Unboxing, Assembly and Demo the American Lawn Mower Co. 14-inch Push Reel Lawn Mower

[@papacreaky]

Use needle nose pliers to line-up the tips of the E-clip with the groove/slot on the post. Then with decent pressure, it slides over and literally clips to the metal post. Best of luck.

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Holy moly! I’m a 53 year old woman and just put mine together. This helped. I live in the high desert of Texas. Loads of rocks, cactus, stickers. I just gave it a spin and after 15 minutes my arms, legs, and what used to be my abs were burning!!! What an intense work out. If I can make myself do this 5x a week, I’ll be kicking asses and taking names!! 🤣👍🏻

[@taylorpresley4604]

It would help if the demonstrator spoke and showed how to connect the handle to the mower.

[@papacreaky]

Please see my description that provides a helpful suggestion for attaching the handle bars. Thanks for the feedback.

[@miriamdelgado7871]

i agree

[@decborn1195]

Put water on it

[@rainacherienne1010]

This

[@jenniferryersejones9876]

No annoying music or inane chit-chat and, best of all, much easier to follow than the bloody instructions! Now to tackle mine again. Thank you!

[@LadyKay78]

The most important part you sped through Papa! For some reason I cannot tell where this darn E ring goes 😅

[@papacreaky]

I’ve pinned a comment for others and it’s in my description, thank you for letting me know 🙏

[@chalison]

Thanks for showing us how to attach the handle to the mower in an easier way. The way it says to do it in the instructions is way too difficult. After trying the manufacturer's method unsuccessfully, I did it your way and it was a breeze! So glad I found your video! 🙂 (I also loved the bird songs in the background, Cardinal and Blue Jay among them.) 🐦

[@adietutor7793]

Really a great help for a female gardener! Thank you!

[@barryschultz4947]

thanks I couldnt get those E clips on didnt think to use pliers!

[@Emily-rm3my]

I still can't really figure out how to attach the handlebars to the mower. Wish I could see it in the video

[@papacreaky]

Please read the video description and watch the section again. This should hopefully give you a better idea of how to attach. :)

[@ForBow6969]

@@papacreaky First thank you for video, but mine came with no instructions, the above statement is correct, where do you attach the handle to the mower, your video hides it and i have no instructions or illustrations, I see 4 or 5 agree, can not see where to attach in your video, just saying, but thank you for video, I am not at all slamming you, just hoping you can help

[@brothermichael8442]

@@ForBow6969 If you didn't notice, he disassembled the handlebar and attached it to the posts as single pieces then reassembled the handlebar. Attaching the whole handlebar to the mower is a royal pain and this method is miles easier.

[@erbrooks]

If u haven't found out out there are 2 little protrusions that stick out on both sides of the inner wheel underneath the blade. Slide the handle onto both of the protrusions then lock in place with the e rings they provided.

[@Guzman3]

I just got this and I can't figure out how to attach the E ring to the protrusions. This guy in the video used pliers so might have to try with that...

[@LadyKay78]

I figured it out, i was thinking it was harder than it looked, reading the directions did help 😁

[@therealist1103]

Thanks for the handle bars but showing the other side helps for the attaching part.

[@imperioindependiente7849]

Thank you so much, those E rings blow my mind 🤭

[@KimLaCapria]

thank you! i was struggling with the erings, this solved it :)

[@musa2775]

Anyone struggling with the e-rings: Put the bar on the 1" orange cylindrical rod inside the wheels. It just kinda free hangs there - this is correct! Set the e-ring in the groove, so that it balances with the bottom open. Tap once with a hammer. They're locked into place! The foam handlebars were much more of a headache. You have to twist them on. Twist the inside half first, then twist the outside half. Repeat ad nauseum til flush. 😅 Happy mowing!

[@papacreaky]

Thank you! I’ve also posted a comment and the information has been written in the description since publishing the video. 👍👍

[@baraths7463]

Thank you for the video. I had accidentally attached the handle to the outer bolts. I need to re-attach them after watching this video.

[@moosejackson3941]

I found this video to be helpful BUT be forewarned folks - attaching the handle to the reel part is difficult, makes me wonder if that's why the video doesn't show that step. I am an average size female with average strength and I had a hell of a time making that happen. I won't embarrass myself by telling you how I did it but let's just say - it required another tool to get the job done. Also didn't read all these comments before assembly so I had to figure out that attaching the handle part to the reel was best done before building the rest of the handle. Good luck everybody and give yourself a pat on the back for being kind to Mother Earth by using this oldie but goodie equipment!

[@papacreaky]

Hi, this is from my description on the video. “**I showed how to set up the handlebars prior to attaching to the mower. However, the handlebars should be attached to the slotted posts with the two E-rings on the mower assembly first. This will ease attaching the upper handlebars with wing nuts, for final construction.” The holes at the bottom of the handle bar assembly fit over the posts then the E-clips/rings secure the bars to the mower. Use needle nose pliers to line the E-clips with the groove/slot on the post so it slides over and literally clips to the metal post. I didn’t show that part up close mainly because it’s the first video I’ve ever made and didn’t move the camera to zoom in, but I do attach it in the video starting @3:04. You’ll see me install it with my multi-tool. Glad you finally did it!

