Hi Peter,
Thanks grumpy for the informative reply. It fits in with the research I have done this morning.
Peter, I have learnt that a Scotty Model 45 will do a brilliant job on buffalo.....But only under certain conditions.
The lawn should NOT be at all spongy and should be thoroughly de-thatched. The mower set to a height of 12 to 15mm, where a well sharpened Scotty will give you a brilliant green lawn with the classic stripes. As you could imagine, a cylinder mower with a full catcher would dig in and scalp a spongy lawn.
To compare with a rotary, the rotary will always leave the lawn looking rather dry after mowing and very large wheels would be required to mow at a height of 60mm.
No one I spoke to seemed to agree with the 30mm to 60mm height with buffalo....They all commented it would be too spongy.
Hope this helps....as grumpy has suggested, try it on an area that will not be noticed if you are not happy with the result......But it may surprise you!
