Ian 2,417 #1 Posted May 12, 2014 Sorry Chris, no video as I was too busy trying to get the lawn cut before the forecast rain arrived! Which it never did in the end The mowing duo.. A slightly closer view of my cutter deck shrapnel shield.. Or a bit of ally clamped on the deck to leave nice straight rows of cut grass. The Westwood lawn sweeper I bought from Chris did a fine job once I had worked out the faster you drive the better it picks up the grass! Made for some interesting high speed swerving around trees and trying not to hit the clothes dryer moments Job well done.. Well, almost... As I don't have the space or need for a compost heap all the grass trimmings go in the recycle bin.. Which happened to be full at the time! So I was left with lot's of big grass mole hills to load in the trailer.... Of course the recycling bin has now been emptied 2 pmackellow and wheel horse sam reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #2 Posted May 12, 2014 If the sun shines you could get a couple of bales of Hay out of that Ian !! Top job mate 1 Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 642 #3 Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Just you wait till I get my rig going again This will be turf wars Your lawn looks very tidy Ian Edited May 12, 2014 by Chris 1 Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the showman 4,074 #4 Posted May 12, 2014 Sorry Ian, I forgot to tell you to tow it at 50 mph. 1 Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #5 Posted May 12, 2014 Looks a stronger piece of equipment then the Wheel Horse one. They sure beat a rake. 1 Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 524 #6 Posted May 12, 2014 Nice lawn stripes Ian , & its good to see the GT14 +2 doing some collar 1 Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Smith 192 #7 Posted May 13, 2014 I see these pop up quite often, are they actully any good? How well do they work? Nice looking lawn, beats a push mower and a rake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #8 Posted May 13, 2014 Very well really Charlie. Don't like long wet grass though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 1,900 #9 Posted May 14, 2014 they are useful still using a 30 odd year old one - like Ian says - it's interesting swerving around things Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 2,417 #10 Posted May 17, 2014 If the sun shines you could get a couple of bales of Hay out of that Ian !! Top job mate Funny you should say that Paul.. While I was looking at the rows of cut grass after cutting I was thinking that I need to build a little bailing machine Just you wait till I get my rig going again This will be turf wars Your lawn looks very tidy Ian Thanks Chris, so are we going to have a "Lawn sweep-off" as our American friends like to call things? Sorry Ian, I forgot to tell you to tow it at 50 mph. 50 mph!! And here was me thinking 5 mph was quite dangerous enough with trees and a rather bumpy lawn! Looks a stronger piece of equipment then the Wheel Horse one. They sure beat a rake. Thanks Norm, yeah it is quite a strong bit of kit, I might add a bit of strength to the box part though.. And yes, it sure beats a rake Nice lawn stripes Ian , & its good to see the GT14 +2 doing some collar Thanks Neil, and yes it is nice to work the GT for a change.. The poor thing mostly only gets moved in and out of the shack to make working space. Though it did come in handy the other week when I had a pallet to be collected.. I see these pop up quite often, are they actully any good? How well do they work? Nice looking lawn, beats a push mower and a rake Very well really Charlie. Don't like long wet grass though. they are useful still using a 30 odd year old one - like Ian says - it's interesting swerving around things As Both Mark and Norm have said Charlie, they work very well indeed.. and can be fun at high speed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the showman 4,074 #11 Posted May 17, 2014 Love the " Lawn Sweep Off" idea, always get a laugh on here 1 Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 2,417 #12 Posted May 17, 2014 The winner would be the one with the straightest lines left and the most weight of cut grass collected within a set time.. Points could be deducted for any grass cuttings left and the amount of times the flower beds got run over HHmmmmm.. I can see the video now.... I wonder if we could talk Jesse James into being the presenter/host? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 642 #13 Posted May 17, 2014 Heres my sweep off!! Got the lawn cut with the 1886 which is still playing up when it gets hot!! Got it going again & put a PROPER Sweeper on an SCH 40 inch job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 2,417 #14 Posted May 17, 2014 Nicely swept Chris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #15 Posted May 18, 2014 That's not a lawn. That's a paddock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 642 #16 Posted May 18, 2014 That's not a lawn. That's a paddock. It gets treated like a lawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
