SPECIALIST MOWERS
Eco Clipper ®
the new name in electric wide area mowers
To grow good quality turf you must preferably not cut off more than 1/3 of the
length each cut. Traditionally this is done by cylinder mowers.
well-maintained cylinder mower provides
a nice clean cut, resulting in healthy grass.
The cylinder mower generally has a high
maintenance demand and it does not cut well
in wet grass. Also traditional rotary mowers
are not good in the wet. During wet and warm conditions this
can result in a pause in the mowing schedule resulting in a
huge amount of clippings which have to be collected.
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To solve this situation, a Dutch turf grower
began experimenting with small sharp
blades on small rotors and learned how
to obtain the clean cut of the cylinder
mower, while being insensitive for
weather conditions. In order to
make a wide mower with many
small blades, it was decided to use
electric motors for driving the blades.
This prevents a clutter of V-belts,
gearboxes and PTO-shafts or even
worse, hydraulic motors with risk of oil
leakage and poor efficiency.
The turf grower’s son, Syb Leijenaar, made a
commercial product out of it, starting with a 10m wide
electric mower for turf growers. Later, smaller versions were
introduced including a 4m wide front mower for sport grounds
and parks. These mowers were adopted quickly among turf
growers in the UK and mainland Europe. Practically all these
mowers are still in service. Development stopped in 2008,
but the demand and requests were still present in the market
place and for even wider mowers, with that a new line named
Eco Clipper® was being introduced last year.
The Eco Clipper® mowing system has evolved with the
experience of many years of use in different countries
around the world. The cutting quality and clippings
dispersion under wet conditions have been
further improved, driving speeds while
cutting have been increased resulting
in saving in both time and fuel. The
base of the system is a deck section
of just over one meter wide, cleverly
linked together for excellent contour
following and low ground compaction.
Add to this the low maintenance need
and it is a very economical mowing
system that delivers a high-quality cut.
In the UK, the Eco Clipper® mowing system
is distributed and supported by Vanmac Ltd.
We are starting with turf growers with models
with a working width of up to 14m wide. The 4m and
6m wide front mowers are suitable for large parks and sport
grounds.
Ecoclipper
www.ecoclipper.com
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