Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle hinge consisting of a first and second hinge wing (2, 3), a hinge pin (4) connecting the first and second hinge wing (2, 3) in a rotary movable manner around a hinge axis (SA), a preferably continuously variable brake arrangement (5), which comprises one braking surface (5.1) provided at least section-wise radially to the hinge axis (SA) and at least one brake body (5.2) interacting with the braking surface (5.1). In an especially preferred embodiment, the braking surface (5.1) is designed as one piece with the first hinge wing (2) and the brake body (5.2) is provided radially at a distance from the hinge axis (SA) and is directly connected with the second hinge wing (3).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of mowing meadows and the like, a method of composting cuttings, a mowing machine and a cuttings processing apparatus. A mowing machine according to the invention includes a driven rotating cutting member 4, a cuttings conveyor device 12 for transporting the cuttings into a compacting device 15, a chopping device 16 for the cuttings, a subsequent dehydrating device 17 and a liquid collecting and discharging device 19, 20 for the liquid extracted from the cuttings in the dehydration procedure.