Walk behind Mow Faster

[lizard]

Try pushing a mower for three hours without a break........the self propelled forces you to keep up with it as it is doing 4.2 Mph.......a brisk pace.......try it then decide!

 

[Manny]

Are you really doing a decent job on the lawn when you go too fast? I mean, I know you want to be done quick, but you want to make sure it looks good when you are done.

 

[adan]

When you do it as a profession(Mowing)........you need to keep up the speed to make some Dollars, then you can relax after all that easy work!:thumbsup:

Now it makes sense why you like 4.2mph. I'd like it too, I think, if I were in your shoes

But for home use, I find that 4.2mph defeats the purpose of the "ritual" or so you may call it. It's like communion and conversing with nature. I am not inclined to do that in a hurry

 

[lizard]

With a 'Reel' mower you can tow them behind a tractor.....usually a gang of them cutting 10 feet wide at 8 miles per hour.......doing like a football oval.
But with my mower it weighs 270 Lbs and the cut is very precise cutting at 3/8 of an inch height.
Even at 5 miles per hour the job is perfect......but 4.2 miles per hour is fast enough for me.

 

[lizard]

Time is money.......so the faster you can go the more money you make............so then you can have more Leisure time.......everyone wants speed.........but as along as it is safe.:licking:

 

[KennyV]

Actually a reel mower mows best at speed. ... I can pull my gang set at a very fast clip... they shoot a solid spray of grass clippings high into the air. :smile:KennyV

 

[lizard]

Actually a reel mower mows best at speed. ... I can pull my gang set at a very fast clip... they shoot a solid spray of grass clippings high into the air. :smile:KennyV

And are you Speeding Kenny.........what speed is your maximum?

 

[KennyV]

IN the areas that I have rolled and smoothed for years and years... I can kick it way up ... I do it to see the shower of grass... fescue really puts a lot of green in the air... I am sure I would not want to continue at 10 MPH + as it can not be good for the reel gears ...

My tractor top speed is around 16 - 18 MPH would never do that to the Toro mowers... They are built very stout and heavy but...
:smile:KennyV

 

[lizard]

IN the areas that I have rolled and smoothed for years and years... I can kick it way up ... I do it to see the shower of grass... fescue really puts a lot of green in the air... I am sure I would not want to continue at 10 MPH + as it can not be good for the reel gears ...

My tractor top speed is around 16 - 18 MPH would never do that to the Toro mowers... They are built very stout and heavy but...
:smile:KennyV

Your reel speed gets more 2,500 Rpm , they could get out of balance and cause serious or life threatening damage.
Your tractor engine would explode the same way if you let it get to a extreme high speed!:ashamed:

 

[KennyV]

Have not checked the gear ratio of the reel, but I do know they really sing when you tow fast... thats the reason I have not tried to go much faster... The tractor has plenty of HP to over power the gang set...

I only give them a quick burst when finishing up a patch, I don't stress them for any length of time... it's an old set... :smile:KennyV