Very nice. :thumbup:

 

I love the ingenuity!

 

Nice!

 

I took it out and didn't notice any issues while cutting. Everything seemed to be normal, and I mean that in the most neutral of ways. I'm not sure if the brush had any real effect. I'll keep using it, couldn't hurt anything.... right?

Took a little video, uploading it later tonight.

 

https://youtu.be/Hvu9JU7mKek

 

The reel spinning to a stop at the end is epic. Great job! :thumbup:

 

Nice work Red!

 

Great vid.

 

 

lol, SG311.

Sweet editing, Red. Nice vid.

 

That's awesome, and has the added bonus of maybe sweeping anything out of the way from the reel that could potentially cause damage.

 

If nothing else, it helps with worm mounds like these.

 

Here is a shot of the mower in action today, one side has zero dirt mounds, the other side has many!

The picture didn't turn out as clear as I had hoped, but you get the idea.

 

Love it, looks great!

 

Here is a shot of the mower in action today, one side has zero dirt mounds, the other side has many!

The picture didn't turn out as clear as I had hoped, but you get the idea.

My grooved front roller seems to take care of the mounds. Did you compare roller vs roller + brush? (I'm assuming the left side of that photo had not been mowed yet?)

 

Here is a shot of the mower in action today, one side has zero dirt mounds, the other side has many!

The picture didn't turn out as clear as I had hoped, but you get the idea.

My grooved front roller seems to take care of the mounds. Did you compare roller vs roller + brush? (I'm assuming the left side of that photo had not been mowed yet?)

I haven't but will try that next time and post it.

 

I tried doing the same thing. I've gotten as far as mounting brackets to a broom, but couldn't figure out how to duplicate the setup Toro advertises on their brush kit. I didn't think about the angle pieces. Thanks for the pics, but after hearing your thoughts, I may not waste anymore time on it.

 

I stopped using the brush the past few weeks to give myself a good baseline.

Reset the brush at ground level and gave her a cut (0.300 inches). I feel like the cut is cleaner. The cut grass is thrown over the brush and then lifted up again into the reel for a second cut (mulching?). The stripes are visibly sharper, but not sure you can see in a picture (I took one anyway).

Hindsight: I should've used an 18-inch brush. The 24-inch brush hangs over my reels cutting width, couple that extra width with a little overlap while cutting and you are 2+ inches into the last pass.

 

With overcast, stripes still look great!

 

Looking great Red!!!

Is that sand or stolons in the bottom left corner of the picture?

 

https://www.facebook.com/thelawnforum/posts/929053370569442

 

Looking great Red!!!

Is that sand or stolons in the bottom left corner of the picture?

Thanks, it's Stolons.

 

This is a close up of that lower left corner.
Not completely filled in yet.

 

Definitely looking good! Another few weeks and it'll be filled in with a side of nice and muggy... time for a new mowing hat :bandit:

 

The original push brooms I looked at came in 24inches and 18 inches. After using the 24inch broom a few weeks and a suggestion from Ware, I knew it would need to be modified/shortened down to match the 22inch reel. The broom was lifting grass that was cut in the previous pass.

While grocery shopping Sunday, I found an 18inch push broom on clearance for $5! I did a dry fitting today and it'll need a little work, of course! BUT! I think it's a winner! It'll ride just inside the cutting width of the reel. I overlap a little (sometimes a lot if beer is involved) so it should come out almost perfect!