Mowin' It Old School
I was talking to my Mom last week asking her if she still had the old Reel Mower around. She said it was still out in the shed and I could have it if I wanted it. Oh yeah, I wanted it.
What I am even more amazed is that it needs VERY LITTLE work done to it. I was all excited and mowed the front yard with it without doing a thing to it. It probably needs a little lubing up and the blades could be sharpened a little, but it works great! 
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I have a little challenge for you and your new mower over at my house;)
There you go, good job!
I'm jealous. I wanted my grandpa's old school mower when we had the farm auction but it had disappeared :(
After trying it out briefly, besides cutting your grass, it will give you the added benefit of a little upper body and glute workout!
I wanted one of those in Vermillion. I'm not so sure that it would work for us now. :D
Great find!! It's amazing what just a sharp blade will do.
I remember cutting grass with one of those old reel mowers.
It sucked.
Still does I bet! In all fairness, I have just under an acre to cut, so it would be a never ending process with a tiny little push mower, unless of course, you volunteer to do it!
I had one of those in Gayville. You appear to have a small, flat yard. Maybe i'm wrong. I remember how fast grass grows in SD. Let me know if you're still enjoying that rusty little thing two months from now. PS: It's harder to use when it's wet. Just a heads up.
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