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Mowers for 2 acre lawn?
I have 2 acres of lawn to mow and my old Iseki SG15 diesel ride on with
grass collection is getting a bit past it. It has a 48 inch cut. I can't decide whether to swap it for something similar sized with grass collection or something with a six foot deck that either side discharges or mulches. What difference in grass quality am I likely to see if i don't collect the grass? What advantage is a "mulching" mower? The lawn isn't in a great state at the moment anyway, as it has had chafer grubs in it the last 2 years... Thanks. -- Best Regards, Chris Wilson. |
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Mowers for 2 acre lawn?
In article , Chris Wilson
wrote: I have 2 acres of lawn to mow and my old Iseki SG15 diesel ride on with grass collection is getting a bit past it. It has a 48 inch cut. I can't decide whether to swap it for something similar sized with grass collection or something with a six foot deck that either side discharges or mulches. What difference in grass quality am I likely to see if i don't collect the grass? What advantage is a "mulching" mower? The lawn isn't in a great state at the moment anyway, as it has had chafer grubs in it the last 2 years... Thanks. I took the plunge with a 15hp mulching ride-on a couple of years ago and I am delighted with it, albeit my lawn is far from perfectly flat so I can never shave it close. The clippings just disappear into the grass roots never to be seen again but presumably adding nutrients to my sward; they don't even get walked into the house. But best of all, the mower engine never labours under the load of a full grassbox; and I don't have to keep stopping every 10 minutes to empty it. And with my old mower I was often on my knees with my arm up its chute trying to clear a grass blockage - now a distant memory. I'm not sure that I fully subscribe to the notion that mowing the lawn is a pleasure but a mulching mower is as pleasurable as it gets imho. And mine has an 'out-front' deck which slips under shrubs and overhangs, without any risk of strangulation or side-swipe, while also cutting right up to the lawn edges. Get your local dealer to bring one round for a demo. I think you'll fall for it. |
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Mowers for 2 acre lawn?
"Stan The Man" wrote in message ... In article , Chris Wilson wrote: I have 2 acres of lawn to mow and my old Iseki SG15 diesel ride on with grass collection is getting a bit past it. It has a 48 inch cut. I can't decide whether to swap it for something similar sized with grass collection or something with a six foot deck that either side discharges or mulches. What difference in grass quality am I likely to see if i don't collect the grass? What advantage is a "mulching" mower? The lawn isn't in a great state at the moment anyway, as it has had chafer grubs in it the last 2 years... Thanks. I took the plunge with a 15hp mulching ride-on a couple of years ago and I am delighted with it, albeit my lawn is far from perfectly flat so I can never shave it close. The clippings just disappear into the grass roots never to be seen again but presumably adding nutrients to my sward; they don't even get walked into the house. But best of all, the mower engine never labours under the load of a full grassbox; and I don't have to keep stopping every 10 minutes to empty it. And with my old mower I was often on my knees with my arm up its chute trying to clear a grass blockage - now a distant memory. I'm not sure that I fully subscribe to the notion that mowing the lawn is a pleasure but a mulching mower is as pleasurable as it gets imho. And mine has an 'out-front' deck which slips under shrubs and overhangs, without any risk of strangulation or side-swipe, while also cutting right up to the lawn edges. Get your local dealer to bring one round for a demo. I think you'll fall for it. Stan that's answered a lot of questions -thanks. Is there any tendency to build up a thatch on the lawn or is too early to tell. |
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Mowers for 2 acre lawn?
Thanks, I'll see if I can get a trial of a big deck mulching mower!
-- Best Regards, Chris Wilson. |
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Do you want to sell your complete mower if so my email is Regards Richard |
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