OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Walk Behind Lawn Mower Frames Question On Scott Bonnar Cylinder Mowers Should I buy this 20" Scott Bonnar

Hi all, I've had a look through the forums here and it looks like the perfect place to ask these questions.

I previously owned a 20" (or bigger) queen electric Scott Bonnar, I loved the way it left the Santa Ana couch looking like a bowling green but in moving out of a share house and into a place with only kykuya I let my brother have it (only cost me $20 on ebay).

Now we've bought a new place I've got Santa Ana again and have been looking for a new reel mower, prices seemed to have increased and I can't find any at the $20 mark again ;-) but it seems for a decent size you pay $300 or more.

I've found this one (~ $300) and would like some thoughts on whether it is worth purchasing, if I can use it straight away, if it would need work done before use, if it needs work done later, and if it's a good price.

It's a Scott Bonnar with a 20" cut and from reading here I'd say a Model 45 series 2.

The reel blades look like there is a lot of room for sharpening however it looks like they aren't all that straight, is that something that will cause issues and something that can be resolved? What would be price range to fix?

I haven't seen it in action yet so will need to listen to how it starts/runs, if it's good enough for a look is there other things I should look for or ask the seller?














Thanks for any help/advice.