Side Discharge Mowing

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Non Arb sorry.

 

Anyone doing grass with a side discharge machine? I'm about to start cutting 2-3 acres a time with a s/discharge zero-turn and am trying to get my head around the correct technique i.e. do you blow the clippings to the side you haven't mown yet?, turning at the end and going back over cut and uncut grass. I can see no other way...

[Bolt]

sorry mate,

 

you are totally on the wrong forum

 

this is for highly skilled arb types.

 

everyone here will feel you need a semi-skilled grass cutting forum :lol:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

sorry mate,

 

you are totally on the wrong forum

 

this is for highly skilled arb types.

 

everyone here will feel you need a semi-skilled grass cutting forum :lol:

 

Brilliant thanks.

[Bolt]

(on a slightly more useful note, couldn't you mow it in a figure-of-8 shape, with the dishcharge (for the most part) going onto the prevoiusly cut swathe? A bit like they do when silaging?)

[Bolt]

Brilliant thanks.

 

sorry.

 

but that whole semi-skilled / skilled thing seemed to go on and on.

 

I'd rather be content then wish I was regarded as skilled.

[david]

. do you blow the clippings to the side you haven't mown yet?,:

 

yes just keep going in ever decreasing circles. and split the last wee bit to save turning as much near the end oh and always turn inward not outward (youl can get that wee bit next time)

 

 

sometimes i feel like im always going in ever decreasing circles

[Gareth Dalzell]

We cut big areas and pitches, and generally we cut the first lap firing it inwards onto the uncut bit then the after one full lap, turn and cut firing outwards onto the cut bit and keep going around in circles.

The next time you come to cut the site we do it we cut two laps firing onto the uncut sward and then turn as previous

The next time we go back to one lap and then turn.

If you don't cut one lap the first time you cut it and two laps firing in the second time you end up with a heavy line of cutting in the same place each time you cut.

This only works if the grass isn't too long and regularly cut.

 

Works for us unskilled grounds maintenance guys - for any pure arb guys I guess I could draw you a picture:lol:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

sorry.

 

but that whole semi-skilled / skilled thing seemed to go on and on.

 

I'd rather be content then wish I was regarded as skilled.

 

My DSOH; didn't add smilies but never serious me!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

We cut big areas and pitches, and generally we cut the first lap firing it inwards onto the uncut bit then the after one full lap, turn and cut firing outwards onto the cut bit and keep going around in circles.

The next time you come to cut the site we do it we cut two laps firing onto the uncut sward and then turn as previous

The next time we go back to one lap and then turn.

If you don't cut one lap the first time you cut it and two laps firing in the second time you end up with a heavy line of cutting in the same place each time you cut.

This only works if the grass isn't too long and regularly cut.

 

Works for us unskilled grounds maintenance guys - for any pure arb guys I guess I could draw you a picture:lol:

 

Thanks,

[burrell_]

we use this nice bit off kit not top end off the market but it works really well u can cyt up and down as long as the grass ent to long other wise u have to through the grass cuttings away from the grass ur just about to cut (round in a circle) hope this helps u a bit

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