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reel mowers, dethatchers, was RE: (ET) Dandelions
- Subject: reel mowers, dethatchers, was RE: (ET) Dandelions
- From: Chris Meier <ChrisM pptvision com>
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 14:18:55 -0500
- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
Anyone use any pull behind reel mowers, or dethatchers?
I'm considering buying the latter, any recommendations
or experiences?
On Wednesday, May 10, 2000 1:15 PM, Darryl McMahon
[SMTP:darryl econogics com] wrote:
> > On the side question; has anyone else but me noticed that the ET is
> > MUCH
> > better at cutting grass than it is with dandelions? Seriously, you
> > have
> > to drop the speed a LOT for just a few dandelions, yet the grass all
> > around is cut. Is it the suctionless design of the blades, or the
> > slightly slower blade speed, or something else?
> >
> I have found the same with my corded electric walk-behind mower
> (rotary blade). I am convinced that this is a form of plant
> intelligence - the dandelions duck. The grass is trimmed neatly,
> but the dandelions often appear untouched. I will have to see how
> things go once I am using the reel mower this year.