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Lots of little Christmas trees sitting in a field. Field goes from flat to quite steep. Need to cut the grass in between the trees, which has now grown quite a bit. Could be done with a strimmer but thinking a self-propelled cutter might be better. Therefore, which type would be best? Something like a Hayter Condor 30" or a Scythe mower like an Al Ko? I like the look of the Condor but wondering whether the slope might be too much for it, so the scythe might be more suited to climbing being lighter & possibly more agile. Max slope could be 30-35%

 

Recommendations welcome plus any benefits of one over the other. I may just end up using round-up but prefer not to.

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Hayter Condor would probably do it well, what's the distance between the trees, might want something bigger like a ferris/scag?

 

The Condor has discs with swinging blade tips so hitting stones/stumps isn't an issue, not sure what blades are on the other machines

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On 02/09/2019 at 00:14, scbk said:

Hayter Condor would probably do it well, what's the distance between the trees, might want something bigger like a ferris/scag?

 

The Condor has discs with swinging blade tips so hitting stones/stumps isn't an issue, not sure what blades are on the other machines

WOW! Just the jobbie!

 

Got an eBay 2nd hand 11hp Honda one in good condition but needing a few things amending (ie good price). I took it out today for a couple of hours and what a beast! It just mulched everything I pointed it at (no trees!) and whilst I didn't yet hit the big slope am sure it'll do what's required. Monster machine - thanks for the recommendation :)

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