Striping! Gotta love it!!

[BHLC]

We just picked up a demo BobCat Procat today and tried it in the back yard, very impressed! No flap, chains, rollers or anything! Just the deck stripes like this. Put it in the shop to see if the deck is angled front to back or vise versa, nope, it's level! Can't wait to mow with it for the next week!

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

We just picked up a demo BobCat Procat today and tried it in the back yard, very impressed! No flap, chains, rollers or anything! Just the deck stripes like this. Put it in the shop to see if the deck is angled front to back or vise versa, nope, it's level! Can't wait to mow with it for the next week!

Let us know if you're going to buy it!

 

[BHLC]

Let us know if you're going to buy it!

I'm leaning more towards the propane models. We'll see. Gotta see what they'll give us for the is500. I'll post more picks as we test this one. Also demoing a wright next week.

 

[TaskForceLawnCare]

If you can make it to Louisville 23-25 October for the Green Industry Expo (GIE) you can try out every mower under sun.

Let us know what you think about the propane mowers.

 

[djdicetn]

We just picked up a demo BobCat Procat today and tried it in the back yard, very impressed! No flap, chains, rollers or anything! Just the deck stripes like this. Put it in the shop to see if the deck is angled front to back or vise versa, nope, it's level! Can't wait to mow with it for the next week!

I've always heard those Bobcats were "natural stripers" and that picture confirms that. Hmmmmmmm, level...with most deck leveling recommending the front blade tips 1/8 to 1/4 inch lower(and the vice versa, as you put it...commonly referred to as "heeling the deck"), I just wonder if "any brand" and/or "any deck design" could be altered to the front/rear blade tips being "level" to give a "natural striping" like that Bobcat???? I posted some pics earlier in this thread where it seemed to me that just adding a Gravely mulch kit to mine seemed to change the "after" cut to be "almost striped" when compared to the "before" cut(in reference to adding the mulch kit).

 

[djdicetn]

I'm leaning more towards the propane models. We'll see. Gotta see what they'll give us for the is500. I'll post more picks as we test this one. Also demoing a wright next week.

Just curious.......why are you not replacing the Ferris with another Ferris???????
P.S.
I looked at Wrights last Fall....NICE, but pricey. Of course you are a professional, so quality is a little more important than price(not saying you can throw money away, but quality of the equipment is a priority).

 

[BHLC]

Our ferris machines leave a curious little line from the very furthest blade on the left. It cuts the grass but just leaves a line. Not happy with the overall performance. Our bobcat walk behind has an amazing stripe affect, therefore leading us to want to try their z

 

[A_tank96]

I've always heard those Bobcats were "natural stripers" and that picture confirms that. Hmmmmmmm, level...with most deck leveling recommending the front blade tips 1/8 to 1/4 inch lower(and the vice versa, as you put it...commonly referred to as "heeling the deck"), I just wonder if "any brand" and/or "any deck design" could be altered to the front/rear blade tips being "level" to give a "natural striping" like that Bobcat???? I posted some pics earlier in this thread where it seemed to me that just adding a Gravely mulch kit to mine seemed to change the "after" cut to be "almost striped" when compared to the "before" cut(in reference to adding the mulch kit).

That's exactly what my toro time cutter does. The front is sloped down, In order to stripe really well. It would be annoying getting it on a trailer but since I don't, I love it.

Aaron

 

[Carscw]

For a mower to stripe it's best the deck should be level or heeled. As with any mower you get the best looking cut with a level or heeled deck.
You want to back of the deck to lay the grass down.

If your deck has 3 blades do you ever wonder why it looks like 3 push mower lines? Is because the deck is lower in the front.

Now if your mower is underpowered you want to keep the front lower

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

 

[Carscw]

That's exactly what my toro time cutter does. The front is sloped down, In order to stripe really well. It would be annoying getting it on a trailer but since I don't, I love it. Aaron

Try heeling the deck I will bet you will like the cut so much better ( not saying it does not cut good now ) and how it stripes.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))