Minimum power requirement
The power requirement of less than 2 hp per meter of working width measured by the Federal Institute for Agricultural Engineering (BLT) in Wieselburg, Lower Austria, illustrates how little energy is needed to mow effectively. A double-blade mower combination with 9 meters has a power input of 18 hp, a disc mower requires about 5 times that amount of drive power.
Minimum ground pressure
Double-blade mowers are significantly lighter than rotary mowers due to their design. They have a weight of about only one third of that. Using double-blade mowers can prevent soil compaction and grass sward damage.
Improved regrowth behavior and cutting pattern
In rotary mowers, the forage is cut off by the fast rotating blades. The double-blade mower cuts off the plants with a shear cut. This results in a straight cut, which significantly improves the regrowth of the plants.
Clean forage
Forage contamination is significantly lower when mowing with double-blade mowers than when mowing with rotary mowers because contamination, e.g. from a molehill, is not distributed throughout the forage.
Perfect forage deposit
During mowing with the double-blade mower, the forage is deposited completely homogeneously and evenly on the surface. The result is excellent drying behavior of the forage, and turning can be significantly reduced.
Safe stuff
With the double-blade mower, unlike rotary mowers, there is no risk of solid bodies, such as stones, being thrown away and damaging machinery or even injuring people.
Gentle for amphibians and insects
Double-blade mowers protect amphibians, insects and wildlife to a high degree. The number of injured and killed animals is demonstrably many times higher when mowing with rotary mowers. Furthermore, the body parts remain in the forage and cause various sicknesses in the animals that eat the forage.
