Mower

**Mower Configurations:**
– Skid-steer mower
– Ganged mowers
– Tractor-mounted cutting units
– Self-propelled cutting machines
– Boom side-arm mowers

**Mower Types:**
– Sickle mower (reciprocating mowers)
– Rotary mower (drum mowers)
– Reel mower (cylinder mowers)
– Flail mower
– Drum mower

**Sickle Mower Features:**
– Long bar with sickle sections
– Ground-supported bar with adjustable height
– Spring-loaded board for guiding cut hay
– Principles guide modern mower design

**Rotary Mower Features:**
– Rapidly rotating bar or disks with sharp edges
– Capable of high mowing speeds
– Rear-mounted units for rough cutting conditions
– Used for gardening and land maintenance

**Reel Mower Features:**
– Horizontal rotating cylindrical reel with helical blades
– Produces a continuous scissor action
– Used for bowling greens, lawns, and sports grounds
– Benefits include quiet operation and environmental friendliness

**Flail Mower Features:**
– Small blades on chains attached to a horizontal axis
– Used on rough ground and tough vegetation
– Suitable for cutting thick brush
– Some types gather cut material in a collection bin
– Can be used in an upright position as a hedge-cutter

**Drum Mower Features:**
– Consists of two large drums with spinning blades
– Simple and robust design
– Effective in tall and dense grass
– May struggle on uneven terrain
– Affordable and sturdy option for smaller farms

Mower (Wikipedia)

This article is about the machine used to cut grass. For other things known as a mower, see Mower (disambiguation).

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A mower is a person or machine that cuts (mows) grass or other plants that grow on the ground. Usually mowing is distinguished from reaping, which uses similar implements, but is the traditional term for harvesting grain crops, e.g. with reapers and combines.

Comparison of the leaves cut by 1) scythe or sickle 2) reel mower 3) rotary mower

A smaller mower used for lawns and sports grounds (playing fields) is called a lawn mower or grounds mower, which is often self-powered, or may also be small enough to be pushed by the operator. Grounds mowers have reel or rotary cutters. Larger mowers or mower-conditioners are mainly used to cut grass (or other crops) for hay or silage and often place the cut material into rows, which are referred to as windrows. Swathers (or windrowers) are also used to cut grass (and grain crops). Prior to the invention and adoption of mechanized mowers, (and today in places where use a mower is impractical or uneconomical), grass and grain crops were cut by hand using scythes or sickles.