About

I started People Powered Machines to bring folks the highest quality, environment-friendly products we could find.

The company began with our lifestyle decision to use a nonpolluting, health promoting reel push mower, and our frustration in finding a high quality product that would endure.

Since we started People Powered Machines, we have added products which are similar to the Brill Razorcut 38, our flagship product, in that they are the very high in quality.

Many years ago, we made the decision that we would use a reel mower exclusively– to enjoy our family gardening time with our small children nearby. The Brill 38 reel mower eliminated polluting fuels and noise, and we benefited from the good clean exercise that such mowing provides. Now we mow our acre lawn using only Brill, Sunlawn, and Remington push lawn mowers.

We purchased our first reel mower at our local hardware store, where we bought what they said was the best model available. After several months of mowing with the reel mower, we were surprised to find our lawn thicker and greener. We inquired about this to a friend who was a landscaper, and he confirmed our observations, and informed us that a reel mower provides the healthiest cutting method for the grass plant.

A bonus…what had started as a choice to promote a cleaner environment and healthier exercise was also adding to the health and beauty of our lawn.

Like most users of reel mowers, at the end of each season we had to take the mower to a shop for sharpening. Finding a shop that does blade sharpening was not easy, but we eventually found a fine service shop within twenty minutes of our home. At first, the mower cut well, though each year it required more service, and more sharpening. After three years, it became difficult to use, and we began searching for alternatives-not wanting to purchase the same type again. So we began our research of reel mowers.

mowing as dusk began turning light to dark. We quickly appreciated the superior quality of the Brill. There was a combination of powerful cutting action and lightness.

The initial mowing of that season was particularly hard work. The lawn had grown so high, maybe as high as six inches in places. If we had closer neighbors, we may have been tempted to borrow their power mower for this first cut. But subsequent mowings have been such a pleasure. The Brill handles like a finely crafted tool. Our 17 year old daughter, Rose, and our 11 year old son, Matt, help out with the mowing. Rose and Matt were each responsible for their own section. Now, Matt and I cover the lawn duty. We once customized a Brill for Matt which he loved to use. (We still fondly remember when Matt was 3 and used his “bubble mower” right along side us.)

Assured of its durable quality and knowing how hard it was for us to find the Brill Luxus 38, we started People Powered Machines (PPM). Our company mission is to raise the awareness of the benefits of reel mowing, using cordless electric gardening tools, enjoying the best utility cart in the world, and the value of composting. We are pleased to bring you the finest we have found: The high quality Razorcut 38 and 33, The Accu Line, the Smart Cart, ROLYPIG, Sunlawn’s EM2 and LMM mowers, Tumbleweed, and more.

All of our products have been fully tested; we know the products well. Products sold on this site are high quality, high performance.

Thanks For Another Fine Year!
We had another fine year, not only from selling these unique and high quality products, but in hearing from so many people who love the idea of lawn/garden care with less pollution. About 25% of our sales came from word of mouth; friends and neighbors chatting about these fine alternatives to gas-powered mowers, trimmers, and carts. You confirmed our belief that the Smart Cart is the best wheel barrow type product and that composting is high on many people’s lists of what we can do to better take care of our environment. We learned from you that the Razorcut 38 and Luxus 33 are best suited to lawns of less than 8000 square feet (which are not long/thatched St. Augustine or Zoysia grass). We happily learned that the Accu Mower 380 is for lawns of 2000 square feet and does a great job on St. Augustine and Zoysia (but does not work on Bermuda grasses). And because of the need for a reel mower which is high quality, affordable, and cuts Bermuda, we are still searching. Thank you all for the wonderful endorsements and testimonials, they keep us smiling. You are terrific, let’s keep reel mowing, smart carting, and composting!

25% sales by word of mouth. Thanks to you all! PPM