[@moosejackson3941]

@@papacreaky - I apologize if my remark sounded like I was being critical of your video, not at all, just trying to share my struggle with the assembly in case someone else was having the same problem. I've used it twice now and I'm glad I bought it.

[@Brainhoneywalker]

This really helped! Thank you. Ready to mow.

[@christyjimson7380]

Thank you thank you thank you so very much for posting this video especially for us ladies! It really really helped me a lot thank you again!

[@georgettetorell406]

how do we adjust the height

[@mpicewe3023]

Thanks!!

[@1sornram]

Thanks

[@fourstrongandgrowing]

Very helpful!!!!

[@MC-kj8uy]

The instructions are crap so I have to look for videos... Well, this one helped me discover that I put the handles together wrong, so I can fix that. But I still don't know how to attach the handles to the mowing part because I couldn't see what you were doing there, the camera angle was blocked. which means I have to look for more videos or figure it out on my own 🤔

[@papacreaky]

I can understand the frustration, my description explains it more and I’ve addressed this with precise detail in many of the comments below this message. Most members have responded with positive responses to my instructions. Good luck!

[@feiser119]

Thank GOD for you

[@LadyKay78]

Thank you for sharing!

[@VanTM]

I still can't figure out where to put the lower parts of the handles.

[@papacreaky]

Hi, this is from my description on the video. “**I showed how to set up the handlebars prior to attaching to the mower. However, the handlebars should be attached to the slotted posts with the two E-rings on the mower assembly first. This will ease attaching the upper handlebars with wing nuts, for final construction.” The holes at the bottom of the handle bar assembly fit over the posts then the E-clips/rings secure the bars to the mower. Use needle nose pliers to line the E-clips with the groove/slot on the post so it slides over and literally clips to the metal post. Best of luck.

[@VanTM]

I did it eventually. Thank you very much!

[@louismcdonald1571]

Couldn't see when you were connecting towards the wheels.

[@AmieHu]

This makes doing the yard a whole lot of scissoring fun.🌼 allabout.wiki/American You must grease it every single time you use it. Just grab your spray grease and go to town on the thing prior to each grass cutting session. You will not be sorry! The grass gets sliced very well. Just be aware that this is a good work out because you need to go over your yard in every possible direction to get it looking like an electric or gas powered mower look. If you are okay with it just looking decent, you can get away with doing it with one pass, but we usually go one direction then like a clock go around the yard until it's done. The height adjustments work well when I skip a week or two. Then just bring it down a notch. Very handy! Be careful of to tighten the screw knobs before and after each use or you will end up searching the lawn for them!

[@susanbrown7938]

Could you tell me what you mean by the screw knobs or could you tell me exactly where they are? Thank you

[@ACEwers-cs3iv]

Oh? Your's actually came with the hardware? Must be nice.

[@papacreaky]

Sorry about that. They sure know how to cut their cost, huh? :(

[@dionaeaqi07]

Hi, I purchased the same mower. However, I discovered it cuts really low, I like my grass height to be around 4 inches. Do you know if I can upgrade to bigger wheels?

[@kimg3731]

How do I get the E rings on it??

[@papacreaky]

Use needle nose pliers to line-up the tips of the E-clip with the groove/slot on the post so it slides over and literally clips to the metal post. Best of luck.

[@kimg3731]

@@papacreaky thank you so much

[@susanbrown7938]

Still don't understand how to get the ering to stay on the mower. One already fell down the slats of my porch but won't order another since I can't see how to get it to stay on.

[@susanbrown7938]

@@papacreaky Still don't understand. Do you close the ering with the pliers and then try to force it over the post?

[@Psalm91ArmorUp]

@@susanbrown7938 There e-ring has the slightest give as it spreads apart sliding through the grooves and over the metal post. The clip should secure itself with no extra tightening needed. Maybe if I have time I’ll make a quick video of attaching it. BTW this is another account, I’m also the owner of papacreaky. For the missing ring, you can probably find a duplicate at most hardware stores.

[@bridgetbrakers3801]

Does the blade come already sharpened

[@papacreaky]

Yes :)

[@bridgetbrakers3801]

Thank you i finally figured it out those clips had to come off i didnt see that part ! Thank you very informative

[@Jason-rn4jk]

After seeing his muscles shadowed going over 2 passes, I decided to go with an electric mower instead.

[@papacreaky]

Truth be told, I’ve since moved and have purchased an electric mower as well, larger property now. 🙏😀

[@aarons2132]

Thanks man! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@papacreaky]

You're more than welcome :) 👍

[@fancynecromancy]

I swear my rotar os on backwards

[@katewoolf6059]

You sped through the most confusing part 🙄😂

[@papacreaky]

Sorry, it was my first ever KZbin video 🙏🙏

[@willhaha9978]

This order …

[@rainacherienne1010]

Terrrible