[geeks] lawn mowing efficiency

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 09:27:44PM -0500, Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 10:23:57PM -0400, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > Well, I haven't had the time to run the math yet, but my initial thought
> > is that with the circular method, racking is a lot easier (one large pile
> > in the center versus multiple rows).
> 
> No raking at all.
> 
> (and no, it would only be one big pile in the center if you mowed
>  *clockwise* - the grass is ejected from the right-hand side of the
>  mower)

Well, by any measure I can find, and not counting the time it takes to get 
from the stop point back to the mower storage point, both methods are equal,
assuming equal turn difficulty.  Otherwise, pick whether you like more turns
or sharper turns better.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd