Hay Dude
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1. This topic has been discussed more than a few times. The biggest remaining mystery to me is the clippings. Obviously they are discharged out the back on an RD deck.
If the lawn is cut weekly, or when it gets tall (5-7”) and should be cut, will the clippings turn brown show like a thin blanket on the lawn? Or do they disperse and settle between the vertical blades of grass adequately for the discerning customer? I realize there’s variables here, but generally speaking, after the lawn is cut, does it look like the entire lawn area is blanketed in clippings?
With a side discharge, you can keep blowing clippings over and over to one side or another, or you can create an “every other” stripe of clippings, no clippings, etc. but then there’s usually the capability to blow them away from beds.
With rear discharge, do the clippings fan outwards so when going along the edge of a bed, they still get into the bed?
I am looking at a used F3680 on Monday. Has no deck. Dealer can install deck. I have my choice-rear or side discharge. I am heavily leaning towards side discharge.
2. OCDC (no not that kind of OCDC) talking about the operator controlled discharge chute). Does anyone have one? How well does it work? Not cheap, but could make work neater & cleaner. Will it work on an ”F” with a steering wheel? I picture the squeeze handle mounted on the zero turn lever. I do see some foot pedal units.
If the lawn is cut weekly, or when it gets tall (5-7”) and should be cut, will the clippings turn brown show like a thin blanket on the lawn? Or do they disperse and settle between the vertical blades of grass adequately for the discerning customer? I realize there’s variables here, but generally speaking, after the lawn is cut, does it look like the entire lawn area is blanketed in clippings?
With a side discharge, you can keep blowing clippings over and over to one side or another, or you can create an “every other” stripe of clippings, no clippings, etc. but then there’s usually the capability to blow them away from beds.
With rear discharge, do the clippings fan outwards so when going along the edge of a bed, they still get into the bed?
I am looking at a used F3680 on Monday. Has no deck. Dealer can install deck. I have my choice-rear or side discharge. I am heavily leaning towards side discharge.
2. OCDC (no not that kind of OCDC) talking about the operator controlled discharge chute). Does anyone have one? How well does it work? Not cheap, but could make work neater & cleaner. Will it work on an ”F” with a steering wheel? I picture the squeeze handle mounted on the zero turn lever. I do see some foot pedal units.
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) Cut is about 4" with the grass being as tall as you see to the right around the tree/junk. The brown spots are weeds/crap, not clippings.
