Hover Mower

Wayne195

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• Jan 19, 2011 / Hover Mower

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I'm a bit puzzeled. Take a look at the following link: HOVER MOWER. How is it possible for a lawn mower to hover like that; or is this a joke?

Has anyone here ever seen or operated one of these?


Thanks,

 

173abn

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• Jan 19, 2011 / Hover Mower

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Wayne ,I posted about that mower a while back.works on a cushion of air.not a joke-it's the real deal.not sure how good it works but looks interesting. russ

 

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• Jan 19, 2011 / Hover Mower

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If you go to youtube there are a lot of short clips...like this one :
YouTube - Allen Hover Mower
They work better on some types of grass than others... :smile:KennyV

 

Wayne195

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• Jan 19, 2011 / Hover Mower

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KennyV said:

If you go to youtube there are a lot of short clips...like this one :
YouTube - Allen Hover Mower
They work better on some types of grass than others... :smile:KennyV

Click to expand...

It seems to me that it would take a lot of downward air movement to make the mower hover in the air like that. And with such a current of air blowing downward it seems that the grass would lie over, which would make it very difficult to achieve a good cut quality.

 

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• Jan 20, 2011 / Hover Mower

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like this (same as hovercraft):

 

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• Jan 21, 2011 / Hover Mower

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I noticed in the original video posted above that they show the mower mostly on *already-mowed* grass, except when they are showing the really deep weeds (which would, of course, be tall enough to get into the mower without being blown down). I tend to think it's not worth the money.

 

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• Jan 21, 2011 / Hover Mower

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My hunch is that it does the best on short, regular lawns, almost like a sweeper versus a vacuum cleaner. One day who knows what they will be like. There are lots of possibilities.

 

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• Jan 21, 2011 / Hover Mower

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I've got one! Mine is the first picture here and it works pretty good on our coarse, uneven grass. I used to have one of the smaller flimsy type as in the earlier photos but it was really only good enough for a small flat area with soft grass.