Mower
There are dedicated self-propelled cutting machines, which often have the mower units mounted at the front and sides for easy visibility by the driver.
There are different types of mower based on the design of the cutting mechanism. They include :
1.Sickle mowers: They also called reciprocating mowers, bar mowers, sickle-bar mowers, or finger-bar mowers. They have a long (typically six to seven and a half feet) bar on which are mounted fingers finger with stationary guardplates. In a channel on the bar there is a reciprocating sickle with very sharp sickle sections (triangular blades). The sickle bar is driven back and forth along the channel. The grass, or other plant matter, is cut between the sharp edges of the sickle sections and the finger- plates (this action can be likened to an electric hair clipper).
2. Rotary mower : Theyare also called drum mowers. They have a rapidly rotating bar, or disks mounted on a bar, with sharpened edges that cut the crop. When these mowers are tractor- mounted they are easily capable of mowing grass at up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) in good conditions.
Some models are designed to be mounted in double and triple sets on a tractor, one in the front and one at each side, thus able to cut up to 20 foot (6 metre) swaths.
3.Reel mowers, also called cylinder mowers (familiar as the hand-pushed or self-powered cylinder lawn mower ), have a horizontally rotating cylindrical reel composed of helical blades, each of which in turn runs past a horizontal cutter-bar, producing a continuous scissor action. The bar is held at an adjustable level just above the ground and the reel runs at a speed dependent on the forward movement speed of the machine, driven by wheels running on the ground (or in self-powered applications by a motor). The cut grass may be gathered in a collection bin.
The functional parts of a reel mower are:
1.Blade Reel/Cylinder – consist of numerous (3 to 7) spiral blades that are attached to a rotating
There are different types of mower based on the design of the cutting mechanism. They include :
1.Sickle mowers: They also called reciprocating mowers, bar mowers, sickle-bar mowers, or finger-bar mowers. They have a long (typically six to seven and a half feet) bar on which are mounted fingers finger with stationary guardplates. In a channel on the bar there is a reciprocating sickle with very sharp sickle sections (triangular blades). The sickle bar is driven back and forth along the channel. The grass, or other plant matter, is cut between the sharp edges of the sickle sections and the finger- plates (this action can be likened to an electric hair clipper).
2. Rotary mower : Theyare also called drum mowers. They have a rapidly rotating bar, or disks mounted on a bar, with sharpened edges that cut the crop. When these mowers are tractor- mounted they are easily capable of mowing grass at up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) in good conditions.
Some models are designed to be mounted in double and triple sets on a tractor, one in the front and one at each side, thus able to cut up to 20 foot (6 metre) swaths.
3.Reel mowers, also called cylinder mowers (familiar as the hand-pushed or self-powered cylinder lawn mower ), have a horizontally rotating cylindrical reel composed of helical blades, each of which in turn runs past a horizontal cutter-bar, producing a continuous scissor action. The bar is held at an adjustable level just above the ground and the reel runs at a speed dependent on the forward movement speed of the machine, driven by wheels running on the ground (or in self-powered applications by a motor). The cut grass may be gathered in a collection bin.
The functional parts of a reel mower are:
1.Blade Reel/Cylinder – consist of numerous (3 to 7) spiral blades that are attached to a rotating