It doesn't sound as if we are in any disagreement, Kelsey - though I'd like to hear Deejay's comments, he's much more of a cylinder mower guy than I am. How do you maintain the bedknife? It may need some oilstone work on its front (vertical) surface, but that is only practical if you can keep it perfectly flat for the whole width of the mower, and parallel to the reel's axis. Also, if it has been abused in the past it may have a burr on the leading edges of the reel's blades, and if it has, they need to be removed carefully with a stone (whilst maintaining a perfectly square corner, of course). With that kind of maintenance it might go for a very long time before you need to get it ground.
