Trail Mower Vs. Class Cutter

For those who have considerable territory to handle, you might require specialized tools to aid with brush and sapling removal, large-scale mowing and course cutting. A number of companies produce strong mowers designed for these specific jobs. The mowers vary in dimension, cutting horsepower and mechanisms. Trail mowers handle grass and small-diameter plants to give a more finished appearance. Trail cutters open paths in areas with brush and saplings and cope with work.

Trail Mowers

Trail mowers are designed to mow huge expanses of lawn or to maintain or establish grassy paths and are also called finish mowers. Cutting blades of mechanized road blades are reel mowers with sharp blades either turning on a cylindrical frame, or rotary blades mounted horizontally. Reel blades give a good finish and are employed in these places as estate lawns and golf courses. Rotary blades range from small push models to large mowers from 44 to 66 inches wide that can be attached to ATVs or tractors. Electric or petrol engines power the majority of models, and motor size rises as mower size goes up. Study the route mower models available to determine the size and power of the mower you need.

Trail Cutters

Also called rough-cut mowers, trail seams differ from grass mowers in their cutting mechanisms. Most trail seams have mounted rotary blades that appear, shred and pulverize vegetation rather than shearing it as grass mowers do. The mowing product is more like mulch than bud cuttings. The largest models are generally flail mowers equipped with numerous tiny blades attached to a flat shaft or drum that flings the blades from the crust to pulverize it. Trail cutters come in tiny sizes operated by a single person to large machines pulled behind a motor vehicle.

Pull-Behind

Both street mowers and trail seams come in models that attach to vehicles such as ATVs, utility vehicles or UTVs, lawn tractors, riding mowers, garden tractors or clubs. Some models take electricity directly from the tractor they are mounted to rather than having an engine of their own. A spinning shaft fueled from the tractor motor, called a power takeoff or PTO, connects to the mower to work with the blades. Mowing units can mount directly behind the car or be offset to the side. Pull-behind trail mowers and drier help maintain meadows and pastures, trails for hunting and hiking, and mowing of vegetation for declining fire hazards.

Walk-Behind

In tight quarters or at very rough terrain, a larger vehicle-pulled mower or cutter won’t fit. To create or preserve trails in these situations, walk-behind models do the job. The National Trails Training Partnership describes walk-behind models used in trail construction and maintenance and considers a 30-inch-wide, 17-horsepower model ideal for street work, since it cuts through 2-inch-thick saplings. Three smaller models are powered by 9-, 11-, and 13-horsepower motors respectively and handle lighter brush. Walk-behind mowers allow access to small lawn areas or to trim in narrow areas between flower beds, or on steep grades such as banks and lake edges.