PUBLICATION W161H
Turfgrass Maintenance: Mowers
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Summary
Choose the right mower for your lawn by matching equipment to your grass type, desired mowing height, turf quality goals, and site conditions. This guide explains how reel, rotary, and flail mowers cut, and why reel mowers can deliver the cleanest, closest cut when properly adjusted. It covers practical factors such as landscape size, slopes, obstructions, soil conditions, labor, fuel options, and how mowing height is set and why the effective cutting height can differ from the bench setting.
Publications in Series: Turfgrass Maintenance
Turfgrass Maintenance: Cultivation
Turfgrass Maintenance: Developing a Turf Fertilization Plan
Turfgrass Maintenance: Essential Elements
Turfgrass Maintenance: Fertilizers
Turfgrass Maintenance: Irrigation
Turfgrass Maintenance: Mowing
Turfgrass Maintenance: Rolling
Turfgrass Maintenance: Thatch
Turfgrass Maintenance: Topdressing
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