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Re: Backyard agriculture
Backyard agriculture By: Randy (11 replies) Mon, 06/25/2007 - 15:42
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Re: Backyard agriculture
The reel type lawn mower was invented first to cut carpet. It's still used for golf greens because it does a much cleaner job than the rotary invented for the infernal combustion engine.
A reel type driven by a 12 volt electric motor with a solar charged auto battery would be my choice when my manual one becomes too much for me. I suppose I could make my own - maybe next time I retire.
From an engineering point the reel type is actually quite crude. I'm surprised that someone is not yet producing a rotary sickle bar.
Two counter rotating saw blades could be made cheaper, lighter and much more suitable for robotic grass cutting....Oh darn I don't have time for that either.