"Motor In Wheel" Hillside Mower

"Motor In Wheel" Hillside Mower MOWERS Mowers (31H) 30-1-10 An innovative hillside mower that can hold its ground on steep mountainside fields earned a gold medal for innovation at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany. Brielmaier Motormaher, a German company that specializes in mowers, put the motor and hydraulics inside the wheel on the walk-behind hillside cutter. That keeps the center of gravity low and makes handling easy. It's known simply as "Q1." It works because a turnaround steering system lets one half of the cylinder go forward while the other turns backwards. The machine can cut up to 11 ft. at once on 60 degree slopes. The company plans to start manufacturing it in Europe in 2006. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brielmaier Motormaher, Alt-Eggenweiler 11, 88048 Friedrichshafen, Bundesrepublik, Germany (ph +49 (0) 7546.917 615; fax +49 (0) 7546/917 616; www.brielmaier.com).

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