Lawn Mower?

[Sprdave]

Im a pro landscaper been in industry for 11the yrs hands down best cut is exmark but for long lasting tough machine scag tiger cat is the machine I use exmark daily 60 inch zero turn her 1200FF hrs stil lays down perfect stripes

 

[ldwoodruff]

i have been mowing commerial for 6 years been around alot of mowers you will never beat the cut of a exmark mower little more cash for that red paint but worth it in the long run. and go with a kawasaki engine :****:

 

[TacomaJD]

Re: Re: Lawn Mower?

Shoot, I can't believe nobody has mentioned one of them top-o-the-line '86 Snappers.....

Sent from my not-so-dumb phone...

 

[PixbyNick]

I have a Husqvarna MZ5225 and love it.

 

[pjprice]

Toro or Gravely. Both are solid as long as you stick with the commercial grade.

 

[grcthird]

I would be better off paying someone else to now my yard. You can pay for a bunch of yard mowing for $12000.

Yep, the older I get, the less I want to fool with a buncha yardwork. I'm watching this thread tho, Dad's office has 2.5 acres of hills and grass that gets cut on a John Deere with a bellymower. Need to get rid of it and get a zero turn.

 

[bad80cj]

Here is where I'm at with this. My budget is around $3500. Personal use on 22 acres. I currently mow 5-6. The rest is Bush-hog area. at some point once I get the property more manageable I will be mowing up to 8 acres. What would you get in my price range?

This is the option I am leaning towards
http://www.mowersdirect.com/Husqvarna-967-00-38-01-Lawn-Mower/p7874.html

Thanks
Steve

 

[95Jeep85]

Have you looked at the MZ series Husqvanra? I used to work at a dealer and those flew out the door faster than any other mower. You get a lot of mower for the price and there was not a single customer that didn't love theirs. You can get them in a 52" or a 61". They had the least amount of issues also. Just my .02

http://www.husqvarna.com/us/products/zero-turn-mowers/mz-5225/

 

[mrdrinksalil]

Here is where I'm at with this. My budget is around $3500. Personal use on 22 acres. I currently mow 5-6. The rest is Bush-hog area. at some point once I get the property more manageable I will be mowing up to 8 acres. What would you get in my price range?

This is the option I am leaning towards
http://www.mowersdirect.com/Husqvarna-967-00-38-01-Lawn-Mower/p7874.html

Thanks
Steve

With your budget I think you're on the right track. You do get a lot for your money in the Husqvarna line of garden tractors and zero turns. I'd try to step up to a bigget deck on 5-6 Acres though.

 

[Neal3000]

I'd kill myself if i had to mow 8 acres every other weekend

 

[bad80cj]

I'd kill myself if i had to mow 8 acres every other weekend

Right now with my current mower along with weedeating It's a 3 day a week gig. I finish one end of the property and start on the other side with in days lol :****:

 

[jeeps4fun]

I guess it all depends on the property too. One of my customers is ~3ac with a house and ~15 trees. With my 54" I can mow it in about 1.5 hours another 30 mins for weedeating But its relatively flat and somewhat smooth so I can get some good long runs with decent speed. I mow it every 10 days and it doesn't get too out of control.

 

[bad80cj]

I agree flat mowing I have about 4-4.5 the rest is dodging, multiple upon mutiple gardens, 7 buildings, to many trees, rocks, lol

 

[jeeps4fun]

I agree flat mowing I have about 4-4.5 the rest is dodging, multiple upon mutiple gardens, 7 buildings, to many trees, rocks, lol

:dizzy:

 

[3j7]

i have a 2 year old cub cadet 52 inch deck... hate the thing. my fault, didn't know a lot about zero turns when I bought it. I work on it more than I mow with it... just replaced the center of the deck because it split around the bearing retainer. glad this thread came up, I am going to put this bitch on craigs list at the end of the season and buy a real mower for next year. didn't know about the welded deck, will have to look for that. I mow 2.5 acres once a week, dad uses it to mow about an acre with it also (it always breaks when he is using it, maybe operator error :)... I have seriously considered paying someone to do it for the rest of the year just to not have to work on it anymore. I will say it does run good (25 horse kohler), all the problems are with the deck...

 

[bbone]

CL used Exmark 60"

 

[POSYJ]

Sorry. Didnt go through

Looks awesome, but why didnt you continue on the other side of the driveway?

Seriously though - looks great..

my .02 - Exmark - mowed 2 acres at my old place with a kawi powered lazer z and it did a great job....cupholders are useless at 9mph...not enough time between passes to make use of em lol..

 

[cash talks]

Looks awesome, but why didnt you continue on the other side of the driveway?

Seriously though - looks great..

my .02 - Exmark - mowed 2 acres at my old place with a kawi powered lazer z and it did a great job....cupholders are useless at 9mph...not enough time between passes to make use of em lol..

I used to. Opposite direction so when you pulled up the drive they went different directions, but quit. I live at the end of a development in the cul de sac so its not like anyone sees it anyways.
Thanks for all the props, though

 

[TBItoy]

Re: Re: Re: Lawn Mower?

I'd kill myself if i had to mow 8 acres every other weekend

X2

I can appreciate a nice yard, but I mow mine when the little dog starts to get lost on his way back and forth to the woods.

:****:

 

[jordan7118]

Dude, consider yourself lucky to be in the market when such a jewel would surface. My parents are selling their John Deere.

http://littlerock.craigslist.org/grd/3897697413.html

***Before ya'll absolutely destroy me for spending so much time and effort on a CL ad, keep in mind I was bored and had the time to spend