Increasingly, summer cottages become not only a territory where you can grow fruits and vegetables, but also a place to relax. Allocate zones on which to put arbors with a brazier and break flower beds and lawns. To have such a lawn, not so much effort must be made: to water it in time and to cut it.
How can you mow grass on the site
As soon as the seeds of lawn grass were sown, you immediately need to wonder what tools are needed to mow the lawn. A simple scythe will not make an even haircut. A large number of different tools have been released for this:
- scissors for lawn;
- trimmer;
- lawn mowers.
Trimmer
It is a rod with handles, a special coil and engine, which can be electric and gasoline. The reel has a spool on which a special fishing line is wound or a knife is worn.
Note! The electric trimmer simply plugs into the wall outlet and is ready to go. It is lightweight, handy, but it requires long wiring and the presence of an outlet, which is not always convenient. Mowing a large area will be difficult.
- Low power. Comfortable, light, but can not cope with hard, damp grass and weeds.
- Powerful. There are with the lower location of the motor and with the upper. You can install a special knife that allows you to mow coarser grass. Models with a lower motor position should not mow wet grass.
- Rechargeable. lightweight, mobile. The disadvantages include the fact that the battery lasts for an hour.
A trimmer with a gasoline engine is heavier than an electric mower, but it differs from it in mobility. It has a forged shaft, shoulder straps and a powerful power drive. The gear unit allows you to use not only fishing line, but also a knife and a gear disc, which greatly improves the quality of the processing site. Using a lawn mower, you can mow very impressive areas.
With a trimmer, you can mow grass in hard-to-reach places (under benches, near poles), as well as mow paths, regardless of their location.
But still there are several drawbacks:
- Do not get a flat surface;
- with prolonged mowing, the operator will get tired.
Lawn mower
It is clear why this unit is so named. this is a technique for mowing grass on the lawn. It looks like a cart on wheels with special knives and a device for collecting mowed grass. Lawn mowers come in different models:
- with gasoline engine;
- working from the mains;
- rechargeable;
- spindle.
As with trimmers, gas mowers are mobile and can work far from home. But they have a lot of weight, more complicated use and also they make a lot of noise.
Electric lawn mowers are lightweight, do not make a lot of noise, clean well, and are completely harmless to the environment. The disadvantages include the need for a nearby power grid.
Video: Can I Mow Wet Grass with an Electric Lawn Mower?
Rechargeable batteries are good for everyone: there is little noise, the lawn is even, it’s easy to work, only the batteries last for a certain time.
Spindle mowers are those where the engine is missing. The device is designed as if the lawn is sheared. It turns out very beautifully and accurately, but the process is very laborious.
Lawn scissors
This tool is used where it is impossible to work with either a lawn mower or a trimmer.
Is it possible to mow grass in the rain
It is often unclear to gardeners whether it is possible to mow wet grass with an electric lawn mower. Unlike a manual scythe, mowing raw grass with a gas mower is not worth it, and it’s impossible to mow electric grass at all. When working with at least a trimmer, at least with a similar lawn mower, moisture can get into the electric drive or wires, a short circuit will result, and in the best case, the tool will burn, and in the worst, the operator will suffer.
Is it possible to mow wet grass with a gas mower
It is not worth working after a shower and gasoline-driven appliances. The grass becomes heavier, which leads to premature failure of the tool. First of all, due to overheating, the piston pair and other moving parts will break.
Important! If it is impossible to postpone the work, then it is necessary to take breaks in the work every 10-15 minutes and let the tool work at idle.
The lawn itself may also suffer. The soil will be moist, furrows will turn out and the grass will mow with ugly stripes. Young plants can be pulled out together with the roots, and in older grass the cut will be uneven, torn, which can lead to various diseases. Spreading grass after the trimmer will also be uneven, which can lead to bald patches on a flat lawn surface. It turns out that it is possible to mow the raw grass with a gas mower, but it is better to choose another time for mowing.
Major equipment malfunctions
Any equipment breaks down at the most inopportune time, and lawn care equipment is no exception. In lawn mowers, the following breakdowns most often occur:
- Engine defective. It is necessary to check the fuel in the tank, the performance of the spark plugs, the cleanliness of the filters.
- Carb blocker. It is necessary to check the gasket between the carburetor and the engine, blow through the fuel hose.
- Muffler malfunction. Clean spark retardant.
- Gearbox damage. Check gears and bearings.
- Starter failure. Check cord tension.
- Problems with the air filter. If the braid starts without a filter, then you need to change it to a new one.
Important! If you carefully monitor the lawn mowing, conduct routine inspections and replace its components, the tool will last a very long time without any repair.
the trimmer is simpler than its gas relative, therefore, it has fewer problems, but still has:
- faulty power cable;
- malfunctioning electrical outlet;
- Damaged plug;
- there is a problem with the control stick;
- engine stator burned out;
- Contact breakage has occurred.
To detect the above problems, you can use an indicator screwdriver and a multimeter, and to fix the breakdown in most cases you need a soldering iron.
If you comply with safety regulations, including under no circumstances mowing raw grass with appliances powered by electricity, and refrain from mowing the wet lawn with a gas mower so as not to harm the plants, then the tools will last quite a long time.