On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:54:15 -0500, Tim Wescott
wrote:
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(Did you notice the price? $10K!!! Maybe I should build some myself --
although I bet that's $3000 for the mower and $7000 for liability
insurance).
OH Ya! I noticed the price
Still would be fun to run one
a few times.
This is the one I was thinking of:
"The Spider IDL02:
Based around the capability of remote operation, the Spider
Slope Mower offers a safer alternative to the maintenance of
sloped terrain.
The patent-protected design of this machines travel ensures
excellent properties and stability even when changing
driving directions on a steep slope. In areas with rapidly
changing slopes and in places where other machines can
hardly move, the slope mower SPIDER and its original "dance
step" are absolutely unsurpassable." See:
http://www.slopecare.com/spiderslopemower.html
If I remember right, it wasn't any less expensive...
Maybe something like this would work:
"The SSM38-72D SuperSlopeMaster„¢ from Kut Kwick is in a
class all its own when it comes to extra heavy-duty
commercial steep slope mowing. In fact, it is the only mower
manufactured in the U.S. that is engineered and tested to
perform on slopes up to 40Ā°.
The SuperSlopeMaster„¢ is designed to cut rough terrain,
including heavy grass and weeds. It has a powerful 38 HP
Yanmar diesel engine and 1/4€¯ steel deck, with three 3/8€¯
flat cutting blades. And, the SuperSlopeMaster„¢s skid
steering mechanism, through its twin, closed loop hydraulic
systems, offers the great maneuverability and power that is
required to mow steep slopes. Machines with steering wheels
are not as maneuverable and cannot operate on steep slopes."
See:
http://www.kutkwick.com/superslopemaster.htm
There is another commercial unit that I have seen that uses
two wheels and you ride like a motorcycle. A mowing deck to
your right and left. The "cycle" trys to stay straight up
and down, the decks can move like wings. I'll see if I can
find info if you are truly interested. I'm sure it is $$$
though. Marketed towards municipalities for mowing slopes.
--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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