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Are reel type commercial mowers any good for residential use?

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Rick

06-20-2002 20:38:03




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I was wondering if hydro powered reel mowers used on golf courses any good for residential use? I am curious how they handle the irregularities in residential lawns as opposed to the level greens of golf courses? I'm thinking about getting one and would appreciate any input. Thanks.




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Leroy

06-22-2002 10:00:45




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 Re: Are reel type commercial mowers any good for residential use? in reply to Rick, 06-20-2002 20:38:03  
Cost and having to have a sharpening machine as you cannot file one and keep it in adjustment are the big downfall, the health of the grass tho is a good reason for them tho, The real mower actulay cuts the blades of grass while a rotary if it is a bit dull will tear the grass off instead of cutting it, the healthiest lawn will be mowed by real but instead of waiting and cutting off an inch every mowing cut moreoften and a half inch every time, raised with real mowers

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Max

06-21-2002 17:56:03




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 Re: Are reel type commercial mowers any good for residential use? in reply to Rick, 06-20-2002 20:38:03  
Depends on which mower you are talking of. if you're talking about a greens mower that you walk behind, I would forget it for those are set to mow at 7/32 to around 5/8 of an inch. A fairway mower or roughs mower would be more in line and normally start off with a 70 inch cut. These mowers, depending on the number of blades on the reel, can mow at hieghts from 3/8 to 3 inches. Remember that 8-blade is normally used for cuts from 3/8 to 5/8 of an inch, 6-blade from 5/8 to 1 inch, and 4 blades above 1 inch. Preferably you can get one with variable blade speed then you can custom tune it to your cutting hieght. The reason for variable speed is that at higher hieght of cuts, fanning can be a problem, thus by adjusting the blade speed, fanning is reduced.

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William

06-21-2002 16:38:13




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 Re: Are reel type commercial mowers any good for residential use? in reply to Rick, 06-20-2002 20:38:03  
Do not know what type of lawn you have but I'am using a very old National Triplex 84 for my residential lawn of about 2500 q meters. About half of it is a quite nice looking lawn and the rest is just rougher terrain arround trees. Reel mowers are also popular in European socker stadiums and fields. The disadvantage of the Triplex are the front wheels. Mowing moisty grass you can see the tracks. As lawns in Europe are usualy quite small a lot of people use push-type mowers of about 40 centimeters wide.

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Ryan

06-21-2002 00:19:21




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 Re: Are reel type commercial mowers any good for residential use? in reply to Rick, 06-20-2002 20:38:03  
When I was in Seattle on vacation back in '87 I noticed they used reel mowers there. I checked into getting one myself and learned what the downsides were. You must have a really smooth yard and keep it well trimmed in order to not overwork the blades. Most yards here have Fesque which is a wide blade variety, not sure what grass is best to mow with a reel. When I was a kid, people used push-type reel mowers, no engine. kind of a back & forth style of mowing, really good workout though. Maybe accidents were the reel mowers most unpopular downside. People were seen filing on the blades all the time, maybe after loosing a finger they decided to scrap the reel and go with a blade & forget the smooth yard look. Burmuda might like a reel mower, it likes to be really short. I think the biggest reason to use a reel is to get the grass really short. Fesques are a tall grass, it's best defence during the hot weather is being kept long to survive the dry hot periods. Burmuda can easily survive dry hot weather, even mowed short. Personally I like fesque, it's the first grass to turn green and last to turn brown in the fall.

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