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Originally Posted by Seeker
When did small electric cylinder lawnmowers become unpopular? I was looking for a new bottom cutting blade but they seem to be unavailable so I started pricing lawnmowers and the small ones are now predominantly rotary style.
I suppose there's no blade adjustment required so they're cheaper to make?
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Rotary mower height adjustment is via shims if a "hover" type, like the Flymo I used to have, or some sort of ratchet/lever if wheeled, like my petrol Hayter. With a blade attached directly to either electric motor commutator or engine output shaft they are mechanically quite simple and rely on blade speed rather than clearance against a cutter bar. You can get a finer cut (instead of a slashed hack) with a rotary hence their preference by groundskeepers. If you want beautiful stripes on your lawn they're defo the choice to have - a roller on the back of a wheeled rotary comes close but will not be as neat.