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   RM>> Push as in a gas engine mower but not a riding tractor/mower.   
      
   RM>> I remember cutting my grandfathers small lawn using a true push   
     >> mower that had no engine, the spiral blades spun as you pushed it.   
      
   RM>> I didn't want to confuse it with that type..  B)   
      
   MP>I always considered "push" to mean the ones with an engine that you had to   
     >stand behind and push, and "reel" to mean the ones with no engine.  I own   
     >both.  I have never owned or used a riding mower.   
      
   That sounds better, more clear. I think we called it that back in the   
   day too, although I haven't seen one of those in over 50 years.   
      
   MP>For that front yard, provided I was able to stay on top of it and not let   
   the   
     >weeds get too tall, it was less work using the reel mower than the   
     >gas-powered one.   
      
   They did work rather well. When I was using my grandfather's reel mower   
   I was probably only 9 or 10 years old..   
      
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