[Ware]

So I just learned that @SGrabs33 started a company called Triangle Reel Mowers, which will hopefully help put more reel mowers on more lawns! I'll let him elaborate on what he's got going on, but just wanted to formally congratulate him on this endeavor. He's a good dude that has been around since the ATY days, and was one of the first through the door here at TLF. :thumbup:

 

[gijoe4500]

That's awesome. Great job working towards getting the word out, @SGrabs33!

 

[Redtenchu]

I love it! Congratulations @SGrabs33

 

[SGrabs33]

Thank you all very much!

I just got the ball rolling on everything recently so its a work in progress. There seems to be a REEL need for these locally and there really is only one shop that sells them. We currently have all California Trimmer products available and we will be adding more lines in the near future. Also, I am focused on the local area but we can have things shipped anywhere in the US if someone is interested. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions!

Check out our Instagram/Facebook if you want.

Just trying to spread the joy of REEL mowers and all of the knowledge I have learned over the years

 

[ericgautier]

Congrats! @SGrabs33

 

[Mightyquinn]

Congrats on the new endeavor Scott!!! Are you offering sales and service?

 

[Colonel K0rn]

Kudos, and I wish you good luck in your venture!

 

[gene_stl]

Congrats and good luck. :thumbup:

 

[Topcat]

Congrats!

 

[Cory]

Awesome! Are you going to have a shop? I would definitely come check it out.

Assuming you now have a relationship with trimmer maybe could pass on the need for a rear roller. The had a couple post on their Facebook about prototypes but guess they never followed through. I currently have my front roller zipp tied to the back to get stripes.

 

[SGrabs33]

Awesome! Are you going to have a shop? I would definitely come check it out.

Assuming you now have a relationship with trimmer maybe could pass on the need for a rear roller. The had a couple post on their Facebook about prototypes but guess they never followed through. I currently have my front roller zipp tied to the back to get stripes.

Hi Cory, thanks! No shop to begin with, besides my garage, but it is definitely a goal. I've got to walk a little before I jog

Yes, I definitely have a relationship with CalTrimmer. They are great people!

I have asked them about the rear roller that you saw on their FB page. It was a while ago that they did the testing and there didnt seem to be too much demand for the product. I'm sure if they had the demand they would think about it again. Does the roller on the front not do a good job of striping for you?

 

[SGrabs33]

Congrats on the new endeavor Scott!!! Are you offering sales and service?

Great question! Since this is the first true REEL mower outfit in the area I know I will need to be more hands on. Most likely I will be offering service on the REELs I sell to my customers and not accepting outside REELs. I hope to change that once I get an actual shop up and runnning. There may be a little wiggle room in there for TLF members

I am happy to accept any advice and/or suggestions for the business. As Ware said, I am really just trying to promote REEL mowers and get the word out on how great they are.

 

[Cory]

Does the roller on the front not do a good job of striping for you?

Not as good as it does attached to the back

With roller on front


With roller on back

 

[Ware]

Not as good as it does attached to the back

With roller on front


With roller on back

Striping bermuda is tough - and visibility of stripes (even with my PRG that stripes better than anything I've seen) is highly dependent on lighting conditions and the position of the sun. I'm not disputing your results, but those photos don't prove much. They were taken from two different angles, at two different times of day. It looks like there is still dew on the ground/vehicles in the first picture.

 

[Cory]

Not as good as it does attached to the back

With roller on front


With roller on back

Striping bermuda is tough - and visibility of stripes (even with my PRG that stripes better than anything I've seen) is highly dependent on lighting conditions and the position of the sun. I'm not disputing your results, but those photos don't prove much. They were taken from two different angles, at two different times of day. It looks like there is still dew on the ground/vehicles in the first picture.

Here are two more from a similar angle at around the same time of day. Still not the best, maybe this year I'll do half with it in the front and the other half in the back to better show the difference.

 

[SGrabs33]

@Cory That's a great idea. A side by side comparison would be ideal. I agree with @Ware that there are a lot of factors that go into being able to see stripes on Bermuda.
I can definitely reach out to them to ask about availability. I don't think hey made it past prototype stage though.

 

[Spammage]

I'm curious about this as well Scott. I have a TruCut, but held onto the 20" trimmer. My only reason for switching was the weight of the drive roller. It just wasn't heavy enough to move the mower in my zoysia. Adding an additional 15-20 lbs might make it useful again. I've been toying with the idea of fabbing something up, but this might be the ticket. @SGrabs33

 

[SGrabs33]

@Spammage @Cory

I spoke with Jim @ CalTrimmer and he said that they only tried these out for a short period and never made more than a few prototypes to try out. They posted them on their Facebook page but never saw enough interest to make more than a few.

I saw a note online saying that the standard TruCut C27 weights ~216 lbs compared to the 20" CalTrimmer weight of ~145 lbs. I am surprised that the 9-Inch Deep Tread Drive Roller wasn't able to power the REEL to cut through your Zoysia. Though it does make sense that the extra 71 lbs helps in that regard.

Here are some additional pics of the prototypes if anyone is interested in seeing what they tested(note: they were all tested on the 25" commercial model):

 

[gijoe4500]

That prototype looks simple enough to build.

 

[Jericho574]

https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=846&p=15498#p15498