It was a very nice mower and did a good job, but it was heav

It was a very nice mower and did a good job, but it was heavy. It left a very nice cut on the lawn, much cleaner than a rotary mower. Notice that most of the excellent mowers used for golf course greens are reel type.

My dad did all of the mowing at first, I was only 6 when we moved into this house. But, like most kids, I begged to mow the lawn. Be careful what you wish for. Dad began to break me in on the mower by having me stand in front of him, between him and the handlebar, and we’d mow together.

The self propelled feature was activated by raising the handlebar and deactivated by lowering it again.

By the time I was 8 or 9 I was ‘allowed’ to mow on my own. About the same time I started mowing solo, the tires on the main wheels had worn down enough that when the mower was turned at the end of a row or at a corner, the V-belt to the wheel would come off, ending the self propelled feature. Dad’s solution was to remove the V-belts and have me push the mower. It worked, but it was hard. The dang thing was heavy. It would seem to take me half a day to mow about a half an acre. I know I took a lot of breaks.