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Side discharge?

Posted by Dan Frazer Gardening on June 11, 2010 at 10:27pm
Can anyone explain to me why and how they use a side discharge mower?Does it leave a mound of grass parallel to where you cut? Do you need to rake up the grass when using a machine like this? Say it's a big residential site; is a side discharge machine suitable?Never used or seen one used before (living in a box!).Thanks
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  • Lawncare-4u.co.uk June 11, 2010 at 11:05pm
    why ? to cut grass (rough maybe) lots of ride-ons are side discharge.

    how ? so it shoots cuttings away from you -(as opposed to behind mower) use it starting from one end so as it leaves a line of cuttings along one side . ie then move over to mow next to it. etc etc

    it saves having a box filling up quickly and saves emptying /disposing of cuttings in a pile.

    not suitable for domestic lawns unless its a recycling mower(mulches cuttings up fine/mulching blades)
    dont leave cuttings unless its a proper mulcher as it wont break down to nourish the lawn)
  • Dan Frazer Gardening June 12, 2010 at 8:24am
    Do you think it would be a suitable machine to use for residential amenity grass areas?
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    Stephen @ SJS June 12, 2010 at 2:35pm
    Depends on what sort of finish they require, do they want stripes if so limited to choice as most commercial mowers do not produce a striped finish, I found out about this morning that Kubota have now added a roller as an option for some of their range.
    Dan Frazer Gardening said:
    Do you think it would be a suitable machine to use for residential amenity grass areas?
  • Dan Frazer Gardening June 12, 2010 at 5:03pm
    No stripes required, just C2 standard amenity lawn
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