ARE THERE ANY BENEFITS OF SIDE DISCHARGE MOWERS?!?!?

[combatcarl]

Heavy, wet grass, or tall stuff that won't bag without filling it every two minutes. Or if ya have a blower. Then ya just blow down afterwards.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Heavy, wet grass, or tall stuff that won't bag without filling it every two minutes. Or if ya have a blower. Then ya just blow down afterwards.

I saw a lawn care company across the street from where I was mowing that had a Walker with the rear-discharge feature. (Picture attached) The grass was pretty tall and the grass coming out of the back was clumping. At the end, they just used a blower (and hand-held one ) and blew the yard. It was really inefficient....it took a long time.....and it was a 2 man crew doing the lawn!

http://www.walkermowers.com/images/NoCatchDeflector.jpg

 

[combatcarl]

Wow. That's just bassackwards. You have a perfectly good grass catcher, why would ya not use it? Weird.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Wow. That's just bassackwards. You have a perfectly good grass catcher, why would ya not use it? Weird.

I know! And it would eliminate the need to blow the whole yard with a handheld blower!

 

[Ric]

Wow. That's just bassackwards. You have a perfectly good grass catcher, why would ya not use it? Weird.

Depends on what you're trying to accomplish, why give up the benefits of the grass.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Depends on what you're trying to accomplish, why give up the benefits of the grass.

True......

 

[themowerking20]

The only benefit to side discharge is to help spread seed off of the seed heads of your grass to help propagate new growth and solution to grass growing in planting areas run the trim side of your deck to the bed. as a professional I say do it right or dont do it at all. Also round up is good for getting out or a trimmer

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

The only benefit to side discharge is to help spread seed off of the seed heads of your grass to help propagate new growth and solution to grass growing in planting areas run the trim side of your deck to the bed. as a professional I say do it right or dont do it at all. Also round up is good for getting out or a trimmer

Yes I believe in that saying also.
The thing is that in someplaces there are flowerbeds on both sides of you so no matter which direction you go the grass will shoot into the flower beds. :confused2:

P.S. Welcome to LawnMowerForum! :smile:

 

[Kodie's Lawn Service]

This is why that side discharge.mower.I have has a homemade mulch cover in the subdivision I.live in u can not side discharge the yard because if.on the side walk or road so big fine or.mulch or bag

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

This is why that side discharge.mower.I have has a homemade mulch cover in the subdivision I.live in u can not side discharge the yard because if.on the side walk or road so big fine or.mulch or bag

Or you could use a blower to blow the stuff off the road. There are some people who side discharge in our area and never blow/sweep the grass back into the yard. I don't like when they do that! :thumbdown: