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Almost from birth, I've always wanted to have clean fence rows. My dad was that way as well. Nothing makes a property look more attractive than mowing or trimming under a fence. The problem is, IT'S A TON OF WORK!
When I was in high school, I would spend time in the winter chopping saplings and thorn bushes out of the fences around our property. It was a lot of work, but it kept me out of trouble and gave me exercise in the off season. Then one day I got my driver's license and that was pretty much the end of it. The fence rows grew up in small trees that became bigger trees and pretty soon it was out of control. I gave up.
The fences where I live now have always bugged me. Sometimes I'll get part of them cleaned out, but it's a constant struggle. One day I was messing around on KZitem and I came across the Wright Fence Mower. It's a machine with a mower blade that pivots around a fence. It was one of those things that I thought "I wish I could try one of those."
So, it was a great joy when Lance, from Wright Fence Mowers, contacted me earlier this year and asked me to evaluate one of his mowers. I told him I'd be glad to.
The mower arrived in May and it took me some time to line up fence rows to try it in to do the evaluation. In the video you'll see the results.
Basically, what I found was that the Wright Fence Mower does a beautiful job around metal and wood posts on level ground. If the post doesn't bend, it'll cut all but the plants that are growing right next to it. It will also work on a vinyl fence, although it does leave a little mark down low where the guard rail on the mower pivots around the fence. That's not a problem for me, I have marks on the fence now where I've bumped it with the zero turn that are much worse, and I think they'll "weather out" over time and the mark will be less pronounced as the mower's spring and other components wear and aren't as tight. Over time, it's possible the mower will make a groove where it hits, especially if it's used often. So, if that's a problem for you, you may not want to use it on your vinyl fence.
If the post bends at the bottom, the Wright Fence Mower would likely cut it off. I was surprised at how big a woody plant the mower would cut, if it could bend it at the bottom, which is a good thing. A step-in plastic post, it would easily cut off, so don't try it on those.
The Wright Fence Mower also doesn't like an uphill slope. If the fence is in a dip in the terrain, or the ground slopes up on the side of the fence that's away from you, the mower will dig in, so you might want to avoid those areas. On level ground it does an amazing job.
You also need to do a little fence management to accommodate the Wright Fence Mower. Make sure that bottom wire is not below the cut line, and if you have "stays", the curly devices that go between posts to tie everything together, you'll probably need to bend them up at the bottom just so the cutter doesn't get into them. You also have to re-educate yourself about how to drive a tractor. When I was looking back to see what was going on (and I did that a lot because I was amazed by the brush it was cutting), my instinct was to drive away from the fence. So, it works best if you set the mover just outside of the tractor tires and just drive and look ahead, and let the mower do it's job. Finally, mow the field first and leave the fence row. I tried using the Wright Fence Mower first and cutting that out, then coming in and cutting the field and that doesn't work well because you're driving on grass you'll be trying to cut later. So leave the fence row cutting until the last.
In the end, if you like clean fence rows, have level ground, and solid fence posts, the Wright Fence Mower will make your property the envy of all your neighbors, and I have no qualms about recommending it. I really liked the cut quality as well, I honestly couldn't tell where the zero turn's cut ended and the Wright Fence Mower began, it really looks like you mowed it with a push mower. My fences haven't looked this good...EVER!!!
I want to sincerely thank Lance and the folks at Wright Fence Mowers for allowing me to do this evaluation.
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