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Charlie Pridham wrote:
Son is thinking of getting one, I dont have one (not enough grass)
anyone with any experience of the sorts of machines that will cope with
2-3 acres of Rough grass, and before anyone suggest sheep, he has tried
them but they were more interested in eating his trees and hedges and
definitely like short rather than long grass!

A cow or cows, of a suitable breed. There may be a local farmer
who will pasture them for a while. If the reason the sheep didn't
eat the grass is because it is unpalatable, rather than too long,
that won't work, either.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.