Posted by Jethro on August 5, 2006, 12:30 pm
I've been putting up with something that is beginning to irritate me.
I have a 42" rider. The mower-wheels are in from the spread of the
deck. As a result, as I cut a path, the front wheels 'mat' the grass
some - enough that the cutting-blades do not cut the as they go over
the 'matted' grass. As a result, I look back and I always see a, say,
4" swath, that I then have to make a second cutting trip over a
slightly different path so the wheels do not 'mat' the same grass
again, and then the blades do cut that grass.
Anyone experience this? And if so, do you have a trick to avoid this
aggravation?
Dumb question, huh?
Jethro
Posted by Srgnt Billko on August 5, 2006, 5:46 pm
> I've been putting up with something that is beginning to irritate me.
> I have a 42" rider. The mower-wheels are in from the spread of the
> deck. As a result, as I cut a path, the front wheels 'mat' the grass
> some - enough that the cutting-blades do not cut the as they go over
> the 'matted' grass. As a result, I look back and I always see a, say,
> 4" swath, that I then have to make a second cutting trip over a
> slightly different path so the wheels do not 'mat' the same grass
> again, and then the blades do cut that grass.
> Anyone experience this? And if so, do you have a trick to avoid this
> aggravation?
> Dumb question, huh?
> Jethro
Go on a diet - lose weight - and put wider tires on the front with lower air
pressure.
Posted by Jethro on August 5, 2006, 7:45 pm
wrote:
>> I've been putting up with something that is beginning to irritate me.
>> I have a 42" rider. The mower-wheels are in from the spread of the
>> deck. As a result, as I cut a path, the front wheels 'mat' the grass
>> some - enough that the cutting-blades do not cut the as they go over
>> the 'matted' grass. As a result, I look back and I always see a, say,
>> 4" swath, that I then have to make a second cutting trip over a
>> slightly different path so the wheels do not 'mat' the same grass
>> again, and then the blades do cut that grass.
>>
>> Anyone experience this? And if so, do you have a trick to avoid this
>> aggravation?
>>
>> Dumb question, huh?
>>
>> Jethro
>Go on a diet - lose weight - and put wider tires on the front with lower air
>pressure.
Thanks - I needed That! :<)
J
Posted by Srgnt Billko on August 5, 2006, 8:54 pm
> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been putting up with something that is beginning to irritate me.
>>> I have a 42" rider. The mower-wheels are in from the spread of the
>>> deck. As a result, as I cut a path, the front wheels 'mat' the grass
>>> some - enough that the cutting-blades do not cut the as they go over
>>> the 'matted' grass. As a result, I look back and I always see a, say,
>>> 4" swath, that I then have to make a second cutting trip over a
>>> slightly different path so the wheels do not 'mat' the same grass
>>> again, and then the blades do cut that grass.
>>>
>>> Anyone experience this? And if so, do you have a trick to avoid this
>>> aggravation?
>>>
>>> Dumb question, huh?
>>>
>>> Jethro
>>
>>Go on a diet - lose weight - and put wider tires on the front with lower
>>air
>>pressure.
>>
> Thanks - I needed That! :<)
> J
You can also try new blades with higher lips to lift the grass up better.
Posted by Steveo on August 6, 2006, 3:46 am
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>> I've been putting up with something that is beginning to irritate me.
> >>> I have a 42" rider. The mower-wheels are in from the spread of the
> >>> deck. As a result, as I cut a path, the front wheels 'mat' the grass
> >>> some - enough that the cutting-blades do not cut the as they go over
> >>> the 'matted' grass. As a result, I look back and I always see a,
> >>> say, 4" swath, that I then have to make a second cutting trip over a
> >>> slightly different path so the wheels do not 'mat' the same grass
> >>> again, and then the blades do cut that grass.
> >>>
> >>> Anyone experience this? And if so, do you have a trick to avoid this
> >>> aggravation?
> >>>
> >>> Dumb question, huh?
> >>>
> >>> Jethro
> >>
> >>Go on a diet - lose weight - and put wider tires on the front with
> >>lower air
> >>pressure.
> >>
> > Thanks - I needed That! :<)
> >
> > J
> You can also try new blades with higher lips to lift the grass up better.
Be careful not to weed-wack your walnut tree too, right Sarge?
> I have a 42" rider. The mower-wheels are in from the spread of the
> deck. As a result, as I cut a path, the front wheels 'mat' the grass
> some - enough that the cutting-blades do not cut the as they go over
> the 'matted' grass. As a result, I look back and I always see a, say,
> 4" swath, that I then have to make a second cutting trip over a
> slightly different path so the wheels do not 'mat' the same grass
> again, and then the blades do cut that grass.
> Anyone experience this? And if so, do you have a trick to avoid this
> aggravation?
> Dumb question, huh?
> Jethro