Reel Mower Basics

Want to know the basics of how a reel (cylinder) mower works and how to maintain it? Watch this video so you can learn how to look after you reel mower.

My cylinder mower is a rover 45 which is the same as a scott bonnar 45 and a protea cylinder mower. Other great reel mowers for example are the toro greensmasters, mowmasters, masports and swardman reel mowers.

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[LawnTips]

Pretty bad how dirty my mower is 😂 probs should have cleaned it before hand. I’ll just blame the cold weather.
Hope you learned something new in the video!

[mitchelljones]

Hey man, cheers for the vid. Ive used this for years at work but never owned or had to maintain them. Just bought a brand newey for my business and this video is super helpful

[johnsonsjams]

I’ve been wanting to get one and this video showed up at the perfect time

[JonathanSpann]

Love your work mate! Just got my first greens mower and you're the first person I've seen actually show how the HOC bar hooks/rests inside there (which is what I was looking for). I appreciate the videos!

[emadyoussef]

Thanks for the video, but I need to know what nuts need to be adjusted to adjust height of cut on SB 45

[andyarlo]

Great video. About to pick up a rebuilt SB 590. Thanks for the orientation!

[AndersRisager]

I have more or less the exact same mower.

I would love to see an in depth video on everything you do before starting to cut.

Height adjustments of the front roller, which nuts and bolts to loosen and tighten, how to make sure the engine isn't stalling... An in depth catch all video.

[davidspriggs]

G'day bloke! Hey, I've just been given a Scott Bonnar 17", bit rusted throughout and I'm not sure it works yet, so I thought I'd get on the net and check out if someone has put up some info...you get the idea...good onya mate! Just the job! And I'm with SyNeRgYi...mate - you've gotta do another vid - YOU'RE THE BEST!!

[dionjefford]

Awesome vids bro. Got a 14" solid a few months ago, gonna do a resto on it very soon. Love your vids mate you're a natural.

[trevormorris]

Excellent video. Have a 1950 odd Scott Boner with the original Indian motor I am about to restore. Not sure how I will go for replacement parts

[lawncaredad]

Awesome vid man! Super informative, and I loved it!

[Hardballfan]

Good tip with using straight metal piece with screw to measure cutting height!

[CamdenGardenSolutions]

Great vid mate ! Sweet looking rover 45 👌🏻

[regularguysgarage]

just grabbed one from a council cleanup today.some kind of old Rover thing... in January .... during a heatwave

[robrundell]

Hey mate what reel mower would you recommend for a beginner only want to buy one so want my first one to be my last.

[clifffowler]

Awesome stuff mate 👍
I'm a newby to reel mowers but I've seen a lot of machinery vids 'n' you Trump the lot subscribed 'n' will be watching work kiwi Bob 👍👍👍 😁😁😁😊😊😊

[trent]

Hey mate. Great video thanks for sharing. I have the same mower and I’m wanting to
Change the oil in it. Any advice?

[synergyi]

Can you do a vid continued from this actually using one, using the clutch, throttle, driving over concrete, turning etc?

[paulhallam]

Great video. Really useful and your instructions are nice and clear - thanks. Agree with Synergy (sorry for spelling mate), it would be really good if you could do a how to use the mower properly and also what to do if it keeps stalling..thx again.

[jdrobbi]

That was neat mate. There's quite a bit of engineering in those babies.

Now that we're getting into the season, I can see exactly how much work I have to go with my lawn. I'll get some pics up on Instagram in a day or two.

Well, we managed to keep top 4, Salah got the record & no one else got. That's a good day. On to Kiev!

YNWA