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OT: different way to mow yard

Geo-TH,In

Geo-TH,In

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Today, I decided to think inside the box, instead of mowing the yard starting outside and working my way inward. I have 2 half acre rectangular yards with no trees or obsticles to get in the way. I mow with a 6 ft rear mounted woods finsih mower. Started mowing the yard down the middle and when I got an equal distant from the sides and end of the yard, I turned around. Did the same at the other end. When I finished mowing the yard looked like an oval shaped rug. There are two upsides to doing it this way. One is you are making large turnes at the ends and not making four 90 degree turns each round. Less work on the driver. The second upside is making a 90 degree turn the rear mower slides sideways leaving lots of grass to clean up in the corners. Try it, you may like it as much as I do.
George
 
At the golf course greens, tees and fairways were mowed in a serpentine pattern, not much different than you did. That's how we got the stripes on the green
 
I have a Snapper ZT these days and mow an elderly lady's 1/2 acre back and side yards. Once you got the end rows knocked off, it is back and forth like a combine.
 
At the golf course greens, tees and fairways were mowed in a serpentine pattern, not much different than you did. That's how we got the stripes on the green
 
i always use a modified box when i mow, run down the side, then take a large but comfortable turn, go back down to the other end, then repeat, but on the next pass run down the outside of the 1 side of the box, this way your turn is always the same diatance, and you dont end up with a row that is narrower than the tractor will turn, when done just move over and do it again, , this may not work with a side discharge riding mower, but works good with my brush hog, or my cub with its belly mower
 
I try to mow mine at home, a different way each cut. Then I switch mowers, the next month (I have 2). My favorite, is a zero-turn hustler shortcut, that shoots all the grass out the middle of the back of the deck. You can change direction, from most "normal" mowers, which shoot the clippings out the right side.
 
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