Cutting apparatus mulch recycle system

A cutting apparatus for simultaneously cutting and mulching vegetation as the apparatus is advanced in a forward direction, comprising:

• a housing having an open bottom, an air intake opening and a discharge port, said housing having a frontal portion;
• a plate member projecting inwardly from a bottom part of said housing, said housing cooperating with said plate member to define a substantially enclosed centrifuge chamber;
• rotatable cutting means mounted in the housing for cutting vegetation and for throwing the cuttings outwardly in the centrifuge chamber as the cutting means rotates, said cuttings being transported in the centrifuge chamber to the discharge port;
• pressurizing means for pressurizing air in the housing, said pressurizing means accelerating the movement of said cuttings in the centrifuge chamber to the discharge port;
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• recycle means attached to the discharge port for receiving the cuttings and delivering the cuttings to said frontal portion, said cuttings being delivered to a support surface beneath the housing as the apparatus is advanced in the forward direction.