Why does a push lawnmower seem harder to push when it is off?
shanet963 asked:
Ok, you mow you lawn with a push lawnmower, you get done and turn it off and head back to the garage..why does the mower suddenly fell heavier?
A tire spinning while laying flat on the ground would grind to a stop, so the first answer below is wrong…next!
It is not self propelled…next!
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Ok, you mow you lawn with a push lawnmower, you get done and turn it off and head back to the garage..why does the mower suddenly fell heavier?
A tire spinning while laying flat on the ground would grind to a stop, so the first answer below is wrong…next!
It is not self propelled…next!
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:05 am
the blade spins pushing a little.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Its a self propelled lawn mower.
January 25th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
the blades moving at those rpms does it next.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:52 am
When the blade is spinning and cutting the grass there is little friction between the blades and the grass–the blades are going through the grass. When it’s off, even though the grass has been cut, the tops of the grass blades are brushing against the stopped mower blade creating much more friction than when it’s moving. This one’s right.