3 Gang Mower

[Colinrdavies]

Has anybody got experience of using a 3 gang mower on long grass, I`m getting confusing info from classified ADS.

[GarethM]

Flail or large rotary, preferably livestock.

 

Gang mowers are more for parks that are done regularly.

Edited July 24 by GarethM

[pleasant]

23 hours ago, Colinrdavies said:

Has anybody got experience of using a 3 gang mower on long grass, I`m getting confusing info from classified ADS.

Gang mowers are most commonly separate cylinder mower units towed behind a tractor or similar....same basis as the old suffolk punch type mowers. Will give you a lovely low fine cut on good quality grass that has been maintained and will generally cut wet or damp short grass better than a rotary set up as theres no clogging to worry about. However....absolutely no good on long grass or areas that have got out of hand. Once cut down to a reasonable level then they are fine but not until  remember they are difficult to set up, and expensive to maintain. Councils also prefer them in public places as they dont fire out stones, sticks etc at 100mph unlike rotary 

Edited July 25 by pleasant

[GA Groundcare]

With gang mowers you'll need to be cutting every week or two. As a rough rule of thumb you'll be able to reduce by about 50% per cut. If the grass is over say 8-12 high inches you have no chance.

 

The only cylinder mower which will cut slightly higher grass is hydraulic powered fitted with the 4 bladed cylinders which Ransomes offer.

[Steven P]

For long grass and this is not the answer, my cheap (£100) B&Q rotary mower special will go through most stuff... however it is domesticated, standard width. For very long grass might need to cut it back first then maintain it with a faster larger cylinder mower.

 

Oh, B&Q special will fire anything it finds out and at ankle height, generally aiming between the back wheels... and straight at me.

[GarethM]

38 minutes ago, Steven P said:

For long grass and this is not the answer, my cheap (£100) B&Q rotary mower special will go through most stuff... however it is domesticated, standard width. For very long grass might need to cut it back first then maintain it with a faster larger cylinder mower.

 

Oh, B&Q special will fire anything it finds out and at ankle height, generally aiming between the back wheels... and straight at me.

Me thinks the average triple mower is wider than your average garden.

 

Hell I could do the full length of the parents with a 2m flail mower in passes, damn them and the flower beds!.

[Deafhead]

On 24/07/2024 at 13:28, Colinrdavies said:

Has anybody got experience of using a 3 gang mower on long grass, I`m getting confusing info from classified ADS.

How long? How much room and what sort of area?  As stated by others ,gangs are no good for anything over about 4"  I had a five gang Lloyds setup which would just skid if the grass was too long, a topper can cut fairly short with some care. 

[scbk]

On 25/07/2024 at 11:47, Steven P said:

For long grass and this is not the answer, my cheap (£100) B&Q rotary mower special will go through most stuff... however it is domesticated, standard width. For very long grass might need to cut it back first then maintain it with a faster larger cylinder mower.

 

Oh, B&Q special will fire anything it finds out and at ankle height, generally aiming between the back wheels... and straight at me.

Get enough of them and you have a gang!