Used John Deere 220SL Greens Mower
Introducing our used John Deere 220SL Greens Mower.
This is an excellent example of a used John Deere 220SL, owned by a local bowling green and serviced by Powercut annually and will come fully serviced, with the cylinder being freshly ground with new bottom blade.
Options included:
Parking stand
Transport wheels
11 Blade cutting cylinder
GTC (Greens Tender Conditioner)
Features
Speed Link™ height-of-cut system adjusts both sides of the roller at the same time
The line of SL Walk Greens Mowers features a narrow front-roller-to-rear-drum distance for easy turning, maneuverability, and cleanup-pass cutting performance. With a Greens Tender™ Conditioner (GTC) installed, this distance is 342 mm (13.5 in.).
Narrow front-roller-to-rear-drum distance for contour following and cleanup-pass cut quality
A narrow front-roller-to-rear-drum base increases performance in undulations, minimizing scalping opportunities and improving cut quality.
By keeping the roller base narrow, the John Deere SL models requires very little effort to lift the front roller to make a turn. As this distance increases, turning effort becomes much more difficult, reducing operator comfort during mowing.
Another benefit of the narrow front-to-rear base is maneuverability. By keeping the distance as short as possible, the machine becomes much easier to steer and requires little tracking effort on every pass. As this distance increases, opportunities for difficult steering and less-than-optimal tracking become much more prevalent.
These are important considerations when comparing to a floating-head walk-behind greens mower. Some of these competitive units feature front-roller-to-rear-drum distances that are up to 72.6 mm (2.86 in.) more than the John Deere SL models. This added distance increases lifting effort during turns and makes it more difficult to keep the machines on track.
Also important to note is the quality of cut in the cleanup pass. Cleanup passes are made in the same track every single time they are mowed. A longer machine with limited steering means the front roller drags across the turf in the cleanup pass, eventually thinning out the turf and hurting its quality. The John Deere SL models limit this impact with its narrow front-roller-to-rear-drum distance.