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Originally Posted by Mike McKown
I never cut grass at ground level like some. Maybe that's the difference?
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More than likely. Much harder to get a nice cut on a flexible blade of grass that just got smashed down by tires than cutting at the base where it's firm. Much easier to get streaking as well, because variations in cutting height are more easily noticeable. I cut to about 3" and keep my blades sharp enough that you can slice tomatoes with them, get a fairly decent cut with my 44", still not as clean as a push mower. I'm very picky though.
I think to OPs initial question, depending on what you're cutting and how tall you're cutting it, you may or may not have issues. If you're cutting Bermuda, St. Augustine, Centipede or Zoysia you'll definitely be ok because you have to cut those low, if the owner can't tell you what grass they have you'll probably still be ok because they don't care that much, if you're cutting a fine blade Tall Fescue(attached) or KBG lawn to the standard 3" you might have some trouble getting a clean cut.