Reel Mower Runs On "Real" Horsepower

Reel Mower Runs On "Real" Horsepower FARM HOME Lawn Mowers (31h,38) 23-6-9 Omar Fisher says you can use a 10 hp or larger garden tractor or ATV to pull his new reel mower, but he had real horses in mind when he designed the unit. " I didn't want a mower with an engine on it," says Fisher, owner of Mascot Sharpening and Sales. "People with horses like the idea. They want to exercise their horses by mowing around the farm." On the 60-in. model, three 21-in. ground-driven reel mowers are attached to a single support arm and operating lever. Simply releasing the lever drops the mowers to ground level. Up to five units have been ganged together under larger platforms for an 8-ft. cut. Steel wheels attach to a frame made from 1-in. sq. steel tubing with welded mesh for the operator's platform. Shields hang from the front and back of the mower units for both appearance and safety. Rubber wheels are also available at no extra cost. The unique design allows the rider to steer the front wheel from side to side with his feet when mowing around fence posts or alongside uneven barriers. Slipping a pin into a shaft allows it to be pulled in-line behind a tractor or ATV. The locked position is also used to allow the unit to trail smoothly in transit behind a horse or to trail behind a horse cart. Since introducing the new horse drawn unit last year, Fisher has sold 110 of them to folks from Missouri to New England. Most of his customers are people with large lawns to mow. The ground-driven systems are also finding favor on golf courses, baseball fields and for mowing trails. Three-mower units sell for $1,290. Mascot offers a full line of gang mowers and trail mowers. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mascot Sharpening & Sales, 434 Newport Rd., Ronks, Pa. 17572.

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