Why are push mowers 22"

[T-Keith]

Having been involved in commercial mowing from an early age, I have experience with all sorts of mowers. Commercial walk behinds are great, but they are much more complicated then a normal push mower.

My suggestion is to find a high powered walk behind which can operate faster, or buy a small riding mower. By riding mower I mean the type with the engine under the seat, and around 32". They do a better job then tractors and can be very inexpensive. Look for used ones in the spring when people can't get them running after storage. (very common in ethanol areas.) Of course I can only recommend John Deere in anything but a push mower.

-Y

 

[ebaker]

I believe there is a federal regulation that limits blade tip speed. Thats why direct drive single blade mowers are limited to 22".

 

[Soupy]

I would look into this mower http://www.betteroutdoorproducts.com/ It is the cheapest commercial grade (low end commercial) hydro drive mower you will find. This mower should last you a life time if not stored outside. When I say cheaper, I mean cheap commercial grade. There are probably cheaper, but this would be the best bang for your money. I have never owned one because I cut commercially and demand a little higher quality, but I have heard good things about this mower. A lot of new lawn companies use this mower as their start up mower until they can afford better.

 

[Hokiefyd]

quote:

---

Originally posted by TheTanSedan:
Never bag; mulch clippings.

---

Tan, can this be dependent on grass type? We're approaching the 2-year point that we've owned the house we live in now, and our yard has made a vast improvement over what it was. One of the best investments was an in-ground sprinkler system I installed last year. But anyway, I always mulched the lawn, but noticed that my neighbor only bagged his, and his yard is one of the best on the block (ours is now only a few steps behind his). I started bagging mid-season last season, and found that the yard looked much "cleaner" after a bag vs. a mulch. We have short centipedegrass here in southern North Carolina.

Also, I've noticed that a lot of bahiagrass starts to come up around mid-summer, with the chutes of seedlings. I always thought that bagging those things and picking them up (vs. mulching them and leaving them on the ground) would be better for the long-term health of the yard, since that's somewhat of a "weed" grass here (unwanted).

I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.

Thanks in advance,
Jason

 

[blupupher]

TheTanSedan,

Is your real name Hank Hill?