New reel lawnmower won't cut?

Question

Last year I bought a new reel lawnmover to cut the grass at my house. The only problem is that it won't cut the grass hardly at all. It wouldn't hardly cut the grass when the grass was even short. I even put it on the highest setting when the grass was short and it didn't cut well. And I also tried it at every setting in bettween. It only cut about half the grass blades. I've seen other people use reel mowers and theirs just cuts it easy as you please. I have Kentucky Bluegrass for my lawn, so it's not a tough grass either. Why is it not working?

I'm wondering if it might be the paint or something on the cutting blades. Is there a good tool to professionally sharpen the blades or ways of setting it so that it works better?

Answer 1

dull blades or improper blade clearance setting is my guess.

Answer 2

You need to have the blades sharpened. look in the phone book and you're sure to find someone near you that does it all the time.
New mowers don't come pre-sharpened(as shown by the paint still on the blades) and the store won't tell you that if they don't offer sharpening. go figure?
sharpen it and your troubles will be over.
don't even try to do it yourself, you have to get the blade angles just right!

Answer 3

you need to take it to somebody and get the blades sharpened. then she will be workin fine.