"mgg" wrote in message
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He's the one who recommended that I buy a commercial
mower for the purpose I needed (mowing large horse paddocks).

Why aren't the horses doing that? ;-) When our family had a horse farm up
in Pepperell, MA, I don't recall ever having to cut the grass in the
paddocks. The other areas grew long on purpose, and we only cut twice/year
for hay.

--Mike

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Johnson" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

Something I found out about commercial rated versus residential types.

A few years back I bought a Scag commercial mower. The difference is
the blade tip speed.
Residential type mowers are restricted by federal regulations to some
maximum tip speed at full throttle.

Commercial types are not, and the tip speed of the blade is typically
much higher. Makes for better cuts and smaller mulch.

Eisboch



Just curious where you heard this.

I checked today with with my lawn mower repair shop, a place with some
old grease monkeys who've been around awhile. They said it's not true.
Said it was an internet rumor.

Johnson


Scag dealer and also confirmed by our landscaper who obviously only buys
commercial equipment. He's the one who recommended that I buy a
commercial mower for the purpose I needed (mowing large horse paddocks).

The residential tip speed limit is a federal regulation. I forget what
it is exactly, but something like 1750 feet/min rings a bell.

Eisboch



Federal standards go on forever on mower safety issues, including this:

"(ix) The maximum tip speed of any blade shall be 19,000 feet per minute."

Do we live in a nanny state or what?