I have had a bit of an absence with the weather, just another unfortunate spell of nasty weather. This past Friday the much anticipated arrival of our new fairway units occurred. Yesterday, we were able to use them for the first time and what a noticeable difference! I received some comments on the course regarding the new mowers. The overwhelming response has been, "The clippings are gone!" YES, the clippings we continually dealt with from our previous 15 year old mowers are no longer an issue.
Left are 2 close up photos of our units and the specific parts that have corrected our clipping issue. The first photo is a picture of the rear of the cutting unit. Above the rear roller is a powered brush. This brush spins at a high rate while the unit is engaged and breaks up any clippings that roll up on the rear roller.
The second photo is a picture of the front of the unit. Attached to the unit's shield, just above the reel are small fins. These are loosely fitted on the shield so when the clippings are pushed out in front of the reel, these fins break up any clumps.
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