Striping the Lawn

We have recently purchased a Stihl RMA 448 RV roller mower at Abbotswood. This now enables us to stripe the lawns without using the older petrol powered mowers.

Stihl RMA 448 RV

It folds up neatly to fit in the van

This was it's first use, and on a lawn that we have not striped before. The lawn was a nice easy shape, being large and rectangular, but did have a few little obstacles in it, such as a large 400 year old Corylus avellana near the center, and a few patches of Crocus that need to be avoided so that the energy from photosynthesis can go back down into the bulbs, to produce flowers next year.

Crocus plants after flowering

Lawn pre cut

Before setting off, i did a couple of small test cuts, these were to ascertain what height setting i should use. Setting 3 was the one I chose for this situation.

I then began to cut the grass, making sure to leave nice straight lines behind me and making sure to have a wheel width overlap on every line.

Time laps of me cutting the grass

After the lines were cut, I cut two lines around the obstacles to finish it off and make the lawn look very neat and sharp.

The last thing I had to do, was use the lawn edging sheers around the edge of the lawn. this finishes off the job nicely

Mowing lines leading up to the Corylus

Lawn with sharp edges

Using the new mower was a delight, it is much lighter than the petrol ones I've used previously, and much more maneuverable, making the job feel a lot less hard work, and good for my longevity in this carreer.