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Hi everybody, who really care about your turf and admire reel mowers. Everybody knows here Tru-Cut, McLane, Cal-Trim, or brands like Toro, J.Deer,... If you are trying to choose one, check one more brand ... Swardman. Reel mowers for residents. All steel, replacable cartridges, great design, rollers, etc. If anybody would have a questions. Let me know. I use it. So I can tell or show pretty much of it.

 
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#754 ·
Thanks! I'm going to double-check mine before my next mow just to be safe. I looks like you need a new bedknife, but that's part of a reel shapening anyway as I understand it. Lee will likely need to grind the reel for a parallel true cylinder, but I bet that's also standard practive with each shapening.
 
#756 ·
Anyone own the Briggs and Stratton Edwin? Would like to know if it is a better choice than the Kawasaki. Speaking to swardman and they have recommended the B&S engine for North America since it can be powered by ethanol mixed gas and is slightly more powerful. Also parts and servicing maybe easier to source in North America. Any thoughts?
 
#758 ·
Hello everyone. My first post here.
I've been lurking and learning for about a year here. I received my Edwin 2.0 today. 55cm, 6 blade, red brown, transport wheels and dethatcher with the Briggs engine. Lee was great at Reel Rollers. Very fast shipping. Ordered Tuesday at 5pm it showed up today about noon.
From what I understand the Briggs engine meets the California emissions standards and runs on the ethanol mix we have in the states.
Didn't get a chance to do a full mow but got the side yard done. It took a bit of getting used to but I got the hang of it after a couple passes. Very fun to mow with!
The engine fired right up (1st pull) ran smooth. Nothing negative to report on the engine at all.
I've been using a rotary at a bench of 1.5" I ran the Edwin at about 7/8". The yard needs a bit of work still but this mower is definitely going to allow me to up my game.





 
#761 ·
How's it feel to stripe the lawn?
Lot-A-Sap said:
Hello everyone. My first post here.
I've been lurking and learning for about a year here. I received my Edwin 2.0 today. 55cm, 6 blade, red brown, transport wheels and dethatcher with the Briggs engine. Lee was great at Reel Rollers. Very fast shipping. Ordered Tuesday at 5pm it showed up today about noon.
From what I understand the Briggs engine meets the California emissions standards and runs on the ethanol mix we have in the states.
Didn't get a chance to do a full mow but got the side yard done. It took a bit of getting used to but I got the hang of it after a couple passes. Very fun to mow with!
The engine fired right up (1st pull) ran smooth. Nothing negative to report on the engine at all.
I've been using a rotary at a bench of 1.5" I ran the Edwin at about 7/8". The yard needs a bit of work still but this mower is definitely going to allow me to up my game.





 
#766 ·
Mok said:
Yeah! Now you just gotta get em straight!
Hey how come when I cut 1" with my toro rotary and striper kit it doesn't stripe as nice with a swardman mower?
Lot-A-Sap said:
@Mok it felt good!
I was actually a bit surprised that it did at all. It's hard to tell in the pic I took but it actually did put down decent strips.
I was out there bob'n and weav'n 🤣
 
#770 ·
Practiced cutting in the field on some common Bermuda that I normally cut with a 72 inch Zero turn at 2 inches.
Totally native grass with no topdressing, no fertilizer etc. I ride tractors and an F 350 over this ground daily.
This Swardman machine is a beast. I took it from 2 inches down to one and didn't use the grass catcher due to the amount of grass. Nice clean cut. Don't yell at me too much for being this aggressive but I wanted to see what this thing can do. The machine takes some getting use to but never hit bare dirt despite my novice skills with it. The grass was wet also. The metal drum was still able to push the mower well in this.
It will all be green in 5 days.

I have Tiffway sod by the pool and Jamur in the front of the house which is why I bought the Swardman. Just wanted to get used to the machine before I used it on my lawn. Overall I couldn't be happier with it. It's my first reel mower. Looked around at all the other manufacturers and this thing just had it all. Using the smooth roller for now but will swap it out soon.





 
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