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Grass cutting gripe
This is odd - something i never noticed with my 2 year old Craftsman
6HP mulching self propelled mower... But after replacing it with a new Honda Harmony mulcher, I noticed it right away in my lawn. And now when I look at neighbors, it seems to be everywhere. I just never noticed it before. I have these lines of "taller" grass that never gets cut well when cutting my grass. Analyzing the situation, I am guessing it's because when I make one pass with the mower, the blades of grass are pressed down from the wheels on the mower. When I come around, they're still not upright again, so when I go over that section, they still end up being taller than the rest of what I cut. It's more of a problem if the grass has any moisture left or if the ground is still damp, obviously, since the moisture helps hold it to the ground longer. But even when the grass and ground is dry, it's still an issue. I've tried changing my cutting patterns, rather than going around the edges, I tried going back and forth up and down a single edge, moving the line of "cut vs. uncut" across the yard from one side to another as I progress. My first hope was that maybe going the opposite way of the bent grass might help push it back up. But it doesn't make any difference. I've been very disappointed with the new Honda mower since it's not mulching as well as my 2 year old Craftsman did, but this issue is really ****ing me off, since pulling out the craftsman again, while it has the same effect, it's not nearly as noticable. Is there some way people "in the know" deal with this? I can't even ask any of the neighbors since they all exhibit the same lines in their lawn when they're cut, just to more or less of an extent. maybe thinner wheels so they can't press down as wide a swatch of grass? Or something along the front of the mower to force the grass back vertical when I'm coming up the opposite way again and moving "against the grain" so to speak? Thanks for any info. Too late to return my Honda, but still ****es me off that my $250 craftsman worked so much better than the $600 honda. John |
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Try spraying your mower's wheels with Pam or any other cooking spray
just before mowing your lawn. It works wonders. john wrote: This is odd - something i never noticed with my 2 year old Craftsman 6HP mulching self propelled mower... But after replacing it with a new Honda Harmony mulcher, I noticed it right away in my lawn. And now when I look at neighbors, it seems to be everywhere. I just never noticed it before. I have these lines of "taller" grass that never gets cut well when cutting my grass. Analyzing the situation, I am guessing it's because when I make one pass with the mower, the blades of grass are pressed down from the wheels on the mower. When I come around, they're still not upright again, so when I go over that section, they still end up being taller than the rest of what I cut. It's more of a problem if the grass has any moisture left or if the ground is still damp, obviously, since the moisture helps hold it to the ground longer. But even when the grass and ground is dry, it's still an issue. I've tried changing my cutting patterns, rather than going around the edges, I tried going back and forth up and down a single edge, moving the line of "cut vs. uncut" across the yard from one side to another as I progress. My first hope was that maybe going the opposite way of the bent grass might help push it back up. But it doesn't make any difference. I've been very disappointed with the new Honda mower since it's not mulching as well as my 2 year old Craftsman did, but this issue is really ****ing me off, since pulling out the craftsman again, while it has the same effect, it's not nearly as noticable. Is there some way people "in the know" deal with this? I can't even ask any of the neighbors since they all exhibit the same lines in their lawn when they're cut, just to more or less of an extent. maybe thinner wheels so they can't press down as wide a swatch of grass? Or something along the front of the mower to force the grass back vertical when I'm coming up the opposite way again and moving "against the grain" so to speak? Thanks for any info. Too late to return my Honda, but still ****es me off that my $250 craftsman worked so much better than the $600 honda. John |
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Barfin' Bob wrote in message ...
Try spraying your mower's wheels with Pam or any other cooking spray just before mowing your lawn. It works wonders. john wrote: This is odd - something i never noticed with my 2 year old Craftsman 6HP mulching self propelled mower... But after replacing it with a new Honda Harmony mulcher, I noticed it right away in my lawn. And now when I look at neighbors, it seems to be everywhere. I just never noticed it before. I have these lines of "taller" grass that never gets cut well when cutting my grass. Analyzing the situation, I am guessing it's because when I make one pass with the mower, the blades of grass are pressed down from the wheels on the mower. When I come around, they're still not upright again, so when I go over that section, they still end up being taller than the rest of what I cut. It's more of a problem if the grass has any moisture left or if the ground is still damp, obviously, since the moisture helps hold it to the ground longer. But even when the grass and ground is dry, it's still an issue. I've tried changing my cutting patterns, rather than going around the edges, I tried going back and forth up and down a single edge, moving the line of "cut vs. uncut" across the yard from one side to another as I progress. My first hope was that maybe going the opposite way of the bent grass might help push it back up. But it doesn't make any difference. I've been very disappointed with the new Honda mower since it's not mulching as well as my 2 year old Craftsman did, but this issue is really ****ing me off, since pulling out the craftsman again, while it has the same effect, it's not nearly as noticable. Is there some way people "in the know" deal with this? I can't even ask any of the neighbors since they all exhibit the same lines in their lawn when they're cut, just to more or less of an extent. maybe thinner wheels so they can't press down as wide a swatch of grass? Or something along the front of the mower to force the grass back vertical when I'm coming up the opposite way again and moving "against the grain" so to speak? Thanks for any info. Too late to return my Honda, but still ****es me off that my $250 craftsman worked so much better than the $600 honda. John What kind of grass do you have? What height are you cutting it and how much are you removing at a time? Is the blade sharp? I have a Harmony 215 and use it on tall fescue, which grows quite fast. I don't have the problem you're describing and I've been very pleased with the mulching capability. It leaves my lawn looking fantastic. The only place I've seen problems is in areas where the grass is sparse. In that case, mulchers tend to bend the grass and not cut it correctly, leaving some that is only partially cut and uneven. I think this is a problem with mulchers in general, as my previous one did that too. |
