Best mower for long wet grass

[miker]

Need to buy a mower to tackle 9 inch high new grass, need to bag it, cant get ride on through gates, looked at the orec, they have a really good collection,

im thinking that i may need to knock it down with big strimmers first ,rake/blow to piles then cut, any thoughts

[HertsWood]

1st question has to be how much is your budget?

[Richard 1234]

And how big an area?

[CharlieBoulder94]

Honda hrh 536 with 4 wheels

[WesD]

Can you not borrow/rent a hand flail then mow it to collect.

 

 

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[Guss109]

Get a new Viking 7 series mower not cheap bet fantastic at bagging grass even in the wet. Get the dealer to turn the engine up at touch and you won't go wrong

[gooseflight]

Depends on the area and how dense/lush the growth is. At 9" a lot of collecting mowers will struggle,

 

If the area's not too great strim then mow. If it's extensive then hire/borrow a wheeled string trimmer then mow.

 

Obviously the drier the better so fingers crossed at this time of year.

[miker]

i have lawnflite pro hi speed roller mowers but they will struggle

Area 2.5k ish sq m, brand new turf laid in july,only had 1 cut !!!!

long,dense,soaked and ground feels like a pudding

Budget = whatever i have to spend, ongoing contract so will pay for itself

will look at viking but i think the way to go is strim first then collect then mow

cheers

[stihlmadasever]

Strim,rake/blow cuttings into piles, lift piles then mower the grass piece of piss with 2 good strimmers on the go.

If its new turf id conscider a flymo rather than a wheeled mower

[miker]

forgot to say, site is a brand new care home so has to ultimately look good, i know its gonna look sh!te for a while