The city of Oslo, Norway operates 19 cemeteries and uses eight Walker mowers to help maintain them. The reason? Many of the cemeteries are located in very hilly areas. The Walkers, with their low centers of gravity, level out these areas and make efficient mowing possible.
Working leader Per Erik Larsen operates the Walker at Alfaset Gravlund. The machine, equipped with a 107-cm mulching deck, is seven years old and has seen approximately 3,500 hours of mowing time.
"We use the Walker primarily on the slopes," tells Larsen. "It's faster than the other mowers. and it has a low center of gravity which gives it more stability."
According to Larsen, the cemetery has 88 hectares of turf. The Walker is used 20 working days a month from May to September, operating nearly nonstop from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m daily.
Despite the tough regimen, the Walker has held up extremely well, Larsen adds. When there is repair work to be done. third-generation dealer O.W. Fargeog Verktoy-Hjorne is capable and ready to handle it.
Although the Walker mowers are generally seen working in the Oslo cemeteries, they are also used throughout the city of 700,000 people to maintain common areas.
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