A reel mower can only cut grass as high as half the diameter of the reel. Any garbage or small pebbles can wreck a reel mower. Wait till you have to take it in to get sharpened. You can't do it yourself and it's not cheap. You can back lap reels yourself but will still need to take them in for a sharpening. Often times they will need all new bearings and a rebuild. You have to know what you're doing to set them up and time them. For most people, they would be more trouble than they're worth. A good jake unit is a little better than a Toro but it depends on a lot of things. You have a very nice lawn. You could probaly find a used Toro Parkmaster 7 gang, or even better a Jacobsen F10 7 gang, or F20 9 gang. The real cadillac machine in a big self propelled reel mower is a Jacobsen HF 15 7 gang with hydraulic powered reels. The jake units are better than the Toro because the reels cut before the tires flatten the grass and turn with the front wheels.
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