Mowing A Solar Field

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Mowing A Solar Field With Ventrac
We are at a solar field using a 4520 Tractor and Tough Cut to mow the grass down between panels. Maintaining solar fields is simple because the grass just needs to be cut down to prevent it from growing up into the panels or components.
These types of jobs are typically contracted out with more time in between mowing. Because of this, the grass can become fairly tall when not mowed on a weekly basis like some mowing services. Often contractors are using improper equipment such as pull-behind bush hogs or non-commercial landscape mowers that cannot hold up to this type of work long-term. You need commercial-grade equipment that can handle tall grass and tough weeds like the Ventrac Tough Cut. And the risk in using cumbersome equipment for these types of situations is often damage to the panels, which are not cheap to replace.
Solar farms are typically utilized in areas where the ground may be too wet or rough.
Because of Ventrac’s very low ground pressure, it’s able to operate in areas like this that stay wet without doing damage to the turf and making more ruts.
The maneuverability of a Ventrac 4520 also allows for trimming along the fences that surround the solar fields. The articulated steering makes for a very tight turning radius and allows for mowing not just around the rows but between the rows as well. And something the Ventrac can do that a lot of other equipment can’t do is get underneath the panels. The front mount advantage of the Tough Cut deck allows the grass to be cut before the tires trample it down. The tractor runs with floating attachments, which means the mower deck moves freely with the terrain, not against it, for a finished and complete job well done.
A common goal for most contracted jobs is efficiency and time savings, and another way that Ventrac accomplishes this is with speed of operation. By eliminating other equipment and using a Ventrac that can accomplish the job better and at twice the speed, you'll be cutting labor in half. Excellent maneuverability combined with the speed of operation makes Ventrac the best option for maintaining contracts in the solar field industry.
Products featured in this video:
VENTRAC 4520: www.ventrac.com/products/trac...
TOUGH CUT: www.ventrac.com/products/atta...
MK960 WIDE AREA MOWER: www.ventrac.com/products/atta...
EA600 AERA-VATOR: www.ventrac.com/products/atta...
KG540 POWER RAKE: www.ventrac.com/products/atta...
ET200 TURBINE BLOWER: www.ventrac.com/products/atta...
HE482 POWER BUCKET: www.ventrac.com/products/atta...
00:00 Aaron Intro
00:14 Why Mow a Solar Field?
00:30 Maintenance & Contractors Using Wrong Equipment
01:05 Risk of Using Wrong Equipment
01:35 Articulation & Turning Radius
01:45 Mowing Under Panels
02:11 Why Solar Fields Are Built Where They Are
02:50 Low Ground Pressure Benefits
03:06 Mow Next to Fences
03:43 Efficiency and Time Savings
04:36 Hillside Mowing
05:01 Versatility Benefits
06:10 Growing Number of Solar Fields Need Maintained
06:29 Visit Ventrac.com For More Info!
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@bluecordprecisiongrading2504 2 жыл бұрын

I've mowed around panels like this and the Ventrac with Tough Cut does such a great job and makes it so easy

@mcjim256 2 жыл бұрын

Another great example of the right tool for the right job. Love the Ventrac versatility.

@DanielTorres-hu1zq 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting suggested usage for Ventrac; maintenance of area around solar panels and "dusting" of panels themselves. An earlier Ventrac video showed cutting of grass around panels, but use of blower is innovative. Thanks for suggestion.

@landscapingspecialist 2 жыл бұрын

I mow underneath parked trailers with my MS720 with mulch kit. Putting to use the benefits of the Ventrac in the same manner. Love these machines 💪🏻💪🏻 cant wait to get my 4520

@thomaswilcox3153 2 жыл бұрын

An articulated string trimmer attachment that works with the mower decks would be great on those fence lines and posts.

@johnevans6053 2 жыл бұрын

You need to invent an 'industrial strength' front-mounted, variable-speed string trimmer attachment for the front of the Ventrac for getting closer to a chain link fence and a foot or two under the front of those panels. Seeing that guy going back and forth under the front of the panels is FAR from ideal.

@cwolf8841 2 жыл бұрын

Generally the real cost of any system is in it's lifecycle. Not the buying price. In this case, mounting the solar panels on a concrete pad would have saved some of the 20 years of mowing costs. The MOWER SD OFFSET deck is handy for mowing around fence lines, guard rails, etc.

@JoeMcpad56 2 жыл бұрын

We have a solar panel field about 15 minutes away on top of a hill on the flat and around the fence is a good size slope and a tractor and bush hog cuts it and they leave sooo many little hairs sticking up. It bothers me. The Ventrac would be perfect for that!

@FerroequinologistofColorado 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like if you modify the MA900 boom mower and put a brush with a power washer spray bar where the mower head would be it could be a good attachment for washing solar panels.

@myturkishlife1777 11 ай бұрын

Why don't they use sheep.. Lots of grass and shade 🤔

@coffeebuzzz 9 ай бұрын

Just put a few sheep in there.

@chrisegan9670 2 жыл бұрын

Would love a contract to do this with my 4500

@jonw4595 2 жыл бұрын

still buying lottery tickets. i'd buy that and the attachments and get busy.

@tomdonahue2517 2 жыл бұрын

Ventrac, as someone who is a large contractor in this space across a large geographic landscape and who has machine made by a direct competitor, let me know if you want to get serious about attachments to truly improve my operations effectively and profitability!

@ventrac 2 жыл бұрын

Tom, We're always more than happy to hear any advice from users in the field. If you get a chance, email mmm@ventrac.com with your thoughts. Thanks for the comment! -Aaron