The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: Rosemary on May 28, 2008, 09:11:33 pm
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I've just spent an interesting half hour with "Farm Trader" magazine - it was full of things that I didn't know ANYTHING about! I love the Highland Show for that too - all that machinery!
Anyway, can anyone tell me what the difference is between a mower and a topper?
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As far as I understand it...... a mower has one rotary blade and is designed to cut at different heights with a side (or rear) ejection of the cut grass...... a topper has multiple blades rotating counter to each other and is designed to cut grass to about a 9inch height with the cut grass being spread like a carpeted mulch..... Ree
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In an agricultural setting a mower will cut grass and lay a 'swath', a row of grass which can then be worked for hay or silage, whereas a topper will cut and mulch. A topper is usually used to knock down weeds before they seed or lower the sward height, for example before putting sheep onto a new field to prevent um... how can i say it... Diarrhoea (great things spell checkers) we have a more vulgar term but it might not be deemed suitable in a public forum lol
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I KNEW someone would tell me! I told Ayeskint that I was sure Mr Ree would know. I should run a book.
Thanks both - I will be back with more techie questions.
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I was walking the dogs today and the roadsides had been cut - with a mower. I know thsi because the grass was lying in long neat swathes - another wee bit of information stowed away!
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A wise man once said ..
a man with a little knowledge is a very dangerous thing...
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Yeah, but a woman's fine!