The height is adjustable (within narrow limits) though it is not suitable for long, rough or wet grass,

A cylinder mower does the job it is designed for very well. That job is the neat trimming of a well-maintained lawn at frequent intervals.

The reason that the cylinder mower gives such a good result is of course because of the cutting system. There is a horizontally mounted blade that skims across the surface of the grass. As this happens, so the rotary blades move across this fixed blade acting like a pair of scissors and snipping off any grass that is trapped in-between. The grass is therefore severed with a clean and neat cut rather than the somewhat jagged edge that can be left with a rotary mower blade.

The large following roller neatly arranges the grass blades in the same direction, so giving a velvety smooth finish with those all important sharply defined striped finish.