Should You Get a Mid-Mount Mower or a Rotary Cutter Attachment?

When seeking out attachments for your farm equipment, one of the most important is some form of cutter or blade for cutting through thick brush or tall grass on your property. The two primary choices in this category are rotary cutters and mid-mount mowers, and each has its benefits and limitations.

FMI Equipment in Spokane Valley is your eastern Washington attachment dealer. Here is a comparison between mid-mount rowers and rotary cutters to help you determine which option is best for your needs.

Mid-Mount Mowers

These attachments are precise and powerful, capable of cutting down grass in areas that are difficult to move around in. You can easily attach and remove the deck to replace it with another attachment when you’re finished. Cutting heights can be as short as an inch and as high as several inches, and you generally get a nice, wide deck to help you make quick progress on large plots of land. 

Mid-mount mowers are designed to be very sharp, but they are not capable of handling tough undergrowth, fallen branches or tree stumps. In fact, they are liable to become dull or even break if you plow a mid-mount mower through difficult terrain. The best use for a mid-mount mower is as a finishing blade that provides a clean, sharp and professional cut on grass that isn’t full of obstacles or roughage.

Rotary Cutters

While rotary cutters are not as razor-sharp as mid-mount mowers, they are generally capable of handling much tougher jobs. If your property has a lot of brush and organic matter and difficult, bumpy terrain, a rotary cutter is more likely what you need. Rotary cutter blades tend to be somewhat dull and don’t need to be sharpened much, as their sheer power and force is what helps them to chop through branches and tough plant matter.

You will not get a clean and tidy look when you use a rotary cutter, but this is because it is not really used for manicuring a plot of grass so much as chopping down hard growths and cutting away brush before you clear land for planting or other uses.

Which to Choose?

If you’re looking to maintain plots of grass that don’t have much in the way of roughage or weeds, then a mid-mount mower will provide you with the nice and clean results you want. However, if you’ve got a lot of thick and unruly organic matter and undergrowth, you’re going to need a rotary cutter to make short work of it.

When you’re ready to investigate your options in person, visit our dealership in Spokane Valley, WA, to view our inventory of new and used attachments for sale. We offer rental options as well if you’d prefer to try something out before you buy it. You can also discuss financing options with our helpful sales staff to fund your purchase. FMI Equipment proudly serves our customers in the cities of Spokane, WA, and Coeur d'Alene, ID.