Mowing Mowing a narrow sloped area

[gk527]

Looking for a way to easily mow this narrow slopes area between the driveway and fence. It's too steep to ride a tractor or any type of zero turn mower on it.

We have a 1974 Ford 3000 and my new Kubota B2650 will be here next week.

Suggestions? Thanks!!

 

[smstonypoint]

A sickle mower or plant a ground cover that does not require mowing.

Steve

 

[sweettractors]

A sickle mower such as these in the link below is what many people use. Ken Sweet
Great deals in sickle from Sweetfarmequipment | eBay Stores

 

[Egon]

There will be boom mounted mowers for that type of situation. The cost may make them unaffordable.

 

[ericm979]

Ditch bank mower.
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Ditch Bank : Betst Products LLC, Rugged Labor Saving Equipment Since 1995

 

[Thomas]

Just take your time w/sickle bar until you get the feel w/it.

 

[coldsteelva]

Doesn't look that large an area - how about a $75 Craigslist self-propelled traditional mower?

 

[gk527]

A sickle mower such as these in the link below is what many people use. Ken Sweet
Great deals in sickle from Sweetfarmequipment | eBay Stores

I clicked that link and it took me to a bunch of tshirts for sale.

 

[gk527]

Doesn't look that large an area - how about a $75 Craigslist self-propelled traditional mower?

It's a pretty good area. It circles back up the driveway to the right.

 

[bcp]

Some sickle bar mowers won't work on much of an angle. For angle cutting, avoid the ones with about a 2ft long wooden pitman arm operating the cutters.

Bruce

 

[bigtiller]

I wouldn't mow it. If it gets mowed and looking nice like an extension of the yard, then the fence will be an eyesore. I think I would keep after it with 2-4-D and try to get a nice stand of knee high bromegrass going.

 

[smstonypoint]

I clicked that link and it took me to a bunch of tshirts for sale.

????

It shows a listing of 68 items (sickle mowers and sickle mower parts) for me.

Steve

 

[bigdeano]

I was getting the T shirts when I clicked the link. Some advertising outfit named viglink redirects to an ad page using javascript. I disabled javascript and now get the ebay page. I don't know what disabling it might have messed up yet though.

 

[Dadnatron]

The thing about a boom mounted flail is that you can use it on a ton of things OTHER than just this bank.

I've ordered an 86" boom mounted flail. I should be able to to use it as a regular flail behind my tractor, ditchbank both up and down. And pond edge.

I'm banking on the utility being worthwhile.

 

[sweettractors]

I clicked that link and it took me to a bunch of tshirts for sale.

It linked ok for me just now? Ken Sweet

 

[bigdeano]

If the links aren't working right, you can disable Viglink, just google how to do it.

 

[Plantation Paul]

It doesn't look that steep to me. I've clipped steeper ditches with my 685 Case hooked to a JD 609 clipper. As long as I have roll over protection and a good seat belt.

 

[Catman8]

 

[Rustyiron]

I had a Kubota zero turn that I mowed a side slope like that on my lane, they will slide before they tip but that's not too steep at all. There was a section that was too steep that I used a 15' batwing mower on with the tractor on the drive with the outside "wing" on the slope. Both are very expensive solutions if that's your only job for it.

 

[arizona98tj]

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Zero turn variety, right?