This lawn mower called the cylinder in many countries, features a fixed horizontal cutting blade at the desired height of cut. Over this is a fast spinning reel of blades which force the grass past the cutting bar. Each blade in the reel forms a helix around the reel axis, and the set of spinning blades describes a cylinder.

Early Design Lawn Mower

This lawn mower called the cylinder in many countries, features a fixed horizontal cutting blade at…

A machine with a rotating blade for cutting grass.

Lawn Mower

A machine with a rotating blade for cutting grass.

This is a mechanical drawing depict the top view of a lawn mower.

Machine, Mowing

This is a mechanical drawing depict the top view of a lawn mower.

An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a handle.

Scythe

An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp…