Jim, I saw someone doing it many years ago and have done it myself ever since. It is obvious that the great majority go around five times. I have always done it. After five times the corners get tight. So we lift the mower and come out then go across the headland on the short end to avoid the drive line chatter. Yes, I know that a few guys drag it around the sharp corner. Most prefer not to. BUT we don't go all the way across the headland, we go just half way then go down the middle, cutting the field in two. Big fields you may cut it down the middle 2-3-4 times in order to make your handling travel short. So then you go up and down around one of your halves or quarters, until it starts to get narrow, then when you come out the end instead of turning right you turn left and start on the next land, then come back on the one that was getting narrow, so that you are making nice easy turns on the end. You can keep going that way until the first land is done. then go onto the third while finishing the second. This pattern minimizes sharp turns and headland time. When you get accustomed to it you can make smooth turns with no need to slow down, because you don't have tight turns. I hope that you can follow my explanation. Watch a corn chopping video. You will see them going down the middle with the truck or wagon behind the chopper. They are striking off a land.
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