Landscape & Urban Design Issue 51 2021 | Page 129

GROUNDSKEEPING
This not only means that trimmings fall uniformly onto the lawn , but they also won ’ t hit fences , walls or flowerbeds . This is also important from a health and safety perspective as stones or other objects won ’ t accidentally damage property or injure passers-by , making a rear discharge deck a safer consideration for council , local authority and amenity work , especially near roadsides or pathways . Specialists like John Ryan of John ’ s Lawn Mowing prefer a rear discharge deck for this type of work for that exact reason .
It isn ’ t all about safety with a rear discharge deck , though . A rear discharge deck can conquer toughto-cut terrains better than its counterpart and give professionals like James Chillingworth , Owner of Wooden Fence Post Company “ quicker discharge of trimmings for a faster , more efficient mow .”
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