摘要 |
This invention relates to a grass cutting machine which comprises a chassis, a cutting member, a power source, a drive line for drivingly connecting the power source and the cutting member, means for creating a stream (16,304) of pressure air, a grass collection device (100,316), means for removably supporting the collection device on the machine, the collection device comprising a receptacle (318) for receiving cut grass, the receptacle having at least one inlet (15,315) for entry of cut grass entrained in a stream of air from said source and including a base wall (10), an upper wall (11) and one or more side walls (12), a part of at least one of the base and side walls including an air permeable region to retain cut grass in the receptacle and to permit the said stream of air to be drawn by said source through cut grass retained in the receptacle and through each air permeable region thereby serving, in use, to filter the air stream and compact the cut grass in the receptacle. <IMAGE> |