Re: I have an idea!!
When there's a heavy dew I sometimes quickly fly over the top of the grass with the whippy making a magnificent fog and dispersing the water that sits on top of the lawn...if I intend to catch. But have found in recent weeks the best approach when its really wet is to actually lift it up and mulch. Another observation I have made when catching is, as I think others may have pointed out, that it's not only the catcher that is involved in the air-flow. It's a complete system. I.e air is sucked in from the front and sides under the deck which helps to throw the grass back through the chute and into the catcher. I think we create a lot of catching issues ourselves by 1. trying to cut too low. and 2. trying to push through the grass too quickly. If the deck is to low there is no opportunity for enough air to be drawn in from below which means as the grass is cut it is not getting thrown back fast enough to clear the chute which means only a small amount is even getting into the catcher. I actually noticed this the other day when I saw the wheels were half buried in the lawn. Anyway if you are having catching problems just have a look at the mower from the side. If you can't see air between the deck and the ground just try lifting the mowing height a bit and put the drive speed on 2 instead of 3. Of course sometimes we have to mow in conditions that we simply shouldn't be mowing in. Can't do much about that.....maybe a blower on the front of the mower hehe
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Originally Posted by fairdinkum
