Lawn Mowers: Reviews

ConsumerReports.org: The Black & Decker SPCM1936 is compared with other cordless lawn mowers here, including another self-propelled cordless mower by Worx -- based on thorough objective testing.

Amazon.com: About 200 owners review the self-propelled cordless Black & Decker SPCM1936 mower here.

J.D. Power & Associates: Though individual mowers are not evaluated, the feedback regarding brand satisfaction here is helpful.

TopTenReviews.com: The Black & Decker SPCM1936 earns the top ranking in this roundup review of 10 electric lawn mowers, including two other self-propelled cordless mowers.

YouTube.com: This is a video ad for the mower, but it does do a good job of demonstrating how the controls and lift-out battery work.

HomeDepot.com: About 200 owners review the Honda HRX217HYA lawn mower here, making it one of the top-rated mowers at this big retail site.

ConsumerReports.org: Tests in 2011 here covered the preceding model, the Honda HRX2172HXA, nearly identical to the Honda HRX217HYA except that the latter adds an automatic choke.

J.D. Power & Associates: Honda, Husqvarna and John Deere earn top marks in this latest J.D. Power and Associates customer-satisfaction survey of more than 2,000 users who've bought a lawn mower within two years.

PopularMechanics.com: Based on thorough comparison tests of eight mowers, editors give top rating to the Honda HRX217VKA, which shares the same engine, automatic choke and "versa-mow" feature with the more full-featured Honda HRX217HYA, which isn't tested here.

Which? magazine: A survey of readers at of Britain's Which?

YouTube.com: This nine-minute video guide to choosing a lawn mower reviews the Honda HRX217HYA as the "feature-rich" lawn mower, highlighting its ease of use, easy startup with automatic choke, low engine emissions and the ability of the twin blades to cut grass into very fine clippings.

ConsumerReports.org: Based on weeks of testing, the Honda HRR216K7VKA is rated and ranked in comparison with other self-propelled gas mowers and lots of other lawn mowers.

J.D. Power & Associates: As a brand, Honda is the Award Recipient, outranking nine other lawn mower brands in this J.D. Power and Associates customer-satisfaction survey.

PopularMechanics.com: This brief review covers the Smart Drive controls on the Honda HRR series, concluding that they can strain the hand and wrist.

HomeDepot.com: Based on ratings and reviews by about 450 owners, the Honda HRR216VKA is one of the top-rated mowers at this retail site.

Which? magazine: As a brand, Honda earns high marks at this British site, the U.K. equivalent of ConsumerReports.org., though the specific Honda models tested here aren't available in the United States.

Random Hardware Reviews: This enthusiastic review of the Honda HRR216VKA reports that it cut grass eight inches tall without a problem, zipping along at a fast pace even when the bag got completely full.

YouTube.com: This is basically a video ad for the Honda HRR mower series, but it demonstrates the Smart Drive system well.

ConsumerReports.org: The Husqvarna 7021P is ranked here in comparison with other push gas mowers and lots of other lawn mowers, based on tests of the similar Husqvarna 6021P. Tests cover performance in all three modes of handling clippings as well as handling and ease of use.

J.D. Power & Associates: J.D. Power and Associates conduct a survey of over 2,000 mower buyers.

MowersDirect.com: Editors at this retail site recommend the Husqvarna 7021P as a good budget buy because of its Honda engine and good features.

Amazon.com: About 100 owners review the Husqvarna 7021P push mower here.

Husqvarna.com: Husqvarna also lets users post reviews to its web site, and we found about 170 of them when we visited.

Epinions.com: The handful of owner reviews here give the mower mixed reviews, with complaints about quality control and durability.

ConsumerReports.org: ConsumerReports.org compares the Black & Decker MM875 with other electric mowers, though only a handful have cords.

ConsumerGuide.com: This single-product review of the Black & Decker MM875 has more detail than ConsumerReports.org but much more informal testing.

J.D. Power and Associates: In this annual customer-service survey of 10 lawn mower brands, Black & Decker garners an "about average" overall satisfaction rating.

GreenerChoices.org: The Black & Decker MM875 is one of four mowers recommended at this site, which is associated with ConsumerReports.org but places more emphasis on environmental impact.

Which? magazine: A similar Black & Decker electric mower is reviewed at this U.K. site, where mowers are rated for speed, quality of cut and ability to bag clippings.

Amazon.com: More than 500 owners review the corded electric Black & Decker MM875 lawn mower here, giving it an overall score of 4.1 stars.

HomeDepot.com: About 60 owners give the Black & Decker MM875 mostly positive reviews here; more than 90 percent say they'd recommend it to a friend.

Epinions.com: About two dozen owners review the Black & Decker MM875 here, giving it mostly positive marks.

Sears.com: More than 15 owners give the MM875 mostly positive ratings, though only about 70 percent say they'd recommend it to a friend.

TopTenReviews.com: The Black & Decker MM875 ranks fifth in this comparison review of 10 electric lawn mowers, even though it's the only corded model included here.

ConsumerReports.org: ConsumerReports.org is not enthusiastic about manual reel mowers in general, but comparison tests of three current models favors the Fiskars StaySharp Max 6201 (then called the Fiskars Momentum) as easiest to push.

PopularMechanics.com: Editors give the Fiskars reel mower one of their 2010 Green Design Awards, praising this mower's innovations: a "clever blade-spool design" for cutting "edges typically trampled beneath the wheels," plus the blade design and energy-storing dual gears that ease pushing.

GreenerChoices.org: This site, owned by ConsumerReports.org, praises the Fiskars Momentum (same as the current StaySharp Max 6201) as a good choice for small lawns.

MayDreamsGardens.com: Garden writer Carol Michel tests the Fiskars reel mower in her last mowing session of the year, reporting that it takes less effort to push than a gas-powered mower.

Amazon.com: Most of the nearly 250 owners who review the Fiskars reel mower here are very enthusiastic; one says it took 40 minutes to cut a third of an acre, adding that the Fiskars copes with weeds, pine cones and sweet gum balls without any problem.

Lowes.com: Together, more than 140 owners give the Fiskars StaySharp Max 6201 mower a good overall rating, with about 85 percent saying they'd recommend it to a friend.

HomeDepot.com: The 85 or so owners reviewing the Fiskars manual reel mower here make it one of the top-rated lawn mowers at this retail site.

Walmart.com: The dozen or so owners reviewing the Fiskars reel mower here are less enthusiastic, as a group, than reviewers at other sites, but about two-thirds say they'd recommend it to a friend.