hand push cylinder advice please

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  1. paultall90

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    hi
    i have the above webb cylinder mower but my problem is when I cut the lawn the front roller seems to flatten the grass which stops the cylinder cutter from cutting it,
    don't get me wrong it does cut a bit of the grass but when I have finished I've got stripes but still flattened longish grass.
    I've adjusted the settings and got it where I can cut paper I've also tried the front roller at different heights.
    any advice would be appreciated.
    Thanks
     
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    Try cutting the grass in the opposite direction, cut lawn one way this week then cut it the other way next week
     
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    I think you need to have fairly shortish grass first before you can use any sort of mower with a front roller.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    They always have a small front roller, i think in most cases the grass gets a chance to spring back upright before the blades hit it.
    As @hoofy says it is not designed to cut long grass you need a rotary type for that.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Set the front roller as high as you can and go over the grass, and then go over again at a lower setting.

    If the grass is longer than about 4 ins it's going to be hard going.
     
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    Haven't they got round the problem by designing a cylinder mower without the front roller?


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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      I did have one that had the front roller with gaps in it.
      But I think the basic idea of Pauls mower is for lawns, not wild grass.
      People who cut fairly short and very regularly and like stripes.
       
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      ah thank you all
      tried the oppersite direction with little or no effect looks like getting my old mower out to cut it short then go from there.
      Cheers all
       
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        I have two mowers for this same reason.
         
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          I was given this beast by an American neighbour.
          It’s a cracking easy push mower cuts 18”.…….but no lines.

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            I used to use one of those for a gardening job. My customer insisted I used that instead of an electric Flymo, was a lovely type of mower to use as long as your grass is flat as a pancake I found.
             
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              @Jungle Jane just to say that I love your carvings and glasswork..you're very talented indeed!!:love30: Great Blog.:dbgrtmb:
               
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                Thank you :spinning:
                 
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