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<blockquote data-quote="Ffermer Bach" data-source="post: 7643638" data-attributes="member: 51054"><p>I have a rotary topper, cheap and cheerful, but it leaves strips where the wheels go, the off set topper were far more expensive and to be honest looked not that robust, I did work on a farm that had an airfield and had to top that in reverse for that reason. I like the idea of a flail topper, but they are far more expensive, never used a mower (son has and said it can be difficult to cut higher, guess you just lengthen the top link), I was at a farming connect day and James Daniel of Precision Grazing said toppers leave a rough edge on the grass so stunt growth so he recommended a mower. Having said all that, cost means I use the rotary topper.</p><p></p><p>Wet rushy field here, which I thought I would top and run the subsoiler through to try to improve drainage. Decided to do it in that order as the subsoiling could bring up stones which I thought could damage the topper, big mistake as the rushes have laid almost in swaths on the field and tush up in front of the subsoiler legs, disaster should have subsoiled then topped! Going to wait for the end of the summer for the rushes to rot down a bit and try again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ffermer Bach, post: 7643638, member: 51054"] I have a rotary topper, cheap and cheerful, but it leaves strips where the wheels go, the off set topper were far more expensive and to be honest looked not that robust, I did work on a farm that had an airfield and had to top that in reverse for that reason. I like the idea of a flail topper, but they are far more expensive, never used a mower (son has and said it can be difficult to cut higher, guess you just lengthen the top link), I was at a farming connect day and James Daniel of Precision Grazing said toppers leave a rough edge on the grass so stunt growth so he recommended a mower. Having said all that, cost means I use the rotary topper. Wet rushy field here, which I thought I would top and run the subsoiler through to try to improve drainage. Decided to do it in that order as the subsoiling could bring up stones which I thought could damage the topper, big mistake as the rushes have laid almost in swaths on the field and tush up in front of the subsoiler legs, disaster should have subsoiled then topped! Going to wait for the end of the summer for the rushes to rot down a bit and try again. [/QUOTE]
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