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pat,maplehillfrm

06-24-2006 21:24:54

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what side do you cut the high grass and such on.?do you have the high grass on the left of the tractor when cutting, and the already cut on the right??I was trying to explain it to my son,and I couldnt remeber without doing it, and being on teh tractor,duh,,,pat

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DON TX

06-25-2006 20:04:01

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to pat,maplehillfrm, 06-24-2006 21:24:54

Mine discharges left, I cut ccw. If grass is low, I recut it on the next pass. Much cleaner cut. If you don't need it pretty, I run my rt tire thru the windrow, still get a full cut, and p/u most of the windrow w/o choking the mower. HTH
DON TX

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06-25-2006 18:58:40

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to pat,maplehillfrm, 06-24-2006 21:24:54

I cut a 40 acre field for the state with 2 8N's & 1 885 David Brown ie 380 case in 6hrs towing 6' brush hogs... we run either way and it turns out well...

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CWG

06-25-2006 05:44:03

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to pat,maplehillfrm, 06-24-2006 21:24:54

FACINTING TOPIC! I just hogged about 12 acres, and it looked like 3/4's was 4-5 feet tall, the rest 2 feet.
I actually experimented with the LandPride I have, and tho' I'd love to proclaim I discovered a method..it seems to have little if any effect. I did notice I got a cleaner cut- if I kept the brush to be cut on the left side of the tractor. Its a rear discharge.
HOWEVER, I'm left-handed, and frankly its annoying to have to look at the grass to be cut on the left side, and I shoot with my left-hand, so its nearly impossible (and dangerous) to shoot to the right.
So, I cut on the right and shoot at rats on the left. Safety first.
Hope that helped.

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maplehillfrm,pat

06-25-2006 05:13:07

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to pat,maplehillfrm, 06-24-2006 21:24:54

thanks guys for confirming, I t hought that was the side it discharged on, but I really guess I never paid attention, I didnt know I wasd going to be quizzed on it, have a great day pat

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don t.-9n180179

06-25-2006 02:38:22

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to pat,maplehillfrm, 06-24-2006 21:24:54

My 2n is a bit tired AND I let my field usually get to 4-5' tall. My B-hog sweeps clock wise (looking from back). I try to keep the cut grass on the right. YMMV....don t. ...

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Dean

06-25-2006 00:38:24

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to pat,maplehillfrm, 06-24-2006 21:24:54

Pat:

If the grass is heavy it is best to circle the area counter clockwise i.e., uncut grass on left side of tractor. If the grass is light it does not make much difference.

Dean

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Pooh Bear

06-24-2006 22:43:18

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to pat,maplehillfrm, 06-24-2006 21:24:54

I have never really considered the notion,
but I suppose that whichever way the blade
sweeps across the front should throw grass
to the already cut side.
That is the way a side discharge lawnmower deck works.

Don't think it really matters.
I mow whichever way suits me best.

Pooh Bear

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lonestarjeff

06-24-2006 22:28:25

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to pat,maplehillfrm, 06-24-2006 21:24:54

Mine throws clippings to the right, but I mow both ways.

Jeff

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Yep

06-25-2006 07:49:31

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to lonestarjeff, 06-24-2006 22:28:25

Thanks for the photo...

I have a rear discharge cutter I pass one direction with half of the width at the end of the field I return in the same path the half of the mower cut in already cutted grass in opposite direction it permits to cut remains that were inclined by the tires at first pass and chop the already clipped grass in little bits. It gives a clean and pretty look.

I apply same procedure with the walk behind lawn mower around the house. This was teached to me by my grandpa when I was kid.

Just my 2�

Yep

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gahorN

06-25-2006 14:32:16

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to Yep, 06-25-2006 07:49:31

And that technique only costs you one extra pass around the field. Works great.

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Jerry/MT

06-25-2006 16:51:49

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to gahorN, 06-25-2006 14:32:16

Guess I'm a little slow but if your only cutting a half swath at a time and recutting an existing cut, how do you figure that it only takes one extra pass. Sounds like, compared to a full cut, your making twice as many passes.

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lonestarjeff

06-25-2006 17:26:37

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to Jerry/MT, 06-25-2006 16:51:49

My brain was snagged on that one too.

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gahorN

06-26-2006 03:03:21

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to lonestarjeff, 06-25-2006 17:26:37

Well, it works like this: If a field is 40 feet wide (by some length which is unimportant) and a 4' mower is used to cut completely around it's circumference, then cutting one complete circumference of the field the first pass will reduce the uncut grass width a total of 8', leaving a total still uncut to be 32' wide. The next time around reduces it another 8 ft, leaving 24 ft of width still to cut (which is pass number two.) Pass three reduces the width remaining uncut to 16. Pass four brings it down to 8' wide, and the fifth pass finishes the field. Five complete circles around the field will normally have the entire field cut. But if after the first round, the second round only begins 2 feet within the outer cut area ... (in other words the remainder of the field to be cut is now only 32 feet wide, and would normally only require 4 more complete passes around the field... except in this new method we'll actually make a new beginning as if the field were really 36 feet wide, by making the second pass start 2 feet within the outer boundary of the field...exactly as if we have a width to cut that is 36' wide. This will pass the mower over an already cut portion with each pass, and the field will be "double cut". The remaining area that's 36 feet wide will be reduced by 8 ft in width every new pass.) 36-8=28 (pass number two). 28-8=20 (pass number three). 20-8=12 (pass number four) 12-8=4 (pass number five) Pass number six finishes the field in only one-half the distance normally travelled, but for good measure we'll mow that last 4' width twice.) The entire field, having now been "double-mowed" in only six passes...exactly one pass more than the ordinary method. This will work for one acre or 100.

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Jerry/MT

06-26-2006 17:30:51

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to gahorN, 06-26-2006 03:03:21

Respectfully, your math is a little strange. After the first cut, the second pass only removes 2 feet off each side of the uncut grass because the other 2 ft of cutter pass over the previous cut field so the fields width is now reduced from 32' to 28'. The next pass reduces the field from 28' to 24'. The third pass reduces the field width from 24' to 20'. The fifth pass reduces the field width from 20' to 16', the sixth pass reduces it from 16' to 12', the seventh pass reduces it from 12' ft to 8' and the eighth from 8' to 4 ft and the ninthpass finishes it off. If you want to doubeeele cut everything, you have to take a one way trip back over the ninth pass.
So it's nine and a half passes over your hypothetical field by this "new method" instead of 5 passes.
Your tractor and your 3$/gallon gas.

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Jerry/MT

06-26-2006 17:28:01

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to gahorN, 06-26-2006 03:03:21

Respectfully, your math is a little strange. After the first cut, the second pass only removes 2 feet off each side of the uncut grass because the other 2 ft of cutter pass over the previous cut field so the fields width is now reduced from 32' to 28'. The next pass reduces the field from 28' to 24'. The third pass reduces the field width from 24' to 20'. The fifth pass reduces the field width from 20' to 16', the sixth pass reduces it from 16' to 12', the seventh pass reduces it from 12' ft to 8' and the eighth from 8' to 4 ft and the ninthpass finishes it off.
So it's nine passes over your hypothetical field by this "new method" instead of 5 passes.
Your tractor and your 3$/gallon gas.

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BillM (OH)

06-26-2006 09:33:10

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Re: duh,,bushhoggin question, in reply to gahorN, 06-26-2006 03:03:21

Uh... I must be stupid, but if you have 32 feet of uncut grass after the first pass around, and you only cut 4 feet of uncut grass on the next go arounds, seems to me it takes 10 passes to double cut vs 5 passes to single cut?????

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