Grass toppers

I was thinking of buying one of those Wylies. 7200e for a 8ft trailed one at the moment. Steep enough.

On the abbey ones, how many blades & rotors do they have?

2 rotors with 2 blades on each rotor

70 acres of grass here and not many rushes. Was thinking of buying a mower topper but extra cost and afraid of beds. Was looking at Abbey 8 foot. It cuts out to the side and follows behind me on road. Are they the best out there?

There's a good few making similar 8 foot toppers, and I'd say they're all much of a much. Maybe some are heavier than others. One thing I see is that a lot of them can be got fully galvanised now. No doubt it adds a lot to the cost, but any topper that was here seemed to rot before it was worn out.

is there a big difference between belt drive and gearbox? I saw on DD about €2500 of a difference between a Major and Abbey. Both 8 foot offset. I wouldn’t have rushy land.

I have an 8ft trailed wylie and cannot get a clean cut on thistles - anyone had this issue? Seems to knock as many as it cuts. Leaving field it looks perfect but then thistles come back up quickly as not cut at the base. Had a similar conor one before and always cut perfect.

his one has three sets of 2 blades on a heavy gauge triangular plate and just wondering if its rotating slower or the plate is knocking them before getting a chance to cut them. Don't think its anything with settings unless you call a slower gear (in the box) a setting.