About this product
44" Cutting Deck • 11.5 HP Briggs & Stratton Engine • Electric Start • Adjustable Offset Hitch
Cut large lawns, fields, and maintained acreage more efficiently with the Swisher FCE11544BS Finish-Cut Trail Mower. Its independent 11.5 HP, 344cc Briggs & Stratton engine powers a heavy-duty 44-inch cutting deck equipped with two G6 commercial mulching blades.
Attach the mower behind a compatible lawn tractor, ATV, golf cart, or other approved tow vehicle. The universal articulating hitch can be positioned directly behind the vehicle or offset to either side, allowing the trail mower to work as a wing mower alongside the tow vehicle’s existing deck and significantly increase the combined cutting width.
Key Features & Benefits
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11.5 HP Briggs & Stratton Engine
The 344cc gasoline engine supplies independent power to the mower deck without relying on the tow vehicle’s PTO. -
12-Volt Electric Start
Provides convenient key-start operation. A compatible lawn-and-garden battery is required and sold separately. -
Heavy-Duty 44" Cutting Deck
The rugged steel deck provides a wide cutting path for lawns, golf courses, estates, and maintained acreage. -
Two G6 Commercial Mulching Blades
The commercial-style blades provide efficient grass processing and a clean finish cut. -
Rear-Discharge Design
Directs clippings behind the deck rather than toward the tow vehicle or operator. -
Single-Point Height Adjustment
Adjust the cutting height from approximately 1.5 to 4.5 inches using one centralized control. -
Adjustable Offset Hitch
Position the mower behind or alongside the tow vehicle for trimming around obstacles, beneath low-hanging branches, and along ditches. -
Universal Articulating Hitch
Connects to compatible lawn tractors, ATVs, golf carts, and other approved tow vehicles using a pin-style connection. -
Blade Engage and Disengage Control
Allows the operator to control blade operation independently of the engine. -
Bumper Roller System
Rollers at the deck corners help protect the mower, trees, shrubs, and landscaping from contact damage. -
Wide Flotation Tires
The 15 × 6-6 tires provide stability and help distribute the mower’s weight across maintained turf. -
Safety Shutoff Tether
Stops the mower engine if the trail mower becomes disconnected from the tow vehicle. -
Made in the USA
Manufactured in the United States using domestic and globally sourced components.
Expand Your Cutting Width
The adjustable hitch lets the FCE11544BS operate directly behind the tow vehicle or offset to either side. When used alongside a lawn tractor’s existing mower deck, the two cutting paths can overlap slightly to cover a much wider area with each pass.
Swisher recommends approximately six inches of overlap when using the trail mower with a tow vehicle that has a mid-mount cutting deck. Actual overlap will depend on terrain, obstacles, and the tow vehicle’s deck configuration.
Finish-Cut Performance
The FCE11544BS is designed to produce a maintained, lawn-quality finish on:
- Large residential lawns
- Estates and acreages
- Golf-course areas
- Parks and recreational properties
- Farm and ranch lawns
- Commercially maintained green spaces
- Open areas surrounding buildings and facilities
This is a finish-cut mower, not a brush cutter. It is not designed to clear heavy brush, saplings, woody vegetation, or severely overgrown fields.
Single-Point Cutting-Height Adjustment
The centralized adjustment mechanism changes the cutting height from approximately 1.5 to 4.5 inches. For the best cutting results, Swisher recommends positioning the rear of the deck approximately 1/2 to 3/4 inch higher than the front.
Tall or dense grass may require a slower travel speed and two passes—one at a higher setting followed by a second pass at the desired finished height.
Quick Specifications
The engine, deck, blade, hitch, height-adjustment, warranty, and battery information comes from Swisher’s current product listing. The dimensions, fuel capacity, and weight are published sales specifications, while the operating-speed, slope, tire, and recommended-battery information comes from the Swisher owner’s manual.
Package Contents
- Swisher FCE11544BS finish-cut trail mower
- 11.5 HP Briggs & Stratton engine
- 44-inch rear-discharge cutting deck
- Two G6 commercial mulching blades
- Adjustable articulating hitch assembly
- Safety shutoff tether
- Wheel and tire assemblies
- Operator documentation
A 12-volt lawn-and-garden battery is not included and must be purchased separately.
Optional Accessories (not included with mower)
1. Swisher Hitch Coupler Kit (18915) for a 2" ball.
This is a Finish Cut Mower not intended for field mowing or rough Cut.
For details please see the FCE11544BS Owners Manual
NOT FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA
You must select the $75 lift gate option if this shipment is going to a residence (unless you can unload the 300+ pound crate with something like a fork lift).
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