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- Ketchum's Mowing Machine, 1859 - This is the first successful machine designed exclusively for mowing. Earlier machines were designed as reapers, with mowing as a secondary function. This machine ran at a higher speed, more suited for mowing, and with more distance between the cutter bar and drive wheel, it could better negotiate uneven ground. By 1864, over 20,000 of these mowers were in use.
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Ketchum's Mowing Machine, 1859
This is the first successful machine designed exclusively for mowing. Earlier machines were designed as reapers, with mowing as a secondary function. This machine ran at a higher speed, more suited for mowing, and with more distance between the cutter bar and drive wheel, it could better negotiate uneven ground. By 1864, over 20,000 of these mowers were in use.