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Best mower for 300ac of stewardship grass
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<blockquote data-quote="Feldspar" data-source="post: 6751651" data-attributes="member: 386"><p>Considering putting about 300ac into AB8 or AB15 stewardship grass. It requires topping to control black-grass and aid establishment in the case of AB15, and topping to keep grasses under control, smash up cuttings and allow flowers through in the case of AB8.</p><p></p><p>Not quite sure how big a mower I will need, but fairly sure our ageing 3m flail mower will not be enough. Was thinking something more like 5-6m. Main question is whether to get a bat-wing or a flail mower. I cannot have big tufts of grass left over. For AB15 you can cut regularly so won't dealing with huge new growths of grass and no fertiliser is used. For AB8 thought the summer cut is the only one and so there is a fair bit of material that needs mulching. Don't want to have to cut and collect as there is no real use of for this locally and it complicates the job. </p><p></p><p>Only other alternative is to find someone who wants 300ac of summer grazing for sheep who will eat all the cuttings!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feldspar, post: 6751651, member: 386"] Considering putting about 300ac into AB8 or AB15 stewardship grass. It requires topping to control black-grass and aid establishment in the case of AB15, and topping to keep grasses under control, smash up cuttings and allow flowers through in the case of AB8. Not quite sure how big a mower I will need, but fairly sure our ageing 3m flail mower will not be enough. Was thinking something more like 5-6m. Main question is whether to get a bat-wing or a flail mower. I cannot have big tufts of grass left over. For AB15 you can cut regularly so won't dealing with huge new growths of grass and no fertiliser is used. For AB8 thought the summer cut is the only one and so there is a fair bit of material that needs mulching. Don't want to have to cut and collect as there is no real use of for this locally and it complicates the job. Only other alternative is to find someone who wants 300ac of summer grazing for sheep who will eat all the cuttings! [/QUOTE]
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