CHICAGO (AP) – Powerful, loud mowers have been showing lawns who’s boss for decades. But now contraptions that couldn’t cut butter without a good shove are quietly – really quietly – making a comeback ...

CHICAGO – Powerful, loud mowers have been showing lawns who’s boss for decades. But now contraptions that couldn’t cut butter without a good shove are quietly – really quietly – making a comeback.

It's hard to believe that Spring is just around the corner, but there's no better time than now to prepare your outdoor power equipment for the season. In an hour or two, you can tune up your mower ...

Natalya Lowther uses a manual reel mower to cut the grass at her home in North Lawrence in this June 2008 photo. Lowther grew up using a manual-style mower, and she said it's cheaper than a ...