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What Zero Turn Mower Would You Recommend???
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My mom ran a paddle wheel scraper for many many years out of high school, she was one of the best around!, also ran a dozer off and on when needed. She also can drive a stick shift easily and traveled the country when she was young with a stick shift ( '73 VW bug). I wouldn't think she would have any issues running a ZTR mower (I hope at least)
I have a Woods 6210 bought in 1997 new. Has as Kawasaki liquid cooled 2 cylinder motor. Close to a 1000 hours and never any problems to speak of. Still has all the original belts..
Dixie Chopper is the main commercial grade mower around here. Neighbor farmer bought one several years ago and it gets the crap run out of it all season long. Has 6 or 7 farm places it mows including about 5 A for his folks and 3 for him. As far as I know it has never let him down. Don't know how many hours is one it but has to be a bunch. Personally I don't care for the zero turns. Had one and had to much problem with rings around all the trees, shrubs and bushes from that inside wheel slip. I mow with a 1512 Cub Cadet diesel and 50" deck. The wider the deck the bigger the chance of uneven cut grass due to ground unevenness. The reason for belt problems with Cub Cadets is people try to run parts store belts on them. FHP belts will not last on any set up with a mule drive.
The cubs we sell have a steering wheel, they are wide, and are low to the ground,o be,I’ve the max angle they say is 25 degrees,p but we have had them much steeper
What about s husqvarna automower? They’re really good, leading competitor world wide, better than deere, Honda etc.
You should research them maybe, we have one in our steep top garden, we lent it out to a customer so appearance has decreased, but still good. When it’s on it’s a rand9m path inside the guide wire. Maybe you should look at them? 3 year warranty
Look around enough and you can find a nice used unit for that price. I just sold off my dad's one-owner 2008 Kubota ZG20 with 470 hours in perfect working condition for $2000. That was the "I'm ready to get this thing out of my garage and mom needs cash for a new deck" price but there are still some nice deals out there for 2-3K.
I second the idea of a steering wheel type, they are so much easier and comfortable to drive.... but they are not nearly as common. So good luck on that.
I second the idea of a steering wheel type, they are so much easier and comfortable to drive.... but they are not nearly as common. So good luck on that.
I had a Simplicity that was nice, but I love my Kubota!
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There is to much to mow here, it's 3 acres but only about 1-1/2 acres will be mowed. There are some weeds on the property where that mower would go into and never come back out
There aren't a whole lot of Kubota zero turn mowers around here, the only one's that I'm finding are big and most are diesel for around 6K.
But I will still keep a eye out
I've been looking at this, I emailed and asked what the hours are since there is a glare in the picture Riding Lawn Mower
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The 420 is just hard enough to get on and off of, although the power steering is insanely nice and the 60" deck really makes things quick!. Also it seems like a wast to use a garden tractor with 3-pt, real blade, front hydraulic blade, 3-pt cultivator and ect for just mowing. My mom would never use any of the attachments because they are a hassle to get mounted.