Hey All,

I am looking at purchasing a 14" cut Rover Thoroughbred machine tonight; I have the following things to look over; I have been using a Subaru Mower (Rotary) and I think I would like to start advancing my cuts with the lawn etc.

I have a couple of things/questions to look over:
1. Any play in clutch (movement sideways back to front)
2. Check Sprockets & Chain for wear and tare.
3. Check blades to see how much meat is left.

This is the mower i'll be looking at:

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I absolutely love my lawn; but with the rotary and non propelled it's killing me taking me well over 2.5 hours cutting the lawn.

I also have a question for you guys with longer hilly lawns, will the 14" be enough; it's buffalo lawn so when you're "Pushing" the mower up the hill it tends to dig into the lawn, going down the hill isn't an issue at all.

My current lawn:
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