Segment mowers - a necessary assistant in the farm

Harvesting forage is quite laborious andan uneasy business. Its main stage is directly mowing grass on the field. To assist workers in agriculture, a whole series of devices was invented, the performance of which differs considerably among themselves. Particularly popular are segment mowers.

Types of mowers

As a rule, all mowers are divided into 4groups: self-propelled, mounted, trailed, semi-trailers (semi-mounted). Such a gradation is based on the methods of aggregating technology. Typically, the location of the mower on the tractor includes a side hitch that is located between the rear and front wheels. It is also often used semi-weights from the rear, but the lateral hinge gives better visibility and facilitates control. Semi-mounted or rear mounted segment mowers are easier to mount / dismantle and perform more straight angles while mowing grass around the field.

All mowers differ in the number of cutting machines. The industry produces 1, 2, 3 and 5-beam mowers. Any of them is used only on a certain area. The smallest aggregates specialize in mowing grass in small plots, and large ones - on endless meadows. Mowers are distinguished also by the location of the cutting machines. There are three types: frontal, lateral, posterior.

Seed mowers

By the type of cutting device, the specificity of the mowedplants and requirements of consumers, all units are divided into 5 types: drum (rotary), rotary (for silage crops), beadless (for legumes, rice and soybean with low cut), segment-disk, segment-finger. It is the latter that enjoy the greatest popularity among consumers. Segment mowers are chosen for their simplicity, reliability, resistance to breakage. They easily cope with work on hills and slopes.

Segment mowers can have different typescutting device. Bespaltsev accordingly do not have protrusions (fingers). They are easily replaced by another knife, which comes towards the first. Their stroke is 38 mm, and the interval between segments is 76 mm.

Segment mowing machinesare common. They were designed so that the number of segments and fingers they have the same. The stroke of the knives is 76 mm, the interval between the segments and the fingers is 76 mm. The double-blade mower, like the normal cutter, has the same number of segments and fingers. It differs from the previous kind in that its knife passes through all the fingers. The stroke of the knives is 152.4 mm. The interval between the fingers and segments is 76 mm.

Mowing machine of segment type

This machine is designed to mow grass fornatural and artificial meadows. Small-sized segment mowers, the price of which is not too high, is quite affordable for small farms. It can be used in dachas and homesteads, on the slopes and roadsides. A small unit weighs no more than 35 kg.

Mower segment hingedUsed on tractors for mowing large amounts of grass. Small-sized devices are in the range of 15-28 thousand rubles. The price of large mowers can reach 50-90 thousand rubles. (depending on the brand).