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The weight of your lawnmower has a direct effect on fatigue, cleanliness of cutting, and back strain. In some circumstances, a light weight lawnmower can even make the difference between life and death – as a landscape worker discovered when his mower flipped over in Lincoln Nebraska and pinned him underwater:
According to police, the man was trapped under water for several minutes before coworkers could perform CPR on him.
One way to avoid this situation is to keep your mower away from the water. But, if you live on a lakeshore or have a creek running through your property, here are a few lightweight reel mowers that wont weigh you down or strain your wallet!
