They are chain drive.
Here's a pic from the 26TC Parts List:

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MEY Equipment [who also made the Alroh domestic reel mower at the time] went belly-up in late 2014. So new ones aren't available, but a crowd called 'Specialised Mower Parts' in Palmyra, WA is starting to offer some parts for them.

For a current WA production machine, you might want to look at the Dwyer & Felton/Mowmaster range. These are also well thought of by the WA lawn contractors.

All of these heavy-duty contractor grade reel mowers will tend to hold their value, as new ones are very exy and secondhand ones are fairly rare, especially over this side of Oz.

The WA 'lawnie' scene is very different to the eastern states; reel mowers seem to be standard equipment for the Sandgropers. Indeed, the LMCA of WA has a couple of 'emergency hire' reel mowers available for their members.

Whereas it's very rare for an eastern states lawnie to offer reel mowing, except for specialists who do tennis courts.


Cheers,
Gadge

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