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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Schmidt, Richard E.;
Shepherd, Frederick M.;
Goatley, James M. Jr. |
Author Affiliation: | Dept. of Agronomy, Virginia Poly technic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; Dept. of Agronomy, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; respectively |
Title: | Hand-held powered turfgrass mower for small containers |
Source: | HortScience. Vol. 24, No. 6, December 1989, p. 1032-1033. |
Publishing Information: | St. Joseph, MI: American Society for Horticultural Science |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pots; Research equipment; Clippings
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Abstract/Contents: | "A hand-held electric-powered disk grinder, with a rotation frequency of 12,500 rpm, was modified as a rotary turf mower designed for rapid clipping collection with minimal disturbance of the root zone of turfgrass grown in small containers. The mower housing and discharge tube were constructed from PVC pipe. Beveled edges of a tempered steel blade generated sufficient air flow inside the mower housing when the blade was rotated rapidly to transport clippings through the discharge tube into a catcher. The friction-held catcher, constructed from PVC pipe that could be rapidly attached and removed from the exhaust tube, was capped with a fine mesh aluminum wire screen that permitted air flow exhaust. Mowing surface guides of heavy gauge wire were used to obtain uniform mowing heights. Mowing small containers with the hand-held power mower reduced operational time 62%, when compared to hand-operated clippers." |
Language: | English |
References: | 2 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Schmidt, R. E., F. M. Shepherd, and J. M. Jr. Goatley. 1989. Hand-held powered turfgrass mower for small containers. HortScience. 24(6):p. 1032-1033. |
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