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Still have one from 50's
ReplyDeleteUsed to cut a ladies lawn in Salisbury who insisted you use a reel type mower on her lawn. Great memory!
ReplyDeleteMy sister who owns a $500k+ home in DC uses one to cut her lawn, what little there is. It's surprisingly easy and effective!
ReplyDeleteI bought a brand new one from Heartland this past summer,but I have a small yard.Works great.
ReplyDeleteAs a kid, I remember them doing a good job and easy to handle when maintained proper. Could have been I was stronger at that stage of life. I have seen them being used here in Salisbury as of late. Not sure, but I think I've seen new ones advertised in recent years.
ReplyDeleteThe original exercise machine. Man that bugger was tough to push if the grass was over three inch's when you are only nine years old.
ReplyDeleteWe never had one but I see them being used all the time in Dover area by the Amish.
ReplyDeleteUsed one many times growing up. Important to keep the blades sharp, though, or you just mashed down the grass with the roller.
ReplyDeleteWish i was using one now. Winter sucks
ReplyDeleteSpent a good bit of time behind one when I was young. But like one commenter said, when the grass was tall, it was work.
ReplyDeleteCan't tell you how many miles I pushed one of these machines back in the '40s. Almost half of my summer income.
ReplyDeleteStill do & it's less than 10 years old - also have a lawn rake - no noisy leaf bower !
ReplyDeleteI was born in 1937 and used one of these for my grass cutting service. I had some yards that the grass was so high I had to use a sickle first and then push the hell out of it to get it cut. I think I got paid, that included a tip, of $1.26. Oh how these kids are spoiled today!!!
ReplyDeleteThey can still be bought. Totally environmentally friendly. "O" pollution. "O" gas & oil. Cuts grass cleaner and more even than the most expensive lawn mowers. Not recommended for large lawns.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother had one.
ReplyDeleteThey don't mow "wire grass" very well. Every lawn I've had since 1959 in Salisbury is mostly wire grass. Also to sharpen the reel type machine properly, the blade bale is removed from the mower and mounted on a sharpener. I have not seen one of these sharpening machines since the early 1960s.
ReplyDeletecut with one of these in Crisfield for grandparents.
ReplyDeletethe person that buys a $2000 piece of exercise equipment is the same person that spends @4000 on a riding mower.... just buy one of these and kill two birds with one stone...
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ReplyDeleteAll previous comments are good. We had one when I was a kid plus various power equipment. Bought one for first townhouse with small flat bit of grass. When son bought rowhouse across the Bay he asked for it. Still going strong.