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Tips on driving a front mounted mower

  • 08-05-2014 7:11am
    #1
    JOAT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭


    I have been driving a rear mower for the contractor I work with for about 4 years. This year he's getting a front mounted one to go with it. Anyone have any tips or tricks on driving one? What do ye do opening the headlands of a field for example? Cheers


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  • #2
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,546 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    JOAT wrote: »
    I have been driving a rear mower for the contractor I work with for about 4 years. This year he's getting a front mounted one to go with it. Anyone have any tips or tricks on driving one? What do ye do opening the headlands of a field for example? Cheers
    Just keep out a little more than usual from the ditch and keep an eye out. When going out onto the road remember that you are that little bit longer on the nose aswell. When driving across fields take it easy on rough ground as if the front mower starts bouncing it puts savage stress on the A frame. Seen a few of these broke due to rough ground.


  • #3
    pajero12
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Just keep out a little more than usual from the ditch and keep an eye out. When going out onto the road remember that you are that little bit longer on the nose aswell. When driving across fields take it easy on rough ground as if the front mower starts bouncing it puts savage stress on the A frame. Seen a few of these broke due to rough ground.
    This,
    And i dont bother doing the opening rounds with the front atall, just save it for the runs, will save a savag anount of time though


  • #4
    Zr105
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    Keep the rear mower next to ditch when openin up, more of a chance of spotting the rock/stone/lump of tree/50yards of fence on the ground then!


  • #5
    knockmulliner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭knockmulliner


    Zr105 wrote: »
    Keep the rear mower next to ditch when openin up, more of a chance of spotting the rock/stone/lump of tree/50yards of fence on the ground then![/

    QUOTE]
    Agree for first round then reverse the rotation. Obviously keep the front mower as the guiding mower, ie at the outside of the grass to be cut. A safety chain on the front top link is a good idea as a lot of front top links are light enough and a broken one in transport does serious damage.


  • #6
    JOAT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭JOAT


    knockmulliner wrote: »
    Zr105 wrote: »
    Keep the rear mower next to ditch when openin up, more of a chance of spotting the rock/stone/lump of tree/50yards of fence on the ground then![/

    QUOTE]
    Agree for first round then reverse the rotation. Obviously keep the front mower as the guiding mower, ie at the outside of the grass to be cut. A safety chain on the front top link is a good idea as a lot of front top links are light enough and a broken one in transport does serious damage.

    Thanks for the replies. Would ye not think its a bit dodgy mowing the run nearest a ditch as a first run? ie you've no idea where stones or branches are hidden in the grass as you haven't driven it beforehand! I have often found foreign objects by actually driving over them as they couldn't be seen!


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  • #7
    caseman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭caseman


    JOAT wrote: »
    I have been driving a rear mower for the contractor I work with for about 4 years. This year he's getting a front mounted one to go with it. Anyone have any tips or tricks on driving one? What do ye do opening the headlands of a field for example? Cheers



    Drive her like ye stole it.


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