by AJB Temple » 07 Jan 2022, 10:34
Well, this has proved to be very interesting to me. The garden is open for charitable fund raising several times a year, and for those days I take much more care with the grassed areas, and thought the cylinder mower would be good for that. I don't mind mowing certain parts each day when the garden is opening and just before, but otherwise I don't have time for that. Once a week with the ride on is usual.
This year more areas may be allowed to grow long for wildlife and a pattern of paths mown through from the outset. Still pondering as at the end of the season it makes a right mess cutting them back.
I thought the mower was probably a bargain. The man selling it knew that too, but he needed the space in his workshop and money was not in any sense a factor for him. It is quite a nice piece of equipment and I may well make it look neater as I like to look after my tools.
Grass grows fast here as we recycle fish waste to water the garden areas, hence the 10 blade cylinder may be unsuitable now that I know what it is for. The metal bar clearly is the bottom blade now that I've looked at it following advice here. Appears almost new but the 10 blade cylinder has been used and has a sticker on showing that it's been resharpened. Apparently, I found out today, this mower was originally bought for a cricket pitch but was replaced quite quickly (one season he said) with a larger one made by Denis (Dennis? or something like that) and sold for a song to the man who sold it to me. I can't imagine cutting a whole cricket field with this thing so maybe it was just for the wicket and nets, but I don't really know.
Don't like: wood, engines, electrickery, decorating, tiling, laying stone, plumbing, gardening or any kind of DIY. Not wild about spiders either.