Dixie Chopper Marketing Manager Eli Kean set the Guinness World Record for the largest area of grass mowed by a single-deck, ride-on lawn mower in 24 hours.
Kean set the record at the 2,000-acre Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio, when from noon, Aug.19, to noon, Aug. 20, he continuously mowed 106.14 acres using a Kawasaki-powered Dixie Chopper XCaliber 3574.
“The majority of the terrain I mowed was pretty bumpy because it was basically a grassy parking lot,” Kean said. “In some areas, the grass was over 12 inches high and Guinness required that I cut at least 4 centimeters off the grass.”
Kean had access to a second XCaliber 3574 when one mower needed to be serviced or refuelled. LED lights were added to the XCalibers for Kean to see through the night.
“During the night, it began to lightning all around us but luckily it was way off into the distance,” Kean said. “I was happy that it only rained early in the morning for about an hour, it would have been difficult to mow for most of the 24 hours in the rain.”
Per Guinness World Record requirements, Dixie Chopper hired two adjudicators, which had no affiliation to the company, to stay the entire 24-hour period to make sure Kean mowed using the appropriate equipment. Dixie Chopper also was required to hire a local land surveyor to measure the exact amount of acreage mowed.
“While my back was a little sore, this was a great experience and it’s a pretty good feeling to know that I set a Guinness World Record,” Kean said.
