Mowing with working horses

Mowing with working horses is the preferred method on organic farms. Here, for example, horse-drawn mowers are used to gently mow meadows for forage production. The background for such special applications with horse-drawn cutting units is usually an increased interest in nature conservation. While purely commercially oriented agricultural operations aim to achieve the highest possible yields by mowing with motorised high-performance mowers, mowing with working horses is geared towards the needs of animals and plants.

ESM cutting units for mowing with working horses

Mowing with working horses contributes to nature conservation and biodiversity by utilising agricultural land in a gentle and near-natural way. This increased awareness of ecological issues also includes the use of appropriately gentle cutterbars when mowing with working horses. ESM double-blade cutterbars, which are specially adapted for mowing with working horses, fulfil the specific requirements of such a mower. This includes a particularly smooth-running cutterbar, which cuts the clippings cleanly and effectively and efficiently utilises the horses' working performance. In this respect, the ESM double blade mowers, which are designed according to the scissor cut principle, are an ideal tool for mowing with working horses. A slight pull is all that is needed to move the cutterbar and achieve a clean cut. The oscillating system, which is equipped with a PTO drive or a very small auxiliary motor, achieves a high cutting performance even with or despite intermittent traction, which naturally occurs when mowing with working horses. Due to its design, the double-blade cutting unit cannot become clogged. An elementary functional advantage that no alternative oscillating technology offers in this area of application!