What is a Lawn Mower

Ever mow a lawn? If you have done it before as a kid, you would know what is a lawn mower. (For some reasons, kids love to use lawn mower, do you?) If you are not sure of what is a lawn mower, it is a machine that is used to cut grasses so that the grasses are of same height.

The mower itself has a number of revolving blades so that it can cut the grass.

There are 2 kinds of mower in the market now. One of it is more manual, or push type. The other is more expensive because it is a riding type. Obviously, if you have a small garden, push type is suitable. If you have a BIG backyard, a riding type is ideal.

The first lawn mower was used invested in 1827 by a British engineer by the name of Edwin Beard. The idea for his invention came about when he saw a similar machine cutting nap from fabric and thought the same concept could be made to cut grass.

It was crude and big which is why this was only used to cut the lawn on sports grounds and gardens. It wasn’t until the 1860’s that lawn mowers were being manufactured and sold in the market. In 1870, the first ever human pushed lawn mower was invented.

Many improvements were made from then until after the First World War. The most significant happens to be the first riding lawn mower which was pulled by a large animal. Before the outbreak of World War 2, people began experimenting with petrol run lawn mowers and little has changed to this day.

There is the safety issue with regards to the use of ride-on lawn mowers. First, it could cause hearing loss especially to those who ride it without any type of hearing protection. Second, more than 80,000 people are brought to the hospital each year due to lawn mower related accidents. (So do you want your kids to use lawn mowers?)

Does that mean people should only use push based lawnmowers? The answer is no because this really depends on the situation. In cases when a ride-on lawn mower has to be used, safety precautions and proper equipment can reduce the number of accidents.

One solution to help protect the environment is the robotic mower. These things are smaller and powered by batteries. You just have to guide the mower where it goes using a remote control similar to those used in toy cars or planes.

In conclusion, I still think that the lawn mower is a great help for home owners. Without this machine, people are still using a large scissors to cut the grass, which you know that it can cause back pain and ugly results.

Perhaps, the manufacturer could look at changing the blades to strong plastic type, just like the professional grass cutter use. With that change it can reduce the number of accidents.