Port Agric

 

Longbow This machine has been discontinued.

  

The ability to collect grass when mowing gives an increasing advantage to users both in an amenity situation and with the collection of grass and wild flowers in paddocks and open areas.

In the LONGBOW we have used the ability of a flail mower to leave a good finish and create enough draft to blow the cuttings into a hopper. The Longbow is a versatile, compact trailed collector and has a 1.5m deck with heavy duty twisted flails. The cutting head floats independently in its own frame to operate in the most demanding conditions.

Scarifying blades are available as an option, with each having independent wind paddles, thus ensuring that there is sufficient draft to lift the thatch, leaves etc safely into the hopper. The scarifying operation promotes root growth and drainage and helps to reduce weed infestation, it is also ideal for leaf collection

The spacious 2 cubic metre hopper has large floatation tyres to support it and a tip height of 1.8m so that the cuttings can be tipped straight into a trailer to be removed from the site. There is a hopper support for safer maintenance and the rear wheels and drawbar are adjustable in height to cope with the different drawbar heights of tractors.

The tractor requires 2 double acting spool valves. A front roller is fitted as standard to act as a nose roller eliminating scalping when scarifying.

The double acting hydraulic rams operate the tipping mechanism of the hopper from the tractor seat. Being a trailed machine, the power requirement is low at around 27hp.