ll what to move it to a much hihger setting.

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   Alain – 21 February 2025

   Légère , coupe parfaitement sans gros effort . Bon achat

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   Carole – 21 February 2025

   Tondeuse parfaite pour couper le gazon sans bruit et sans odeur . Facile a utiliser et performante pour la coupe à hauteur réglable.

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   Vijay – 21 February 2025

   Product works well, however, something as basic as grass catcher has not been provided, nor is there any option of getting one. Extra work needed for raking the grass which could have easily been avoided

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    Julien Moreno – 21 February 2025

    J’ai un terrain d’environ 500m², avec beaucoup de petits obstacles (balançoire, arbres…).J’avais testé la Fiskars Staysharp Max avec son bac de ramassage à l’avant : j’avais été déçu. Le fait que le bac soit à l’avant fait perdre beaucoup de place lorsqu’on arrive sur un angle, et la tondeuse était très lourde et très peu maniable. Et si on avait le malheur de la traîner sur un côté pour faire une manœuvre type quart de tour, les roues en caoutchouc sortaient de leur jante (ce qui est très nul pour une tondeuse si chère).Là avec cette Gardena, aucun soucis de maniabilité, elle est super légère par rapport à l’autre, le panier étant à l’arrière on peut aller jusqu’au bout pour se rapprocher d’un mur, elle coupe très bien si l’herbe n’est pas trop haute (comme toutes les autres tondeuses manuelles).Les seuls points que je trouve moins bien que la Fiskars sont :- le réglage de la hauteur de coupe maximale qui est relativement bas : 42mm vs 100mm. Du coup je tonds au plus haut, pas besoin de tondre plus bas, on n’est pas à Bernabéu non plus !- l’éjection de l’herbe vers l’arrière qui finalement vient un peu se mettre dans les chaussures. Mais avec le bac de ramassage ça règle le problème, donc aucun soucis.Par rapport à ma tondeuse thermique, c’est beaucoup plus rapide, je passe beaucoup plus vite et au final même si le résultat est moins nickel avec la manuelle, vu l’écart de temps de passage je peux passer plusieurs fois et je suis toujours plus rapide. Il reste toujours quelques petites fleurs qui ne restent pas avec la thermique, mais ce n’est pas gênant au final.Niveau nettoyage : rien à faire quasiment vu que la tonte est sèche, contrairement à la thermique qui broie et doit donc être nettoyée systématiquement.Ce qui est bien aussi, c’est qu’on peut tondre un peu quand on veut, et même en plusieurs fois secteurs par secteurs, contrairement à la thermique où je faisais ça les weekends et d’un seul trait à cause du nettoyage et du bruit.Bref je suis super content de mon achat, je suis pas certain de me resservir de la thermique de sitôt !