Just managed to pick up my great-grandfather's old speedie-cut 16" reel mower after being in storage for the better part of 4-5 decades.
This is my first experience with a reel mower, and hopefully it's a good one!
The old quick refurb' job ensued- clean out old grease, strip carb and clean chains and points. First crank and spurted into life. Had to glue on some new cork pieces for the clutch to get it moving, but runs and cuts very well (I think?).
The only issue I've got is that the forward speed is so fast! Is this normal for a reel mower like this? When the mower is fully wound out, running full rpm, I have to jog to keep up! I can pull back and have the drum skidding so it doesn't take off at mach 4, but surely this can't be the normal thing to do... Is it?
