reel mowers, dethatchers, was RE: (ET) Dandelions

[Chris Meier <ChrisM pptvision com>]

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.