Thread: What meteorological phenomenon (phenomena) affects you this day ?
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Old 09-18-2011, 08:07 PM   #10435
WT Sharpe
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl View Post
I recently saw an advertisement in 'Mother Earth News' for a push mower that utilizes some sort of flywheel storing up energy to make the pushing much easier. Of course, that energy has to come from somewhere...



Stitchawl
I believe you're speaking of the the Fiskars' Momentum Reel Mower:



It doesn't use a flywheel, but rather a 'flywheel-like' innovation they call "InertiaDrive technology" (see "Fiskars Momentum Reel Mower Doubles Your Effort with Flywheel Action" at treehugger.com). It looks nice, and it probably is one of the best non-motorized mowers out there, but as Consumer Reports says:
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As a rule, we’ve found reel mowers to be a real chore to push, even just to lop off the top inch of our test grass. The Fiskars is no exception despite claims of "extra cutting power" that reduces force "by 30 percent in long grass."
It would be nice to hear from someone who owns one.
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