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Check wheel height on Craftsman vs. Honda mower. I have a Craftsman
mulching mower and my rear tires are 1 slot higher than the front ones. Also, check and see if the Craftsman has a rear plastic flap that amply presses on the grass vs the Honda mower. Also, you can get uneven cutting w/mucling mower if you walk too fast. Is one mower or are both self-propelled? Try slowing the Honda mower down. "john" wrote in message ... This is odd - something i never noticed with my 2 year old Craftsman 6HP mulching self propelled mower... But after replacing it with a new Honda Harmony mulcher, I noticed it right away in my lawn. And now when I look at neighbors, it seems to be everywhere. I just never noticed it before. I have these lines of "taller" grass that never gets cut well when cutting my grass. Analyzing the situation, I am guessing it's because when I make one pass with the mower, the blades of grass are pressed down from the wheels on the mower. When I come around, they're still not upright again, so when I go over that section, they still end up being taller than the rest of what I cut. It's more of a problem if the grass has any moisture left or if the ground is still damp, obviously, since the moisture helps hold it to the ground longer. But even when the grass and ground is dry, it's still an issue. I've tried changing my cutting patterns, rather than going around the edges, I tried going back and forth up and down a single edge, moving the line of "cut vs. uncut" across the yard from one side to another as I progress. My first hope was that maybe going the opposite way of the bent grass might help push it back up. But it doesn't make any difference. I've been very disappointed with the new Honda mower since it's not mulching as well as my 2 year old Craftsman did, but this issue is really ****ing me off, since pulling out the craftsman again, while it has the same effect, it's not nearly as noticable. Is there some way people "in the know" deal with this? I can't even ask any of the neighbors since they all exhibit the same lines in their lawn when they're cut, just to more or less of an extent. maybe thinner wheels so they can't press down as wide a swatch of grass? Or something along the front of the mower to force the grass back vertical when I'm coming up the opposite way again and moving "against the grain" so to speak? Thanks for any info. Too late to return my Honda, but still ****es me off that my $250 craftsman worked so much better than the $600 honda. John |
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Both have the flap on the back - which doesn't help the part where the
wheel folds the grass down though. Both are self propelled, but even on the honda (much lighter so easy to use without power) and walking at a snails pace, the problem persists, so it's not speed related. I wonder if it just doesn't have the power (only 4.5 horsepower) to "suck up" the grass that was folded flat under the wheels on the previous pass that the craftsman does. Still looking for solutions - I may replace the wheels on the honda with something as thin as I can find - that way the grass won't get mashed and miss getting cut. John On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:21:46 GMT, "evolutionman 2004" wrote: Check wheel height on Craftsman vs. Honda mower. I have a Craftsman mulching mower and my rear tires are 1 slot higher than the front ones. Also, check and see if the Craftsman has a rear plastic flap that amply presses on the grass vs the Honda mower. Also, you can get uneven cutting w/mucling mower if you walk too fast. Is one mower or are both self-propelled? Try slowing the Honda mower down. "john" wrote in message .. . This is odd - something i never noticed with my 2 year old Craftsman 6HP mulching self propelled mower... But after replacing it with a new Honda Harmony mulcher, I noticed it right away in my lawn. And now when I look at neighbors, it seems to be everywhere. I just never noticed it before. I have these lines of "taller" grass that never gets cut well when cutting my grass. Analyzing the situation, I am guessing it's because when I make one pass with the mower, the blades of grass are pressed down from the wheels on the mower. When I come around, they're still not upright again, so when I go over that section, they still end up being taller than the rest of what I cut. It's more of a problem if the grass has any moisture left or if the ground is still damp, obviously, since the moisture helps hold it to the ground longer. But even when the grass and ground is dry, it's still an issue. I've tried changing my cutting patterns, rather than going around the edges, I tried going back and forth up and down a single edge, moving the line of "cut vs. uncut" across the yard from one side to another as I progress. My first hope was that maybe going the opposite way of the bent grass might help push it back up. But it doesn't make any difference. I've been very disappointed with the new Honda mower since it's not mulching as well as my 2 year old Craftsman did, but this issue is really ****ing me off, since pulling out the craftsman again, while it has the same effect, it's not nearly as noticable. Is there some way people "in the know" deal with this? I can't even ask any of the neighbors since they all exhibit the same lines in their lawn when they're cut, just to more or less of an extent. maybe thinner wheels so they can't press down as wide a swatch of grass? Or something along the front of the mower to force the grass back vertical when I'm coming up the opposite way again and moving "against the grain" so to speak? Thanks for any info. Too late to return my Honda, but still ****es me off that my $250 craftsman worked so much better than the $600 honda. John |
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