Talk:Lawn mower
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[edit] Article title
Nicely written article but lawnmower already exists. -- Minesweeper 11:39, Oct 18, 2003 (UTC)
I believe the more common term is lawnmower. It may be different overseas, however. Dysprosia 11:53, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Which came first, the lawn based sports or the lawns to play them on? Surely the sports mentioned all post-date the lawn mower. Mintguy 12:18, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- Hmmm, good point. This part was from the merged text, so I can't say. What I DO know is that in my experience Rugby (at least as practiced by British schools) does not require a smooth, flat, soft surface - it appears to require a freezing cold, waterlogged, muddy field covered with divots. Grass optional. Or was that just our sadistic PE teacher? ;-) GRAHAMUK 12:31, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)
[edit] User lawnmower
Here's my lawnmower (well not that actual one, but I've got the same model [1])quercus robur 12:33, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of the lawnmower
The person who does the tours at Wilton carpet factory claims the first lawnmowers were an adaptation of a machine used there to finish carpets in the early 1800s. Anyone prove or disprove? --BozMo 19:53, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Rotary lawnmower inventor
I think it was important to add Merv Victor Richardson name as the inventor of the Rotary Mower as he really did revoloutionise mowing especially in Australia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nengli02 (talk • contribs) 03:39, May 10, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Mulching "blade" or "fan"?
I recently bought a mulching mower (Lawnboy 10545) and I was surprised to see that it uses more of a "fan" than a "blade" to circulate the clippings for the normal-looking blade to chop up. I was surprised because I always heard it referred to a as mulching "blade", but there are no sharp edges, so to me it's a fan. I almost changed the article but I held off because I never heard it referred to as a fan, so something is amiss. Are there any opinions? I'll try a Google test when I get some more time, but for now I just wanted to put this out for comment. I can't really see on the picture if that's a normal blade and the round thing is a fan, or if the blade is actually double-edged - it's in the shadows. But I know my mower definitely uses a fan. Spalding 21:51, May 9, 2005 (UTC)
- Most mowers only have a mulching blade: the same blade that cuts has a modified shape to keep the clippings circulating under the mower until they're all chopped up. Apparently Lawnboy as a "fan" in addition to the the blade. I've never seen a fan and I'm curious so can you write it up? The closest description I found is at [2]. Thanks! Samw 00:23, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
Some Lawnboys supposedly achieve mulchng with a small fan attached to the blade. People bring these to me to sharpen, but I don't think they were sharp when new. To some extent mulching blades mulch by creating turbulence that causes cut blades of grass to be re-cut before discharge. This, however, may disrupt the flow of air under the deck that causes the blades to stand up and be cut evenly. I like the "Gator" blades that seem to combine a smooth air flow with the gator tail that shreds the cuttings.M dorothy 05:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] incomplete
this article is missing stuff. lawn mowers are like cars in a way they all have manufacturers but most Manufactureerer's info isn't even on this sight, Toro, John Deere, Lawn-boy, cub cadet, minniapolis moline, In fact most tracter brands arent even on this web sight. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.17.198.220 (talk • contribs) 13:14, November 30, 2005 (UTC)
- Good point! My friend has a two-wheeled weedeater to mow his lawn. It is operated by pressing down on the handle to raise the front end up off the ground. It's very similar to a lawnmower, but for the weedline being rotated in front (as opposed to a metal blade being spun about the bottom). The article could be improved if there were some links at the bottom so we could go to the various manufacturers' sites, and review their specifications there. And speaking of Briggs & Stratton mowers, the one I was using stopped mysteriously, and nothing I could do, could get it going again. Is there an easy way to check the spark that the distributor produces, and the compression inside the cylinder?
[edit] John Ferrabee
John Ferrabee is the good fellow who held the patent for Edward Beard Budding's invention and helped him manufacture it <He is reffered to as both Ferrebee and Ferrabee in this article> More info I did find at: www.ferrabee.org —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 134.225.174.252 (talk • contribs) .
[edit] question about one of the images
one of the images (the victa mower) states that it comes from the national museum...which national museum ?
ahpook 18:50, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
What's the difference between cylinder and reel?
I may be the last person that works on these things. I believe "cylinder" is the preferred English name for a "reel" mower: "Cylinder" is the term my English customers use. The blades of the reel describe a cylinder as they rotate.M dorothy 05:35, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Victa Mowers
This line about Victa would seem to be incorrect: "One company that produced rotary mowers commercially was the Australian Victa company, starting in 1947" According to the information available on the Victa website [3] Merv Richardson produced his forst mower in his garage in 1952, and the following year ('53), Victa was formed and beagan selling motor mowers. What puzzels me is that in Australia we have this claim of "inventing the motor Mower", starting with the Victa, and this just does not seem to be supported by any facts. Does anyone know anything further? OzoneO 18:32, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
