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    My reel mower cuts like a pair of scissors

    Hello. Here I go again, picking on the words people use. But there is truth in what I have to say. Reel mower blade action is not like that of a pair if scissors. Forgetting about the helical form of the mower's blades, the cutting edge of the fixed blade is ground against the corresponding...
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    Recycling and innovation

    I once bought a 14 inch Webb battery mower that used a car battery. But the battery only ran for about 5 minutes because it was too old for the job. The reel of rotary blades could not be brought closer to the fixed blade because the adjuster was at the end of its adjustment slot. Why did I buy...
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    Repairs what angle to put on front edge of blade

    The fixed blade of a reel mower passes over the ground at a set height and the rotary cutters push the grass up against it, just missing the blade and passing over it very close so as to cut the grass. What is the ideal angle to grind on to the fixed blade at its front edge when reconditioning...
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    bottom blade bends

    When my cylinder mower is set on lowest cut the bottom blade rests on the grass and the upward pressure from this grass bends the blade slightly. If I have a close setting between bottom blade and rotary cylinder the bent blade rubs on the cylinder. If I increase the clearance between the blades...
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