In message , John
Rumm writes
On 06/04/2020 09:46, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Harry Bloomfield
writes
John Rumm formulated the question :
Yup same here - got the first cut done yesterday. The ground had
got as far* as soft but firm enough to support the mower! A week
ago it was still far to* soggy.

I did my third run round with my little tractor/mower yesterday, the
first cut at the beginning of last week when it was just dry enough
to drive on. I don't collect the cuttings, otherwise it chokes the
blades up, I just make the initial cuts in stages, longest then shorter.
My rideon mower struggles with collecting wettish grass.
Rather than mulching (which creates lines of finely chopped grass
and eventual sward damage) I now mow and go back next day when it
collects happily.

Problem I have is the mower can collect or mulch, but does not have a
deck with an open side or back, so it can't just cut and drop. Even if
I fashioned a cowl of some description that replaced the collection
bin, it still needs to blow the grass up the internal chute, and that
is were it clogs.

Perhaps I need to modify the deck itself to make a hinged edge section,
so you can open that, and then fit the mulching plug to block the
ducted exit.

Ah. When the chute blocks, I just keep mowing. Mulches a bit but doesn't
create rows. Clear the chute and go back when it has dried a bit.

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Tim Lamb