Harvesting fodder is a rather painstaking and difficult task. Its main stage is directly mowing grass on the field. To help agricultural workers, a number of devices were invented, the productivity of which varies quite significantly among themselves. Segment mowers have gained particular popularity.
Types of Mowers
As a rule, all mowers are divided into 4 groups: self-propelled, mounted, trailed, semi-mounted (semi-mounted). Such a gradation is based on methods of aggregating technology. Typically, the location of the mower on the tractor includes a side hitch, which is located between the rear and front wheels. The rear half-mount is also often used, but the side mount provides better visibility and easier handling. Semi-mounted or rear mounted mowers are easier to mount / dismantle and perform more right angles when mowing grass around the field.
All mowers differ in the number of cutting devices. The industry produces 1, 2, 3 and 5-bar mowers. Any of them is used only in a certain area. The smallest units specialize in mowing grass in small areas, and the larger ones in endless meadows. Mowers are also distinguished by the location of the cutting apparatus. There are 3 types of them: frontal, lateral, and posterior.
Segment mowers
According to the type of cutting apparatus, the specificity of mowing plants and the requirements of consumers, all units are divided into 5 types: drum (rotary), rotary (for silage crops), bespaltsevy (for legumes, rice and soya with a low cut), segment-disk, segment-finger . It is the latter that enjoy the greatest popularity among consumers. Segment mowers are chosen for simplicity, reliability, and resistance to breakage. They easily cope with work on hills and slopes.
Segment mowers can have different types of cutting apparatus. Bespaltsevs accordingly do not have protrusions (fingers). They are easily replaced by another knife that goes towards the first. Their stroke is 38 mm, and the interval between the segments is 76 mm.
Segment mowers of the usual section are the most common. They were designed so that the number of segments and fingers is the same. The blade travel is 76 mm, the interval between segments and fingers is 76 mm. The double-stroke mower, like the normal cutter, has the same number of segments and fingers. She differs from the previous view in that her knife goes through all the fingers. The stroke of the knives is 152.4 mm. The interval between fingers and segments is 76 mm.
Segment Type Mower
This machine is designed for mowing grass in natural and artificial meadows. The mower is small in size, segmented, the price of which is not too high, it is quite affordable for small farms. It can be used on summer cottages and household plots, on slopes and roadsides. A small device has a weight of not more than 35 kg.
Segment mounted mounted mowers are most often used on tractors for mowing large quantities of grass. Small-sized devices cost between 15-28 thousand rubles. The price of large mowers can reach 50-90 thousand rubles. (depending on brand).