"Once Upon a Mower" Mower Story Contest

We HAVE A WINNER!

Chris Widmann with 402 votes for his

"The Franken-Mower of my youth..."

Super-Sod thanks everyone for your tales of mowers from the Deep South.

We were charmed and delighted by the stories, poems, and haikus that were entered. So many adventures and so much heart and soul out there in Southern yards - thanks again for making this tons of fun for us.

Chris has won the Allett Classic reel lawn mower, valued at $999.99. About the Allett Classic Mower:

• The Allett Classic is a reel mower with 5 cutting blades. Reel mowers make the best cut, cutting like scissors, rather than the machete-like cut made by rotary mowers.
• This reel mower gives grass a clean cut (rather than a jagged cut like rotary mowers) and a clean cut means less water loss.
• The Classic is made for warm-season lawns (Zoysia, Bermuda, and Centipede); it cuts too low for Fescue or St. Augustine.
• This mower has 5 height settings that are easily adjustable with just the turn of a knob. Finally, it's easy to adjust mow height.
• The Classic allows you to cut your warm-season lawn much lower than a rotary mower will. Now you can have that "golf course" look you've desired.
• Another unique feature for such a light machine (91 lbs.) is the back roller that gives lawns the beautiful striping effect coveted by lawn lovers!
• The mowers by Allett are the first affordable full roller reel mowers available to homeowners. A homeowner can now manicure their lawn like the pros.
• All Allett mowers are engineered with an easily removable cartridge system so that a cartridge of old blades can be replaced with a new one or the cartridge alone taken to the shop for sharpening (rather than hauling in the entire mower). More blade cartridges can be purchased separately. Other optional cartridges are available for Allett mowers; such as a scarifyer, dethatcher, verticutter, and brush.
• Includes a grass catcher.
  
• Gas powered with separate oil compartment.
• Self propelled with a safety cut-off feature.
• Cuts 17" wide strips.

We received 81 wonderful stories, poems, and haikus!

Thank you everybody for writing and for voting.