Description
Protea Electric Backlapper – Professional Cylinder Mower Sharpening & Maintenance Machine
The Protea Electric Backlapper is a professional turf maintenance machine designed to keep cylinder mowers performing at their best by restoring cutting efficiency, improving blade contact, and extending the working life of cutting cylinders and bottom blades. Ideal for golf courses, bowling greens, sports fields, municipalities, and professional turf maintenance operations, the Protea Backlapper provides a fast and effective solution for maintaining reel mower cutting performance.
Regular backlapping is an essential part of professional cylinder mower maintenance. Unlike traditional grinding, which is normally required only periodically, backlapping can be performed more frequently to remove small nicks, high spots, and imperfections from the cutting cylinder, ensuring the cylinder blade and bottom blade maintain the correct cutting relationship. This results in a sharper cut, improved grass presentation, and reduced wear on mower components.
The Protea Electric Backlapper is designed for use with a wide range of reel and cylinder mowers, including Protea’s own BG, HD, SI, and Golf mower ranges. The adjustable drive system allows the correct driving cog to be fitted to match the mower cylinder, making it a versatile workshop tool for professional turf teams maintaining multiple machines.
Powered by a reliable 3/4HP electric motor, the Backlapper provides smooth and consistent cylinder rotation during maintenance. The adjustable height system allows operators to position the drive correctly, ensuring efficient operation and accurate backlapping results. Use with backlapper grinding paste.
Ideal Applications
- Golf course maintenance workshops
- Bowling clubs
- Sports turf facilities
- Municipal turf departments
- Professional groundskeeping operations
- Lawn care contractors
- Cylinder mower service centres
Why Backlap Your Cylinder Mower?
A properly maintained cylinder mower delivers a cleaner, healthier cut by using the correct scissor action between the cutting cylinder and bottom blade. Regular backlapping helps maintain this precision, reduces unnecessary component wear, and keeps turf equipment operating at peak performance.
The Protea Electric Backlapper is an essential maintenance tool for any professional turf operation using cylinder mowers, helping grounds teams achieve consistent cutting quality while reducing downtime and extending equipment lifespan.
Please Note: Backlapping alone is not sufficient for completely resharpening an already blunt Cutting Cylinder.
Built to Order
Protea machines are manufactured to order to ensure the highest quality and correct specification. Please allow approximately 4–6 weeks lead time from order confirmation for production and delivery.
