Posted by DFZ on March 14, 2020 at 15:10:36 from (97.115.129.87):
I hate with a passion SIDE DISCHARGE LAWN MOWERS!
Why would you design a mower deck that cuts a blade of grass on the left side, bunches it up with all the other blades of grass being cut, and throws it out the right side of the deck, possibly on top of areas of uncut lawn or where you dont want the clippings?!?
How can a person mow a strip of grass between the driveway and house without throwing clipping against the foundation or into the driveway? (This is a rhetorical question, I don't need advice on how to drive my lawnmower.) I don't believe in bagging my grass clippings. Too much time stopping and dumping, besides, why would you remove the nutrients from the lawn.
Why can't you find a lawnmower anymore that has rear discharge? We have a rear discharge Woods Finish mower (RD7200) at the farm that does a fine job of distributing the grass clippings. If we ever need to pick up the grass clippings we use a sweeper, but it is easier to just increase the mowing frequency so the clippings disappear.
John Deere does offer one rear discharge model, the X350R?, but it was designed for a rear bagger. Grass clippings are actually thrown up a chute over the rear axle to the bagger. A diffuser can be put in place of the bagger to drop the clippings on the ground, but reviews say the chute can plug where it is trying to throw clippings up, over the axle.
Years ago, we had a Craftsman rear discharge mower. It had its problems, the blades needed to be timed, but when it was working properly it did a great job of cutting.
I have an idea to find either a lawn tractor or a Zero Turn with a scrap deck for cheap and mount a Rear Discharge Finish mower under it. Remove the gearbox from the mower and change the belt layout to run directly off the engine pulley.
I know you can't really compare tractor engine HP and lawnmower engine HP, but could a lawn tractor with a 24HP+ engine power a light duty 48" finish mower and propel itself in most lawnmower conditions?
Just wondering. Hope somebody else hates side discharge as much as I.
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