side discharge finish mower

Fred Martin · Jul 9, 2010

Just standing on the front porch watching a dandy rain that we needed. Also, gave me time to look at the gravel driveway which is getting overgrown with grass. I decided that it was probably caused by the side discharge finish mower throwing the grass clippings over onto it. Maybe next time I'll get a rear discharge. Anyone got any comments as to my right or wrong on this? No one has mentioned about this problem in the past. ohfred

Bob · Jul 9, 2010

Make the first round "backwards" so you don't throw the grass out on the driveway.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 9, 2010

Grass clippings don't start new grass growing. You've probably got stray roots going under your driveway. Most likely quack grass. Roundup will kill the unwanted grass. Dave

Bob · Jul 9, 2010

I took it that he meant the new grass is growing in the fertile rotting mulch/soil that is the remains of the cut grass.

Kajun · Jul 9, 2010

I'm with both Bob and 135Fan.

I make two or three reverse passes with my side discharge Landpride. It does minimize some growth. But like 135Fan says , I do use , and must use , Roundup.

This is Louisiana --- our grass really gets after it.
Kajun

gene bender · Jul 9, 2010

cut grass has no seed so thats not the problem

keh · Jul 9, 2010

There are lots of ways grass gets where you don't want it. Other posts covered them well. I have had both front and rear discharge mowers and much prefer the rear discharge, which spread the clippings better and not leave a windrow of clippings to deal with.

KEH

DFZ · Jul 9, 2010

In my opinion, (which isn't worth much), the side discharge mower is the worst design. Why design a mower that has to move all the grass from the left side all the way over to the right? A rear discharge is much easier. You can mow clockwise or counter clockwise against any obsticle or driveway without throwing grass clippings where you don't want them. Grass clippings stay pretty much where they grew.

We have a woods 72" rear discharge finish mower. RD7200. We love it so far. Just wish it had a fast easy way to change cutting height.

Before that we have always had junker craftsman lawn mowers. (What can I say, they're cheap.) We had one that was rear discharge and it worked great when it worked. The blades had a timing belt to keep the blades 90degrees appart or else they would hit. I think the belt and pulleys would only last about 100hrs. After that we have, and still use to trim and small jobs, a side discharge craftsman. All that thing does is plug up in the spring. It can't move that much grass accross the deck and out the discharge.

Bob N.Y. · Jul 9, 2010

I used to have a DynaMark lawn tractor with a side discharge deck. I really liked the side discharge. Does anybody sell side discharge decks anymore?

MPK · Jul 9, 2010

Cut grass will not grow. Grass will always spread through the roots. It does not spread from the cut grass.

S.Crum · Jul 9, 2010

I mow every week with a Wood's RM-59 finish mower. Mine has a plate on each side that can be removed by 2 bolts each. I can discharge out either side or keep the plates in place and it discharges out the back. I just leave the plates on and it does as neat a job as my Deere 316. More grass in the driveway now that the wife is gone and there isn't 20 trips a day in and out. I just drive over the grass in the center to keep it beat down. But then I'm not that picky about such things.

IA Leo · Jul 10, 2010

My old Swisher T60 cannot handle wet or tall grass and it is about time to rework the deck anyway. Are there any semi-circular baffles in a rear discharge mower? I could tear those old ones out and cut the rear flange off the deck. The Swisher folks made no provision for increasing the "tunnel" as the grass moves right past the second and third blades. A stupid cheap trick to keep the mfg cost down. Works well if the grass doesn't need mowing! Leo

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