i used it for the first time yesterday and loved it. i set it to the lowest height bc i like my grass short like that. most of the lawn was fairly easy bc we’re living in a newer neighborhood and there are NO trees so the sun’s been baking the grass and keeping it from growing too crazy. but there are patches by the sprinklers that have a good amount of length to them and MY GOD getting thru them was work. also i hit some pieces of mulch yesterday and nearly impaled myself so i can imagine the pine cones were disastrous.