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Mowing habits I hate

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2stroke-RN

Good morning lawn mower afficianados!
One mowing habit that rubs me the wrong way; directing all the clippings onto public alleys, lanes, roads, streets, etc.
Several reasons I gnash my teeth when I see someone doing such:
1) When it rains, clippings help get storm drains clogged
2) " " " , " get slick and slippery, and do cause unintended consequences, such as skidding, dumping bike riders, accidents, etc.
3) Clippings end up becoming mulch for growing gnarly weeds in the cracks between pavement and curb edge
4) Looks really tacky
5) Lastly, a flagrant violation of township zoning ordinances

2stroke-RN


#2

ILENGINE

ILENGINE

2stroke-RN said:
Good morning lawn mower afficianados!
One mowing habit that rubs me the wrong way; directing all the clippings onto public alleys, lanes, roads, streets, etc.
Several reasons I gnash my teeth when I see someone doing such:
1) When it rains, clippings help get storm drains clogged
2) " " " , " get slick and slippery, and do cause unintended consequences, such as skidding, dumping bike riders, accidents, etc.
3) Clippings end up becoming mulch for growing gnarly weeds in the cracks between pavement and curb edge
4) Looks really tacky
5) Lastly, a flagrant violation of township zoning ordinances

2stroke-RN
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I understand your fustration, but go out into the country sometime then they are mowing side ditches with the rotary cutters and half the road will be covered with grass clippings, shredded aluminum cans, trash and broken glass bottles.


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2stroke-RN

Whoaa, that sucks... you must live in the country.


#4

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Northern Mower

2stroke-RN said:
5) Lastly, a flagrant violation of township zoning ordinances
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Where I live, there are no laws concerning discharge of grass clippings.


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G

GearHead36

For me, the worst offense is running your mower with the discharge chute held open, and directing the discharge toward the road. Usually done by the commercial guys, and those commercial mowers are capable of launching stuff at dangerous speeds.


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PTmowerMech

PTmowerMech

Northern Mower said:
Where I live, there are no laws concerning discharge of grass clippings.
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That's the way I like it. It only takes a couple of vehicles or 1 semi to eliminate almost all the grass on the roads.
Personally, I think if a biker loses control because of grass clippings, they probably shouldn't be on a bike.


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Tiger Small Engine

Tiger Small Engine

2stroke-RN said:
Good morning lawn mower afficianados!
One mowing habit that rubs me the wrong way; directing all the clippings onto public alleys, lanes, roads, streets, etc.
Several reasons I gnash my teeth when I see someone doing such:
1) When it rains, clippings help get storm drains clogged
2) " " " , " get slick and slippery, and do cause unintended consequences, such as skidding, dumping bike riders, accidents, etc.
3) Clippings end up becoming mulch for growing gnarly weeds in the cracks between pavement and curb edge
4) Looks really tacky
5) Lastly, a flagrant violation of township zoning ordinances

2stroke-RN
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Watching my neighbors mow with a zero turn, and really having no idea how to mow is what makes me laugh and cringe at the same time. Mowing the same direction week after week, mowing too low, ringing trees, making weird patterns because they used the house as part of the pattern, not making 3 point turns, etc. Let’s face it, most people don’t mow correctly with a zero turn.


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H

Honest Abe

It definitely slows down those crotch rockets!


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