Brill reel mower best?

I wanting to buy a reel mower....human powered
Is Brill the best there is?
I understand that when it comes to human power you want well designed and quality machines

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:01:47 -0500, me@privacy.net wrote:

I wanting to buy a reel mower....human powered
Is Brill the best there is?
I understand that when it comes to human power you want well designed and quality machines

I've got one. It's excellent if you can mow frequently and not let the grass get too long. But often here, wet grass precludes mowing. I found that frequently, between my schedule and the weather, I could not keep up enough to be able to use it easily. So after a few years, I've broken down and purchased a rotary, gas powered mower.
Check the Brill specs for maximum grass length, and see if that fits with your needs. It is very difficult to cut grass longer than its spec. -- ron (off the grid in Downeast Maine)

Ron Rosenfeld wrote:

Check the Brill specs for maximum grass length, and see if that fits with your needs. It is very difficult to cut grass longer than its spec. -- ron (off the grid in Downeast Maine)

Tell me abt your off grid life a bit ok?

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:07:08 -0500, luckydog@nodot.com wrote:

Ron Rosenfeld wrote:
Check the Brill specs for maximum grass length, and see if that fits with your needs. It is very difficult to cut grass longer than its spec. -- ron (off the grid in Downeast Maine)
Tell me abt your off grid life a bit ok?

What would you like to know?
We lead a normal life without bills from the electric company. Except we use propane for our stove (commercial type), dryer and furnace. They wanted $40,000+ US to run power here. It was cheaper to put in a wind turbine and PV to generate the 600kWh/month that we use on average.
-- ron (off the grid in Downeast Maine)