The AcrEase Rough Cut Mower is a commercial-grade self-contained mower designed to cut tall grass and brush, which far exceed the capabilities of a finish cut mower.
The AcrEase Rough Cut Mower can be pulled by many different tow vehicles. ATVs and utility vehicles are used most to pull AcrEase rough cut mowers behind, but we do have customers using small tractors, pick-up trucks, and SUVs.
Most 350cc ATV and larger will pull an AcrEase Rough Cut Mower without any trouble at all. A larger ATV with four-wheel drive may be necessary on hilly ground or steep terrain. Some customers use two-wheel drive 250cc ATVs to pull the AcrEase Rough Cut Mowers.
In most cases, the standard ATV becomes very uncomfortable and dangerous on slopes greater than 20 degrees. The AcrEase Rough Cut Mower can be towed over the bank on a steeper grade if the tow vehicle is running on level ground. Do not use the Briggs & Stratton Professional and Intek engines on angles greater than 20 degrees for any length of time because the engine may lose lubrication. The Kohler and Briggs & Stratton Commercial Turf engines are equipped with excellent pressure lubrication systems and rated for slopes of up to 25 degrees.
Note: Most slopes appear to be steeper than they are. From our experience, a 25-30 degree bank seems to be approximately 45 degrees. Use caution when mowing on steep banks. Most tow vehicles will become unstable after 20-25 degrees.
It really depends on the type of grass or brush that is being cut and where the deck height is set at. There are far too many variables with rough-cut mowing to give an exact answer but in general, the mowing speed of an AcrEase Rough Cut Mower is between 4-10 MPH. There are exceptionally harsh conditions that might slow the AcrEase Rough Cut Mower down to a crawl. The video clips on our website do a great job of showing how fast an AcrEase Rough Cut Mower can run in a heavy grassy area. Click for Video
The 30″ (on 57″ rough-cut models) and 23″ (on 44″ rough-cut models) blades under the deck are in a straight line. Because of the problems associated with timed blades, we do not time them. Instead, we pull the deck slightly angled to get the necessary blade overlap.
We designed the AcrEase Rough Cut Mower with safety in mind. The deck design is fully enclosed and prevents objects from being directly thrown out. The front of the deck has a rubber safety flap, the sides of the deck shielded, and the rear of the deck has a discharge chute that extends below the blade height. We also have a 10″-11″ safety zone in front of the AcrEase Rough Cut Mower to prevent a person from contacting the blade should they accidentally place their foot under the deck from the front side. All of the AcrEase mower decks pass all of the OPEI safety standards.
Very easy. Switching the AcrEase Rough Cut Mowers from offset to direct behind towing is done by simply unhitching from the tow vehicle, unpinning the hitch, flipping over, re-pinning, and re-attaching to the tow vehicle. This procedure is done in less than 1 minute and does not require tools.
No. The AcrEase Rough Cut Mowers use a standard farm clevis. This coupler is C-shaped and provides excellent freedom of motion in all directions. A ball hitch is restricted to 12 degrees of movement from side-to-side and up and down. The AcrEase Rough Cut Mower is far more capable of handling situations greater than 12 degrees, and the tongue would bind up with a ball hitch.
We have quite a few customers using the AcrEase Rough Cut Mower for a dual-purpose mower. The AcrEase Rough Cut Mower can do a surprisingly excellent job on a finish cut lawn. One of the main features that help the AcrEase Rough Cut Mower out in this situation is the style of blades and the twin blade design that the AcrEase Rough Cut mower uses.
We have performed many hours of testing to provide one of the best drive belt designs available for this application. If a belt is adjusted correctly on a manual clutch version, it is common to go 75-100 hours or more. A properly adjusted belt on our electric clutch version can exceed 200 hours of belt life.
The AcrEase Rough Cut Mowers have two independent blades mounted on two independent blade spindles. We have found that twin blades do a great job reducing the grass clipping size and reducing bunching. Action is due to the interaction that multiple edges create.
As an engineering company, we feel that swinging hammer blades are a gimmick on pull behind rough cut mowers, and they do not prevent short-term or long-term damage under most conditions. We have two genuine and significant concerns with swinging-hammer blades. First and foremost, swinging-hammer blades can be very dangerous if the pivot pins are not appropriately maintained. There are stories of hammer blades breaking free and people getting killed. Secondly, a swinging hammer blade is impossible to balance without sophisticated equipment. This condition can lead to excessive vibration and an overall deterioration of the mower deck. AcrEase Rough Cut Mowers use fixed blades that are very easy to balance and don’t pose a safety threat with blades flying loose. We also feel that a fixed blade provides a higher cut quality due to its inability to swing back in heavy cutting conditions.
The AcrEase Rough Cut Mowers have heavy deck and blade spindles designed to prevent bending under large impact loads. The engine can stall when a large impact load occurs when the object hits directly. The blades will typically only show mild denting and, in some cases, minor bending after hitting a large rock. In all the years and hours of testing, we have NEVER struck an object that prevented us from continuing to mow, and this includes partially buried rocks exceeding 100 lbs.
No. These features are entirely unnecessary on a self-contained pull-behind mower that is belt-driven. These features are only necessary on large horsepower tractors transmitting power through shafts and gearboxes. A belt drive system can slip under challenging situations, and this slippage prevents engine damage.
No. This feature is entirely unnecessary on a pull-behind mower. A stump jumper’s purpose is to prevent blade spindle damage should the blade spindle come in contact with an immovable object. On a tractor, this is necessary due to the excessive amount of traction and pulling power. An ATV, utility vehicle, or even sub-compact tractor does not have the traction to damage the spindle or deck on the heavily built AcrEase Rough Cut Mower.
We ate AcrEase Rough-Cut Mower for 2″ diameter saplings. The AcrEase Rough Cut Mower is quite capable of cutting much larger saplings, but it is not practical to try and get a giant sapling bent over and under the mower deck. The tow vehicle, in most cases, doesn’t have enough traction to push over a sapling larger than 2″.
All models of AcrEase Rough Cut Mowers have a four-tire design. The four-tire design allows the AcrEase to float over rough, uneven ground much easier than the competitors’ two-tire design. Four tires also enable the AcrEase to be self-sufficient, as the AcrEase doesn’t have to rely on the tow vehicle to support a portion of the mower. This design allows the AcrEase to use a free pivoting tongue instead of a rigid hitch, which is necessary on a two-tire design. A free pivoting tow-bar enables the AcrEase to traverse something as simple as a steep ditch. A two-tire design gets bound up when trying to cross a steep ditch. The other main advantage of our four-tire strategy is placing the tires within the width of the deck. This style provides a trim edge on both sides of the mower and allows for close trimming along fence rows or around trees and other objects. The competition’s two-tire style designs put their wheels alongside the cutting path; their wheels are in the way when trimming. And their 42-44″ tw0-wheel style machines are generally as wide as our 57″ AcrEase Rough Cut Mowers.
The mower will fit inside a 5 ft wide bed with a length of at least 9 ft. If you have a wider bed, you can utilize a shorter trailer bed by putting it on an angle. You could save about 6″ you unbolt the rear wheel.
